Tag: Mp
Ugandan pop star MP flies to US for treatment
KAMPALA: Ugandan singer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi has left Uganda for medical treatment in the United States following accusations he was tortured by security forces, his...
Hindutva leader’s anti-Muslim speech in British parliament draws criticism
A far-right Hindutva leader from Bengal and his host, a conservative UK MP, came under heavy criticism from the British media for his remarks...
British-Pakistani MP removed as UK’s business secretary
British Conservative lawmaker Sajid Javid was removed from his position as business secretary by new Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday, taking up a...
Police ‘find Nazi regalia at UK MP murder suspect’s home’
Nazi regalia has been found at the home of the man suspected of killing MP Jo Cox, it was reported on Friday.
Tommy Mair is...
UK’s Labour party suspends MP over ‘anti-Semitic’ Facebook posts
Britain’s Labour Party on Wednesday suspended one of its own parliamentarians pending an investigation into allegations she shared anti-Semitic posts on social media.
Bradford West...
Rs10.4b, almost 55%: Punjab gets major share of MPs’ budget
The federal government diverted Rs10.4 billion – almost 55% – of the Rs19 billion disbursements to the most populous province of the country, Punjab...
India parliament blocks MP’s bill to decriminalise gay sex
Parliamentarians from India’s right-wing government on Friday blocked a private member’s bill to decriminalise gay sex, in a setback for sexual freedom in the...
Terrorists’ head money increased after Karachi MP attack
Interior Ministry on Monday compiled a revised list of 28 banned outfits’ operatives after attack on a Military Police (MP) vehicle claimed the lives...
Mob throws Ukrainian MP in garbage bin
A former minister in Viktor Yanukovich's parliament was thrown in a rubbish bin and pelted with trash by a mob after Ukraine ratifies economic...
Afghan MP among 19 killed in suicide attack
A suicide bomber attacked a funeral in northeastern Afghanistan Sunday, killing at least 19 people including an MP and wounding dozens of others, officials...
Threat to parliamentarians
According to Dr Rehman Malik at least 150 parliamentarians have received death threats through text messages, asking them to resign or face death. Interestingly,...
Anonymous SMSs asked 150 MPs to resign or be killed: Malik
Amidst Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s threats of tendering resignations en-masse from the national and provincial assemblies to pave way for fresh election, Interior Minister Rehman...
Expelled Afghan MP ends 18-day hunger strike
An Afghan female politician called off an 18-day hunger strike on Wednesday and began eating at the request of a senior cleric, ending a...
MP seeks clemency for Indian attacker
Kashmir’s legislature will debate whether to ask New Delhi for clemency for a Kashmiri man who was sentenced to death for his role in...
Baghdad mosque attack kills MP, 27 others
Men gathered Monday at Baghdad’s biggest Sunni mosque for the funeral of one of at least 28 people, including a lawmaker, killed in a...
India democracy ‘at crossroads’ as MPs debate graft
India's government said Saturday the nation's democracy was at a "crossroads" as lawmakers debated ways to end a high-stakes standoff with a hugely popular...
Dutch right-wing MP slams Norway massacre suspect
Dutch far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders Tuesday called Norwegian suspect Anders Behring Breivik’s twin attacks a “slap in the face of the global anti-Islam movement.”...
