ISLAMABAD, March 11, 2013: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed four bills in the 5th sitting of the ongoing 30th session amid low attendance. The sitting, which met for an hour and 56 minutes witnessed, lack of quorum at various stages.
Only 19 members
ISLAMABAD, March 11, 2013: The Senate, which met for three hours and seven minutes in the 14th sitting of the 91st session on Monday, suspended its regular agenda to debate the incidentof Badami Bagh in Lahore. Tweleve members deliberated upon the issue for an hour and
ISLAMABAD, March 11, 2013: The National Assembly, which met for two hours and 41 minutes in the 16th sitting of 50th session, unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the Badami Bagh incident; demanding the judicial enquiry of the incident and compensation for the victims.
ISLAMABAD, March 9, 2013: The District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) of the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) have observed nine cases of postings and transfers in the judiciary, district administration, police and revenue department in seven districts between February 22 and 28, 2013, says a press release of FAFEN issued.
ISLAMABAD, March 08, 2013: The 15th sitting of National Assembly’s 50th session, which met for an hour and eight minutes, unanimously passed the National Counter Terrorism Authority Bill 2013.
Marking the International Women’s Day, the House also unanimously adopted a resolution to pay tribute to women for
ISLAMABAD, March 08, 2013: The Sindh Assembly, which met for two hours and six minutes in the 17th sitting of the ongoing 40th session, unanimously passed the domestic violence bill along with another bill to amend the Sindh Laws. The Sindh assembly is the first provincial assembly of the country to pass a domestic violence…
ISLAMABAD, March 08, 2013: The Shaheed Zulifqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (PIMS) Islamabad Bill 2013 was passed in the 13th sitting of 91st session of Senate, which met for four hours and 19 minutes on Friday.
The
FAFEN Recommendations for Enhancing Women’s Electoral Participation
ISLAMABAD, March 8, 2013: General Elections 2013 could be the time that female voters really count, and that female voters are finally counted in Pakistan. In honor of International Women’s Day, 8 March, Free and Fair Elections Network (FAFEN) has called upon the
ISLAMABAD, March 08, 2013: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, which met for an hour and 22 minutes in the 4th sitting of 30th session, passed six bills. The sitting was marked by low attendance.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Industrial
ISLAMABAD, March 7, 2013: Women’s inclusion in the political process, preventing anti-women practices, and addressing their vulnerability in conflict-hit areas brought political parties together in the 13th National Assembly, which stood out for pro-women legislation, reflecting some of the promises political parties made in