Tag: national assembly

Govt taking all measures to control dengue fever, NA told

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) session, which started at the Parliament House on Monday with Speaker Asad Qaiser in the chair, was informed that the...

NA body approves recommendations for amendments in Civil Procedure Code

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice has approved the recommendation for amendment of Civil Procedure Code by the National Assembly drafted...

Parliament denounces India’s ‘unilateral move’

--Lawmakers pass resolution against India, call upon UN to hold New Delhi accountable for putting regional peace at stake  --FM Qureshi says India itself divided...

PM urges global intervention, says Kashmir issue can go out of...

--Imran says revoking status of occupied region, ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri people by 'Nazi BJP' will have global implications --Says Pakistan doesn't want war but...

SC stops former minister from contesting polls

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea of former Balochistan minister Mir Faiq Jamali seeking to contest elections. A bench headed by Chief Justice...

Govt ready to hold debate on foreign policy, says Qureshi

--FM says Opp didn't take budget session seriously  ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Hussain Qureshi has said that government is ready to conduct debate...

PTI survives budget scare

--Opp fails to stop budget as PTI bulldozes bill through parliament --PML-N rejects ‘anti-people’ budget, demands a ‘pro-people’ budget --Hammad says govt has reduced current account...

NA unanimously passes defence budget

--Demand of Grants approved for Power Division and Petroleum Division --Ruckus mars budget session as Shehbaz calls Imran ‘selected’ premier --Omar Ayub criticises previous govts for...

Blame game continues in NA session yet again

--Mazari demands probe into ‘criminal negligence’ of past rulers in not joining FATF --Rafique says govt should sign the charter of democracy before the charter...

Opp protests selective censorship in NA

--PPP chief Bilawal says 'PM Imran's ego hurt by word ‘selected’, says censorship would only undermine parliament, democracy --Marriyum suggests using word ‘handpicked’ instead of...

NA deputy speaker bars usage of word ‘selected’ for PM

National Assembly (NA) members have been urged to avoid using the word “selected” for Prime Minister Imran Khan. In this regard, a ruling was issued...

Amnesty scheme has failed to deliver desired results, Khaqan tells NA

--Former premier asks how NAB, ISI and IB could question parliament and budgets passed by the House --Calls govt's decision to include people earning more...

Zardari warns of catastrophe if economy worsened further

--Former president says if people took to streets against incumbent system, no one will able to stop them --Former finance minister Asad Umar criticises budget,...

Iranian parliamentarians also present during Shehbaz’s speech

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians of the Islamic Republic of Iran visited the National Assembly of Pakistan and also attended today's session, a media outlet reported. The speaker told...

PM didn’t order disruption in NA proceedings, Firdous says

--Premier’s special assistant offers Opp to suggest amendments in federal budget   ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan...

Ruckus mars NA budget session yet again

--Govt members disrupt Shehbaz Sharif's speech by shouting slogans, Opp members retaliate --Treasury and Opp members resort to verbal attacks despite written agreement --PPP members protest...

Opp made mockery of democracy by confining speaker in chamber: Firdous

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Monday said that the opposition have tried to use...