Tag: Senate
US Senate asks White House to declare Haqqanis terrorist group
The US Senate has passed a bill, asking the Obama Administration to declare the Afghan Haqqani network, which is frequently blamed by Washington...
84th Senate session today; Rehman Malik to take oath
The Upper House of the Parliament is to meet in its 84th session tomorrow and, as per information available with Online, the session will...
Prove supremacy of parliament through performance: Mushahid
Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production Chairman Mushahid Hussain Sayed Monday said the supremacy of the Parliament cannot be ensured by words...
International aid knocked but once
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Dr Zafar Qadir on Monday told the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change that due to improper utilisation...
Rehman Malik declared elected unopposed to Senate
Senior Adviser to Prime Minister on Internal Affairs Rehman Malik has been elected unopposed to the Senate in by-election on Monday.
This was announced by...
Malik elected to Senate unopposed
Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik was elected unopposed Senator on technocrat seat from Karachi.
Nobody had submitted nomination papers against Malik.
A notification...
Rehman Malik wants his Senate seat back
Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Rehman Malik on Friday submitted his nomination papers at the provincial election commission in Karachi, for the technocrat...
Malik submits nomination papers for Senate seat
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik submitted nomination papers for a Senate seat on Friday.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had...
PPP to again nominate Rehman Malik for Senate
Only a few days after his resignation from the Senate, the government is once again planning to nominate Rehman Malik for the Upper House...
Allies, Opp walk out from Senate over terror acts
The government’s major coalition partners, the Awami National Party (ANP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), as well as opposition parties Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N),...
Writ of the state eludes North Waziristan: Senate committee
The Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) has expressed concern regarding the presence of over 20,000 militants in North Waziristan, getting...
Contempt bill sails through the Senate
Amid a ‘soft resistance’ by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senators, the ruling coalition on Wednesday night sailed through with its controversial amendment bill, the...
Senate passes contempt of court bill despite opposition
The Senate passed the contempt of Court Act, 2012 that was tabled by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Farooq H Naik on Wednesday.
The...
Dual nationality bill stirs up a storm in Senate
The dual nationality bill faced stiff opposition from all quarters when it was presented in the Senate on Tuesday.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, coalition partners...
Senate body recommends release of funds
The senate standing committee on professional and technical training Tuesday expressed serious concern over delay in release of funds for salaries of employees of...
Senate body seeks report on illegal plots allotment
The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Division and Capital Administration and Development Monday sought report on alleged fake allotment of 40 plots in sector...
Threats to Asma: Senate body demands judicial probe
Chairman Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights Afrasiab Khattak Friday suggested Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to order a judicial inquiry into the reported...
