ISLAMABAD, June 6, 2014: The Senate could not start general discussion on the fiscal budget 2014-15 on Friday, however, 12 points of order consumed 73 per cent of the proceedings’ time during 3rd sitting of the 105th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet based on direct observation of the […]

ISLAMABAD, June 04, 2014: The Senate of Pakistan cleared five government bills on Wednesday during second sitting of 105th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) based on direct observation of the House. The House passed the Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2014, The Anti-terrorism (Second Amendment) Bill, 2014, The Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amendment) […]

ISLAMABAD, June 3, 2014: The Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization laid the Finance Bill, 2014, containing the Annual Budget Statement during the first sitting of the 105th session on Tuesday, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). After the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the Senate provides recommendations on the budget […]

Session Prorogued ISLAMABAD, May 23, 2014: The Senate unanimously passed two bills and concluded debate on the political situation during the eighth and last sitting of 104th session on Friday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. Tabled by Minister for Science and Technology, the House passed the National Judicial (Policy […]

ISLAMABAD, May 21, 2014: The Senate continued discussion on political situation in the backdrop of recent media controversy on Wednesday during seventh sitting of 104th session, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. Four senators spoke for 44 minutes on the motion under rule 218 commenced in an earlier sitting regarding […]

ISLAMABAD, May 20, 2014: The Senate took up its entire agenda and debated prevailing political situation in the country during sixth sitting of its 104th session on Tuesday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. The Leader of the House moved a motion to dispense with the rules to continue debate […]

ISLAMABAD, May 19, 2014: The Senate discussed the national sports policy and the prevailing political situation in the country during fifth sitting of 104th session on Monday, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. Twelve senators and a minister debated the motion under rule 218 regarding the national sports policy with […]

ISLAMABAD, May 16, 2014: Starting 30 minutes behind the schedule, the fourth sitting of the 104th session witnessed low attendance of the Senators on Friday, as only 10 were present at the outset while 27 at the adjournment of the sitting, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet. The quorum […]

ISLAMABAD, May 14, 2014: Starting 55 minutes behind the schedule, the third sitting of the ongoing session witnessed low attendance of the Senators as only 10 were present at the outset and 40 at the adjournment of the sitting, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). The quorum was visibly lacking at various stages […]

ISLAMABAD, May 13, 2014: The opposition members walked out of the Senate over the reply of the Advisor to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs on the foreign policy during the second sitting of 104th session on Tuesday, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN). Two PPPP lawmakers debated the foreign policy […]