K-P outranks other assemblies in passing legislation

Approves 59 laws, while Punjab 41, Sindh, 24 and Balochistan three

ISLAMABAD:

The provincial assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has outranked other provincial assemblies in passage of legislation during the second parliamentary year of its tenure.

"The K-P Assembly has passed 59 laws in the second year, followed by the provincial assembly of the Punjab, which passed 41 laws," said a comparative assessment report issued by PILDAT over performance of the country's four provincial assemblies.

The provincial assembly of Sindh has passed 24 laws while the Balochistan Assembly lags behind the other three by having passed only eight laws during second year, said a statement issued here on Tuesday.

Comparative analysis on passage of laws as seen in each provincial assembly showed that except the Balochistan Assembly, which has passed fewer bills than first year, there is an increase in legislative activity across the other three assemblies.

When looking at total number of laws passed by each assembly during the two parliamentary years that concluded in August, the K-P Assembly also leads ahead of other assemblies with 89 total laws passed in two years, followed by the Punjab Assembly that has passed a total of 58 laws in two years.

Sindh Assembly has passed a total of 36 laws while Balochistan assembly has only passed 19 laws in total in two parliamentary years. Comparative analysis on legislative activity contrasts sharply with budget allocation to each assembly per member during the year. (With input from app)