ISLAMABAD, March 10, 2015: The Senate completed 93% of the agenda while consuming 72% of the sitting time on points of order (POs) during 3rd sitting of the 112th session on Tuesday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its daily factsheet. The House unanimously passed two resolutions. In the first one, tributes were…
DetailsISLAMABAD, March 09, 2015: The second sitting of the Senate’s 112th session passed two private bills and adopted five resolutions amid low attendance of lawmakers on Monday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its daily factsheet. Starting 34 minutes behind the schedule, the sitting saw the presence of 17 senators (16%) at the…
DetailsISLAMABAD, March 6, 2015: The Upper House of the Parliament left 64 per cent of the agenda unaddressed during the first sitting of its 112th session on Friday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its daily factsheet. Fifteen Senators (14%) were present at the start of the sitting and 28 (27%) at the…
DetailsISLAMABAD, March 5, 2015: Thin attendance and low participation of senators marked the 111th session of the Upper House which was prorogued on March 4, 2015. Four private member bills were passed during the session, including the Anti-Honour Killings Laws (Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill 2014, while one resolution was also adopted. The session – comprising…
DetailsISLAMABAD, March 04, 2015: The Senate’s 111th session was prorogued on Wednesday, soon after the end of its fourth sitting. The upper house has held nine sessions during the ongoing parliamentary year, says Free and Fair Election Network in its daily factsheet. Ten (10%) senators were present at the start of the sitting and 34 (33%)…
DetailsISLAMABAD, March 03, 2015: Starting 31 minutes behind the schedule, the third sitting of the Senate’s 111th session continued to witness low attendance of lawmakers on Tuesday, says Free and Fair Election Network.
DetailsISLAMABAD, March 02, 2015: The second sitting of the Senate’s 111th session took just 23 minutes to pass four private members bills amid low attendance of lawmakers, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its daily factsheet. Starting 58 minutes behind the schedule, the sitting saw the presence of 10 senators (10%) at the…
DetailsISLAMABAD, February 27, 2015: Starting 40 minutes behind the schedule, the first sitting of the Senate’s 111th session took up all agenda items amid low attendance of lawmakers, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its daily factsheet. Eleven senators (11%) were present at the start of the sitting and eight (8%) at the…
DetailsISLAMABAD, February 11, 2015: The 110th session of the Senate was marked by low attendance and participation of lawmakers and protest/walkouts over ministerial absence and changes in the proposed route of Pak-China Economic Corridor, says Free and Fair Election Network on Wednesday. As many as 54 (52%) out of 104 senators did not participate in…
DetailsISLAMABAD, February 6, 2015: Starting 28 minutes behind schedule, the fifth (last) sitting of the Senate’s 110th session witnessed the introduction of two bills and presentation of an ordinance amid low attendance of lawmakers. Only four senators (4%) were present at the start of the sitting and 29 (28%) at the time of adjournment. A…
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