President Alvi may not administer oath to new PM
Sources say if election of president held a week earlier then new president will administer oath President Arif Alvi gestures during an address. — AFP/File Oath-taking of newly elected MNAs could be held on February 26. Election of Senate’s 53 members to be held before March 8. Lawmakers will have to submit expense details by February 18. ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi will not be administering the oath to the new prime minister as his successor will be elected before the premier’s election. The oath-taking of members of the newly elected National Assembly could be held on February 26, three days before the deadline of summoning the house for its inaugural session while a similar exercise would be conducted on the following day. The members, who have been elected for both houses, would no longer be members of the provincial assembly if they take the oath in the national legislature. Well-placed parliamentary sources told The News ...