Newly-elected Members of National Assembly (MNA) are set to take oaths today in the inaugural session of the 16th session of the lower house.
The development comes as the convening of the assembly’s session, required to be held on the 21st day after the polls under Article 91(2) of the Constitution, was surrounded by uncertainty after President Arif Alvi had stressed the allocation of reserved seats before the session.

Geo News reported that the president gave a verbal response on the matter, without either rejecting or accepting the summary.

On Monday, since Alvi was hesitant to call for the assembly session, the National Assembly Secretariat organized the session.
However, the president finally summoned the NA session after political parties warned him of legal consequences.