State Minister for Interior Responds to Calling Attention Notice on Women NIC Registration Issue ISLAMABAD, December 13, 2017: The Senate Secretariat was directed on Wednesday not to place the government business on Orders of the Day for the next two days due to the absence of ministers in the House and non-reply of questions by the ministries, observes Free and…
ISLAMABAD, December 13, 2017: The fifth sitting of the National Assembly had to be adjourned due to missing quorum on Wednesday as the deadlock between treasury and opposition benches persisted for not including the FATA Reforms Bill on the agenda, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). It was the fourth time that the sitting had to be…
ISLAMABAD, December 12, 2017: The Senate, on Tuesday, transacted most of its agenda and discussed the need of Parliamentary oversight in key international arbitration cases, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. Following are key observations of the proceedings during the second sitting of the 271st session. Members’ Participation The Senate met for two…
ISLAMABAD, December 12, 2017: The Tuesday’s sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly concluded within six minutes of the commencement due to lack of quorum, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Following are some key observations of the House proceedings during fifth sitting of the 27th session: Members’ Participation The KP Assembly met for six…
ISLAMABAD, December 12, 2017: The quorum issue persisted in the National Assembly on Tuesday as the sitting had to be adjourned due to the presence of less than 25 percent lawmakers in the House, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in Daily Factsheet. Following are key observations of the proceedings during fourth sitting of the 50th session: Members’…
Session Prorogued ISLAMABAD, December 11, 2017: The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday recommending the federal government to take steps to register 12.17 million eligible-age unregistered women on electoral rolls including 600,000 from Balochistan by making their Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs), observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. Following are key observations…
ISLAMABAD, December 11, 2017: The Senate, on Monday, adjourned its sitting to express solidarity with the Palestinians after adopting a resolution condemning the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. Following are key observations of the proceedings during the first sitting of the 271st session.…
ISLAMABAD, December 11, 2017: The proceedings of the National Assembly were adjourned on Monday due to missing quorum in the House, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). It was the second time that the sitting had to be adjourned due to lack of quorum. Following are key observations of the proceedings of the 3rd sitting…
ISLAMABAD, December 11, 2017: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was adjourned on Monday amidst lack of quorum and opposition lawmakers’ walkout, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Following are some key observations of the House proceedings during fourth sitting of the 27th session: Members’ Participation The KP Assembly met for an hour and ten minutes.…
ISLAMABAD, December 8, 2017: The Balochistan Assembly on Friday adopted one resolution and passed a motion to establish minorities’ caucus in the House, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. Following are key observations of the proceedings during the third sitting of the Assembly’s 46th session: Members’ Participation The Balochistan Assembly met for an hour and 35 minutes. The sitting started at…