The PTI protest started as soon as the president began his speech. Thumping desks in defiance, the opposition members kept raised slogans in favour of party founder Imran Khan. National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub repeatedly slammed a book on his desk.
However, despite the protest, Zardari remained composed and continued his speech, occasionally, smiling towards the opposition benches. To counter the noise, both Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with some others wore headphones.
The joint session also had some lighter moments, as former PTI stalwart, Pervez Khattak, who has recently been inducted in federal cabinet, mistakenly walked toward the PTI benches before realising his misstep.
Khattak, once a closest confidant of former prime minister Imran Khan, was seen laughing at how his former colleagues were protesting to disrupt the president's address. Khattak was sitting with another former PTI member, Raja Khurram Nawaz.
On one occasion, a few PTI members showed a poster to both Khattak and Nawaz, which demanded release of Imran. However, they both dismissed it with their hand gestures and kept refuting such gestures later in the session.
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