Tag: Parliament
CJP rejects plea seeking accountability of judges, generals through parliament
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking the accountability of army generals and judges through parliament.
The petition was filed by Watan Party through...
ATC dismisses Imran Khan’s exemption petition in 2014 sit-in attack cases
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Islamabad on Friday dismissed the appeal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan seeking exemption from appearance in...
Pak-China friendship group, envoy agree to enhance parliamentary exchanges
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Pakistan-China Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Senate and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing Thursday agreed on enhanced parliamentary exchanges between...
SC verdict weakened the Parliament: Farhatullah Babar
ISLAMABAD: Senator Farhatullah Babar on Thursday said that he could not applaud the Supreme Court’s (SC) recent verdict against former premier Nawaz Sharif as...
Parliament supreme institution, cannot be dictated in legislation matters: experts
PESHAWAR: "Parliament is the supreme institution that made the Constitution for a smooth running of the country and cannot be dictated in matters related...
Ex-New Zealand PM English to leave parliament
SYDNEY: Former New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said he will resign from parliament at the end of February, months after the National Party...
British members of parliament seek family reforms
WESTMINSTER: As Prime Minister, Theresa May's minority government pushes crucial Brexit legislation through parliament, British MPs cannot afford to miss a vote – even...
May to give parliament official analysis before Brexit deal vote
WUHAN: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that lawmakers would be given official analysis on any Brexit deal before they are asked...
Timor-Leste president dissolves parliament for new elections
DILI: East Timor President Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres said on Friday he was dissolving parliament and would call new elections in a bid to...
PTV Parliament channel to be launched soon, PAC told
NA body directs to constitute committee to review complaints of corruption in PTV
ISLAMABAD: Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed here Wednesday that...
Opp lawmakers have set new precedent of cursing parliament: PM Abbasi
PM challenges opposition parties to bring no-confidence motion against him
BHAKKAR: Criticising the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)-led rally, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on...
Lebanon looking for more women in parliament elections
BEIRUT: Lebanon is campaigning to get at least five times more women elected to parliament this spring in its first vote in nearly 10...
PM Abbasi to commence discussion on caretaker govt in March
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will start consulting leaders of parliamentary parties for setting up of a caretaker government from the last week...
Saad Rafique censures Imran, Sh Rasheed for cursing parliament
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Thursday came down hard on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Awami Muslim League (AML) head Sheikh...
Imran Khan draws flak for cursing parliament
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has drawn flak from all quarters after he cursed the parliament during Wednesday's joint opposition protest in...
NA should summon Khan, Rasheed for cursing parliament: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has criticised the opposition leaders who had openly cursed the parliament at a rally in Lahore, saying the political...
Not only me, people condemn ‘such a parliament’ too: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday continued his diatribe against the parliament, saying his use of the Urdu damned "a mild...
