ISLAMABAD, April 25, 2014: The Upper House of the Parliament passed one government bill,  amended the Rules of Procedure while the Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014 was tabled during the first session of 12th parliamentary year of the Senate, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its report. A total of seven bills […]

Discussion on policy and constitutional matters was the main concern of Senators besides law and order situation as they spent two fifths of the session time criticizing the government on the said issues through debates, says the Free and Fair Election Network in its report based on direct observation of the Senate. Through two Motions […]

Law and order and employment quotas in natural resource rich areas were the main concerns of Senators. Almost a third of the 100th session’s duration was spent in the PPPP and ANP led criticisms of government, amid an overall atmosphere of low attendance and participation, says the Free and Fair Election Network in its report […]

The 99th session of the Senate was marked by the passage of a private member’s bill and the adoption of four resolutions as senators displayed low interest in the proceedings in terms of their attendance and participation, leaving behind two-fifth of the agenda on the Orders of the Day unaddressed. The House passed the first […]

The 98th session of the Senate was marked by a boycott by opposition benches over a dispute with the Interior Minister, low attendance of Senators and ministerial absence as the House left more than three – fourth of the agenda items listed on the Orders of the Day unaddressed. The Senate held 10 sittings, starting […]

Senate’s 97th session was marked by the introduction of six private members’ bills, three of them seeking amendments in the constitution. The three bills sought amendments in articles 1, 51 and 106 and 140A of the constitution to empower the parliament to create new provinces, give workers representation in the national and provincial assemblies, and […]

ISLAMABAD, June 22, 2013: Forty-six Senators took part in the debate on the federal budget during the 95th session of the Upper House, says the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its report released on Saturday. Senate’s Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics, Planning and Development presented before the House 113 recommendations, […]

ISLAMABAD, April 19, 2013:  The 92nd session of Senate was marked by low interest of Senators, persistent lack of quorum and points of order interrupting regular proceedings as the upper house left 60% of the agenda unaddressed, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its report on Friday. This was the first session after […]

Senate’s 91st session witnessed the passage of 24th constitutional amendment bill calling for creating another province out of the Punjab besides amending the anti-terrorism law twice and giving go ahead to a bill on setting up an authority to counter terrorism. The session from 18 February to 14 March 2013 lasted 36 hours and 14 […]

ISLAMABAD, 9 February, 2013: Senate’s 90th session was marked by the passage of the Fair Trial Bill amidst walkouts by both treasury and the opposition parties and low Senators’ attendance as 45% of the agenda was left unaddressed. Apart from the Fair Trial Bill, which gives investigation agencies new powers for collecting evidence, including material […]