Category: Elections / Appointments

Islamabad, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Punjab Assembly continued debate on provincial annual budget 2021-22 and 60 lawmakers participated in discussion on it, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Monday.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during the fifth sitting of the 33rd session:

Members’ Participation

The House met for six hours and 19 minutes.

The sitting started at 02:53 pm against the scheduled time of 02:00 pm.

Two members of panel of chairpersons presided over the proceedings in the absence of speaker and deputy speaker.

The leaders of the House (Chief Minister) and the opposition leader did not attend the proceedings.

As many as 31 MPAs (eight percent) were present at the outset and 11(three percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

The parliamentary leader of PPPP attended the proceedings.

As many as six out of eight minority lawmakers attended the sitting.

Representation and Responsiveness

Sixty lawmakers took part in general discussion on the provincial annual budget 2021-22. They spoke on it five hours and 15 minutes.

Order and Institutionalization

Three lawmakers spoke on points of order for three minutes.

A PPPP lawmaker sat on floor of the House for 25 minutes in protest when the Chair disallowed him to speak on budget prior to his turn.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 02:00 pm.

Transparency

‘Orders of the Day’ was available on Assembly’s website.

Information on Members’ attendance is available on Assembly’s website.

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Islamabad, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly opened debate on the provincial budget 2021-22 with the speech of leader of the opposition on Monday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the proceedings during second sitting of the 19th session:

Members’ Participation

The Assembly met for three hours and 50 minutes.

The sitting started at 02:20 pm against the scheduled time of 01:00 pm.

The speaker presided over the sitting for two hours, while the deputy speaker chaired the remaining sitting.

The leader of the House (Chief Minister) did not attend the sitting.

The leader of the opposition was present for two hours.

Sixty legislators (41 percent) were present at the outset and 50 (34 percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

The parliamentary leaders of PML-N, PPPP, ANP, BAP and MMAP attended the proceedings.

Three minority lawmakers attended the sitting.

Representation and Responsiveness

The leader of the opposition opened the budget debate and spoke for 35 minutes.

Twelve other lawmakers spoke on provincial budget for three hours.

Order and Institutionalization

The House was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 01:00 pm.

Transparency

‘Orders of the Day’ is available for the legislators, observers and the media.

Attendance of the lawmakers is not available for the observers and the media.

For more information, contact:
Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)
FAFEN Representative
FAFEN Secretariat 224, Margalla Road F-10/3 – Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-2211026
Fax: +92-51-2211047
Cell: +92-321-5017355, +92-301-8549188
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Islamabad, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Senate passed two government bills on Monday and adopted a condolence resolution on the demise of former Senator Usman Khan Kakar, who breathed his last today, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in Daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during 5th sitting of 312th session:

Members’ Participation

The House met for five hours and 40 minutes.

The sitting started 04:10 pm against the scheduled time of 04:00 pm.

The chairman presided over the entire proceedings.

The deputy chairman was also present.

The leader of the House attended the entire sitting.

The leader of the opposition was present for three hours and 10 minutes.

As many as 43 lawmakers (43 percent) were present at the outset and 12 (12 percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

The parliamentary leaders of PPPP, PTI, JI, PML-N, MQMP, ANP, BAP, PML-F, PML-Q and JUIP attended the sitting.

Two out of four minority lawmakers were also present.

Output

Chairman Standing Committee on Interior presented report on the Pakistan Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

The House passed two government members’ bills including the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2021 and the Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Bill, 2021.

The House adopted a supplementary resolution to condole the death of former Senator Usman Khan Kakar belonging to PkMAP. Thirty-seven lawmakers including the leaders of the House and the opposition highlighted the political career of deceased Senator during condolence reference and spoke for two hours and five minutes.

Representation and Responsiveness

Eleven lawmakers participated in the budget discussion consuming two hours and 15 minutes of the proceedings.

Order and Institutionalization

The opposition lawmakers walked out from the house for twelve minutes against non-consideration of a private member’s bill related to welfare of senior citizens.

The women lawmakers protested for five minutes in front the Chair’s dais against remarks of a JUIP lawmaker about one of their colleague.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 04:00 pm.

Transparency

‘Orders of the Day’ was available to the legislators, observers and public.

The attendance of lawmakers is available on Senate website.

For more information, contact:
Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)
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FAFEN Secretariat 224, Margalla Road F-10/3 – Islamabad
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Islamabad, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The National Assembly consumed 96 percent of its proceedings in debate on the federal budget 2021-22, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Monday.

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

Members’ Participation

The House met for 11 hours and 54 minutes.

