Quetta By-Election Witnesses Low Voters’ Turnout, Low Incidence of Electoral Irregularities

ISLAMABAD, January 1, 2019: The by-election in PB-26 Quetta-III recorded a declining voters’ turnout and low incidence of electoral irregularities, replicating the trend witnessed during the by-polls held after General Election (GE)-2018. Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) deployed 13 trained, non-partisan and duly accredited observers, including two women for observation of by-election in the…

 
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Balochistan Assembly Adopts Three Resolutions

ISLAMABAD, December 31, 2018: The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan adopted three resolutions on Monday, observes Free and Fair Election Network in its daily fact sheet. Following are some key observations of the House proceedings during seventh sitting of fifth session: Members’ Participation The Assembly met for four hours and thirty minutes. The sitting started at…

 
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Balochistan Assembly Defers Private Member’s Resolutions

ISLAMABAD, December 29, 2018: The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan partially addressed its scheduled business deferring private members resolutions, on Saturday, observes Following are some key observations of the House proceedings during sixth sitting of fifth session: Members’ Participation The Assembly met for two hours and three minutes. The sitting started at 1544 hours against the…

 
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KP Assembly Passes Two Government Bills

ISLAMABAD, December 28, 2018: The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PAKP), on Friday, passed two government bills seeking to repeal the Ehtesab Commission and extend provincial laws to Provincially Adimistered Tribal Areas (PATA), observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Following are some key observations of the House proceedings during seventh sitting of fourth session:…

 
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Balochistan Assembly Adopts Four Resolutions

ISLAMABAD, December 27, 2018: The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan adopted four resolutions on Thursday, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Following are some key observations of the House proceedings during fifth sitting of fifth session: Members’ Participation The Assembly met for three hours and 47 minutes. The sitting started at 1603 hours against the…

 
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KP PA Passes Three Government Bills

ISLAMABAD, December 26, 2018: The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) passed three government bills on Wednesday while PML-N lawmakers protested against the imprisonment of their Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Following are some key observations of the House proceedings during sixth sitting of fourth session: Members’ Participation The…

 
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Balochistan Assembly Passes Two Govt Bills amid Opposition’s Walkout

ISLAMABAD, December 24, 2018: The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan passed two government bills amid walkout by the opposition lawmakers on Monday, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Following are key observations of the House proceedings during fourth sitting of the fifth session: Members’ Participation The Assembly met for an hour and 21 minutes. The…

 
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Senate Prorogued Amid Lack of Quorum

ISLAMABAD, December 24, 2018:  The Senate was prorogued sine die on Monday without addressing its scheduled business amidst lack of quorum, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. Following are key observations of the House proceedings during seventh and last sitting of 285th session: Members’ Participation The House met for an hour and one minute;…

 
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NA Leaves 59 Percent Agenda Unaddressed during Sixth Session

Assembly Spends 36 Percent Proceedings on Points of Order ISLAMABAD, December 22, 2018:  The National Assembly did not address around 59 percent of its scheduled business and consumed 36 percent of the proceedings on Points of Order during sixth session that ended on December 21, 2018. The eight-sitting session’s agenda comprised six government bills, 21…

 
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Balochistan Assembly Adopts Three Resolutions, Defers Question Hour

ISLAMABAD, December 21, 2018: The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan adopted three private members’ resolutions and deferred the question hour due to delay in replies of the questions by the government, observes Free and Fair Election Network in its Daily Factsheet on Friday. Following are some key observations of the House proceedings during third sitting of…

 
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