Treasury passes 12 bills in last PA session
LAHORE: The treasury passed 12 bills during the Punjab Assembly session on Wednesday, that was also the last session before the completion of the government’s tenure on May 31. At the beginning…
Senate seeks powers equal to NA
–Sanjrani asks govt to implement Senate resolutions to have role in finance bill, PSDP approval ISLAMABAD: Senators belonging to the ruling and opposition parties Thursday unanimously demanded enhancing powers of the Senate of…
Govt introduce bills to revive executive magistracy system: report
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to revive the executive magistracy system in the country that was ended by former dictator General Pervez Musharraf’s regime in 2001, the government on Wednesday presented two separate…
KP Assembly passes three bills, adopts two resolutions
ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Monday passed three bills, including a private member’s bill, and adopted two resolutions during the 17th sitting of the 27th session. The KP assembly speaker…
NA passes three bills, defers one legislative proposal
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) passed three government bills on Wednesday including the Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Marine Insurance Bill, 2017, and the Corporate Rehabilitation…
Senate body to meet on Wednesday to discuss five bills
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat would meet here on Wednesday to hold a discussion on five proposed bills. The meeting, chaired by Senator Talha Mahmood, would hold further discussion on…
PM to give policy statement on FATA reforms: NA told
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) was informed on Thursday that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi would give a policy statement on reforms in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). “Within next 10 days,…
PA passes 5 bills, grants extension to 3 ordinances
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly (PA) on Wednesday passed five bills and granted a 90-day extension to three ordinances. Moved by provincial Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan, the House passed the…
Parliamentary body unanimously approves bills on honour killing, rape laws
A committee comprising lawmakers from both the lower and upper houses of the parliament unanimously approved two bills on Thursday aimed at tackling honour killings and boosting rape convictions — meaning they…
Senate passes four bills including Offences in respect of banks (sp.courts) Amend Bill, 2016
The Senate on Friday passed four bills including Bill further to amend the offences in respect of banks(special courts) Ordinance, 1984 [The Offences in Respect of Banks (Special Courts) (Amendment) Bill, 2016],…