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Islamabad, April 16, 2022 (PPI-OT):The National Assembly on Saturday elected PPPP’s Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Speaker of the House, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in Daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the proceedings during the 8th sitting of 41st session:

Members’ Participation

The National Assembly met for four hours and 46 minutes.

The sitting started at 12:36 pm against the scheduled time of 12:00 pm.

The speaker presided over the proceedings for four hours and 16 minutes while the remaining sitting was initially chaired by a member of panel of chairpersons.

The leader of the house attended the sitting for an hour and 16 minutes.

As many as 181 (53 percent) lawmakers were present at the outset and five (two percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

Parliamentary leaders of PPPP, PML-N, MQMP, BAP, MMAP, ANP, BNP-M, JWP, GDA and PML attended the sitting.

Five out of ten minority lawmakers were present.

Output

PPPP’s MNA Raja Pervaiz Ashraf took oath after being elected unopposed as the 22nd speaker of the National Assembly. A member of panel of chairpersons administered the oath on Raja Pervaiz Ashraf who was sole contender for the speaker’s position as no other candidate had submitted nomination papers against him.

Tabled by parliamentary leader of PPPP, the House adopted a resolution to commend the services of late philanthropist Bilquis Edhi.

The House adopted another resolution to condemn attack on Punjab Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari in the House. The resolution was tabled by a PML-N lawmaker.

Moved by a PML-N lawmaker, the House adopted a motion to constitute parliamentary committee for joint electoral reforms. A total of five lawmakers were present in the House during the passage of this motion while the speaker was authorized to nominate members from all parliamentary parties in it.

The House did not take up a resolution for removal of the deputy speaker due to his resignation before the commencement of the sitting.

Order and Institutionalization

The leader of the house spoke on a point of order for 11 minutes.

As many as 37 lawmakers made felicitation speeches for three hours and 58 minutes following the oath of newly elected speaker.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm.

Transparency

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

Attendance of lawmakers was available to 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

Islamabad, April 16, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan passed three government bills and adopted one resolution on Saturday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during the fourth sitting of 52nd session:

Members’ Participation

The House met an hour and 35 minutes.

The sitting started at 02:30 pm against the scheduled time of 01:00 pm.

A member of panel of chairpersons presided over the entire proceedings in the absence of speaker and the deputy speaker.

The leader of the house (chief minister) and the leader of the opposition did not attend the sitting.

As many as 12 (18 percent) legislators were present at the start and 14 (22 percent) at the end of the sitting.

The parliamentary leaders of PkMAP, BNP-A, HDP and BNP-M attended the sitting.

All three minority members were absent.

Output

The House passed three government bills which included the Bibi Asmat Malik Memorial Hospital Khudabadan Panjgur Bill, 2022, the Shaheed Nawabzada Sikandar Jan Zehri Memorial Hospital Bill, 2022 and the University of Makran Bill, 2022.

Tabled by a PkMAP lawmaker, the House adopted a resolution condemning attack on Punjab Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari in the House.

Order and Institutionalization

Twelve lawmakers spoke on points of order for an hour and seven minutes which were related to highhandedness of security personnel with people in Lokandi and non-commencement of construction work at Sadiq Shaheed ground in Quetta.

Lawmakers belonging to BNP-M staged token walkout against the highhandedness of security personnel with people in Lokandi.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 01:00 pm.

Transparency

‘List of Business’ was available to the legislators, observers and others.

The attendance of lawmakers was 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, April 14, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan adopted two resolutions and consumed almost one-third of its proceedings’ time on points of order, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Thursday.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during the third sitting of 52nd session:

Members’ Participation

The House met an hour and 39 minutes.

The sitting started at 02:46 pm against the scheduled time of 01:00 pm.

The deputy speaker presided over the proceedings for 36 minutes while the remaining sitting was chaired by the deputy speaker.

The leader of the house (chief minister) and the leader of the opposition did not attend the sitting.

As many as 12 (18 percent) legislators were present at the start and six (nine percent) at the end of the sitting.

The parliamentary leaders of PkMAP, HDP, PNP and BNP-M attended the sitting.

All three minority members were present.

Output

The House adopted a resolution recommending the provincial government to contact federal government for re-opening of border areas in the province and promote trade activities to end unemployment there. The resolution was tabled by a lawmaker belonging to MMAP.

Sponsored by a PkMAP lawmaker, the House adopted another resolution demanding induction of local people in nursing departments rather than hiring persons from other provinces.

Representation and Responsiveness

The House took up three out of nine starred questions while lawmakers asked three supplementary questions as well. Six starred questions were deferred due to the absence of relevant minister.

