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Women MPs actively participating in parliamentary business

Source: The Express Tribune

Constituting one-fifth of parliament, women parliamentarians accounted for nearly 35 per cent of parliamentary agenda during 2021-22 – 38 per cent in the National Assembly and 25 per cent in the Senate.

According to the Annual Women Parliamentarians Performance Report 2022 released by Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) on the occasion of International Women’s Day, this year’s contribution by women parliamentarians is their highest annual contribution since the 15th National Assembly took oath in 2018.

They had sponsored 33 per cent parliamentary agenda in 2018-19 and 2019-20 each, and 28 per cent in 2020-21.

Click here to read the full article published by The Express Tribune on 9 March 2022.


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Constituting one-fifth of parliament, women parliamentarians accounted for nearly 35 per cent of parliamentary agenda during 2021-22 – 38 per cent in the National Assembly and 25 per cent in the Senate.

According to the Annual Women Parliamentarians Performance Report 2022 released by Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) on the occasion of International Women’s Day, this year’s contribution by women parliamentarians is their highest annual contribution since the 15th National Assembly took oath in 2018.

They had sponsored 33 per cent parliamentary agenda in 2018-19 and 2019-20 each, and 28 per cent in 2020-21.

Click here to read the full article published by The Express Tribune on 9 March 2022.


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