Tag: Motion

Sherry moves motion in NA against journalist’s murder

Former information minister Sherry Rehman on Friday moved an adjournment motion in parliament against the murder of journalist Slaeem Shahzad. Following is the text: To: The...

PML-F, PPP squabble over motion seeking discussion

A squabble broke out between the members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Sindh Assembly on...

PPP to present privilege motion against Nisar in Sindh Assembly

KARACHI - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Sindh announced on Sunday that it would move a privilege motion against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar today (Monday).
PPP Sindh Media Cell In-charge and MPA Sharjeel Inam Memon told the media that he and other PPP members of the Sindh Assembly will move a privilege motion against Nisar because the latter used disrespectful and un-parliamentary language against the Sindh Assembly members and the ajrak and

PML-Q won’t move no-confidence motion against CM, says Zaheer

LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Q parliamentary leader in Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Zaheeruddin has said that his opposition party will not move a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, as they did not have the required number of legislators to do so.
Addressing a news conference at the Muslim League House on Friday, Zaheer said that the PML-Q was not in a position to present any such move in the House, however, he pledged to continue exposing the "other" face

Raja Riaz says motion won’t be tabled against Shahbaz

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Punjab has decided against taking the PML-N head on, as Senior Minister Raja Riaz hinted on Thursday that a no-confidence motion against Shahbaz Sharif would not be tabled even if the PPP was ousted from the Punjab coalition government.
Talking to reporters, Riaz said the PPP wanted to continue with its policy of reconciliation and the PPP would not move a no-confidence motion against the Punjab chief minister in any case. "We will sit

Privilege motion triggers fracas at the Sindh Assembly

KARACHI - A privilege motion submitted by Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid's (PML-Q) Shaharyar Mahar -bedded in a controversy over land utilised by the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Sukkur - triggered a fracas at the Sindh Assembly session on Tuesday.
Acting Speaker Shehla Raza rejected the privilege motion despite acquiescing to allow a discussion on the matter to go ahead while she deliberated with the Assembly secretary whether the motion was permissible in the fist

‘Q’ decides against no-confidence motion

ISLAMABAD - In its parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, the PML-Q unanimously decided not to move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and to exert pressure on the PML-N to initiate the process to prove its claim of being the real opposition.
"A majority of party lawmakers opined that the JUI-F and MQM's breaking away from the ruling coalition had put the PML-N in an acid test and now political compulsions would uncover its real face of being an

PIA losses – Marvi to move privilege motion against Mukhtar

ISLAMABAD: PML-Q MNA Marvi Memon will table a privilege motion today (Monday) in the National Assembly Secretariat against Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar for misleading the House by giving wrong figures on the PIA losses.
"A report published by daily Pakistan Today on Saturday has reflected that the minister submitted false figures in his written reply to a question raised by MNA Sheikh Salahuddin about the PIA losses from during the first nine months from January to September