Tag: Parliament

Nawaz lambasts over absence of members in parliamentary meeting

PML-N President Mian Nawaz Sharif has expressed his sheer anger over absence of Members of the Assembly and Senate in the parliamentary party meeting...

Parliament not to be allowed to strike judiciary: Nawaz Sharif

PML-N president Nawaz Sharif has said supremacy of parliament is an acknowledged fact but it will not be allowed to strike judiciary. As per...

PILDAT to hold memorial for martyred Youth Parliament members

PILDAT is holding a memorial for members of the Youth Parliament Pakistan who were martyred last year on July 28, 2010 in an Air...

UK parliament to put Murdochs on the spot

Father-and-son act Rupert and James Murdoch top the bill on Tuesday in what promises to be a day of gripping political drama in the...

5-day youth parliament session from tomorrow

A five-day session of the youth parliament of Pakistan’s provincial youth assembly in Karachi would be held from July 13 (tomorrow) at the Pakistan...

Turkish opposition says ending parliament boycott

Turkey's main opposition CHP Party said its deputies would be sworn in on Monday, ending a boycott of parliament that had soured Prime Minister...

Mirza proposes SA Parliament for sustainable peace

Dr Fehmida Mirza, Speaker National Assembly has said that the SAARC nations should contemplate the creation of South Asian Parliament for sustainable peace and...

PML-N, MQM isolate JUI-F in parliament

The JUI-F stood isolated in parliament amongst the divided opposition as the new entrant to opposition benches, the MQM sided with the PML-N when...

Army answerable to people, Parliament: Kayani

Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said on Wednesday that Pakistan Army being a national army derived its strength from the...

Ruling party MPs quit Indian parliament in blow for PM

Nine ruling Congress party members of India's parliament resigned on Monday to press their demands for a separate state of Telangana, roughly halving the...

Jordanians want ‘parliament of shame’ dissolved

About 2,000 people demonstrated across Jordan on Friday to demand the dissolution of the “parliament of shame,” over a suspected corruption case involving a...

Greek parliament opens vote on austerity implementation law

Greek lawmakers began voting Thursday on the bill determining the implementation of draconian austerity ordered by creditors to pave the way for new emergency...

German parliament approves nuclear exit

The German parliament approved by an overwhelming majority Thursday plans to scrap nuclear power by 2022, a decision set in motion in the wake...

Turkish parliament opens amid opposition boycott

Turkey’s new parliament opened in a tense atmosphere Tuesday as the main opposition and Kurdish deputies boycotted the ceremony in protest over lawmakers kept...

Iranian parliament summons Ahmadinejad for questioning

Iran’s parliament summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning, semi-official Mehr news agency said on Monday, raising tensions in a power struggle between factions in...

Pakistan to form ‘Joint Committee on Afghanistan’ in parliament

Pakistan is all set to form a ‘Joint Committee on Afghanistan’ in parliament as the two sides agreed to address crucial issues, such as...

Iranian parliament summons Ahmadinejad for questioning

Iran’s parliament summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning, semi-official Mehr news agency said on Monday, raising tensions in a power struggle between factions in...