National Assembly Approves Motion for forming Standing Committees
ISLAMABAD, August 21: The National Assembly approved the motion calling for forming 34 Standing Committees during the sixth sitting of its fourth session on Wednesday.
DetailsNational Assembly: Points of Order Consume 88% of Proceedings
ISLAMABAD, August 20, 2013: Points of order consumed 88% of the proceedings during the fifth sitting of the National Assembly’s fourth session on Tuesday as parliamentarians expressed views on floods and law and order situation in the country.
DetailsNational Assembly: Calling Attention Notices on Electricity Tariff and Floods Taken Up
ISLAMABAD, August 19, 2013: The National Assembly took up two Calling Attention Notices on increase in electricity tariff and the floods during the fourth sitting of the fourth session on Monday. The notices were moved in the previous sitting.
DetailsNational Assembly: Calling Attention Notices on electricity tariff, floods not taken up
ISLAMABAD, August 16, 2013: The National Assembly did not take up two calling attention notices on increase in electricity tariff and the floods during the third sitting of the fourth session on Friday.
DetailsNational Assembly: Motion on Forming Standing Committees Deferred
ISLAMABAD, August 15, 2013: The National Assembly in its second sitting of the fourth session deferred a motion on the formation of the Standing Committees on Thursday as the Lower House adopted a resolution expressing dismay over the situation in Egypt.
DetailsNational Assembly: Resolution Adopted to condemn LoC Violations
ISLAMABAD, August 13, 2013: None of the agenda items were taken up on the first private members’ day in the 14th National Assembly as the lower house debated the clashes along the Line of Control (LoC) during the first sitting of its fourth session on Tuesday. Four MNAs
DetailsNational Assembly: Motion Adopted to Hold Presidential Poll
ISLAMABAD, July 29, 2013: The National Assembly on Monday adopted a motion during the first sitting of the third session to allow the use of the lower house for the polling of the Presidential election.
The presidential election will be held on Tuesday, July 30.
The
DetailsNational Assembly: Last Sitting Witnesses Low Attendance
ISLAMABAD, June 28, 2013: Starting 30 minutes late, the 13th sitting of the National Assembly’s second session witnessed low attendance of the members. A total of 67 members were present at the outset, 105 at the time of adjournment, and a maximum of 156
DetailsNational Assembly: 47% Members Take Part in Budget Debate
ISLAMABAD, June 28, 2013: Nearly half of the legislators took part in debate during the first budget session of the 14th National Assembly which was prorogued on Friday, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its preliminary report.
The session spread over 13 sittings from
DetailsNational Assembly: Finance Bill Passed
ISLAMABAD, June 27, 2013: The National Assembly passed the Finance Bill 2013 during the 12th sitting of the second session on Thursday, reports FAFEN in its daily factsheet based on the direct observation of the assembly proceedings. It is the first budget of the
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