ISLAMABAD, December 4, 2013: The Senators spent two hours to discuss the recent hike in the prices of petroleum products, gas and electricity and other essential items during the third sitting of the 99th session on Wednesday, says the Daily Factsheet of Free and Fair Election Network. The debate on the price hike started after […]

ISLAMABAD, December 3, 2013: Staring 32 minutes late, the second sitting of the ongoing 99th Senate session witnessed low attendance of Senators as 17 were present at the outset while 45 were there at the adjournment says Free and Fair Election Network. The sitting lasted two hours and 35 minutes. Thirteen Points of Order were […]

ISLAMABAD, December 2, 2013: The first sitting of the Senate’s 99th session was marked by low attendance of Senators, as the House left more than two-third of the agenda on the Orders of the Day unaddressed, says Free and Fair Election Network in its Daily Factsheet based on direct observation of the Upper House. Low […]

ISLAMABAD, November 8, 2013: Marked by low attendance of Senators, the last sitting of the 98th session of the Senate met for 49 minutes and left most of the agenda listed on the Orders of the Day unaddressed, says Free and Fair Election Network in its Daily Factsheet based on direct observation of the Senate. […]

ISLAMABAD, November 7, 2013: Starting two hours and 15 minutes late, the 9th sitting of the ongoing Senate’s session witnessed low attendance of Senators, says Free and Fair Election Network in its Daily Factsheet based on direct observation of the Senate on Thursday. As many as 18 Senators were present at the outset of the […]

Boycott by Opposition Benches Low Attendance Observed ISLAMABAD, November 6, 2013: Marked by low attendance and boycott by Opposition Benches, the Senate left the entire agenda items listed on the Orders of the Day unaddressed during the 8th sitting of the Senate’s ongoing 98th session, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Wednesday. […]

ISLAMABAD, November 5, 2013: The Senate observed lack of quorum in the seventh sitting of ninety-eighth session as the House did not take up the agenda except questions on the list of business. All opposition parties, excluding the MQM, continued boycott for the fourth consecutive sitting on Tuesday. The opposition members have been protesting over […]

ISLAMABAD, November 4, 2013: The Senate passed a resolution moved by an MQM senator recommending “the federal government to take effective steps to eradicate child labour in the country” as all the opposition parties, excluding the MQM, continued its boycott for the third consecutive sitting. The resolution on the issue of child labour was the […]

ISLAMABAD, November 1, 2013: The Upper House left most agenda on the orders of the day unaddressed as the opposition parties continued their boycott of the proceedings in the fifth sitting of the 98th session, on Friday. The Chairman presided the entire sitting in the presence of the Leader of the House along with the […]