NA session likely to be summoned from Aug 12-14: Zafar

ISLAMABAD – The Caretaker Information Minister Barrister Ali Zafar on Wednesday said the Session of National Assembly was likely to be convened from August 12 to 14.

Talking to media representatives in Islamabad, Barrister Ali Zafar said the summary has been sent to the president for convening the National Assembly Session.

The minister said newly elected members would take oath in the assembly session, adding the assembly would then elect the prime minister in the same session. He said under the constitution, it was compulsory to summon the National Assembly Session before August 15.

The information minister said the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) Results Transmission System (RTS) system went out of order, an inquiry had been ordered to detect the fault in RTS, he added.

Meanwhile, the ECP has uploaded on its website all the forms relating to the election results. These include forms 45, 46, 48 and 49.

Earlier on Tuesday, the ECP issued formal notification of winning candidates in the general elections 2018.

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