ISLAMABAD, December 16, 2015: The National Assembly suspended its regular agenda on Wednesday to commemorate the first anniversary of attack on Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar during eighth sitting of ongoing 27^th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet.

Following are some key observations of the House proceeding:

Members’ Participation in House Proceeding

• The National Assembly met for four hours and 23 minutes
• The sitting started at 1038 hours against the scheduled time of 1030 hours
• The Speaker chaired the sitting for an hour and 22 minutes while the Deputy Speaker presided over the rest of the proceeding
• The Prime Minister did not attend the sitting
• Eight Federal Ministers attended the sitting
• The Leader of the Opposition attended the sitting for 65 minutes
• 33 MNAs (10%) were present at outset and 11 (3%) at adjournment of the sitting
• The parliamentary leaders of APML, AMLP and PML-Z were present
• Seven minority members were present

Representation and Responsiveness

• Moved by Federal Minister for Climate Change, the House adopted a motion seeking to suspend the regular agenda.
• The lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution paying tribute to the victims of the attack on APS in Peshawar last year.
• As many as 33 lawmakers spoke on the resolution for 234 minutes.
• The House also offered prayers for the victims of APS attack.

Order and Institutionalization

• Members spoke on five Points of Order consuming eight minutes of the proceeding.

Transparency

• ‘Orders of the Day’ was available to the legislators, observers and public.
• The attendance of lawmakers was available to the media and observers.

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This daily factsheet is based on direct observation of the National Assembly proceeding conducted by Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Errors and omissions are excepted