ISLAMABAD, February 08, 2012: Starting an hour and 15 minutes late, the 11th and the last sitting of the Senate’s 90th session was marked by low attendance. Only 11 senators were present at the outset while 14 were there at the time of adjournment. A maximum of 36 senators were present at one point of […]

ISLAMABAD, February 06, 2012: The Upper House passed the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Bill 2012 and the Trade Organizations Bill 2012 in the 10th sitting of the 90th session, which met for two hours and nine minutes on Wednesday. Another bill, the Islamabad Capital Territory Private Educational Institutions (Registration and Regulation) Bill 2013, was […]

ISLAMABAD, February 01, 2012: The Upper House passed the Investigation for Fair Trial Bill in the ninth sitting of the 90th session, which met for 57 minutes on Friday. Already passed by the National Assembly, the bill provides for collection of evidence by means of modern techniques and devices to prevent and effectively deal with […]

ISLAMABAD, January 31, 2013: Starting 50 minutes late, the 8th sitting of Senate’s 90th session was marked by low attendance and walkouts. Only eights senators were present at the outset while 13 were there at the time of adjournment. A maximum of 38 senators were present at one point of sitting. Two walkouts were staged […]

ISLAMABAD, January 30, 2012: Starting 48 minutes late, the seventh sitting of the Senate’s 90th session was marked by low attendance of members. Only one Senator in the 104-member upper house was present at the outset while 16 were there at the time of adjournment. A maximum of 39 Senators were present at one point […]

ISLAMABAD, January 29, 2012: Starting 40 minutes late, the sixth sitting of Senate’s 90th session was marked by low attendance. Only six Senators in the 104-member Upper House were present at the outset and 11 at the time of adjournment. A maximum of 38 Senators were present at one point of sitting. The Trade Development […]

ISLAMABAD, January 28, 2013: Starting 56 minute late, the 5th sitting of the 90th session of Senate was marked by low attendance and unaddressed agenda. Only four Senators were present at the start while 15 were there at the time of adjournment. A maximum of 36 Senators were present at one point of sitting. None […]

ISLAMABAD, January 24, 2012: Starting 32 minutes late, the fourth sitting of Senate’s 90th session was marked by low attendance and walkouts. Only eight senators in the 104-member House were present at the outset and 11 at the adjournment. A maximum of 39 Senators (38%) were present at one point of sitting. The House witnessed […]

ISLAMABAD, January 23, 2012: Starting 52 minutes late, the 3rd sitting of the 90th session of Senate was marked by low attendance as only 10 senators were present at the outset and 19 at the adjournment. Senators raised 11 points of order which consumed 58% of the sitting time. The sitting, which met for an […]

ISLAMABAD, January 22, 2013: The 2nd sitting of the 90th session of Senate was marked by passage of a treasury-backed bill as low senators’ attendance was observed. The house passed the Pakistan Academy of Letters Bill 2012 already approved by the National Assembly in November, last year. The bill seeks to grant autonomy to Pakistan […]