Tag: Senate body
PM’s protocol under scrutiny after officials misbehave with senator
ISLAMABAD: Taking cognisance of misbehaviour with a senator by the protocol team assigned to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the Senate Committee on Rules...
Senate body directs to improve performance of Housing & Works ministry
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works, Senator Mir Kabir Ahmad Muhammad Shahi on Monday assured that necessary steps would be taken...
Senate body approves status of provincial languages equal to Urdu
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Thursday passed the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (Substitution of Article 251) calling for giving the status...
Senate body approves PPIB amendment bill
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Energy on Tuesday approved the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
The meeting was held under the...
Senate body directs commissioner to check food quality of five-star hotels
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination on Thursday directed the Islamabad chief commissioner to conduct surprise visits of...
Identity of transgenders should be verified from CNIC: Senate body
ISLAMABAD: Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights Wednesday gave recommendations to ascertain the identity of transgenders from their computerised national identity cards (CNIC) rather...
NAB briefs Senate body on inquiries, investigations
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice in its meeting on Wednesday was given a detailed briefing by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...
Senate body discusses FPSC methodology, procedure of holding different exams
ISLAMABAD: Senate Special Committee to examine annual report of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) for the year 2015 on Tuesday discussed the methodology...
Let’s call 2018 ‘year of children’: Farhatullah Babar
Child commissioner suggests linking DNA test with NADRA
Calling for compiling credible data on incidents involving child abuse, Senator Farhatullah Babar, while addressing a...
Senate body for appointment of independent audit officer for AGP office
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Narcotics Thursday recommended a review of the existing law to appoint an independent...
Senate body shelves bill amending oath of non-Muslim lawmakers
A PTI sponsored bill, proposing a change in an oath taken by non-Muslim members of parliament upon being sworn, was shelved on Monday by...
Senate body mulls move to send Rs480bn illegal payment matter to...
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance Tuesday expressed its displeasure over the failure of the ministry of power to brief it over the irregularities committed...
Senate body asks Law Division to check composition of CCI
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice during its meeting on Tuesday asked the Law Division to check the composition of the Council of...
Senate body recommends notification of provisional census data
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Privatization and Statistics on Tuesday recommended for official notification of the provisional data of recently concluded 6th Population and Housing...
US should do more to stop terrorism incidents: Senate body
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Friday condemned the terrorist attack in New York, and stated that the United States should do more...
India commits highest-ever ceasefire violations in 2017, Senate body told
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Defence Zamirul Hassan Shah told the Senate Standing Committee on Defence Thursday that India had committed around 1,299 ceasefire violations at the...
Senate body on defence calls for compensation to US drone strike...
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Defence has sought details of the drone strikes carried so far by the US-led NATO forces inside Pakistan’s...
