30pc of MNAs record ‘perfect attendance’ in National Assembly budget session; 2pc skip all

ISLAMABAD: Ninety-nine members of the National Assembly, or 30 per cent of the House, attended all 15 sittings of the 28th session, while six MNAs, or 2pc, did not attend any sitting, a Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) report released for the budget session revealed. The 15-sitting session from June 10 to 24 had 333 members, with three general seats vacant. Overall, 234 MNAs, or 70pc, skipped at least one sitting, the report stated. The 13th sitting, which saw voting on demands for grants and consideration of a standing committee report on the budget for FY27, recorded the highest attendance of 75pc, with 300 MNAs present. Statistics of MNAs’ attendance during the 28th National Assembly session from June 10 to 24, based on NA data. — screengrab from Fafen report According to Fafen, 191 members were present between eight and 14 sittings, while as many as 37 members attended between one and seven sittings. Statistics of MNAs’ attendance during the 28th National Assembly session from June 10 to 24, based on NA data. — screengrab from Fafen report Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended six sittings during the session, while Leader of the Opposition Mehmood Khan Achakzai attended 12. Among cabinet members from the NA, six federal ministers and three ministers of state attended all sittings. The lowest attendance was of Communications Minister Aleem Khan, who was present in the House in eight sessions. Among parliamentary party leaders, PML-N’s Khawaja Asif attended all sittings, as well as Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen’s Hameed Hussain (MWM), National Party’s Pullain Baloch, Balochistan Awami Party’s (BAP) Khalid Hussain Magsi, and PML-Z’s Ijazul Haq. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari attended four sittings, while Maulana Fazlur Rehman of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) was present in just two sittings. Statistics of MNAs’ attendance during the 28th National Assembly session from June 10 to 24, based on NA data. — screengrab from Fafen report The ruling party PML-N