ISLAMABAD, December 18, 2012: Starting 60 minutes late, the 5th sitting of the ongoing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 29th session continued to witness low attendance of members as only 28 were present at the outset and 31 at the adjournment of the sitting. Additionally, the Chief Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, the Deputy Speaker and […]

ISLAMABAD, December 17, 2012: Starting 35 minutes late, the 4th sitting of the ongoing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 29th session continued to witness absence of ministers. However, all starred questions (requiring oral replies) were taken up and responded to by the relevant ministries. The sitting, which met for 131 minutes, was also marked by the low […]

ISLAMABAD, December 14, 2012: The 3rd sitting of the ongoing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 29th session was marked by the low attendance of the members as only 38 were present at the outset while 28 were there at the adjournment of the sitting. The sitting, which met for an hour and 16 minutes, also witnessed ministerial […]

ISLAMABAD, December 11, 2012: Meeting for just 55 minutes, the 2nd sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 29thsession was marked by the low attendance and ministerial absence. Only 33 of the total 124 members were present when the sitting started while 45 were there at the adjournment. The legislators of two opposition parties – PMLN […]

ISLAMABAD, December 10, 2012: Starting 47 minutes late, the first sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 29th session met for an hour and 33 minutes witnessing low attendance of Members, as only 30% of the total Membership – 124 – were present at the outset and 36% at the adjournment of the sitting. The House unanimously […]

ISLAMABAD, September 10, 2012:  Starting 57 minutes late, the seventh sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 27th session met for three hours and 10 minutes on Monday and passed four bills. The House unanimously passed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Universities Amendment Bill 2012, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Bill 2012, the Khyber […]

ISLAMABAD, September 7, 2012:  Starting 31 minutes late, the sixth sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 27th session met for two hours and 46 minutes on Friday. It witnessed low attendance of MPAs.  Only 34 (27% of total Membership) were present at the start, while 35 (28%) were there at the adjournment. The Chief Minister, […]

ISLAMABAD, September 4, 2012:  Starting 46 minutes late, the fifth sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 27th session met for two hours and 38 minutes on Tuesday. It witnessed low attendance of MPAs.  Only 37 (30% of total Membership) were present at the start, while 24 (23%) were there at the adjournment. The Chief Minister, […]

ISLAMABAD, Sept 3, 2012:  Starting 60 minutes late, the fourth sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s 27th session met for three hours on Monday. It witnessed low attendance of MPAs.  Only 25 (20% of total Membership) were present at the start, while 33 (27%) were there at the adjournment. The Chief Minister, the Deputy Speaker, […]