National Assembly Attendance Report – 21st Session

During the 21st session of the National Assembly, which​ spanned seven sittings from November 5 to November 14, 2025, 123 members (38 percent) attended all sittings, while 11 members (three percent) were absent for the entire session. Below are key highlights of the Attendance Report.

  • The fifth sitting had the highest attendance, with 297 members (91 percent of the current membership) present.
  • The lowest attendance was recorded during the second sitting, with only 188 members (57 percent) present.
  • Around 85 percent male lawmakers, 88 percent women lawmakers, and 100 percent minority lawmakers attended more than half of the sittings during the session.
  • As many as three treasury lawmakers and 27 opposition lawmakers did not attend the fifth sitting when the 27th constitutional amendment was passed.
  • Among the cabinet members, five federal ministers and four state ministers attended all the sittings.
  • The Prime Minister attended two sittings during the session.
  • The Leader of the Opposition has not yet been officially declared in the National Assembly.

Click here to download the complete report

Note: The full report attached to this post has been updated. A correction has been made to Figure 5, which previously misidentified Independent lawmakers as belonging to the Sunni Ittehad Council.

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