Tag: Lawmakers
Govt likely to award lucrative retirement funds to lawmakers
ISLAMABAD: The federal government might now entertain lawmakers even after their retirement by awarding lucrative perks and privileges, which are entitled to government servants of...
PM directs PML-N MNAs not to miss budget session
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday directed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) parliamentary party members to ensure their presence in the National Assembly...
Nawaz says PML-N carried out record development work in South Punjab
LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said that the government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has fulfilled promises made with the masses and record development...
Eight ruling party lawmakers jump ship
Six MNAs, two Punjab MPAs announce joining PTI, BAP
ISLAMABAD: A day after former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders under the banner of Janubi...
Senate body bans hashish smoking inside Parliament Lodges
ISLAMABAD: Hashish smokers should be stopped from lighting up within Parliament Lodges’ premises and be asked to smoke “somewhere outside”, Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem...
PML-N turncoats from South Punjab all set to join PTI
South Punjab Front likely to announce merger with PTI after meeting Imran Khan on Wednesday
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to...
Balochistan lawmakers urge increase in provincial constituencies
Balochistan Assembly Saturday called for a review of the recent delimitations carried out by the federal government across the province and asked to increase...
Pasban-e-Pakistan says role of lawmakers crucial in uplift of megacities
KARACHI: Pasban-e-Pakistan President Altaf Shakoor on Saturday said that the role of parliamentarians is crucial for the uplift of megacities and sought their help...
US lawmakers grapple with immigration, averting funding fight
WASHINGTON: Legislation to help young “Dreamer” immigrants struggled to gain footing in the US Congress on Monday, as lawmakers prepared to hold a Tuesday...
Polish lawmakers back draft Holocaust law, US concern
WARSAW/WASHINGTON: Polish lawmakers approved draft legislation on Thursday penalizing suggestions of any complicity by Poland in the Nazi Holocaust on its soil during World...
One killed as train carrying Republican lawmakers hits truck
CROZET: A passenger train carrying Republican members of the US Congress to a retreat in West Virginia slammed into a garbage truck on Wednesday...
French lawmakers vote for ‘right to make mistakes’
PARIS: French lawmakers have voted for a flagship article in a new law which will give citizens the "right to make mistakes" in dealings...
US lawmakers to launch bid for ending shutdown stalemate
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers will launch a last-ditch bid Sunday to end a budget impasse before hundreds of thousands of federal workers are forced to...
Dual nationality case: Court displeased over PPP lawmakers’ repeated absence
KARACHI: A local court on Saturday expressed displeasure over the absence of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)'s leaders Nadia Gabol and Farahnaz Ispahani, despite being...
US govt shuts down after lawmakers block spending bill
WASHINGTON: The US government officially shut down on Saturday, the first anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, after lawmakers failed to agree on a...
SC to decide on lawmakers’ ineligibility period likely before polls: report
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is likely to take up the interpretation of Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution to determine whether disqualification of lawmakers under...
NA session adjourned for third time owing to lawmakers’ absence
Opposition again stages a walkout to protest delay in FATA reforms
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session on Wednesday was adjourned for the third day due...
