ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned a joint session of the Parliament on March 17.
According to sources, President Zardari, who will address the joint sitting of the Parliament, has also convened the National Assembly session, on March 14. The expected address by the president is being given great importance, as he will appear before the Parliament for the first time after the passage of 19th and 20th amendments and some other important legislation including the autonomous National Human Rights Commission.
Furthermore, his speech would be the last one in the present Parliament if the next general polls are held later in the year before the completion of the five-year term.