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National Assembly: 61% Agenda Left Unaddressed

ISLAMABAD, February 10, 2015: The National Assembly left 61% of the agenda items unaddressed on Tuesday as the sitting was adjourned due to lack of quorum amid boycott against increase in GST on petroleum products and other commodities.

Fifty-one (15%) lawmakers were present at the start of the sitting and 42 (12%) at the time of adjournment.

As many as four bills were introduced during the sitting and referred to the relevant standing committees. These included the Pakistan Private Courier Services Regulatory Authority Bill 2015, the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Compulsory Education for Arabic Bill 2015 and the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2015.

The House failed to consider the Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Amendment Bill 2015. In addition, amendments proposed to Rules 48, 69 and 112 of the National Assembly’s Rules of Procedure were also left unaddressed.

The House did not take up five resolutions regarding polio eradication, ad-hoc allowances of government employees, electricity theft, lifting the ban on YouTube and establishment of a women’s varsity in Swat. Similarly, five motions to discuss increasing corruption in federal government departments, spread of tuberculosis, increasing deficit of Pakistan Steel Mills, climate change and Hajj policy were also left unaddressed.

The House failed to take up a calling attention notice (CAN) regarding discontinuation of Bolan mail train’s stopover in Naudero. Following are some key observations of the House proceedings:

Members’ Participation in the House Proceedings

Output

Representation and Responsiveness

Order and Institutionalization

Transparency

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This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of FAFEN and in no way reflect the views of the European Union. This daily factsheet is based on direct observation of the National Assembly proceedings conducted by Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) – a member organization of FAFEN. Errors and omissions are excepted.

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