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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) session is likely to be rescheduled, ARY News reported, citing parliamentary sources.<\/strong><\/p>\n Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has not yet sent a summary to President Asif Ali Zardari to summon the session.<\/p>\n Earlier, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs had forwarded a summary to the Prime Minister proposing to convene the session on Monday at 5:00 PM.<\/p>\n However, sources stated that the President and the Prime Minister decided to postpone the session during their meeting yesterday.<\/p>\n The National Assembly session is now expected to be convened next week, parliamentary sources added.<\/p>\n Earlier, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday discussed the country\u2019s political, economic and security situation in detail, the premier\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n PM Shehbaz warmly welcomed the president upon his arrival at the former\u2019s residence in Lahore\u2019s Model Town, the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) and the Presidency said in identical statements.<\/p>\n The premier briefed the president on his recent visit to Turkiye, where he participated in the 31st Conference of Parties to highlight Pakistan\u2019s efforts in climate action.<\/p>\n Both leaders exchanged views on \u201ccooperation among allied parties, continuation of consultation and progress on public welfare projects\u201d, the statement said.<\/p>\n It added that the two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to working together to accelerate economic stability and development in the country.<\/p>\n National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq Khan, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, PM\u2019s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, ex-PM Raja Pervez Ashraf, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla and MNA Hamza Shehbaz were also present during the meeting.<\/p>\n President Zardari\u2019s meeting with the premier comes just two days after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi called on the president.<\/p>\n After media reports emerged claiming that Naqvi and the president had discussed the possible formation of new provinces during their meeting in Nawabshah, the President House clarified that \u201cno such discussion\u201d took place.<\/p>\n The Presidency explained that \u201cmatters concerning national security and the regional situation\u201d were discussed during the meeting.<\/p>\n The last publicly reported meeting between President Zardari and PM Shehbaz was on Oct 10, where the two discussed the country\u2019s security situation just a day before the federal government imposed emergency and governor\u2019s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n In August, the prime minister had called on the president and briefed him on the Makkah defence pact signed days earlier between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n