Tag: Parliament
PML-N, ‘Q’ slam plans to create new provinces in Punjab
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Wednesday continued with its protest in parliament over the imposition of Governor’s Rule in Balochistan and again staged a...
IHC moved against Qadri’s attempts to establish a parallel parliament
A petitioner on Thursday moved a constitutional petition before the Islamabad High Court alleging that Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran Chief Tahir ul Qadri was attempting to...
Judiciary not being administration or parliament: CJ
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday brushed aside the criticism on judiciary, saying the judiciary never tried to play the role of administration...
Italy president dissolves parliament after Monti’s resignation
Italy’s head of state dissolved parliament on Saturday following the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti, paving the way for a national election in...
Parliament urged to legislate against shisha smoking
Residents have requested the Parliament to ban shisha smoking in restaurants, cafes and public places, as it is extremely injurious to health.
A senior citizen...
Boycott-hit voting under way in Kuwait
Voting is under way in Kuwait to pick a new parliament for the second time in 10 months amid sharp divisions between the ruling...
EU parliament sprayed with milk
Thousands of dairy farmers, accompanied by hundreds of tractors, descended on the Belgian capital on Monday for two days of demonstrations. Disruption has continued,...
Joint sitting of parliament cancelled as Morsi calls off visit
Joint sitting of parliament scheduled for Friday (today) and which had to be addressed by Egyptian President Muhamed Morsi, has been cancelled due to...
British immigration officials misled parliament: report
Senior British border officials misled parliament by claiming they had dealt with a backlog of 147,000 asylum and immigration claims, a report published on...
Joint sitting of Parliament cancelled
Joint session of the Parliament, scheduled for Friday, which was to be addressed by Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi has been cancelled due to cancellation...
UNESCO lauds parliament on approval of Right to Education Bill 2012
Mandated to support and coordinate the achievement of Education for All (EFA) goals, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Friday organized an...
Street protests as Greek deputies consider budget vote
Thousands of protesters massed outside Greece's parliament Sunday as lawmakers prepared to vote on a 2013 budget that includes draconian cuts but needs to...
Fazl says elected members real representatives of masses
Jammiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazal ur Rehman has said that parliament’s supremacy should be accepted and no other institution including judiciary or army...
Parliament represents will of people, says PM
Parliament represents the will and aspirations of the people, as it s an institution where representatives of the people protect the interests of the...
Parliament is supreme, says govt
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday said parliament was the supreme institution in the country as it represented the will...
Brother of Syrian parliament speaker gunned down
Gunmen killed the brother of Syria’s parliament speaker as he drove to work in Damascus on Tuesday, the state-run news agency reported, as the...
Parliament or SC to decide COAS’s statements according to constitution: Rana...
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that parliament and Supreme Court of Pakistan can decide that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General...
