NA Session Adjourned Till Tuesday Due to Lack of Quorum
ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Aug, 2026)
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah) adjourned the proceedings of the House till Tuesday at 11:00 am due to a lack of quorum.
When the Question Hour started, MNA Iqbal Afridi asked the chair to give him the floor. However, Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq stated that the floor would not be given to him during the Question Hour and that he could speak after its completion. Following the Speaker’s refusal, the MNA pointed out the quorum. After a headcount, the House was found to be inquirate. Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq then suspended the proceedings until the quorum was completed.
Upon the House reassembling after half an hour, the Deputy Speaker asked for the headcount again. After confirming the absence of a quorum, Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah announced that the House was not in order and adjourned the proceedings till Tuesday at 11:00 am.
The House had been scheduled to take up the following:
- Question Hour
- Legislative business
- Introduction of bills
- Calling attention notices
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