ISLAMABAD, June 19, 2021: The National Assembly continued debate on federal budget 2021-22 and thirty-two lawmakers participated in it, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Saturday.

Following are key observations of the proceedings during tenth sitting of the 34th session:

 Members’ Participation

• The House met for eight hours and eight minutes.
• The proceedings started at 11:04 am against the scheduled time of 11:00 am.
• A member of panel of chairpersons presided over the entire proceedings in the absence of speaker and deputy speaker.
• The leaders of the House (Prime Minister) and the opposition did not attend the sitting.
• A total of 39 lawmakers (11 percent) were present at the outset and 14 (four percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.
• Five out of ten minority lawmakers were also present during the proceedings.

Representation and Responsiveness

• Thirty-two lawmakers participated in debate on federal budget 2021-22 and consumed seven hours and 49 minutes of the proceedings.

Order and Institutionalization

• The House was adjourned to meet again on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 12:00 pm.

Transparency

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

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