Staff Reporter:
The second session of the 13th Parliament is scheduled to conclude on July 9.
The decision was taken at the third meeting of the Business Advisory Committee on Sunday with Speak-er Hafiz Uddin Ahmad in the chair.
The committee discussed the allocation of time and duration of the second session, which will primarily focus on the national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal.
Following detailed deliberations, the committee decided to allocate a total of 40 hours for the general discussion on the budget.
It was also decided that, except on public holidays, parliamentary sittings will commence at 3:00 pm each day.
However, the committee proposed holding two sittings a day from June 27 to June 30 to facilitate the completion of parliamentary business within the stipulated timeframe.
The committee also authorized the Speaker to make any necessary changes regarding the duration of sit-tings and the number of working days, if required.
Members were informed that a total of 3,228 questions have been submitted for the session, including 191 questions for the Prime Minister and 3,037 questions for other ministers.
In addition, the Parliament Secretariat has received 98 notices under Rule 71 seeking discussions on mat-ters of urgent public importance, while 293 notices have been submitted under Rule 131 relating to reso-lutions.
