Tag: Punjab assembly

PA condemns Indian army chief’s statement calling Kashmiri struggle ‘futile’

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Shoaib Siddiqui on Friday tabled a resolution in the Punjab Assembly condemning a statement by the Indian army chief in which the military...

PA ignores attack on Ahsan Iqbal: report

LAHORE: Not a single legislator of the treasury benches spoke in the Punjab Assembly session to condemn the attack on Federal Minister for Interior...

PA moved for imparting compulsory religious education to minority students

--Minority MPA's bill proposes religious education to non-Muslim students from grades I to V --MPAs from treasury benches pledge support to opp's bill   LAHORE: With the Punjab...

JI lawmaker accuses PML-N of preventing compulsory Quran teaching

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Waseem Akhtar on Wednesday accused the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of deliberately preventing the adoption of Compulsory Teaching of the...

PTI seeks Rana Sana’s dismissal over misogynist comments

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Murad Raas on Tuesday submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly condemning provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan’s remarks...

Punjab government agrees to debate wheat and sugarcane prices in the...

--Minister says that medical store owners want to sell low-quality drugs --Provincial govt to get an approval of 4-month supplementary budget from the assembly   LAHORE: The Punjab...

Ruckus in Punjab Assembly over Khawaja Asif’s disqualification

--Opposition leader demands resignation from Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal --Will abolish article 62 in next parliament, says Rana Sanaullah   LAHORE: The 35th session of the Punjab Assembly...

Battlefield sights as police hold crackdown against dengue workers

--Dozens injured, arrested in use of force against protesters on Cooper Road --Tear gas, water cannons used to disperse protesters aiming to besiege PA building   LAHORE: Provincial...

Resolution condemning attack on Justice Ijaz’s residence tabled in PA

LAHORE: A resolution condemning the attack on Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Ijazul Ahsan was submitted in the Punjab Assembly (PA) on Monday. The resolution,...

Amendments proposed in NAB Ordinance

The government on Thursday proposed important changes to National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999, reported Geo News. According to the proposed bill, only federal departments and...

Ideological battles will lead to further defection, say ex-PML-N lawmakers

'At least 70 electables are part of this movement' LAHORE: The embattled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) seems to have another battle against dissent to...

148 bills passed in four years: PA performance report issued

1720 adjournment motions, 118 privilege motions adopted in Punjab Assembly 189 resolutions of general public interest also passed in last four years LAHORE: As many as...

PML-N MPA moves resolution against Toba Tek Singh ‘revenge rape’

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Hina Pervez Butt has submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly condemning the 'revenge rape' of two girls on...

Faculty members urge VC to immediately remove ULC principal

--Resolution demanding removal of ULC principal submitted in Punjab Assembly   LAHORE: Senior faculty members of the Punjab University Law College have revolted against the University Law...

PA condemns harassment of Pakistani diplomats in India

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly through a unanimously adopted resolution on Friday, condemned incidents of harassment of Pakistani diplomats in India. Moved by Opposition Leader Mian Mehmoodur...

PA passes resolution seeking ban on ‘DJ Nights’ in educational institutions

LAHORE: A private member resolution demanding a permanent ban on DJ, dance parties and musical nights in all educational institutions across the province was passed by...

Punjab Assembly passes 8 government bills

Opp’s three attempts of pointing out quorum fail as treasury easily manages to meet quorum   LAHORE: After falling prey to the collapse of quorum for...