Joint session set to ratify Governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today

A joint session of the Parliament summoned by President Asif Ali Zardari will be held today (Thursday) during which lawmakers are expected to pass a resolution endorsing imposition of Governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

President Zardari has summoned the joint sitting of Parliament at 11:00 am.

The President called the joint sitting of the Parliament in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 54 of the Constitution of Pakistan, according to the notification issued by the National Assembly Secretariat.

The primary purpose of the joint sitting is to formally consider and ratify the Governor’s rule imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

مجلسِ شوریٰ (پارلیمنٹ) کا مشترکہ اجلاس طلب صدرِ مملکت اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان آصف علی زرداری نے مجلسِ شوریٰ (پارلیمنٹ) کا مشترکہ اجلاس 15 اکتوبر 2026، بروز جمعرات، دن 11:00 بجے طلب کر لیا۔ صدر مملکت نے پارلیمنٹ کا مشترکہ اجلاس آئین کے آرٹیکل 54 (1) کے تحت تفویض کردہ اختیارات کو بروئے کار لاتے ہوئے طلب کیا ہے۔ قومی اسمبلی سیکرٹریٹ کی جانب سے مجلس شوریٰ (پارلیمنٹ) کے مشترکہ اجلاس کا نوٹیفکیشن جاری #JointSession @PTVNewsOfficial @MoIB_Official @RadioPakistan

Both houses of Parliament — the National Assembly and the Senate — met separately on Wednesday and passed resolutions approving the imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The National Assembly and the Senate adopted separate resolutions approving the proclamation of emergency issued by President Zardari in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11.

The National Assembly adopted a resolution approving the proclamation of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The resolution was moved by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhary in the lower house of the country’s Parliament.

After the National Assembly passed the resolution, the Senate also gave its approval for the imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The federal government had imposed governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday over the provincial government’s “deliberate disengagement” from the fight against terrorism.

Taking the National Assembly floor, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said presenting the Proclamation of Emergency resolution before the House and obtaining its approval is a constitutional requirement.

Agenda for the Joint sitting of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) to be held on Thursday, the 15th October, 2026 at 11:00 am. #JointSession @PTVNewsOfficial @MoIB_Official https://t.co/buvgILsGFG

The Law Minister emphasised that the decision to impose emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was necessitated by the internal disturbances in the province and the provincial government’s lack of seriousness in dealing with terrorism.

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said there was no choice but to impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to rising incidents of terrorism there. He reaffirmed the government’s firm resolve to combat terrorism with full force.

The House adopted the following resolution moved by Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs. “The National Assembly approves the Proclamation of Emergency issued by the President on the 11th October, 2026 in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under second proviso of clause (1) of Article 232 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan” #NASession @AyazSadiq122 @DrTariqFazal