Joint session of Parliament is going on

4: 49 PM: The joint session of Parliament is put off till tomorrow.

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4: 45 PM: The joint session of the parliament has concluded now

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4: 44 PM: He concluded his address saying that politics is the name of patience and moving forward, PM Nawaz Sharif has come out as a better prime minister

4: 35 PM: Khursheed Shah says, “Parliament has won today.”

4: 29 PM: Opposition leader, Syed Khursheed Shah is addressing the joint session of the Parliament now.

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4: 25 PM: Fazl said that unity of Parliament is worth praise and will not be affected no matter whatever the circumstances be.

4: 23 PM: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is on the floor of the House now.

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4: 18 PM: Media sources report that at 6pm today,there will be a general workers meeting of MQM and all party leaders are expected to attend.

4: 15 PM: Altaf Hussain exclaims with disappointment that Joint session of Parliament is only a drama.

4: 00 PM: MQM chief Altaf Hussain has instructed MQM parliamentarians to submit their resignations to Deputy Convener Nadeem Nusrat.

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3: 54 PM: “Nawaz Sharif is the elected prime minister,” says Abdul Nabi Bangash.

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3: 50 PM: Addressing the joint session, Awami National Party Senator Abdul Nabi Bangash says that PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi has made “baseless allegations” in the Parliament.

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3: 40 PM: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is back to the Parliament now.

3: 35 PM: It is noteworthy that Shah Mehmood Qureshi did not discuss resignations from the National Assembly and provincial assemblies in his address.

3: 34 PM: PTI MNAs have left the assembly as parliamentarians scream: “They will not resign.”

3: 33 PM: National Assembly speaker summoned Qureshi in his chamber just as he concluded his address.

3: 30 PM: Qureshi concludes his address, by saying that we have to make a new beginning for the future of Pakistan.

3: 20 PM: We are thankful to the opposition parties & Siraj Ul Haq, says Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

3: 10 PM: Where do we go from here, this is an impasse, I may be right or wrong, asks Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

3:00 PM: While addressing the joint session of Parliament, following the instructions of Imran Khan, PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi says he has come to the Parliament to clarify his party’s stance.

“We are protesting to save the Parliament, not to destroy it,” he says.

2: 35 PM: We believe in resolution and not mediation, that's why we are here today, says Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

2: 18 PM: Shah Mehmood Qureshi is now addressing to the parliament.

1: 28 PM: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chief Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, while addressing his fellow parliamentarians, says the protesters are only complaining about election rigging and not other problems faced by the country.

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1:00 PM: During the second day of the joint session of Parliament, Nationalist Party’s Acting President Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo, says he has not seen such a lavish long march.

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12: 50 pm: Joint session of Parliament is underway, Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chief Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao is currently addressing.

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12: 30 PM: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members including Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Shafqat Mehmood and Asad Umer reached the House and were welcomed with noise created by the other members.

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12:00 Noon: A joint session of Parliament saw all parties put aside their differences to stand against what they termed were attempts to derail the democratic process. Estranged PTI MNA Javed Hashmi announced his resignation from the National Assembly and embraced his former party leader and now PM Nawaz Sharif.

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11: 00 am: Protesters have set up their own checkpoints in front of the Pak Secretariat, Aaj News reported.

They are reportedly also checking policemen.

10: 00 am: PAT workers stop government employees from reaching Pak Secretariat.