ISLAMABAD:The maiden session of the National Assembly has been adjourned by Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf here on Thursday.
Earlier, the 16th National Assembly came into effect with the oath-taking of the lawmakers elected on February 8.
Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf administered the oath.
Some of the noticeable figures who took oath were PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, ex-president Asif Zardari, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
PTI-backed candidates, who joined Sunni Ittehad Council, attended the session with pictures of Imran Khan.
The session started with a ruckus as soon as the national anthem ended with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers surrounding the speaker’s dias.
The party had already announced it would protest in today’s session against the alleged rigging.
It was after an appeal by the speaker that the lawmakers settled down and the oath was taken by all the members.
The house is echoed with the slogans and counter slogans by the members of Sunni Ittehad Council and PML-N and its ally parties. The SIC members raised slogan ‘Qaidi No 804’.
During the session, PTI leaders Sher Afzal Khan Marwat and Ali Muhammad Khan wore Imran Khan face masks. It is also reported that a Imran Khan face mask was thrown at PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif when he was signing a document in the house.
Earlier, hours before the lower house of parliament is set to meet, President Arif Alvi had summoned a National Assembly session.
Earlier this week, the government bypassing President Arif Alvi had convened the inaugural session of the new lower house of parliament on February 29 (today).
The session of the National Assembly had been convened by outgoing Speaker Raja Pervaiz.
The development was made after President Arif Alvi rejected a summary to summon the NA session in which MNAs-elect will take oath.
As per the constitution, the new National Assembly has to be called to session within 21 days of the general elections.
