ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly and Senate are likely to separately adopt resolutions today (Wednesday) to endorse the declaration of a state of emergency and proclamation of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), it is learnt.
According to sources, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to support the federal government in Parliament to provide legal cover to governor’s rule and the imposition of the state of emergency in KP.
According to sources, a joint sitting of Parliament will also be held tomorrow (Thursday) to pass a resolution and legislation to endorse the federal government move.
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Under Article 232(7) of the Constitution of Pakistan, “a Proclamation of Emergency shall be laid before a joint sitting which shall be summoned by the President to meet within thirty days of the Proclamation being issued and:
(a) shall cease to be in force at the expiration of two months unless, before the expiration of that period, it has been approved by a resolution of the joint sitting; and
(b) shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (a), cease to be in force upon a resolution disapproving the Proclamation being passed by the votes of the majority of the total membership of the two Houses in joint sitting.”
For this purpose, the President of Pakistan is likely to summon a joint sitting of Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister on Wednesday.
PPP’s parliamentary party has decided to support the federal government in Parliament for the passage of a resolution and legislation to approve the proclamation of governor’s rule and emergency in KP.
The PPP parliamentary party meeting was co-chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari and party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr. The PPP’s members of the National Assembly and Senate participated in the meeting.
The sources said that a comprehensive briefing was given to the members on the proposed legislation and the political and state of law and order in KP.
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