Around a quarter (25 percent or 82) of the Members of the National Assembly (MNA) did not attend any sitting during the National Assembly’s 19th session, which spanned three sittings from September 1 to September 5, 2025. Following are key highlights of the report:
- As many as 111 (34 percent) MNAs attended all of the sittings during the session.
- The second sitting had the highest number of MNAs (200 or 61 percent of current membership) present during the session.
- The third sitting had the lowest number of MNAs in attendance (159 or 49 percent).
- As many as 216 (66 percent) MNAs skipped at least one sitting during the session.
- As Many as 50 (23 percent of 216) MNAs submitted applications for leave of absence during the session.
- As many as 166 (77 percent of 216) MNAs skipped the House proceedings without any formal leave application in advance.
- Among the cabinet members, four federal ministers and one state minister attended all the sittings.
- The Prime Minister did not attend any sitting, while the office of the Leader of the Opposition remained vacant during the session.
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