ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Thursday assumed the responsibilities of acting president after the Cabinet Division issued the relevant notification.
According to official notification No. 1-1/2024-Min-I, President Asif Ali Zardari has proceeded on leave to visit Austria from August 27 to August 31 under Section 12 of the President’s Salary, Allowances and Privileges Act, 1975.
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As the Senate chairman is also abroad on an official visit, Article 49(2) of the Constitution provides that the National Assembly speaker shall perform the functions of the president in the absence of both the president and Senate chairman.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will continue to perform the president’s functions until either the president or the Senate chairman returns to Pakistan.
