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Senate passes bill to amend Election Act
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to amend the election act 2017 with majority votes.
Federal minister for parliamentary affairs Azam Khan Sawati...
NA likely to consider bill for increase in women seats after...
ISLAMABAD: The government would move the bill seeking to allocate one female seat to Islamabad against reserved quota in National Assembly during the upcoming session...
Punjab fails to pass domestic workers’ rights bill since 2015
LAHORE: As Punjab has yet not passed a pending bill for the protection and rights of the domestic workers, the Lahore High Court (LHC)...
Contentious bill defines Israel as Jewish nation-state
JERUSALEM: An Israeli parliamentary committee deliberated Monday on the final draft of a contentious legislation that would define Israel as the nation-state of the...
Czech government backs bill on same-sex marriage
PRAGUE: The Czech government gave its backing on Friday to a bill which would make the country the first in formerly communist Europe to...
Leaders, lawmakers congratulate nation on passage of KP-FATA merger bill
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan chief Senator Sirajul Haq has welcomed the passage of the FATA Bill by the National Assembly and greeted the people of...
Passage of Pakistan’s transgender persons rights law – a ‘battle half...
--'Real challenge lies in fighting for the law to be enforced in its true spirit and that may take another a decade or two'
LAHORE:...
Cabinet approves placement of FATA Reforms Bill in NA
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday approved placement of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Reforms Bill in the National Assembly (NA) and the establishment...
Senate passes bill to prevent human trafficking
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Bill aimed at taking effective measures to combat and prevent human...
PA moved for imparting compulsory religious education to minority students
--Minority MPA's bill proposes religious education to non-Muslim students from grades I to V
--MPAs from treasury benches pledge support to opp's bill
LAHORE: With the Punjab...
Senate continues debate on finance bill
ISLAMABAD: Senate continued debate on a motion to make recommendations to the National Assembly on Finance Bill, 2018, Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) said in...
NA body considers amendments in Elections Bill 2017
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs considered The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2017 moved by MNA Naeema Kishwer Khan on Thursday.
The...
NA body approves bill enabling CJP’s role in appointment of FST...
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Monday approved the Service Tribunal (Amendment) so that the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) can appoint the chairman and...
NA standing committee approves evening courts for capital: report
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Thursday approved a proposed law to commence evening courts in the capital, according...
Parliamentary body rejects bill seeking quota for religious minorities in universities:...
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Wednesday refused to approve a bill seeking separate quota for religious minorities in university admissions, according to a local...
Speakers urge govt for early implementation of FATA reforms
PESHAWAR: With the passage of the bill from National Assembly extending the jurisdiction of superior judiciary to tribal areas, the FATA reforms process has...
Florida Senate passes bill to restrict rifle sales, arm some teachers
MIAMI: The US state of Florida, scene of America’s latest school shooting, on Wednesday passed a bill that raises the minimum age to buy firearms...
