Summary sent to President for summoning NA session

ISLAMABAD: A summary has been sent to President Mamnoon Hussain for summoning the maiden session of the newly elected National Assembly between August 12 and 14. 

This was stated by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Ali Zafar while talking to media persons at the premises of the Supreme Court in Islamabad today.

The minister said that as per the Constitution, the session of the National Assembly needs to be summoned before 15th of this month.

He said that the newly elected members of the lower house of the parliament will take oath on the first day of the session, which will be followed by the elections of the speaker, the deputy speaker and then the leader of the house.

Barrister Ali Zafar said it is his desire that the newly elected prime minister participates in the flag hoisting ceremony on Independence Day but it depends on completion of necessary formalities for transfer of power.