Tag: Senate body

Senate body protests absence of IPC minister, secretary

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution on Thursday deferred its meeting to protest what they said the persistent absence of inter-provincial coordination minister...

Senate body calls for legislation to resolve expats’ mobile registration issues

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications Chairperson Rubina Khalid on Wednesday stressed the need to formulate a policy through legislation for...

Saudi Arabia fails to share prisoners’ list despite high-level commitment

--Senate body told Pakistanis remain imprisoned due to pending fines against them ISLAMABAD: The Senate Panel on Human Rights on Thursday expressed displeasure at the...

Senate body receives briefing on medicines price increase

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services Regulations and Coordination on Monday received a briefing on price increase of medicines and steps to...

Senate body takes notice of drugs price hike

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Friday took serious notice of drugs price hike up to fifteen percent and...

Senate body recommends increase in govt employees’ salaries by 10pc

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday recommended increasing the salaries of government officers by 10 per cent. According to details, a recommendation...

Interior ministry to brief Senate body on ECL policy on Monday

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior will be briefed by the interior ministry on the Exit Control List (ECL) policy of the government on...

Inclusion of Baloch people imperative for Gwadar uplift

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs on Tuesday directed Ministry of Maritime Affairs to ensure quota for Baloch people in the Gwadar development...

Senate body calls briefing by FGH officials against facts

Senators also point out CDA, MCI negligence over a land record ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) expressing serious reservations...

Senate body briefed on stranded PIA aircraft in Burundi

Aircraft was sent to Africa to lift 705 troops, performing UN peacekeeping duties upon Askari Aviation's request ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee was told by both...

ICT to get cancer hospital as CDWP approves Rs 2000m

Senate body recommends another PIMS-type hospital in ICT to facilitate patients Dr Amjad invites Senate committee to visit, hold next meeting at PIMS ISLAMABAD: Senate’s...

Bureaucrats’ unruliness irks Senate body

Senators rue failure to provide complete lists of domicile of civil servants, overstaying of officers on deputations ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet...

Huge difference between manufacturing, selling costs of medicine irks Senate body

The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services was irked due to the difference between the manufacturing costs of medicines and subsequently their retail...

Senate body irked at CDA over alleged corruption in Parliament Lodges’...

Senator Azam Swati vows to end system of contractors Senator Samina Syed claims even food items, fruits are substandard CDA Parliamentary Lodges director...

Senate body told about life threats to country’s top political leadership

--Security threat to Imran Khan, Asfandyar Wali Khan among others --Senator Rehman Malik moves resolution appreciating ECP's commitment   ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior, in its meeting...

Senate body on CADD seeks detail of Monal’s lease pact

Senators also discuss alarming situation of non-availability of water in different areas of Islamabad Federal capital only has water reserves for 10 or...

Senate body to hold in-camera briefing regarding ECP secretary’s claims

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior decided to hold an in-camera briefing pertaining to a comment by an Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) official that...