ISLAMABAD, July 17, 2013: A PMLN lawmaker took oath in the first sitting of the third session of the Balochistan Assembly on Wednesday. The Speaker prorogued the session at the end of the proceedings. The sitting scheduled at 1800 hours started 10 minutes late and ended at 1909 hours. The Speaker chaired the sitting and…
ISLAMABAD, 4th July 2013: Only 37% of the monitored 163 schools received visits by the government authorities during December 2012- February 2013 quarter says a Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report released on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD, July 4, 2013: Fifty-two lawmakers (43%) took part in the general debate on the finance bill during the budget session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly which also adopted nine resolutions, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its preliminary report.
ISLAMABAD, July 3, 2013: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s budget session was prorogued on Wednesday as the last and the 13th sitting met for 50 minutes. The Chief Minister and the Leader of the Opposition did not attend the sitting while the parliamentary leaders of JUIF and ANP were present. The house took up one of…
ISLAMABAD, July 2, 2013: A little less than half of the legislators – 45% – took part in the debate on the annual budget in the Punjab Assembly, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its preliminary report based on the direct observation of the session. As many as 121 male and 40 female…
ISLAMABAD, July 2, 2013: Starting an hour and 14 minutes late, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly adopted four resolutions during the 12th sitting of the second session on Tuesday. Two resolutions were moved by male and female JUIF legislators each. The first resolution adopted by the house was about setting up branches of National Bank in…
ISLAMABAD, July 1, 2013: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly adopted four of the five resolutions introduced during the 11th sitting of the second session as the house witnessed a protest and a walkout on Monday.
The four resolutions adopted by the house were on deportation of Pakistanis from Saudi Arabia, the
A report based on monitoring of 152 BHUs in 93 districts across Pakistan in February 2013
ISLAMABAD, 30th June 2013: Basic medical facilities for expecting women were lacking in the monitored health units as out of 152 BHUs, 39% were without maternity beds, 31% did not have labour
ISLAMABAD, June 30, 2013: More than 70% of the legislators took part in the budget debate in the Sindh Assembly as quorum was maintained throughout the nine sittings of the session, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its preliminary report. The Sindh Assembly’s budget session was prorogued on June 29. A total…
ISLAMABAD, June 29, 2013: Amid the opposition’s protest and walkout, the Sindh Assembly passed the finance bill 2013 during the ninth sitting of its third session which was prorogued on Saturday. The sitting was delayed by an hour and 38 minutes. As the Chief Minister moved the motion for the passage of the finance bill,…