ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Caretaker Information Minister Barrister Ali Zafar on Wednesday said the Session of National Assembly was likely to be convened from August 12 to 14, 2018.
Talking to media representatives in Islamabad, Barrister Ali Zafar said they had sent a Summary for convening the National Assembly Session.
The minister said newly elected members would take oath in the assembly session, adding the assembly would then elect the prime minster in the same session. He said under the Constitution, it was compulsory to summon the National Assembly Session before August 15.
The information minister said the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) Results Transmission System (RTS) system went out of order.
Barrister Ali Zafar said an inquiry had been ordered to detect fault in RTS. He said reasons of failure of RTS would be detected.
Meanwhile, the ECP has uploaded on its website all the forms relating to the election results. These include forms 45, 46, 48 and 49.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Election Commission issued formal notification of winning candidates in the general elections 2018.
