PESHAWAR: The year 2025 proved to be a historic year for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in terms of legislation, as the assembly passed a large number of laws after 37 years, and comprehensive amendments were made, including amendments in the Rules of Procedure 2025.
For the first time in the parliamentary history of the province, a grand jirga consisting of all political parties and different schools of thought was also held in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Hall to ensure law and order.
According to the assembly records, a total of five sessions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly were convened in the year 2025, during which 108 meetings were held.A total of 34 bills were presented in these sessions, out of which 26 were passed, four bills could not proceed after being presented, while four bills were referred to the relevant committees for further consideration. During the current year, 63 resolutions were submitted to the House, which were passed unanimously or by majority vote.
Similarly, 98 questions were asked from various departments for information, out of which the members were satisfied with the answers to 56 questions, while dissatisfaction was expressed with the answers to 42 questions, after which these matters were referred to the committees for further clarification.
The highest number of questions was submitted by PPP parliamentary leader Ahmed Karim Kundi, who numbered 21. JUI-F MPA Adnan Wazir came in second with 13, while PML-N MPA Subia Shahid came in third with 11 questions. During the year 2025, 47 attention notices were submitted in the assembly, while 8 members also moved a privilege motion.
Various issues of the province were discussed during the meetings, but the most discussion was on the law and order situation in the province. Due to the absence and lack of seriousness of the members, the meeting had to be adjourned 11 times due to the lack of a quorum.
According to the assembly records, this year too, like in previous years, most of the meetings were unusually delayed. The bells kept ringing to start the session, however, due to the late arrival of members, many sessions could not start on time, which affected the proceedings and overall performance of the assembly.
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