Tag: Parliament
President tells Opp not to use pester power for illegal ends
Mamnoon says CPEC will have to be spearheaded by multiple govts and not just the current one
Says democracy in Pakistan strong enough to withstand...
Joint session of Parliament summoned on Wednesday
Budget to be presented in National Assembly on June 3
A joint session of parliament has been summoned for June 1, it was reported on...
PPP to discuss illegal appointments in NAB in parliament
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Thursday said it would raise the issue of illegal appointments in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the...
‘Is it truly democracy if you keep ignoring the parliament?’
“I believe in democracy from the core of my heart but this government has brought low the name of democracy as it has neglected...
Question, answer procedure in parliament well-defined, says PML-N MNAs
Members of the National Assembly Daniyal Aziz and Talal Chaudary Thursday said that the procedure for questions and answers was well-defined in parliament.
Addressing a...
Syrians vote for parliament denounced by Assad’s enemies
Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday in what they called a show of support for President...
PTV, parliament attack case adjourned till May 10
Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Islamabad has adjourned the hearing of case of attack on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) and Parliament House till May 10.
Judge...
Parliament passes Gas Theft Control and Recovery Bill, 2014
The joint sitting of the parliament on Monday passed the Gas (Theft Control and Recovery) Bill, 2014 envisaging up to 10-year imprisonment and Rs...
Parliament can’t impose tax on provincial property, says SC
In a landmark ruling overturning an earlier high court verdict, the Supreme Court has made it clear that parliament cannot impose a tax on...
Modi slams opposition over parliament disruption
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged opposition lawmakers on Thursday to stop disrupting parliament, under growing pressure to pass the crucial reforms promised when...
Senate wants to honour other women rights activists along with Sharmeen
The upper house of parliament decided to honour filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy for her second Oscar. The chair delayed the resolution and proposed to...
Iran’s leader calls for parliament that stands up to the West
Iran’s top leader said on Wednesday he was confident Friday’s elections would return a parliament prepared to resist interference by foreign powers including the...
Shah accuses govt of rigging inside, outside the House
Opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah slammed the government saying that it was involved in rigging both inside and outside...
Govt didn’t bother to take parliament into confidence over Qatar LNG...
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Khursheed Ahmed Shah on Friday said that the government had not bothered to take the...
Retired SSG colonel was mastermind of planned attack on parliament
Police on Monday arrested the mastermind of a planned missile attack on the Parliament House in 2011. The culprit was reportedly a retired colonel...
Legislators urge govt to take parliament into confidence on national issues
The legislators on Friday urged the government to take the parliament into confidence on all the national issues for strengthening democratic norms in the...
Parliament needs to keep NAP in view, says Bilawal
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said a parliamentary security committee should be constituted to ensure proper implementation and monitoring of the...
