ISLAMABAD, October 1, 2013: The Balochistan Assembly witnessed no business on the agenda amid the absence of key members as the proceedings were marred by exchange of harsh words between the treasury and the opposition benches during the third sitting of the sixth session on Tuesday. The Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chief Minister and the Leader […]

ISLAMABAD, September 28, 2013: The second sitting of the Balochistan Assembly’s sixth session was adjourned for 18 minutes due to an earthquake, on Saturday. The entire sitting was Chaired by the Speaker. The Chief Minister was absent while the Leader of the Opposition and the parliamentary leaders of JUIF and PkMAP were present. Lawmakers spoke […]

ISLAMABAD, September 26, 2013: The Balochistan Assembly adopted five resolutions during the first sitting of the sixth session, on Thursday, a private members’ day. Through the resolutions the House condemned the suicide attacks on a Church in Peshawar, extended condolences on the deaths of the September 24 earthquake; demanded 80% employment for the people of […]

ISLAMABAD, August 30, 2013: The Balochistan Assembly passed two bills including the Balochistan Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2013 during the eighth sitting of the fifth session on Friday. The House also passed the Balochistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill 2013. The House adopted two jointly tabled resolutions about illegal construction of speed breakers by […]

ISLAMABAD, August 29, 2013: The seventh sitting of the fifth session of the Balochistan Assembly was adjourned due to lack of quorum on Thursday. The sitting lasted 54 minutes. Seventeen MPAs were present at the beginning and 13 at the end of the proceedings. After the ANP parliamentary leader pointed out the lack of quorum, […]

ISLAMABAD, August 28, 2013: The Balochistan Assembly passed the Balochistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill 2013 during the sixth sitting of the fifth session on Wednesday. A resolution by two NP legislators was adopted to call upon the federal government to review its decision of closing down National Commission for Human Development (NCHD). Additionally, […]

ISLAMABAD, August 27, 2013: The Balochistan Assembly passed the Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2013 during the fifth sitting of the fifth session on Tuesday. The Chief Minister tabled the bill during the sitting which lasted five hours and ten minutes. The bill amended the section 25 of the local government law substituting the words ‘non […]

ISLAMABAD, August 24, 2013: The Balochistan Assembly adopted a supplementary resolution calling upon the PIA to reduce airfares and resume the stalled flights to the province during the fourth sitting of the fifth session on Saturday. The resolution was moved by an NP legislator. The Deputy Speaker chaired the sitting for two hours and 36 […]

ISLAMABAD, August 22, 2013: The Balochistan Assembly adopted a resolution on taking action against a power plant for not providing electricity under the agreement in its third sitting of the fifth session on Thursday. The resolution to take action against a power plant for providing 70-80 MW electricity against the agreement of 124 MW was […]

ISLAMABAD, August 19, 2013: A draft of amendments in the rules of procedure was presented in the second sitting of the fifth session of Balochistan Assembly on Monday. The draft of the proposed amendments under the 18th amendment in the House rules of procedure was presented by a PKMAP legislator. However the House did not […]