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NA session prorogued without taking a single agenda item

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Ijaz Kakakhel
Islamabad

The National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Monday prorogued proceedings of the house without taking a single agenda item mentioned in the ‘order of the day’ due to lack of quorum pointed out by opposition member.

Soon after beginning of the House, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, daughter of late former prime minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and sister of Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took oath as a Member of the National Assembly. Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath to her, who later signed the registration roll.

Aseefa Bhutto was elected unopposed in the by-election in NA-207 Shaheed Benazirabad. Her father President Asif Ali Zardari had won the seat in the general election 2024 on February 8 and later vacated it after his election as President of Pakistan. The chair abruptly prorogued the session where discussion on new wave of terrorism was underway for last week.

There are five items on the agenda of NA today but non was taken due to pointing lack of quorum by the opposition legislators, who wanted to discuss of judicial matters, which the Speaker said was subjudice and could not be discussed in the House.

There was two call attention notice on the agenda which could not discuss. One of CAN was to invite attention of the Minister for National Food Security and Research to a matter of urgent public importance regarding shortage of urea fertilizer in the country, causing grave concern amongst the public.

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