President Zardari to address joint sitting of parliament tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari will address the joint sitting of the parliament on Thursday.

The joint session has been summoned to meet at four pm.

Under Article 56 (3) of the Constitution, the President shall address a joint session of Parliament at the commencement of the parliamentary year after general elections.

This will be President Asif Ali Zardari’s record seventh address to the joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate. During his five-year stint in the Presidency from 2008 to 2013, he had already addressed the parliament six times.