RAWALPINDI: The President, Gen A.M. Yahya Khan, has decided that the National Assembly, when summoned, will first meet in Dacca, it was officially stated here today [Dec 30]. The announcement did not say as to when the Assembly will be summoned, but it was believed that it will meet in the East Pakistan Assembly building some time in February next.
The Assembly, which has been elected on the basis of adult franchise, will be entrusted with the important task of framing the constitution of the country within a specified period of 120 days, failing which it will be dissolved. Meanwhile, elected members and their parties are busy in making mutual consultations on the basic fundamentals of the constitution.
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