Tag: Senate

Senate body asks govt to implement job quota in befitting manner

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Functional Committee on Government Assurances on Tuesday stated that the quota system of employment is extremely essential to mitigate grievances...

100 days on: NA’s standing committees still in limbo

--PTI's planned legislative bills face uncertainty owing to lack of representation in Senate ISLAMABAD: Despite the lapse of around a 100 days since the oath-taking ceremony...

Senate body discusses Balochistan’s water woes

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday discussed in detail the looming water crisis in the country, especially Balochistan, after senators from...

Senate body calls for enhanced security of Chinese citizens

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior Monday strongly condemned terrorist attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi and demanded enhanced security of Chinese citizens across the...

Govt to address smog issue, Senate told

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Friday assured the Senate that the government would make all possible measures to address the...

PTI’s Waleed Iqbal, Seemi Aizdi win Senate by-polls

LAHORE: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday managed to bag both Senate seats from Punjab vacated after the disqualification of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N)...

Info Minister Fawad Ch barred from Senate session

--Senate chairman bars info minister after latter refuses to apologise for disrupting House ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, who has a habit of raising...

Senate by-polls today

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is all set to hold by-elections on two seats vacated by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Saadia Abbasi...

Fawad demands parliamentary probe into funds utilised by past govts

--War of words in Senate as info minister accuses PkMAP's Achakzai of anti-state talk   ISLAMABAD:  The Senate once again witnessed rumpus in the House on Wednesday...

By-election for two seats of Senate from Punjab to be held...

ISLAMABAD: By-election for two seats of Senate from Punjab, including a general and a reserved seat for women, will be held on Thursday. These seats...

Senate by-polls: PPP to support PML-N as PTI fears losing vote...

--PML-N hopeful some 25 members of PTI from south Punjab will vote for its nominees --PTI candidates claim party will not lose support of south...

Govern in parliament not on TV, Sherry Rehman tells PTI

ISLAMABAD: In a hard-hitting speech on the floor of the House, former Senate opposition leader and parliamentary leader of PPP, Sherry Rehman demanded transparency...

Senators call for reduction in gas, electricity prices

--Opp senators demand details of PM's visit to Saudi, China --Commission should investigate those fanning extremism, says PkMAP Senator Usman Kakar ISLAMABAD: The senators on Thursday called for...

RAW, NDS failed to unite militants against Pakistan: FC Balochistan IG

--Maj Gen Nadeem Anjum says security situation in Balochistan is improving --Senate committee calls for strengthening FC by increasing its budget ISLAMABAD: Inspector General of Frontier Corps...

Child abuse victims without parental lineage at severe disadvantage, Senate told

Senate's Special Committee on the Increasing Incidents of Child Abuse was held on Tuesday which was convened by Senator Nuzhat Sadiq. The meeting was attended...

Numbers game: PTI set to clinch another two seats in upcoming...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to snatch away another two Senate seats from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the upcoming elections to be...

ECP issues schedule for election on two vacant Senate seats

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued the schedule for election on two vacant Senate seats from Punjab. According to the schedule, nomination...