- August 13, 2025
National Assembly Session Today: Sheikh Waqas Akram’s seat likely to be declared vacant, important bills to be presented for approval

Islamabad (August 13, 2025): An important session of the National Assembly will be held today at 11 am under the chairmanship of Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, in which there is a strong possibility of moving a motion to declare the seat of opposition member Sheikh Waqas Akram vacant. The Assembly Secretariat has released a 16-point agenda for the session.
According to the agenda, government member Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar will move a motion in the House, after the approval of which Sheikh Waqas Akram’s membership will be formally terminated.
Part of the important legislative agenda
Several important and reform-oriented bills will also be presented for approval in today’s session, including:
Ease of Doing Business Bill 2025
National School of Public Policy Bill 2025
Anti-Terrorism Amendment Bill 2025
Petroleum Amendment Bill 2025
These bills are of key importance for improving government policies related to economy, governance and national security.
Points related to public interest are also included in the agenda
Two attention-grabbing notices are also part of the agenda in the session:
Government silence on US President’s statement on oil reserves
Complaints of excessive charges in private hospitals and laboratories in Islamabad