President Asif Ali Zardari is likely to address the joint sitting of the Parliament on March 21, which will be his fourth address to the joint sitting of the incumbent Parliament. As the third parliamentary year is going to end on March 16, 2011, the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs has finalised the tentative schedule of the joint sitting of National Assembly and Senate.
As per the schedule, the sitting will be held on March 21 to be addressed by the President to fulfil the constitutional requirement. The president is constitutionally bound under Article 56 of the Constitution to address the joint session at the outset of each parliamentary year, which is presided over by the Speaker National Assembly.
According to the sources, the summary to formally summon the joint sitting would be forwarded to the President for approval within next few days. President Zardari would highlight the past three-year performance of the PPP-led coalition government and the economic crisis being faced by the country, besides announcing the government's policy to cope with the challenges, the sources said.
They further said that progress reports of various government institutions have been summoned in this regard. The president will be addressing to the joint sitting at the time when the country is facing serious challenges including the law and order situation, economic crisis, inflation, energy shortage and others.
Analysts have attached great importance to the address and hope the President will announce a comprehensive strategy to cope with the internal as well external challenges being faced by the country. Following one day joint sitting of the parliament, the National Assembly will meet on March 22 and Senate on March 28 to debate on the presidential address, besides discussing various other pressing issues of national interest.
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