Tag: national assembly
Battle lines drawn as govt, Opp lock horns over budget
--PM Imran orders treasury members to give befitting reply to ‘thieves, robbers’ during NA session
--Ruckus mars session as Shehbaz demands issuance of Zardari’s production...
Bilawal strikes a defiant note, says ‘weak’ govt is scared of...
--PPP chairman says Zardari's arrest won't deter him from continuing struggle for democracy
--Demands resignations of NA speaker and deputy speaker for showing 'biased' attitude...
PPP’s ruckus mars NA session
--PPP members protest after deputy speaker refuses to allow Bilawal Bhutto to speak before Sheikh Rasheed
--Shehbaz Sharif slams Zardari's arrest, asks deputy speaker to...
Maryam Nawaz to enter NA after resolving legal hurdles, says Rasheed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) senior politician and Senator Pervaiz Rasheed said on Monday that the party’s vice president Maryam Nawaz would play...
Govt has compromised Pakistan’s economic sovereignty, claims Bilawal
--PPP chief says people want to know who is really pulling the strings in the country
--Says govt’s ‘incompetence’ not 18th Amendment responsible for economic...
Opp slams PM Imran for ‘compromising’ Pakistan’s security
--PPP's Hina Rabbani lashes out at PM for turning country into laughing stock with factually incorrect statements
--PML-N's Dastagir says Imran has exposed Pakistan internationally...
List of 461 ECL names presented before NA
ISLAMABAD: A list of 461 people who have been placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) was presented before the National Assembly on Monday.
At least...
Ruckus in NA after Bilawal calls Imran ‘incapable, unworthy’
--PPP chairman vows to expose govt's 'anti-poor' policies, demands sacking of ministers having terror links
--Accuses Interior Minister Ijaz Shah of involvement in US journalist...
8,723 fake social media accounts removed, FIA tells NA body
ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials said on Monday that 8,723 fake accounts on social media platforms had been removed so far.
The FIA officials...
President Alvi hints at changes in 18th Amendment
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has hinted at possible changes to the 18th Constitutional Amendment but ruled out any possibility of it being revoked.
In...
Ruckus as govt bulldozes finance bill through NA
--Lawmakers tear up copies of bill, boycott session as NA passes the finance bill rejecting all amendments proposed by Opp
--Asad Umar says bill is...
NA passes Elections (Amendment) Bill
ISLAMABAD: The Parliament on Monday approved Elections (Amendment) Bill to free elections from rigging and other corrupt practices.
The purpose of the amendment was to...
Parliamentary leaders given in-camera briefing on Indian aggression
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary leaders were given an in-camera briefing at the Parliament House on Wednesday over the escalating tension between Pakistan and India in the wake...
Opp demands joint parliamentary session in wake of Indian aggression
-- PPP, PML-N call for boycotting OIC meeting in protest against Indian FM Swaraj's participation as 'guest of honour'
ISLAMABAD: The opposition leaders on Tuesday...
NA approves four parliamentary committees
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday adopted four motions authorising the speaker to constitute parliamentary committees on finance, national security, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...
NA passes resolution denouncing Indian allegations over Pulwama attack
The National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday adopted a resolution strongly rejecting Indian allegations linking Pakistan to February 14 attack in Pulwama district of Indian...
National Assembly session rescheduled for Wednesday
ISLAMABAD: The session of the National Assembly, which was scheduled to be held on Monday, has been rescheduled for Wednesday at 4:00 pm.
The session was...
