Tag: Parliamentary

No new permanent members in UN Security Council: IPU

The quest for permanent seats in the United Nations (UN) Security Council suffered a setback when the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) informal interactive debate at...

Parliamentary exchanges may create better understanding between Pakistan, Spain

Deputy Speaker National Assembly, Faisal Karim Kundi, Wednesday, said that increased number of parliamentary exchanges would pave create better understanding between Pakistan and Spain. While...

Parliamentary committee extends services of 2 judges

The Parliamentary Committee for the appointment of judges ratified decisions of the Supreme Judicial Council and extended the service tenure of two judges of...

Senate body decides to consult Opp leader, parliamentary parties

The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has deferred consideration on the bill on dual nationality of parliamentarians and has decided to consult...

Parliamentary technicalities lurking as controversy deepens

Parliamentary technicalities appear to be the major reason for a weeks-long confrontation between the PPP-led proponents and PML-F-led opponents of the Sindh People Local...

Parliamentary dialogue to strengthen Indo-Pak ties: Lok Sabha speaker

Indian Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has praised the fact that India and Pakistan are neighbors, calling it a “great fortune” that favors each...

Contempt law: SC seeks parliamentary record

The Supreme Court (SC) continued hearing of various identical petitions challenging the Contempt of Court Act 2012 Wednesday. A five-judge bench of the apex court...

Parliamentary oversight over intelligence agencies a must: PILDAT

Intelligence agencies of Pakistan must work under a legal remit and that parliament must oversee the working of intelligence sector, just like all other...

Consensus on Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim as CEC

The Committee on the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) reached on Monday a consensus on Justice (retd) Fakhruddin Ibrahim for the position of...

Zeyad Durrani 10th KP lawmaker to have died before completing parliamentary...

Zeyad Durrani from Bannu became the 10th member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly who died before completing his parliamentary tenure. Accrediting him as the youngest...

French left on track for strong parliamentary majority

President Francois Hollande’s Socialists and their allies were on track Monday to win a strong parliamentary majority after a first-round election that cemented France’s...

Parliamentary body meets today to appoint CEC

An important meeting of the parliamentary committee will be held today (Tuesday) to take up the issue of appointment of new Chief Election Commissioner...

Parliamentary Committee meets today to elect CEC

A vital meeting of Parliamentary Committee will be held here on Tuesday to take up the issue of appointment of new Chief Election Commissioner...

PPP not to violate ethics during Punjab budget: Basra

Pakistan People’s Party Deputy Parliamentary Leader Shaukat Mahmood Basra has said the PPPwill not violate parliamentary ethics during thepresentation of the provincial budget in...

Mirza, Sonenshine Inaugurated US funded PRI

Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza and the visiting US Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine joined by...

Proposals regarding missing persons finalised: Rabbani

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) has announced that recommendations from political parties regarding the issue of missing persons have been received. Talking...

Parliamentary committee appoints Justice Bandial as LHC CJ

The Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment on Tuesday approved the appointment of Justice Umer Atta Bandial as the chief justice of the Lahore High...