Overview
- President Asif Ali Zardari invoked Article 54(1) to call the National Assembly to meet at 5 p.m. today.
- The Senate holds a separate sitting today with a joint session also planned during proceedings expected to run into mid-December.
- The government prepared legislation for a 15-point agenda, with law and order and foreign policy slated for debate.
- JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rahman publicly rejected the amendment and urged the president and services chiefs to decline lifetime immunity and perks.
- Opposition leader posts remain vacant as PTI’s nominees face technical hurdles, while new MNAs await ECP notification and parliamentary sources anticipate PTI protests.