Tag: Parliament
Catalan parliament to meet, but without sacked leader Carles Puigdemont
BRUSSELS: Catalonia's parliament meets for the first time on Wednesday since it was dissolved following a failed attempt to break from Spain – but...
Indonesian president to address parliament’s joint sitting on Jan 26
ISLAMABAD: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo will address the joint sitting of the Parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora) on January 26, becoming the 17th foreign dignitary who will...
Nawaz’s ideology aims to weaken state institutions: Shah
ISLAMABAD: Addressing the parliament on Thursday, opposition leader Khursheed Shah said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif wants to destroy the credibility of state...
Speculators of NRO or deal must see Nawaz has appeared in...
ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting State Minister, Marriyum Aurangzeb while talking to the media outside a NAB court here on Wednesday said that those people...
Pakistan ‘violated human rights’ of Jadhav’s family, claims Sushma Swaraj
NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday claimed that Pakistan ‘violated human rights’ of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav's family when they were...
Kulbhushan Jadhav meeting: Sushma Swaraj to address India’s Parliament on Thursday
NEW DELHI: Amid the claims and counter-claims over the treatment of former naval officer Kulbhushan Jadav’s family members in Islamabad, External Affairs Minister Sushma...
Pakistan wants to promote cooperation with Oman: NA speaker
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Thursday said that Pakistan values its relations with Oman.
Talking to Oman’s Ambassador to Pakistan Al-Sheikh Muhammad Umar...
Senate committee to take up missing peace activist issue today
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Human Rights will take up the issue of a missing peace activist, Raza Khan, today.
According to the notice, the...
Army chief’s visit to parliament a positive sign: Siraj-ul-Haq
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Siraj-ul-Haq, talking to the media after the Senate session on Tuesday, said that army chief’s visit to the parliament...
Rabbani wants ratification of all international agreement
Senate chairman for joint committee to oversee arbitration issues
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani said on Tuesday that a parliamentary committee, having a representation of...
PML-N should’ve raised protest issue in parliament: Khursheed Shah
ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah said on Tuesday that the government should have raised the protest issue in the House...
Hindutva leader’s anti-Muslim speech in British parliament draws criticism
A far-right Hindutva leader from Bengal and his host, a conservative UK MP, came under heavy criticism from the British media for his remarks...
Australian court declares deputy PM ineligible for parliament over dual citizenship
CANBERRA: Australia’s High Court ruled on Friday that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is ineligible to remain in parliament, a stunning decision that cost...
Legislation is domain of parliament: Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) while disposing of a petition pertaining to the amendment in Muslim Family Laws observed that “legislation is a domain...
Ahsan Iqbal says Parliament an esteemed institution like army and judiciary
Says Pakistan is still facing repercussions of Afghan war against the Soviets.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that the Parliament is an esteemed institution just...
Parliament is jugular vein of country, says Raza Rabbani
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Thursday emphasised the supremacy of parliament, saying that the institution is the jugular vein of the country and...
Parliament without Rangers’ security after controversial deployment
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has been without the security of paramilitary Rangers for the past 2 days, in the wake of the force’s controversial deployment...
