Tag: Senate
Senate standing body meeting on climate change held
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee for Climate Change on Wednesday expressed concerned over regular eruption of fire on Margalla Hills and asked the department concerned to...
Tarbela’s capacity reduced by 30 per cent, Senate body told
WAPDA chairman says Pakistan has water storage capacity of only 30 days against India’s 170 days
Urges construction of Kalabagh Dam after political...
Violation of merit is causing PTV to decline: Senate body told
ISLAMABAD: Information Secretary Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera said that Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) was in decline due to lack of resources and violation of merit during appointments.
The...
Rabbani seeks clarification over ECP secretary’s remarks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Tuesday sought a clarification regarding remarks over the upcoming general elections by the Election Commission...
Lawmakers welcome FATA’s merger with Pakhtunkhwa
PESHAWAR: Lawmakers, politicians and civil society from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on Friday welcomed passing of the long-awaited KP-FATA merger bill from the...
‘CPEC unites all federating units, complete consensus over friendship with China’
ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Committee on Defence Chairman Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) unites all the federating units of Pakistan...
Mandviwala calls for Chinese assistance to address water issue in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Acting Chairman of Senate, Saleem Mandviwala Thursday said the non-availability of water is the most alarming problem for the province of Balochistan and...
Senate passes bill to prevent human trafficking
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Bill aimed at taking effective measures to combat and prevent human...
Senate seeks powers equal to NA
--Sanjrani asks govt to implement Senate resolutions to have role in finance bill, PSDP approval
ISLAMABAD: Senators belonging to the ruling and opposition parties Thursday unanimously...
Nothing allocated in budget for controlling population, says PPP
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Wednesday continued debate on the Federal Budget 2018-19, with Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Rukhsana Zubairi saying that nothing had been allocated...
Chairpersons elected for four Senate committees: report
ISLAMABAD: Senators Faisal Javed, Sassui Palijo, Lt general (retd) Abdul Qayyum and Shibli Faraz were unanimously elected as chairpersons of four standing committees of the...
Sherry calls for action to address water crisis
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Sherry Rehman called for government action on the water crisis in Pakistan.
“We are already in a water...
Senate’s finance committee approves 30 per cent petroleum levy
ISLAMABAD: The standing committee of the Senate on Finance has rejected the 200 percent increase in the levy on petroleum products and approved enhancement...
Rabbani asks govt to explain ISI’s ‘special assignment’ it is paying...
Senator Raza Rabbani on Thursday demanded that the government explain in Senate in an in-camera briefing why an unexplained, but significant sum of money...
Senate continues debate on finance bill
ISLAMABAD: Senate continued debate on a motion to make recommendations to the National Assembly on Finance Bill, 2018, Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) said in...
Senate committee irked over ignored budget proposals
-Standing Committee on Planning decides to approach Senate chairman to register complaint
ISLAMABAD: Showing concerns over the attitude of senior officials in various ministries, especially in...
All political parties should work for country’s progress, prosperity: senators
--Khursheed says government had no right to present budget
ISLAMABAD: Senators from both sides of the aisle on Wednesday urged political parties to work for progress, prosperity...
