Overview of 45^th Session of The National Assembly

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.  

Government bills passed by the National Assembly during 45^th session

Private Members’ bills passed by the National Assembly during 45^th session

Private Members’ bills passed by the National Assembly during 45^th session that were transmitted by the Senate

Five (5) Government bills and six (6) Private Members’ bills were introduced during the session and all of them were referred to the concerned committees. 

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. 

Time consumed on discussion of Policy Issues during 45^th session

The quality of the time used during the National Assembly session can be gauged by analyzing the time consumed on discussing key issues of democratic governance. During 45^th session, total time consumed for discussion on policy issues spanned over only 1 hour and 32 minutes while the Assembly consumed 14 hours and 27 minutes on discussion of non-policy issues. The maximum time consumed in discussing policy issues was on a bill ‘the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022’ for 14 minutes while the House spent 4 hours and 11 minutes and 1 hour and 23 minutes on discussing non-policy issues of ‘discussion on the situation arising out of the floods in the country in 2022’ and ‘Law and order situation in Balochistan’ respectively.

Time consumed on Non-Policy discussion during 45^th session

Reference:
1: “Irregularity in bill’s passage gives rise to ‘constitutional first’” Dawn, January 14, 2023, Accessed February 1, 2023, https://www.dawn.com/news/1731556