As many as eight senators took part in the debate on budget during the seventh sitting of the 95th session on Thursday.
According to a fact sheet by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), starting 32 minutes late, the sitting lasted two hours and 23 minutes.
Three senators of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and one each of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Baloch National Party (BNP), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) and Awami National Party (ANP) along with an independent senator debated budget.
The Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production presented its report before the House.
The chairman chaired the entire sitting. Nine senators were present at the outset while 15 were there when the sitting adjourned. A maximum of 32 senators were present at one point of sitting.