Tag: Senate

Senate body directs action against exploiters on social media

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior Tuesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take action against those who exploit social media for wrong...

Election gets dirtier amid cries of foul play

 With only four days left in the general election, major political parties have expressed reservations over the impartiality of polls PML-N’s Pervaiz Rasheed...

Army says ‘only improving situation’ for election

--Gen Bajwa says troops will perform election duties as mandated by ECP, will allow people to freely exercise right to vote --ISPR DG denies army...

Senate body to discuss security arrangements tomorrow: Rehman Malik

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior Chairman Rehman Malik on Wednesday said that the committee would discuss one point agenda of security arrangements for...

Senate discusses role of caretaker govt in general elections preparations

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday discussed the preparations by the caretaker government for holding peaceful as well as free and fair elections on July...

Senate chairman suspends question hour owing to absence of caretaker ministers

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday suspended the question hour owing to the absence of caretaker ministers to answer the questions of senators and...

Senators allege certain quarters trying to ‘engineer’ general polls

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senators alleged that certain sections were trying to engineer and hijack...

Senate body urges for reducing drugs 

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services Regulation and Coordination on Thursday urged the Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to formulate a mechanism...

Senate body endorses PIA’s expansion, appreciates improvement in service

KARACHI: Senate Standing Committee on Aviation has asked the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to expand its fleet and network. This was stated...

Six high-profile political figures face terror threats

As many as six high-profile political figures are facing terror threats ahead of the 2018 polls, officials of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA)...

Senate body directs PTV to charge Nawaz, Maryam for ‘unnecessary’ coverage

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) was directed by the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting to charge advertisement rates to ousted prime minister...

Senators chew PTV out for poor performance, delay in payment of...

--Information secretary reveals pensions worth Rs1.352bn pending due to lack of funds --State-run channel should grant equal representation to all political parties, standing committee points...

Dutch senate passes law enabling partial ‘burqa ban’

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch Upper House of parliament on Tuesday passed a law banning the wearing of face-covering veils in public buildings, such as schools,...

Senate body mulls help of fatwa to curb power theft

ISLAMABAD: Agitated over unrelenting power theft across the country, a parliamentary body has come up with a novel idea to get religious decrees (fatwas) issued against...

Miners facing hazardous complications in Balochistan

QUETTA: Senate Committee for Human Rights Chairman Senator Nawaz Khokhar on Monday said that miners and colliers were facing hazardous complications in Balochistan due...

Mandviwalla asks world to accept Pakistan’s sacrifices

ISLAMABAD: Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla on Wednesday said that Pakistan wants peace to flourish at regional and global level and world must recognise the...

Global warming report presented to senators

Senate’s committee also receives CDA report on Margalla Hills ISLAMABAD: The meeting of Senate’s Standing Committee on Climate Change was held here on Wednesday under...