ISLAMABAD, Dec 20: The third sitting of the Balochistan Assembly lasted only 52 minutes with low attendance of Members. There were 16 Members at the start and only 13 at the end of the sitting. None of the four Questions on the Orders of the Day were taken up, as the prime mover did not…
DetailsISLAMABAD, DEC 19: Libraries, playgrounds and apparatus for laboratories were found lacking in some of the 109 boys’ secondary schools monitored nationwide in November, according to a monitoring report of Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Monday. The report said nearly two-fifths of the monitored schools did not have libraries, adding that it is important to encourage students to read books other than those prescribed by the syllabus to broaden their horizons.
DetailsISLAMABAD, December 19, 2011: The National Assembly met for two hours and 11 minutes during the third sitting of the ongoing 37th session. The sitting witnessed low attendance of Members, with only 45 Legislators were present at the start, while 44 were present when the sitting was adjourned.
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The Sindh Assembly met for two hours and 47 minutes during the second sitting of the ongoing session. Low attendance of Members was observed during the sitting. Only 24 Members were present at the outset and 62 at the adjournment of the sitting. The House adopted a Resolution regarding eradication of polio.…
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 17: The third sitting of the Balochistan Assembly met for only 20 minutes with low attendance of Members. A total of 13 Members at the outset and 14 at the end of the sitting were present. The Question Hour was not held during the sitting. Six Points of Order were raised, which consumed…
DetailsISLAMABAD, December 16, 2011: The National Assembly met for two hours and five minutes during the second sitting of the ongoing 37th session. The sitting witnessed low attendance of Members, with only 39 Parliamentarians present at the start, while 92 were present when it was adjourned. The Quorum was visibly lacking at various stages of…
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The first sitting of the Sindh Assembly met for an hour and 59 minutes with low attendance of Members. A total of 28 Members at the outset and 62 at the end of the sitting were present. A total of nine questions were listed for the Question Hour. However, only five questions…
DetailsISLAMABAD, December 15, 2011: The National Assembly met for three hours and 28 minutes during the first sitting of the 37th session on Thursday, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on the National Assembly Proceedings.
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 15: The second sitting of the Balochistan Assembly met for an hour and 18 minutes with low attendance of Members. A total of 14 Members at the outset and 15 at the end of the sitting were present. None of the four Questions on the Orders of the Day were taken up, as…
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: A Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report on Wednesday said basic medical equipment and free medicines were not available in 145 dispensaries visited nationwide in October this year. The report said items indispensable for protection from germs and transmission of communicable diseases like sterilizers and syringe cutters were not available, nor were free medicines prescribed by doctors.
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