President Arif Alvi addresses joint session of Parliament

ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Arif Alvi addressed the joint session of the Parliament here on Monday.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz boycotted the President’s address and staged walk-out from the parliament.

In his first address to the joint session of the Parliament, President Arif Alvi was optimistic that the Pakistan’s condition would be better in future.

He stressed need to overcome corruption and unnecessary protocol, and adopt austerity in Naya Pakistan. “We need to adopt simplicity to succeed,” the President added.

Alvi urged the government and other political parties to guide the nation in the right direction in accordance with the sentiments of the people to cope with multidimensional challenges facing the country.

President Alvi was confident that the PTI government will chart out a road map in all sectors and at the same time ensure transparency in governance.

He said parochial interests and rampant corruption are the biggest reasons behind our current challenges, adding that the recent elections proved that people want a corruption free Pakistan.

In order to control corruption, there is need to strengthen institutions of accountability in addition to a transparent system so that they could perform their duties honestly and without any discrimination, Radio Pakistan reported.

Arif Alvi said the PTI government has resolved to make a New Pakistan.