Tag: Parliamentary
Parliamentary committee regularises 3 BHC, 5 LHC judges
The Parliamentary Committee for the Appointment of Judges in High Courts has recommended the appointment of eight judges on a regular basis for the...
Gilani’s innocence
Not it, he says
While Prime Minister Gilani might really be innocent as he claims, the arguments he advances would have few takers outside the...
Too little
Too much
Apropos of nothing, the army chief said the other day that the defence budget is around 18 percent of the federal budget, not...
Shahbaz appoints parliamentary secy
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has appointed Member Provincial Assembly of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Rana Muhammad Arshad as Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Affairs,...
Foreign Ministry to forward envoys’ proposals to parliamentary body
The Foreign Ministry will present the recommendations of the Envoys’ Conference today (Thursday) before the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which will meet here...
Parliamentary Committee summons details of accords with NATO, US
The Parliamentary Committee for National Security has summoned details of all the accords, government had/ has signed with NATO and America.
The committee meeting, convened...
Russia braces for parliamentary elections
Russians prepared Saturday for parliamentary elections amid dwindling support for the ruling United Russia party and unprecedented pressure on election observers. Voting in the...
Gilani authorises parliamentary body to probe ‘memogate’
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has formally authorised the Parliamentary Committee on National Security to probe into the “memogate” issue and submit its report...
Parliamentary body to discuss memogate on 25th
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security will meet on November 25 under the chairmanship of Senator Raza Rabbani to discuss the alleged memo that...
Parliamentary body approves elevation of 10 judges
While endorsing the recommendations made by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, the Parliamentary Committee on Judges’ Appointment on Thursday approved the elevation of ten...
Mirza seeks enhanced trade ties, parliamentary exchanges with Malaysia
Dr Fehmida Mirza, Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan, has called for enhancing trade ties and promoting parliamentary exchanges between Pakistan and Malaysia.
“Such parliamentary exchanges...
PILDAT launches directory of parliamentary committees
Speaking at the launching ceremony of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and transparency (PILDAT) directory of parliamentary committees and relevant civil society and research...
Parliamentary Committee to investigate banking, finance business rules
The Special Parliamentary Committee formed by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance would look into business practices such as interest rates, annual profits,...
Parliamentary committee approves regularisation of 7 addl judges
The Parliamentary Judicial Committee has approved the recommendations of the Judicial Commission to confirm seven additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and...
UK parliamentary body likely to recall James Murdoch
A British parliamentary committee investigating phone hacking at a now defunct UK tabloid paper is very likely to recall News Corp executive James Murdoch...
The parliamentary democracy and four provinces sham
We have all been taught that Pakistan is a country that consists of four provinces and that the constitution prescribes parliamentary democracy as the...
Rupert Murdoch attacked at UK parliamentary hearing
Rupert Murdoch was attacked by a protester on Tuesday while giving evidence to a British parliamentary committee at which he defended his son and...
