Overview of 49^th Session of the National Assembly

The National Assembly passed 4 bills during 49^th session. Out of these 4 bills, 2 were Government bills and 2 were Private Members bills.

Government bills passed by the National Assembly (Originated in the National Assembly) during 49^th session

Private Members Bills passed by the National Assembly (Originated in the National Assembly) during 49^th session

Four (4) Government bills and six (6) Private Members bills were introduced during the 49^th session. No ordinance was laid or extended during the session.

The National Assembly passed a total of 4 Government bills, 2 each during 47^th and 48^th sessions.

Government bill passed (Originated in the National Assembly) by the National Assembly  during 47^th session

Government bill passed by the National Assembly during 47^th session that was transmitted from the Senate

Government bills passed by the National Assembly (Originated in the National Assembly) during 48^th session

Three (3) Government bills were introduced in 47^th session while one (1) bill was introduced during 48^th session. No Private Members bill was introduced in 47^th and 48^th session. No ordinance was laid or extended during both sessions.

Time consumed on discussion of Policy Issues during 49^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 49^th session, total time consumed for discussion on policy issues spanned over 5 hours and 29 minutes. The maximum time consumed in discussing policy issues was on suicide bomb blast in Police Line Mosque, Peshawar on January 30, 2023 and terrorism in Pakistan’ for 4 hours and 48 minutes.

It must be noted that PILDAT has classified that a policy issue is such that involves any legislation or a recommendation on devising a policy.