Tag: Parliamentarians

MPs to visit GHQ on Thursday for briefing

--Army chief Gen Bajwa will brief Senate and NA bodies on defence on LoC situation ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa will brief lawmakers belonging to...

ECP restores membership of three more parliamentarians

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday restored the membership of another three parliamentarians and allowed them to function as members of...

ECP restores membership of another 55 parliamentarians

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday restored the membership of another 55 parliamentarians and allowed them to function as members of...

ECP restores membership of 31 parliamentarians

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday restored the membership of another 31 parliamentarians and allowed them to function as members of...

Govt to provide security to all parliamentarians: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan has assured the opposition that the government will fulfill its responsibility by providing security to all...

MPs from 26 nations to meet in Gwadar from Oct 29...

ISLAMABAD: In a conference organised and hosted by the Senate of Pakistan, around 100 parliamentarians from 26 countries this week are expected to meet...

Mushahid urges parliamentarians of 25 countries to promote connectivity

ISLAMABAD: Senate's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Mushahid Hussain has urged parliamentarians and political leaders of 25 countries of Asia and Europe to...

Senate body bans hashish smoking inside Parliament Lodges

ISLAMABAD: Hashish smokers should be stopped from lighting up within Parliament Lodges’ premises and be asked to smoke “somewhere outside”, Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem...

Development of south Punjab has always been PML-N’s priority: CM ...

--Shehbaz says those speaking of accountability completely drenched in corruption themselves   LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the people of southern Punjab were...

ECP to get FIA, intelligence agencies’ assistance to probe Senate ‘horse-trading’

CEC laments 'vote-trading' by parliamentarians ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday hinted that it might seek help from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

PML-N govt’s life, death dedicated to people: Shehbaz

Shehbaz falls ill, cancels all commitments for three days   LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that the PML-N-led government’s “life and death...

Punjab govt to allow four loudspeakers at places of worship: report

LAHORE: The Punjab government is likely to allow the use of four loudspeakers, instead of the existing one, at the places of worship, mainly...

PM lays floral wreath at monument of ‘Unsung Heroes of Democracy’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday laid a floral wreath at the monument of the “Unsung Heroes of Democracy” at the Parliament...

It’s parliament’s job to legislate and ensure implementation, says CJP

CJP Nisar says democracy directs us not to intervene in legislative matters Says responsibility of judges is to give decisions on the basis...

Parliamentarians laud extension of SC, PHC jurisdiction to FATA

PESHAWAR: The parliamentarians, civil society, lawyers and tribal people on Friday have highly lauded the passing of the historic FATA Bill 2017 from the National...

Tehmina Janjua urges French delegation to actively resolve Kashmir dispute

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Tuesday, impressed upon the French parliamentarians to play an active role in the resolution of Jammu & Kashmir...

Dual citizenship row: Australia announces new rules to make MPs disclose...

CANBERRA: The Australia's prime minister has announced new rules to make all federal politicians declare their citizenship status. It comes amid a dual citizenship saga,...