Summary The session has been convened on the advice of the prime minister.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk / Reuters) - President Mamnoon Hussain has summoned the joint meeting of the parliament on Monday at 11:00am, the state radio reported.
The session has been convened on the advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in order to discuss the prevailing situation in war-hit Yemen.
The decision to hold a joint session was taken during a high-level consultative meeting headed by PM Nawaz in Islamabad on Thursday.
A senior Pakistani government official told Reuters on Monday that Islamabad would send troops to Saudi Arabia to provide military support to the Saudi-led coalition. But later Defense Minister Khawaja Asif denied any decision had been made.
Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said the parliamentary hearings might take more than a day. It was unclear if there would be a vote.
"There will probably be a debate," she said. "Obviously they will expect statements from the delegation that went to Saudi Arabia."
Moreover, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that parliament would decide as to what role Pakistan should play in the Yemen conflict.
He said the government would accept and honour the decision taken by the parliament in this regard.
