ISLAMABAD, June 18, 2014: The Balochistan Assembly condemned the murder of their colleague Hendry Masih and the lawmakers observed two-minute silence over the incident during the first sitting of 11th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN).
A PkMAP lawmaker moved a joint resolution to condemn the murder of National Party MPA Hendry Masih. The Chief Minister condemned the brutal murder and condoled with the aggrieved family.
Following are some key observations of the proceedings:
Members’ Participation in House Proceedings
- The Balochistan Assembly met for 05 minutes.
- The sitting started at 1645 hours against the scheduled time of 1600 hours, witnessing a delay of 45 minutes.
- Thirty-seven members were present at the start and 37 at the end of sitting. A maximum of 37 members were observed to be present at one point of the sitting.
- The Speaker chaired the entire sitting.
- The Chief Minister was present in the House for the entire sitting while the Leader of the Opposition was absent.
- The parliamentary leaders of PML, PML-N, PkMAP and NP were present.
- No members applied for leave.
- One minority member was present during the sitting.
Output
- A PkMAP lawmaker moved a joint resolution to condemn the murder of MPA Hendry Masih.
Representation and Responsiveness
- The Chief Minister condemned the murder of National Party MPA and condoled with the aggrieved family members.
Order and Institutionalization
- No incident of protest or boycott was observed.
Transparency
- ‘Orders of the Day’ was available to the legislators, observers and others.
- Information on legislators’ attendance was not available to the observers and the public.
The Daily Factsheet is based on direct observation of Balochistan Assembly proceedings conducted by Center for Peace and Development (CPD), a Member organization of FAFEN
