Tag: National
Mushaid sees proactive role of parliament
Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman, Senate Defence and Defence Production Committee has said that the overall role of Parliament is more proactive and broader.
Senator...
Russia have an edge over Greece
With a victory and a draw from two matches, Russia take on Greece in their last league match of the 14th European Cup at...
NA speaker no longer a ‘post office’: Aitzaz Ahsan
Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel for Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, on Friday said National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza had used her “quasi judicial powers”...
CNA delegation calls on PM
A delegation of the Council of National Affairs (CNA) called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the State Guest House here Sunday....
NA body takes action on Fort Manro incident
The Standing Committee of National Assembly on Human Rights has taken notice of the rape of five tourist women by some security forces officials...
NATO supplies, in accordance with National interests: PM
Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has said that the issue of resumption of NATO supplies would be taken, in accordance with National interests....
National Inter School Baseball begins
Grammar High School Faisalabad and Multan Pilot High School entered the semi-finals of the first National Inter-baseball Championships after winning their respective matches...
NA continues debate on budget
National Assembly resumed debate on budget proposals for the fiscal year 2012-13 here on Friday.
Participating in the debate‚ Syed Zafar Ali Shah said the...
A costly drain on national exchequer
Costly leakages in different forms from the national exchequer have been a permanent phenomenon in the resource-constrained country where corruption is deep-rooted and authorities...
‘All National Highway schemes to be completed during 2012-13’
Federal Minister for Communications Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan has said that during the coming financial year, ongoing national highway schemes in all the provinces...
PML-N’s clever plan pushes NA session to Thursday
Poor planning and lack of focus on the 2012-13 budget cost the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led coalition heavily on Wednesday when the acting National...
FPCCI yet to issue budget response
The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday said that it is yet to react on federal budget presented on...
Our crushing debt
The budget has been announced. While it is being said that this is the ‘election budget’, there wasn’t much in the way of wooing...
National consultation proposes recommendations for global summit
A two-day national consultation on green economy has proposed a set of recommendations to the government ahead of the United Nations global summit on...
PML-N, PTI challenge NA speaker’s ruling
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Monday filed two separate constitutional petitions in the Supreme Court against National Assembly speaker’s ruling regarding...
NH&MP signs MoUs on road safety
The National Highways and Motorway Police extended its partnership to ATV, an electronic media channel, and Ufone, stepping ahead towards achievement of its mission...
Sindh CM takes notice of National Highway incident
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Shah on Friday took notice of the firing on bus incident which claimed seven lives and several injured near...