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      <title>A quarter of MNAs skipped all sittings of NA’s 19th session: FAFEN</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has released its report on the attendance of lawmakers during the 19th session of the National Assembly, revealing that 25% of lawmakers did not attend a single sitting of the session, which spanned three sittings from September 1 to September 5, 2025.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, the report said  111 members (34%) were present in all sittings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the report, the second sitting recorded the highest attendance with 200 members present, while the third sitting saw the lowest participation with only 159 members in attendance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;FAFEN stated that 216 members were absent from at least one sitting, out of which only 50 had sought formal leave, whereas 166 members remained absent without permission.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The report noted that the prime minister did not attend any sitting, and the position of the opposition leader remained vacant throughout the session.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Among the cabinet members, four federal ministers and one minister of state attended all sittings, while 10 federal ministers and five ministers of state did not attend any sitting.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Attendance was particularly low during discussions on the flood situation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The report highlighted that female lawmakers showed better attendance than their male counterparts — 35 women attended all sittings, while 12 did not attend any.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In comparison, 70 male members failed to attend a single sitting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Region-wise, all members from Islamabad attended more than half of the sittings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From the provinces, 30 members from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 56 from Punjab, nine from Balochistan, and 14 from Sindh attended all sittings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Party-wise, members of the Sunni Ittehad Council, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) were among those who attended more than one sitting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The sole members of the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) and National Party maintained full attendance, while the lone member of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) did not attend any sitting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;FAFEN termed the absence of ministers as a “serious question mark” on their sense of national responsibility.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has released its report on the attendance of lawmakers during the 19th session of the National Assembly, revealing that 25% of lawmakers did not attend a single sitting of the session, which spanned three sittings from September 1 to September 5, 2025.</strong></p>
<p>However, the report said  111 members (34%) were present in all sittings.</p>
<p>According to the report, the second sitting recorded the highest attendance with 200 members present, while the third sitting saw the lowest participation with only 159 members in attendance.</p>
<p>FAFEN stated that 216 members were absent from at least one sitting, out of which only 50 had sought formal leave, whereas 166 members remained absent without permission.</p>
<p>The report noted that the prime minister did not attend any sitting, and the position of the opposition leader remained vacant throughout the session.</p>
<p>Among the cabinet members, four federal ministers and one minister of state attended all sittings, while 10 federal ministers and five ministers of state did not attend any sitting.</p>
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<p>Attendance was particularly low during discussions on the flood situation.</p>
<p>The report highlighted that female lawmakers showed better attendance than their male counterparts — 35 women attended all sittings, while 12 did not attend any.</p>
<p>In comparison, 70 male members failed to attend a single sitting.</p>
<p>Region-wise, all members from Islamabad attended more than half of the sittings.</p>
<p>From the provinces, 30 members from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 56 from Punjab, nine from Balochistan, and 14 from Sindh attended all sittings.</p>
<p>Party-wise, members of the Sunni Ittehad Council, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) were among those who attended more than one sitting.</p>
<p>The sole members of the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) and National Party maintained full attendance, while the lone member of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) did not attend any sitting.</p>
<p>FAFEN termed the absence of ministers as a “serious question mark” on their sense of national responsibility.</p>
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