Tag: Mps

Sloganeering and walkout by the PML-N legislators was the order of the day during the National Assembly’s proceedings on Monday, with Khwaja Saad Rafique...

A group of the parliamentarians from minorities on Friday lodged a protest with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani against the devolution of the Ministry...

Kuwait, a major OPEC producer, is heading for a deep political crisis as a rebellious parliament steps up its pressure on the government and...

National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza, taking strict notice over entry of guests by Members Parliamentarians in the Parliament house without approval, has directed...

At least 27 members of the parliament (MPs) have assets abroad while eight parliamentarians have billions of rupees in their accounts in foreign banks,...

A list of 27 parliamentarians including National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza has been presented before the National Assembly for having assets abroad. Federal Law...

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday urged frequent exchange of parliamentary delegations between Pakistan and Afghanistan and forging stronger links between female parliamentarians of...

As the race for clinching the slot of Opposition Leader in the Senate gains momentum, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has asked the Senate Chairman Farooq...

Two opposition MPs on Tuesday filed to question the Kuwaiti premier in parliament over allegations of squandering public funds and financial and administrative irregularities....

Opposition parties on Monday called Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s address to the parliament over the Abbottabad incident a “jugglery of words”, saying Gilani’s...

The Upper House of parliament on Friday witnessed an unusual agreement amongst the opposition and treasury members when some of them jointly staged a...

TEHRAN - More than 200 Iranian parliamentarians on Wednesday condemned the "frightening crimes" of Saudi troops in Bahrain and demanded their departure, state television website reported.
"Today the protest shouts of Muslims in Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait, Afghanistan, even in Saudi Arabia and many other countries are being heard due to the frightening crimes of Saudi occupiers against the oppressed people of Bahrain," they said in a statement. By doing so "the Saudi army is being

ISLAMABAD - Showing rare unity, senators from all parties on Saturday staged a token walkout from the Upper House against the absence of ministers from the proceeding of the House. No minister was present in the House to answer questions raised by members, who wanted to grill them on issues like the hike in petroleum prices and power outages in Balochistan's 16 districts for the past 22 days. "We want to speak on issues like the 22-day power outage in 16 districts of Balochistan, hike

ISLAMABAD - The parliamentary body tasked with fianlising the new chief election commissioner and reorganising the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will meet on April 6 to elect its chairman.
Amid hectic behind-the-scene lobbying by the ruling PPP to get its nominee elected to the top slot of the body, National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza has convened the meeting at the Parliament House. However, any final decision on the PPP's nominee would be held during the PPP

LAHORE - Afghan parliamentarians have encouraged the Pakistan business community to consider sizeable investment in the reconstruction phase of Afghanistan and have sought technical assistance in the mutually interested areas to deepen further economic cooperation.
A 30-member group of Afghan Parliamentarians led by Syed Ishaq Jilani was invited at an exclusive dinner meeting hosted by SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI) Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik.