President Asif Ali Zardari will address the joint sitting of the parliament today.

The joint session has been summoned to meet at four pm. 

Under Article 56 (3) of the Constitution, the President shall address a joint session of Parliament at the commencement of the parliamentary year.

This will be Asif Ali Zardari's record seventh address to the joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate.

During his five-year stint in the Presidency from 2008 to 2013, he addressed the parliament six times.