ISLAMABAD – The joint session of the Parliament summoned by President DrArif Alvi tomorrow (Thursday) has been postponed for two days till Mondaydue to the death of Kulsoom Nawaz.

The president had on Wednesday summoned a joint session of both the housesof the parliament, which was scheduled for Thursday at 4pm.

The President has summoned session of the Senate on Friday at 5pm, whilethe National Assembly session was also summoned Friday at 4pm.

According to constitutional provisions, the president has to address ajoint session of parliament at the beginning of the first session of theNational Assembly after a general election, as well as the first sitting ofthe assembly every parliamentary year.

The joint session scheduled for Monday will be the first formal session ofafter election and swearing-in of the new prime minister, speaker and thedeputy speaker.