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Female MPs Sponsor 35 Percent Parliamentary Business during 2021-22

Rana Amir
FAFEN Staff Rana Amir

Female MPs Sponsor 35 Percent Parliamentary Business during 2021-22

Parliamentary business is important for member of parliament. Female parliamentarians stood out in 2021-22. Here’s why!

ISLAMABAD, March 8, 2022: Undeterred by under-representation and neglect, female parliamentarians upheld their tradition of proactively and assertively performing their legislative, representative and oversight functions in both Houses of the Parliament during 2021-22.

This has been observed in Annual Women Parliamentarians Performance Report 2022 released by Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

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