ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly in 2025 received only one constitutionally mandated report for the latest year, with several reports lagging from earlier periods. Two significant reports from the Council of Common Interest and the National Economic Council were notably absent, despite constitutional obligations for their annual presentation.

The Constitution requires several reports to be laid before both Houses of Parliament annually. These include reports on the implementation of the Principles of Policy, the Council of Common Interests (CCI), the National Economic Council (NEC), monitoring reports on the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, reports by the Auditor-General of Pakistan, and annual interim reports from the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII).

During 2025, the National Assembly saw the submission of several reports. Among these were biannual monitoring reports on the NFC Award for January-June 2022 and July-December 2022, as well as annual reports from the CII for 2020-21 and 2021-22. The audit report from the Auditor-General for 2024-25 was also presented, alongside reports on the Principles of Policy for 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Despite these submissions, the Assembly did not engage in discussions on any of the reports. The Constitution and the Assembly’s procedural rules provide for such discussions, yet they did not occur in 2025. This lack of debate raises questions about parliamentary oversight and accountability regarding these reports.