Tag: Parliamentary
LHC judges appointed amid parliamentary silence
LAHORE: Eight judges nominated to the Lahore High Court (LHC) by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) have been appointed without parliamentary oversight since parliamentary...
Parliamentary leaders endorse KP-FATA merger amendment
ISLAMABAD: A day after the cabinet committee accorded approval to put before parliament the amendment for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ (FATA) merger with...
Parliamentary diplomacy suggested to resolve conflicts
Rabbani asks parliaments to fully utilise potential for promoting peace, harmony
SAINT PETERSBURG: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has said that parliamentary diplomacy is the best...
PM summons parliamentary party meeting on Thursday
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a crucial meeting of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Joint Parliamentary Party on Thursday (today).
The important party meeting...
Parliamentary body unanimously approves bills on honour killing, rape laws
A committee comprising lawmakers from both the lower and upper houses of the parliament unanimously approved two bills on Thursday aimed at tackling honour...
Parliamentary body for appointment of ECP members reconstituted
Parliamentary committee for the appointment of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from provinces has been reconstituted. Meeting of the committee will...
Assad party wins expected majority in Syria parliamentary vote
Syria’s ruling Baath party and its allies won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections last week across government-held parts of the country, the...
Nawaz Sharif chairs meeting of PML-N Parliamentary Board
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his capacity as Chairman of PML-N's Parliamentary Board on Wednesday chaired the board's meeting here to evolve a strategy...
Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation due today
A 31-memebr Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation headed by Marzoq Ali Al-Ghanam is arriving on Monday (today) on a four-day visit to Pakistan.
The delegation, which also...
PM forms parliamentary board for Senate polls
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday constituted a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) parliamentary board for the upcoming Senate elections.
The board comprises Nawaz Sharif as chairman...
Parliamentary diplomacy to bring nations closer: NA speaker
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Kingdom of Bahrain Chairman Council of Representatives Khalifa Bin Ahmad Al-Dhahrani Tuesday agreed to strengthen Pakistan and...
Parliamentary Studies to be included in varsity syllabi
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday said that Parliamentary Studies would be included in the syllabus of universities and colleges.
Addressing a press...
Women MPs actively participate in parliamentary business
The contribution of female parliamentarians to the oversight of the executive by raising questions in the House remained exemplary this year, as they raised...
Angry crowd hurls stones at Tunisian leaders
Angry protesters have hurled rocks at the Tunisian president and parliamentary speaker in Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of the revolution that erupted in the...
President has no authority on judges’ appointment: SC
Justice Gulzar Ahmed of the Supreme Court on Thursday said the decision of the Judicial Commission (JC) and Parliamentary Committee (PC) on judges’ appointment...
Parliamentary panel terms appointment of PTA chairman illegal
A parliamentary panel on Thursday termed the appointment of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Farooq Awan as illegal and directed the officials of...
Afghan Parliamentary delegation calls on Prime Minister
An 18 member Afghan Parliamentary delegation called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at the Prime Minister’s House.
Welcoming the delegation to the PM’s House,...
