Pildat report highlights controversies as Senate completes first year

ISLAMABAD: As the Senate completes its first year today (Wednesday), Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat) has highlighted controversies that will continue to haunt the upper house of the parliament including the continued vacancy of 11 Senate seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and controversial legislation.

A detailed report on the Senate’s performance released by Pildat on Tuesday says the deadlock over Senate seats from KP has wider implications for Pakistan’s legislative process...