Pakistan

According to a report by the Free and Fair Election Network, the 38th or second to last sitting of the National Assembly in its fourth parliamentary year only lasted six days, from December 15 to December 22, with the house remaining in session for a total of only ten hours. The report also stated that Pakistan's legislative body left 44% of its agenda unaddressed. To be sure, the inefficiency of the country's legislative process does not come as a complete surprise to us. Indeed, according to our short-term political risk ratings, Pakistan scores a low 43.3 (out of 100) in the policy-making process subcomponent.

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