President Arif Alvi has called a joint session of parliament on August 30 where he will address the legislators, a statement from the National Assembly Secretariat’s media wing said on Monday.

The session will be held at Parliament House on Friday, August 30 at 5pm which will mark the beginning of the new parliamentary year.

A National Assembly session has also been summoned by the President on Monday, September 2 at 4pm, the statement added.

The National Assembly completed its first parliamentary year on August 12.