53 MPs were absent from parliament`s joint session
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: Despite having a majority in the joint session of parliament, the opposition was unable to realise its plan to block ‘controversial` legislation on Wednes­day, giving the government a smooth ride in getting passed eight bills, including three related to implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) laws. The combined strength of the Senate (104) and National Assembly (342) is 446 members, but only 390 of them took part in the voting — 200 from the treasury benches and 190 from the opposition. It means that 53 members were absent from the joint session. However, it was announced that 41 legislators were missing — 32 from the opposition and nine from the treasury benches....