PILDAT’s Analysis of 4^5th session of National Assembly

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ISLAMABAD: PILDAT Analyzed the 45^th session of the National Assembly which began on October 7 and was prorogued on October 24, 2022. Eleven (11) sittings were convened during the session spanning 18 days.

This 45^th Session of the National Assembly met for 22 hours and 20 minutes with an average time of 2 hours and 2 minutes per sitting. The longest sitting of the session was held on October 13 when the House was adjourned after meeting 4 hours and 19 minutes. The average delay in starting a sitting was 36 minutes during the session.

On average 31.53% agenda items were left over during the 45^th session and the National Assembly could dispose only 68.47% of its agenda items in 11 sittings.

Lack of quorum was pointed out only in two (2) or 18.18% out of 11 sittings during the session. The same two sittings were adjourned due to lack of quorum. On average, 103 (30.98%) MNAs were recorded as present in the session.

Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, MNA, Prime Minister of Pakistan could not attend a single sitting throughout the session while Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Raja Riaz Ahmad, MNA attended 3 (27.27%) sittings. On average, 103 or 30.98% MNAs marked their attendance during the 45^th session. The reason behind this low attendance is absence of PTI MNAs while ECP also de-notified 11 MNAs of PTI on July 29, 2022.

Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, MNA (NA-1 Chitral-I, KP, MMAP) was the most vocal MNA during the 45^th session with a recorded talk time of 1 hour and 7 minutes.

During 45^th session, the National Assembly passed 17 bills. Out of these, 7 government bills and 3 private members’ bills were introduced in the National Assembly while 7 Private Members’ bills were transmitted from the Senate.

Only one (1) ordinance (The Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 (Ord. No VI)) was laid during the session while no ordinance was extended during the session.