Tag: Senate
Mandviwalla says he will prove Siddiqui’s Air Blue investment in court
--Senate deputy chairman had stated that appointment of Ali Siddiqui as advisor to PM was made after his investment of $20m in Khaqan Abbassi’s...
PTI govt’s media ad policy to be reviewed by Senate
--Senate body tells info ministry to present draft of advertisement policy for print, electronic media
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information on Monday expressed strong...
Senate body tells Afridi to resolve overseas Pakistanis’ passport issues
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior demanded of the Ministry of Interior on Monday to take notice of the issues faced by overseas Pakistanis...
More than 500 incidents of child abuse in Islamabad over five...
ISLAMABAD: The Senate standing committee on child abuse was informed on Monday that 300 cases of child sexual abuse were registered in Islamabad over the last five...
SC clears Chaudhry Sarwar in dual nationality case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday cleared Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Nuzhat Sadiq in a suo motu case...
Govt seeking information about Pakistanis’ foreign assets, Senate told
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Friday that a treaty has been signed with the Swiss authorities to gain access to information regarding the bank...
Assemblies can now summon provincial govt advisors
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice in its meeting on Friday has passed the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (Amendment of Article 130) moved...
Senate body directs FIA to probe private firm’s visa service
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior took notice of complaints against Gerry’s Visa Services regarding the alleged movement of data of Pakistanis to different...
Saudi-led military alliance not against any nation, sect: Raheel Sharif
Former army chief Gen (r) Raheel Sharif on Wednesday denied the impression that the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition was against a specific nation or...
Senators seek to put accountability watchdog on leash
--Deputy Chairman Mandviwala stops senators from responding to NAB's summons without chairman's approval
--Says senators should ask NAB to approach chairman's office if it forces...
Senate unanimously passes resolution against Indian atrocities in IOK
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution strongly condemning recent wave of repression and violence by the Indian security forces in Indian Occupied...
Senate bill seeks rigorous imprisonment for child marriage
The Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill 2018 was presented in the Senate on Tuesday.
The bill was moved by Opposition Leader Senator Sherry Rehman. The...
Senator Azam Khan Musakhel passes away
KARACHI: Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Senator Sardar Azam Khan Musakhel passed away on Saturday.
The Baloch senator was under treatment in Karachi due to...
Over 0.3 million cases pending in SC, high courts: law minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Dr Farogh Naseem on Friday said that as many as 350,447 cases were lying pending in the Supreme...
Proposal under consideration to merge ERRA with NDMA, Senate told
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Friday that a proposal is under consideration to merge the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) with the...
Senate session on Friday
ISLAMABAD: The Senate will meet on Friday to discuss a host of issues ranging from the country’s economic conditions, depreciation in rupee value, Pakistan’s role...
Interior ministry asked to make ECL procedure transparent
ISLAMABAD: Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights Chairman Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar asked the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday to make transparent the procedure through...
