Opposition walkout leads to sitting adjournment

Islamabad- The opposition parties walked out of the Senate after question hour consecutively for the second day today.

Meeting for an hour and 15 minutes, the House left its entire agenda unaddressed. The House took up ten of the 20 starred questions (requiring oral as well as written replies). Members asked 31 supplementary questions as well. The members belonging to opposition parties walked out of the House against non-payment of salaries to Pakistan Steel Mills employees and removal of contractual employees. The members did not return to the House till adjournment. On finding the quorum incomplete, the sitting was adjourned till Friday (tomorrow).

The Chairman presided over the entire sitting while the Deputy Chairman was not present.

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