For the first time in history, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly session will be held outside its official premises, with a cricket stadium chosen as the venue.
Speaker Babar Saleem Swati announced that the session will take place at the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium on April 22, according to media reports.
According to an official notification issued by the Assembly Secretariat, the session will begin at 3:00 PM and will be chaired by Speaker Babar Saleem Swati.
According to the Speaker, the purpose of holding the session at this venue is to allow the public to directly observe the performance of their elected representatives and to promote transparency in the democratic process.
He further stated that this initiative aims to increase public participation, and similar public sessions will be held in different districts of the province in the future. This approach is intended to strengthen direct contact between the public and their representatives.
According to the Assembly spokesperson, both government and opposition members have agreed to hold the session at the stadium. Instructions have been issued to the Sports Department, Police, and District Administration to finalise the arrangements. Relevant agencies are actively working on administrative matters, including security.
Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, Deputy Speaker Suraya Bibi, Secretary Assembly Syed Waqar Shah, and provincial ministers also visited the stadium to review the arrangements.
Opposition Leader Dr Ibadullah, while responding to the decision, said that the opposition would benefit from holding the session in an open field, as it would allow them to raise questions about the government’s performance directly before the public. He added that it is still unclear what the government aims to achieve with this new experiment; however, the opposition will make full use of this opportunity.
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