Free and Fair Election Network

Lack of Quorum Persists during 14th Sitting of Senate

ISLAMABAD, February 03, 2012:  Witnessing low attendance, the 14thsitting of the ongoing Senate session lasted an hour and 49 minutes on Friday. Only 11 Senators were present when the proceedings began while 20 were there at the end of the sitting.

Out of the 15 questions listed for the Question Hour, 11 were put up and responded by the relevant ministers.  

The First Quarterly Report for the year 2011-12 of the Central Board of Directors of the State Bank of Pakistan was presented.

The Leader of the House was present all through the sitting while the Leader of the Opposition did not attend.

Following are some key observations of the parliamentary business:

Members’ Participation in House Proceedings

Representation and Responsiveness

Output

Order and Institutionalization

Transparency

After successfully observing proceedings of the National Assembly, the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has started the observation of the provincial assemblies – Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan – and the Senate.

This daily factsheet is based on FAFEN’s direct observation of the 14th sitting of 77th session of the Senate.

These reports will be released on the day the sittings are held to provide media and other interested stakeholders vital statistics about the Assembly proceedings to encourage informed public discourse on its performance.

The Daily Factsheet is based on direct observation of the Senate proceedings conducted by Center for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI), a member organization of FAFEN

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