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President Zardari addresses Joint Session of Parliament for seventh-time

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ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has addressed the joint session of Parliament, here on Thursday.

According to the details, President Zardari had the distinction of addressing the Joint Session of Parliament for seventh time.

This was his inaugural address to the 16th National Assembly (NA) as he had previously addressed the 13th NA for five times and the 14th National Assembly once.

President addressed the joint parliament sessions on September 20, 2008; March 28, 2009; April 5, 2010; March 22, 2011; March 17, 2012; and June 10, 2013.

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As per the constitutional provisions, the President should address a Joint Session of Parliament at the commencement of the first session of National Assembly following a general election and at the outset of each parliamentary year as well.

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