ISLAMABAD, April 2, 2010: Marked by unfinished agenda, low-attendance, lackluster interest, persistent lack of quorum and a lot a debate on Points of Order with none requiring Speaker’s ruling, the 20th Session of the National Assembly concluded here on April 2, 2010 with historic 18th Amendment Bill being introduced to the Lower House of Parliament in the last sitting of the session.
ISLAMABAD, April 01, 2010: Low attendance marked the Fourteenth sitting of the 20th session that met for 01 hour and 55 minutes, leaving most of the agenda on the Orders of the Day unaddressed, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet of 20th Session of the National Assembly Proceedings.
ISLAMABAD, March 31, 2010: The Thirteenth Sitting of the 20th Session met for two hours and thirteen minutes with 37 members present at the outset. The Prime Minister attended the sitting for 14 minutes, while the Leader of Opposition was absent, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Thirteenth Sitting of 20th Session of the National Assembly Proceedings.
ISLAMABAD, March 30, 2010: The 12th sitting of the 20th Session met for two hours and forty seven minutes out of which two hours and seven minutes were consumed on Points of Order, none of which required Speaker’s ruling. The Quorum was visibly lacking at various stages of the sitting, but was not pointed out by any of the legislators, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Twelfth Sitting of 20th Session of the National Assembly Proceedings.
ISLAMABAD, March 29, 2010: The 11th sitting lasted three hours and 07 minutes with 69 members present at the outset. As many as 84 minutes were consumed by the Points of Order raised by various MNAs whereas both the bills on agenda were not taken up during Monday’s proceedings, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Eleventh Sitting of 20th Session of the National Assembly Proceedings.
ISLAMABAD, March 26, 2010: The Low Attendance tenth sitting met for two hours and 1 minute with 67 members present at the outset. The Prime Minister attended the sitting for 38 minutes, while the Leader of Opposition remained absent, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Tenth Sitting of 20th Session of the National Assembly Proceedings.
ISLAMABAD, March 26, 2010: Low female turnout, heavy presence of police inside and outside polling stations, campaigning and canvassing by supporters of contesting candidates, incidences of observed fraudulent voting and violence marked the by-election for the PF-65 constituency of the Provincial Assembly [D.I.Khan-II], reports
ISLAMABAD, March 25, 2010: The Ninth sitting of the 20th session was marked by low attendance of the legislators with 72 members present at the outset and 52 at the end. Although the Quorum was lacking at various stages of the sitting, the lack of Quorum was not pointed out by any of the members. The sitting also witnessed a procession by members of PML, which resulted into a boycott by the party on alleged rigging in Gujrat by-elections, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Ninth Sitting of 20th Session of the National Assembly Proceedings.
ISLAMABAD, March 25, 2010: Impediments to independent observation, fraudulent voting, extremely heavy presence of police interfering with the voting process and presence of unauthorized persons inside polling stations marked the by-election for the PP-111 constituency of the Provincial Assembly [Gujrat-IV], reports the Free and
ISLAMABAD, March 24, 2010: The low attendance Eighth sitting of the 20th session met for three hours and ten minutes, with 84 members present at the outset and 43 members at the end. The Prime Minister attended the sitting for 35 minutes, while the Leader of Opposition was present for 25 minutes, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Eighth Sitting of 20th Session of the National Assembly Proceedings.