Tag: Senators

70pc Hajj price surge is due to expenses in Saudi Arabia:...

--JI senator says govt wanted a 'State of Madina' but issued 'disappointing' Hajj policy --Rabbani draws attention to Qadri's absence --Shehbaz accuses PTI cabinet of providing...

PM Imran to create incentives for overseas Pakistanis to send back...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Friday while chairing a meeting to discuss the problems faced by overseas Pakistanis said that his government...

Senators to review FBI material on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

WASHINGTON: US Senators prepared on Thursday to review the results of the new FBI probe into the background of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh...

Senate body calls briefing by FGH officials against facts

Senators also point out CDA, MCI negligence over a land record ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) expressing serious reservations...

Senators irked by ‘permission’ to extremist ideologies to permeate society

--Senator Rabbani says National Security Committee did not discuss law and order in last three meetings   ISLAMABAD: Members of the Senate on Monday lashed out at...

Senators question ‘larger role given to Army’ in upcoming polls

ISLAMABAD: A substantial number of senators, while speaking on "matters of public importance" questioned the "larger role" given to the Army pertaining to the upcoming...

Senators raise water, load shedding issues

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in Senate Sherry Rehman on Thursday strongly condemned a recent attack on security forces in Quetta and said the sacrifices of...

Senators call for controlling price hike, generating jobs for youth

ISLAMABAD: Senator Azam Khan Musakhel Thursday urged the government to control price hike, introduce uniform education system in the country. Resuming budget debate, he said...

Senators condemn assassination attempt on Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers in the Senate on Monday strongly condemned the assassination attempt on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and urged the nation to unite for the...

PML-N backed 15 independent senators join treasury benches

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) backed senators on Thursday decided to join the treasury benches. Two independent senators from FATA will join the treasury benches in addition...

PML-N claims as many as seven senators voted for opponents’ candidate:...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday claimed that as many as seven senators— including some of its own— ditched it in the polls...

SC allows dual nationality holders to vote for Senate top seats

--ECP issues notifications for senators holding dual nationality --CJP says Chaudhry Sarwar must take an oath he won't restore British nationality   ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on...

ECP issues notifications of candidates returned to Senate

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan has issued official notifications of the candidates returned to the Senate following elections of the upper house on 3rd of...

Human rights minister congratulates PML-N backed senators

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Human Rights and Minority Affairs Khalil Tahir Sandhu in his statements on Sunday congratulated the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) backed...

Shehbaz felicitates newly-elected Senators backed by PML-N

Says 'Imran Niazi' founder of politics of lies Casts his vote for Senate elections despite bad health   LAHORE: Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Mulsim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...

Senators concerned US may conduct Abbottabad-like raid against JuD chief

  Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs have voiced concerns that the United States may conduct a unilateral action against Jamaatud Dawa...

Senators call for investigation into Indian national’s tweet about terror attack

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior on Monday has been asked to direct a thorough investigation into the prediction by an Indian national named Anirudh Kumar...