Legislative agenda unimpeded by Covid-19
Although pandemic disrupted proceedings initially, parliament managed to convert 36 bills into acts
A view of the National Assembly as it went orange on Wednesday to show solidarity with the global 16 Days of Activism campaign against Gender-Based Violence. PHOTO: EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
Despite grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, parliament managed to have a considerably successful legislative year in 2020. As many as 36 bills, including the Zainab Alert and Financial Action Task Force compliance bills, become acts of parliament in the outgoing year. In addition to them, the legislature also passed 14 ordinances and 20 resolutions.
While the coronavirus did disrupt parliamentary proceedings during initial days of the first wave – sessions of both the National Assembly and Senate were suspended for over two months and the parliament had to be closed several times – its impact was not as severe as expected.