A report based on the monitoring of 80 Rural Health Centres (RHCs) across Pakistan in November 2011. ISLAMABAD, DEC 26: A Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report on Monday said specialized services like labour and eye rooms as well as equipment were found lacking in some of the 80 Rural Health Centres (RHCs) monitored in November.
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 26: The sixth sitting of Balochistan Assembly’s ongoing session was adjourned after ten minutes as only two Members were present in the House. The sitting was adjourned after the lack of Quorum was pointed out. None of the four Questions on the Orders of the Day were taken up. The following are some…
DetailsISLAMABAD, DEC 23: A Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) monitoring report on Friday said Karachi (West), Peshawar and Faisalabad districts registered high number of murder cases in September this year. FAFEN monitors visited 83 offices of District Police Officers (DPOs) throughout the country.
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Ten Points of Order were raised during the fifth sitting of the ongoing session consuming the entire sitting time but none of them attracted the Chair’s formal ruling. Unless the Chair gives a formal ruling on a Point of Order, it does not contribute to any assembly output. The sitting lasted just…
DetailsISLAMABAD, December 22, 2011: The National Assembly met for two hours and 55 minutes – the sixth sitting of the ongoing 37th session. The sitting witnessed low attendance of Members, with only 47 (14%) of them present at the start and 43 (13%) at the end. The Legislators raised 23 Points of Order, consuming 90 minutes (51%) of the sitting time.
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The Sindh Assembly met for three hours during the fifth sitting of the ongoing session. The sitting was marked by low attendance of Members, with only 26 present at the outset and 41 at the adjournment of the sitting. The House unanimously passed the Sindh Madressatul Islam University bill, 2011, and adopted two Resolutions regarding women rights and CNG kits.
DetailsISLAMABAD, December 21, 2011: The National Assembly met for three hours and seven minutes during the fifth sitting of the ongoing 37th session. Only the parliamentary leaders of the PPPS and NPP attended the proceedings. Low Attendance was observed during the sitting. Only 31 Parliamentarians were present at the start, while 54 were present when the sitting was adjourned.
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The Sindh Assembly met for three hours and 30 minutes during the fourth sitting of the ongoing session. The sitting witnessed low attendance of Members, with only 19 present at the outset and 39 at the adjournment of the sitting. The House unanimously passed the Sindh criminal prosecution service (constitution, functions and…
DetailsISLAMABAD, December 20, 2011: The National Assembly met for two hours and 30 minutes during the fourth sitting of the 37th session. Only the parliamentary leaders of the ANP, PPPS and NPP attended the proceedings. The issue of Members’ low attendance persisted during this sitting as well. Only 20 Legislators were present at the start, while 54 were present when the sitting was adjourned.
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 20: The Sindh Assembly met for three hours and 23 minutes during the second sitting of the ongoing session. Low attendance of Members was observed with only 17 Legislators present at the outset and 45 at the adjournment of the sitting. A Resolution regarding honour killing was taken up by the House. Thirteen…
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