The PMLN walked out of the House protesting against the load shedding of gas, while the MQM boycotted the sitting over not receiving a satisfactory statement on their Calling Attention Notice regarding the increase up to 14% in the CNG prices.
ISLAMABAD, December 30, 2011: The National Assembly met for an hour and 52 minutes during the eight sitting of the ongoing session. Low Attendance of Members was observed as only 32 Legislators were present at the start and 74 when the sitting was adjourned. Sixteen Points of Order consumed 60% of the total time. However, none of the Points of Order attracted the Chair’s formal ruling.
DetailsISLAMABAD, DEC 30: A Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) monitoring report on Friday said nine suspected cases of AIDS were reported in Gujrat district in October. A report based on reported cases of diseases at government health offices in 73 districts across Pakistan in October 2011.
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The Sindh Assembly met for two hours during the sixth sitting of the ongoing session. Though the attendance of Members was relatively better than the previous sitting, at the start only 16 Members were present. At the sitting’s end, 73 Members were present. The House debated a Resolution paying tribute to former…
DetailsISLAMABAD, December 29, 2011: The National Assembly met for two hours and 37 minutes during the seventh sitting of the 37th session. Only the parliamentary leaders of the ANP, PPPS and NPP attended the proceedings. Members’ low attendance persisted as only 43 Legislators were present at the start and 54 when the sitting was adjourned.
DetailsISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The seventh sitting of the Balochistan Assembly met for an hour and seven minutes with low attendance of Members. A total of 14 Members at the outset and 15 at the end of the sitting were present. None of the three Questions on the Orders of the Day were taken up. Fourteen…
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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…
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