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    The Speaker Does Not Vote, Except to Break a Tie
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    The Speaker Does Not Vote, Except to Break a Tie

    The Speaker of the National Assembly has a casting vote, but only in the event of an exact tie in any division. In all other…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 21, 2026
    How Parliament Votes: Voice, Division, and the Automatic Vote Recorder
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    How Parliament Votes: Voice, Division, and the Automatic Vote Recorder

    The voting on most motions presented before the National Assembly is decided by voice vote. However, if the result of voice voting is challenged twice,…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 20, 2026
    Committee Work Does Not Lapse on Prorogation of Assembly Session
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    Committee Work Does Not Lapse on Prorogation of Assembly Session

    Business before any Standing Committee of the National Assembly does not lapse on the prorogation of a session. Committee work continues from session to session…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 19, 2026
    PSDP Scrutiny by Standing Committees to Be Completed by April 15
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    PSDP Scrutiny by Standing Committees to Be Completed by April 15

    Each Ministry of the National Assembly must submit its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) proposals for the next financial year to the relevant Standing Committee…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 18, 2026
    Committee on Government Assurances: Tracking Every Ministerial Promise
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    Committee on Government Assurances: Tracking Every Ministerial Promise

    The National Assembly’s Committee on Government Assurances comprises 16 members. Its function is to take note of and scrutinise every assurance, promise, commitment, and undertaking…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 16, 2026
    Standing Committees Can Summon Any Person and Demand Any Document
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    Standing Committees Can Summon Any Person and Demand Any Document

    Standing Committees of the National Assembly have the power to require the attendance of persons or the production of papers and records. Witnesses may be…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 14, 2026
    Ministers Cannot Chair Standing Committees
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    Ministers Cannot Chair Standing Committees

    A Minister shall not be elected as Chairman of any Standing Committee. If a member who is Chairman is subsequently appointed as a Minister or…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 13, 2026
    No Ministry Without Oversight
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    No Ministry Without Oversight

    In addition to five non-ministerial standing committees — Public Accounts, Rules and Privileges, House and Library, Government Assurances, and Business Advisory — there is a…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 12, 2026
    Cut Motions: Three Ways to Challenge the Budget
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    Cut Motions: Three Ways to Challenge the Budget

    Any member of the National Assembly may challenge a demand for grant presented by the government before the House in form of cut motions. These…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 11, 2026
    When Budget Time Runs Out, Speaker Puts Everything to Vote
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    When Budget Time Runs Out, Speaker Puts Everything to Vote

    On the last day allotted for discussion and voting on government’s demands for grants in the National Assembly, the Speaker is required to put every…
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    muzaffar.shah·May 11, 2026
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