Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senator Waqar Mehdi said on Sunday that not summoning the National Assembly session is tantamount to a violation of the constitution.
Expressing his thoughts, Mehdi said: “The president should immediately summon the NA session on the summary of the interim prime minister.”
“Instead of making one person happy, the president should think about the supremacy of the constitution,” he added.
– Shazia Marri asks President Alvi to convene NA session –
Separately, PPP leader Shazia Marri emphasised that President Dr Arif Alvi must convene a session of the National Assembly based on the prime minister's summary.
Stressing the importance of adherence to the constitution over personal allegiances, Shazia said: "The country's president should prioritise constitutional obligations".
"In the past, it was the president who, in an unconstitutional move, dissolved the assembly".
She urged the current president to "refrain from manipulating the constitution", as witnessed in historical instances.
The PPP stalwart maintained, "Any violation of the constitution or misuse of presidential powers by President Arif Alvi will be recorded in history".
