ISLAMABAD, July 17, 2012: The Punjab Assembly met for two hours and five minutes during the second sitting of the 39th session on Tuesday continued to witness low attendance – only 28 legislators (8% of the total current membership – 369) were present at the outset and 26 at the adjournment. The Chief Minister and […]

ISLAMABAD, July 16, 2012: Starting an hour and 50 minutes behind schedule, the first sitting of 39th session of the Punjab Assembly witnessed low attendance of MPAs with only 20 present at the outset and 56 when it was adjourned. The Quorum, visibly lacking at various stages of the sitting, was pointed out by PPPP […]

ISLAMABAD, June 23, 2012: Starting 45 minutes behind schedule, the last sitting of 38th session of the Punjab Assembly continued to witness low interest of Members in the proceedings as only seven were present at the start while 137 were there when the session prorogued. The Quorum, visibly lacking at various stages of the sitting, […]

ISLAMABAD, June 22, 2012: Starting an hour and 30 minutes behind schedule, the 14th sitting of 38th session of the Punjab Assembly witnessed low attendance as only five Members (one % of the total membership of 369) were present at the start of the sitting and 70 were there when it was adjourned. The Quorum […]

ISLAMABAD, June 21, 2012: Starting two hours behind schedule, the 13th sitting of 38th session of the Punjab Assembly witnessed low attendance as the House passed eight Bills, including the Punjab Finance Bill 2012. Only 34 Members (9% of the total membership of 369) were present at the start of the sitting and 58 were […]

ISLAMABAD, June 20, 2012: The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday passed the budget in the 12th sitting of the 38th session as the House witnessed two walkouts over burning of legislators’ homes in the province and use of indecent language against women MPAs. Only three legislators were present at the outset of the sitting. Moreover only […]

ISLAMABAD, June 19, 2012: Only ten legislators were present in the House when the Punjab Assembly started debate on budget on Tuesday as the 11th sitting of 38th session witnessed the treasury and opposition benches chanting slogans against each other. Meeting for three hours and 43 minutes, the sitting, which started an hour and 15 minutes […]

ISLAMABAD, June 18, 2012: On the last day of general discussion on the budget in the Punjab Assembly, only four legislators (one percent of the total membership) were present in the House at the start of the sitting and 100 when it was adjourned on Monday. Speaking for 24 minutes the Minister for Finance concluded […]

ISLAMABAD, June 15, 2012: On the fourth day of general discussion on the budget in the Punjab Assembly, only 12 legislators (three percent of the total membership) were present in the House at the start of the sitting and 17 when it was adjourned on Friday. The Chief Minister was absent for the eight time […]