The joint session of Parliament, which began with a delay of 1.5 hours, ended in opposition ruckus, which was adjourned after 18 minutes.
In the joint session of the Upper House and the Lower House, 4 amendment bills, including imports and exports, were passed, 4 amendment bills, including National Schools University, were postponed, legislation was dealt with in just 10 minutes, the session lasted only 18 minutes, which was adjourned until February 12.
The joint session of Parliament, chaired by Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq, began formally after the recitation of the Holy Quran, Naat Rasool Maqbool, and the national anthem.
When the opposition members sought permission to speak on a point of order, the speaker refused to give the microphone to the opposition leader, upon which the opposition members stood on the benches and started protesting, the opposition members tore up copies of the agenda.
During the protest, the Trade Organizations Amendment Bill 2021, the Imports and Exports Amendment Bill 2023, the National Institute of Technology Bill 2024 and the National Institute of Excellence Bill 2024 were passed.
4 bills, including further amendments to the National Schools University Islamabad Act 2018, were postponed.
The Speaker adjourned the session till February 12, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reached the parliament after the session was adjourned.
