ISLAMABAD, March 11, 2013: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed four bills in the 5th sitting of the ongoing 30th session amid low attendance. The sitting, which met for an hour and 56 minutes witnessed, lack of quorum at various stages. Only 19 members were present at the outset while 35 were there when the sitting was […]

ISLAMABAD, March 08, 2013: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, which met for an hour and 22 minutes in the 4th sitting of 30th session, passed six bills. The sitting was marked by low attendance. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Industrial Statistics Bill 2013; the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Bill 2013; the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minimum […]

ISLAMABAD, March, 2013: Starting 23 minutes late, the 3rd sitting of the ongoing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s session was marked by the low attendance of Members. Only 29 were present at the outset while 47 were there at the adjournment of the sitting The quorum was visibly lacking at various stages of the sitting. However, it […]

ISLAMABAD, January 18, 2013: Starting an hour and 13 minutes late, the 14th sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 29th session adopted seven resolutions, including one calling for awarding Nishan-i-Pakistan to the slain provincial Senior Minister and another condemning use of unparliamentary language against Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The sitting, which met for two hours […]

ISLAMABAD, January 15, 2013 Starting an hour and 13 minutes late, the 13th sitting of the 29th session of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly witnessed passage of five bills. Low attendance continued to persist as only 35 members were present at the start and 34 at the time of adjournment. A maximum of 48 members were present during […]

ISLAMABAD, January 14, 2013: Starting an hour and 17 minute late, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 12th sitting of the ongoing 29th session met for an hour and 18 minutes. All of the three bills on the agenda were passed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Those were The KPK Universities (Amendment) Bill 2012, The Provincial Services Academy (KPK) […]

ISLAMABAD, January 11, 2013: Starting an hour and 20 minute late, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 11th sitting of the ongoing 29th session which met for two hour and 57 minutes adopted three resolutions on Friday. The first resolution called upon the federal government to raise voice against ban on hijab in some European countries, the […]

ISLAMABAD, January 08, 2013: Starting an hour and 11 minutes late, the 10th sitting of the 29th session of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly witnessed the passage of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elimination of Custom of Ghag Bill 2012. Six more bills were introduced. Low attendance continued to persist as only 32 members were present at the start […]

ISLAMABAD, January 07, 2013: Starting an hour and 24 minutes late, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the anti-democratic forces and calling upon the Election Commission of Pakistan to continue its preparation for next general elections without fear. The sitting was marked by low attendance as only 31 members were present at […]

ISLAMABAD, December 24, 2012: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly did not take up any regular agenda scheduled for the seventh sitting of the 29th Session that held on Monday, reports the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on the KP Assembly’s Proceedings. The agenda was deferred due to the assassination of a […]