President Zardari to address joint parliamentary session on March 2

ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari will address a joint sitting of Parliament on March 2 after the government decided to convene the session to mark the start of the new parliamentary year.

Officials said the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has sent a summary to the prime minister, who will forward it to the president for formal approval in accordance with constitutional procedure.

The address to both houses will formally open the new parliamentary year of the National Assembly of Pakistan and outline the government’s policy agenda for the months ahead.

Such joint sessions traditionally set the tone for legislative business, highlighting priority bills, governance goals and key national issues expected to dominate parliamentary debate.

Lawmakers from the National Assembly and Senate will attend the sitting, which serves as a ceremonial as well as procedural beginning to the parliamentary calendar.

The session comes as the government prepares to advance its legislative programme and steer parliamentary proceedings in the coming year.