Order and Institutionalization

Twelve lawmakers spoke on points of order for 32 minutes which were mainly related to electricity load-shedding during Ramadan and issues related to government employees and law and order situation.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 01:00 pm.

Transparency

‘List of Business’ was available to the legislators, observers and others.

The attendance of lawmakers was 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, April 11, 2022 (PPI-OT):The National Assembly on Monday elected Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif as the leader of the house with 174 votes in his favour after PTI lawmakers boycotted the election, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in Daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the proceedings during the 7th sitting of 41st session:

Members’ Participation

The National Assembly met for two hours and 53 minutes.

The sitting started at 03:14 pm against the scheduled time of 02:00 pm.

The deputy speaker presided over the proceedings for 42 minutes while the remaining sitting was chaired by a member of panel of chairpersons.

The newly elected leader of the house attended the entire sitting.

As many as 280 (82 percent) lawmakers were present at the outset and 148 (43 percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

Parliamentary leaders of MQMP, PML-N, ANP, MMAP, GDA, AMLP, PML, BAP, BNP-M, PPPP and JWP attended the sitting.

Nine out of ten minority lawmakers were present.

Election of the Prime Minister

The joint opposition nominee Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif secured 174 votes and elected as leader of the house. PTI nominee Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi announced to boycott the election and left the House along with his party lawmakers and other allies at 03:57 pm.

Order and Institutionalization

The newly elected Prime Minister made his maiden speech in the House and spoke for 59 minutes.

PTI nominee for leader of the house spoke on a point of order for 27 minutes.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 04:00 pm.

Transparency

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

Attendance of lawmakers was available to 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

Islamabad, April 11, 2022 (PPI-OT):The joint opposition on Monday withdrew no-confidence resolution against Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during the 7th sitting of 21st session:

Members’ Participation

The House met for 30 minutes.

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

The speaker presided over the entire proceedings.

The deputy speaker was also present.

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

The leader of the opposition was not present.

As many as 65 MPAs (45 percent) were present at the outset and 90 (62 percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.

Parliamentary leader of ANP attended the sitting.

All four minority lawmakers were present.

Output

A lawmaker belonging to ANP withdrew a joint resolution of no-confidence against the Chief Minister.

Tabled by a PTI lawmaker, the House adopted a resolution to express confidence on KP Chief Minister. A total of 88 lawmakers voted in favour of resolution and two legislators opposed it.

Order and Institutionalization

The House was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 02:00 pm.

Transparency

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

Attendance of the lawmakers was 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
Email: media@fafen.org
URL: www.fafen.org

Islamabad, April 10, 2022 (PPI-OT):The National Assembly passed no-confidence resolution against the Prime Minister on Sunday, as 174 lawmakers voted in favour of it, observers Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet.

Following are key observations of the proceedings during 5th and 6th sitting of the 41st session:

Members’ Participation

The National Assembly met for 15 hours and 32 minutes; however, the proceedings remained suspended for nine hours and 28 minutes due to prayer and other causal breaks.

The 5th sitting started at the scheduled time of 10:30 am and lasted 13 hours and 29 minutes. The 6th sitting started at 12:02 am continued for two hours and three minutes.

The speaker presided over the proceedings during 5th sitting for an hour and 38 minutes while the remaining sitting was chaired by a member of panel of chairpersons. A member of panel of chairpersons presided over the entire proceedings during 6th sitting.

The deputy speaker was not present.

Two hundred and sixteen lawmakers (63%) lawmakers were present at the outset and 194 (57%) at adjournment of the 5th sitting. A total of 176 lawmakers attended the 6th sitting.

Parliamentary Leaders of BAP, GDA, AMLP, PML, BNP-M, ANP, MQMP, PPPP, PML-N, MMAP and JWP were present in the 5th sitting while 6th sitting was attended by parliamentary leaders of BAP, PML, BNP-M, ANP, MQMP, PPPP, PML-N, MMAP and JWP.

Output

The House adopted no-confidence resolution against the Prime Minister under clause (1) of Article 95 of the Constitution. A total of 174 lawmakers voted in favour of the resolution while the procedure for recording votes was held under the provisions of the `Second Schedule’ provided in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in National Assembly, 2007.

Representation and Responsiveness

The House neither observed question hour nor took up two calling attention notices.

Order and Institutionalization

Twenty-three lawmakers spoke on points of order for four hours and 32 minutes.

The treasury lawmakers except Minister of state for parliamentary affairs walked out from the House soon after the start of voting on no-confidence resolution.

The House was adjourned to meet again on Monday, April 11, 2022 at 11 am.

Transparency

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

Attendance of lawmakers was available to 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