Tag: Parliament

Laws to ensure socio-economic uplift of vulnerable segments: Attiya

MNA Dr Attiya Inayatullah on Tuesday termed the passage of 24 women and child-friendly laws during last four years historic achievement of the parliament...

Sachin sworn in as MP

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was sworn in as a member of the upper house of parliament on Monday, but he vowed to put...

Dual nationality: 14 more parliamentarians listed

A list of 14 more parliamentarians having dual nationality was filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday. According to a private TV channel,...

Sachin Tendulkar to take oath as MP

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was to be sworn in as a member of the upper house of parliament on Monday after being nominated...

Key Thai parliament debate postponed amid protest

Thai “Yellow” protesters blocked parliament on Friday, forcing a debate on disputed reconciliation plans to be shelved amid signs of rising tensions in the...

Bangladesh passes nuclear energy regulatory bill

Bangladesh’s parliament has passed its first nuclear energy regulatory bill as the country prepares to build an atomic power plant next year using Russian...

Bilawal envisions parliament with 50 percent women

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says that he dreams of a Pakistani parliament that will have 50 percent women. According to zeenews, Bilawal said,...

Parliament’s resolution over Nato supply is clear: Fazl

Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Wednesday that the recommendations of the parliament over resumption of NATO supplies are very clear...

Preparations for joint parliamentary session underway

Preparations for Monday’s joint sitting of both the houses of the Parliament are underway and offices of the lower house of the Parliament remained...

PML-N to attend joint parliament session: Pervaiz Rashid

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday decided to attend the joint session of parliament convened by the President on May 21 to be addressed...

Parliament has no prerogative to restore NATO supply: Sami

Difa-e-Pakistan Council Chairman and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam President Maulana Sami-ul-Haq has said the Parliament has no prerogative to restore NATO supply lines and that the...

Turkish PM to address Parliament on Monday

President Asif Ali Zardari has convened a joint session of Senate and the National Assembly on May 21 at 5:00 p.m. According to a statement...

Parliament Lodges defaults on Rs 19.11m electricity bills

The Water and Power Ministry is yet to recover electricity bills worth Rs19.11 million from the Parliament Lodges. According to a report of the...

NATO supplies to resume per parliament’s wishes: PM

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said NATO supplies would be resumed per the recommendations forwarded by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security....

Parliament can undo SC verdict: Khosa

Punjab Governor Latif Khosa on Saturday said parliament could undo the Supreme Court verdict as court orders fall under parliament’s jurisdiction. Addressing a “meet the...

PM says needs no permission to enter parliament

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said he did not require permission from the opposition leader to enter the National Assembly because he was a...

Pakistan urges US to respect parliament’s decisions

Pakistan on Friday asked the United States to fully appreciate and follow the democratic course that the Pakistani government had adopted on new terms...