Tag: Senate
No violation of rules in award of Multan-Sukkur Motorway contract, Senate...
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Communications was informed on Thursday that Multan-Sukkur Motorway contract was signed under the government-to-government framework.
The meeting held under the...
PTV owes Rs1.33bn to pensioners, Senate body told
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage in its meeting on Thursday was given an update on pending payments...
PTA extends deadline for blocking unregistered phones till further notice
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday extended its deadline for blocking unregistered mobile phones till further notice in line with the concerns highlighted...
67% of total child abuse cases in 2017 reported in Punjab,...
ISLAMABAD: Senate Special Committee on the Issue of Increasing Incidents of Child Abuse was told that about 67 per cent of the total number...
Fawad shares list of Mushahidullah’s family members in PIA
ISLAMABAD: Refusing to issue an apology to Senator Mushahidullah Khan over his controversial remarks, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday shared details of the family...
Fawad-Mushahidullah spat mars Senate session yet again
--Info minister reveals details of PML-N senator's family members employed in PIA after Mushahidullah offers to resign
--Raza Rabbani says 'has never witnessed such an...
‘PTI acting against lawmakers who violated party discipline in Senate by-poll’
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is taking an action against its Punjab Assembly lawmakers who...
Opposition boycotts Senate session over Shehbaz’s arrest
ISLAMABAD: The Senate session on Monday was marred by a strong protest from the treasury benches over the comments issued by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) lawmaker...
US Senate braces for key vote on embattled court nominee
WASHINGTON: The US Senate girded Friday for a critical, too- close-to-call vote on moving ahead with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme...
Senate HR body discusses attacks on minorities, regrets lack of progress
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights Thursday said that equal rights are constitutionally guaranteed to each Pakistani, including minorities in the country.
The committee...
Stakeholders onboard over Saudi investment, Asad Umar tells Senate
---Says China agreed third countries could be given a role in individual projects
Finance Minister Asad Umar tried to placate the ongoing controversy regarding the...
Ruckus in Senate as Opp protests against info minister’s conduct
--Fawad slams Mushahidullah after apologising earlier, says PML-N senator 'appointed his entire family in PIA'
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Wednesday adjourned the Senate session till Friday as...
Senate chairman says employees’ welfare top priority
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has said that the welfare of the employees is highly important to bring about improvement in the service delivery...
Seems like govt is trying to weaken CPEC: Rabbani
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Monday said it looked as if the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was trying to "weaken the...
Senators call for info minister’s resignation
--PML-N Senator Mushahidullah says PM Khan will have to remove Fawad Chaudhry as minister
--Some ministers tasked to cause destruction, PPP's Chandio claims
ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers in Senate have...
‘Chandanomics’ cannot help economy: Senator Sherry Rehman
Senator Sherry Rehman lashed out at the federal government over its mini-budget, stating that “chandanomics cannot help run the economy”.
In her Senate speech, she...
No such report declaring Balochistan as world’s poorest province: minister
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Monday informed the Senate that no report exists to declare Balochistan as the poorest province...