The proceedings started at 12:05 pm against the scheduled time of 12:00 pm.

The speaker chaired the proceedings for an hour and 33 minutes, the deputy speaker for an hour and 50 minutes while the remaining sitting was chaired by two members of panel of chairpersons.

The leaders of the House (Prime Minister) and the opposition did not attend the sitting.

A total of 31 lawmakers (nine percent) were present at the outset and 14 (four percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

The parliamentary leaders of BAP, GDA, ANP and MMAP attended the sitting.

Eight out of ten minority lawmakers were also present during the proceedings.

Representation and Responsiveness

Thirty-five lawmakers participated in debate on federal budget 2021-22 and consumed 11 hours and 20 minutes of the proceedings. Minister for Finance and Revenue also participated in budget debate and spoke for ten minutes.

Order and Institutionalization

An independent lawmaker and Minister of state for parliamentary affairs spoke on points of order for four minutes.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 11:00 am.

Transparency

‘Orders of the Day’ was available to the legislators, observers and public.

Attendance of lawmakers was available to the media and observers.

For more information, contact:
Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)
FAFEN Representative
FAFEN Secretariat 224, Margalla Road F-10/3 – Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-2211026
Fax: +92-51-2211047
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Islamabad, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan started debate on the provincial annual budget for the financial year 2021-2022, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Monday.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during second sitting of the budget 40th session:

Members’ Participation

The House met for an hour and 32 minutes.

The sitting started at 05:40 pm against the scheduled time of 04:00 pm.

The speaker presided over the entire sitting while the deputy speaker was also present.

The leader of the House (Chief Minister) attended the entire proceedings.

The opposition leader did not attend the sitting.

As many as 24 MPAs (37 percent) were present at the outset and 30 (46 percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

The parliamentary leaders of ANP, BNP-A, JWP, HDP and BAP attended the proceedings.

As many as one out of three minority lawmakers was present.

Representation and Responsiveness

Six lawmakers participated in debate on provincial budget for an hour and 11 minutes.

A privilege motion of BAP and PTI lawmakers was referred to the relevant committee. It was against opposition members, who reportedly disrespected Chief Minister Balochistan during the last sitting.

Order and Institutionalization

Two lawmakers spoke on points of order for 17 minutes related to death of ex-senator Usman Khan Kakar and protest of the opposition in assembly premises on budget day.

The House was later adjourned to meet again on Monday, June 22, 2021 at 04:00 pm.

Transparency

‘Orders of the Day’ was available to the legislators, observers and others.

The attendance of lawmakers was not available to the observers and media.

For more information, contact:
Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)
FAFEN Representative
FAFEN Secretariat 224, Margalla Road F-10/3 – Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-2211026
Fax: +92-51-2211047
Cell: +92-321-5017355, +92-301-8549188
Email: media@fafen.org
URL: www.fafen.org

Islamabad, June 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Sindh Assembly continued general discussion on provincial budget 2021-22 and 21 lawmakers took part in the debate, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) its Daily Factsheet on Monday.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during 13th sitting of the 21st session:

Members’ Participation

The House met for four hours and 26 minutes.

The sitting started at 01:00 pm against the scheduled time of 11:00 am.

The speaker chaired the proceedings for three hour and two minutes while the deputy speaker presided over the rest of the sitting.

The leader of the House (Chief Minister) was absent.

The opposition leader attended the proceedings for two hours and six minutes.

As many as 23 MPAs (14 percent) were present at the outset and 26 (16 percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

The parliamentary leaders of PPPP, PTI, MQMP, GDA, and MMAP were present, while the leader of TLP did not attend the sitting.

Seven out of nine minority lawmakers attended the proceedings.

Representation and Responsiveness

Twenty-one lawmakers – PPPP (11), PTI (6) and GDA (4) – participated in general discussion on budget for the financial year 2021-22 as well as supplementary budget for the financial year 2020-21. They consumed four hours and 10 minutes of the proceedings.

Order and Institutionalization

Lawmakers belonging to GDA, MQM and PTI protested for seven minutes when the Chair did not give extra time to a GDA lawmaker to continue her budget speech. Later, GDA lawmakers walked out from the House on the same issue for 40 minutes.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm.

Transparency

‘Orders of the Day’ was available to the legislators, observers and public.

The attendance of lawmakers was not available to the media and observers.

For more information, contact:
Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)
FAFEN Representative
FAFEN Secretariat 224, Margalla Road F-10/3 – Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-2211026
Fax: +92-51-2211047
Cell: +92-321-5017355, +92-301-8549188
Email: media@fafen.org
URL: www.fafen.org