ISLAMABAD, August 21: The National Assembly approved the motion calling for forming 34 Standing Committees during the sixth sitting of its fourth session on Wednesday. The motion called for forming Standing Committees on Public Accounts, Rules of Procedure and Privileges, House and Library, Government Assurances, Finance Committee of the National Assembly, the Standing Committees for […]

ISLAMABAD, August 20, 2013: Points of order consumed 88% of the proceedings during the fifth sitting of the National Assembly’s fourth session on Tuesday as parliamentarians expressed views on floods and law and order situation in the country. A total of 39 points of order consumed two hours and 58 minutes of the sitting which […]

ISLAMABAD, August 19, 2013: The National Assembly took up two Calling Attention Notices on increase in electricity tariff and the floods during the fourth sitting of the fourth session on Monday. The notices were moved in the previous sitting. The Interior Minister provided the Lower House with details of the armed standoff on August 15 […]

ISLAMABAD, August 16, 2013: The National Assembly did not take up two calling attention notices on increase in electricity tariff and the floods during the third sitting of the fourth session on Friday. After the Question Hour, the legislators discussed Thursday’s incident of an armed stadoff on Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad. Out of the 17 questions […]

ISLAMABAD, August 15, 2013: The National Assembly in its second sitting of the fourth session deferred a motion on the formation of the Standing Committees on Thursday as the Lower House adopted a resolution expressing dismay over the situation in Egypt. The motion on the formation and composition of the Standing Committees was deferred after […]

Private members’ day Agenda Not Taken Up ISLAMABAD, August 13, 2013: None of the agenda items were taken up on the first private members’ day in the 14th National Assembly as the lower house debated the clashes along the Line of Control (LoC) during the first sitting of its fourth session on Tuesday. Four MNAs […]

ISLAMABAD, July 29, 2013: The National Assembly on Monday adopted a motion during the first sitting of the third session to allow the use of the lower house for the polling of the Presidential election. The presidential election will be held on Tuesday, July 30. The Speaker chaired the sitting, which witnessed 245 members at […]

ISLAMABAD, June 28, 2013: Starting 30 minutes late, the 13th sitting of the National Assembly’s second session witnessed low attendance of the members. A total of 67 members were present at the outset, 105 at the time of adjournment, and a maximum of 156 members were present at one time during any point of the […]

ISLAMABAD, June 27, 2013: The National Assembly passed the Finance Bill 2013 during the 12th sitting of the second session on Thursday, reports FAFEN in its daily factsheet based on the direct observation of the assembly proceedings. It is the first budget of the newly formed government. Ten members shared their views about the Finance […]