The National Assembly (NA) is set to decide on vacating the seat of opposition lawmaker Sheikh Waqas Akram during its session scheduled for Wednesday.
The sitting, chaired by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, is set to begin at 11am, with a 16-point agenda issued by the NA Secretariat. Among the items, government member Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar will move a motion to declare Sheikh Waqas Akram’s seat vacant. If approved, his membership will be formally terminated.
Speaker Ayaz Sadiq recently noted that Akram had missed 40 consecutive sittings without granted leave a violation that could lead to disqualification under parliamentary rules. However, PTI MNA Malik Aamir Dogar accused the government of targeting PTI lawmakers, claiming there was no precedent for removing an MNA on leave-related grounds and asserting that Akram had submitted leave applications to the Speaker’s office.
Today’s session will also take up key legislation, including the Easy Business Bill 2025, the National School of Public Policy Bill 2025, the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Petroleum (Amendment) Bill 2025.
In addition, attention notices are expected on issues such as the government’s silence over the U.S. President’s remarks on oil reserves and alleged overcharging by private hospitals and laboratories in Islamabad.