ISLAMABAD, June 23, 2014: The lawmakers in the Balochistan Assembly continued debate on the provincial budget for 2014-15 during the 03rd sitting of 12th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its daily factsheet.
Ten lawmakers including 04 of PkMAP, PML-N 01, NP 01, PML 01 and JUI-F 03 took part in general discussion on the provincial budget 2014-15. They discussed budgetary proposals for 03 hours and 24 minutes. The sitting lasted 03 hours and 35 minutes.
Following are some key observations of the proceedings:
Members’ Participation in House Proceedings
- The Balochistan Assembly met for 03 hours and 35 minutes.
- The sitting started at 1122 hours against the scheduled time of 1100 hours, witnessing a delay of 22 minutes.
- Twelve members were present at the start and 20 at the end of sitting. A maximum of 34 members were observed to be present at one point of the sitting.
- The Speaker chaired the sitting for an hour and 54 minutes while a member of panel of chairpersons presided over the remaining proceeding.
- The Chief Minister attended the entire sitting while the Leader of the Opposition was absent.
- The parliamentary leaders of PkMAP, PML, NP, ANP and MWM were present.
- No member applied for leave.
- Two minority members were present during the sitting.
Representation and Responsiveness
- Ten lawmakers including 04 of PkMAP, PML-N 01, NP 01, PML 01 and JUI-F 03 took part in general discussion on the provincial budget 2014-15.
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
