President Asif Zardari has promulgated two ordinances namely the National Defence University Ordinance, 2009 and the Institute of Space Technology Ordinance, 2009. Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that these ordinancesone for the establishment of National Defence University at Islamabad and the other for the establishment and grant of degree awarding status to the Institute of Space Technology were initially promulgated in July, 2007. These had to be placed before the Parliament within 120 days with effect from July 31, 2009 in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict of that date, he said. However, these Ordinances could not get passed from both Houses of Parliament by the deadline set in the Supreme Court verdict.