Tag: Senators
Fuming govt senators grill PML-N MPs
Angered by the timing and content of the detailed judgment of the Supreme Court against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of...
Five FATA senators join treasury benches as independent group
Five of the independent senators elected from FATA in the March Senate elections have formed their independent group and have decided to sit on...
Rashid Ahmed, Gul Muhammad Lot emerge as richest senators
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday made public the details of assets of senators and members of three provincial assemblies, in which...
New senators take oath amidst slogans
By all means it was Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) day which emerged as the single largest party in the Upper House of parliament with...
Outgoing senators leave House with heavy heart but light shoulders
The outgoing senators on Friday left the Senate Hall with heavy hearts but light shoulders after the Senate chairman read out the prorogation order...
ECP announces 12 elected senators from Balochistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the results of 12 senators elected from Balochistan province. The ECP on Tuesday declared twelve senators...
Outgoing senators bid emotional adieu
Leaving unfinished agenda for newcomers to fulfill, outgoing senators were on Tuesday all praise for one another, the senate staff and their sitting colleagues...
Senators seek explanation on NATO’s use of Pakistani air space
The opposition senators on Friday sought explanation from the government over the statement of US Ambassador in Pakistan Cameron Munter that NATO was still...
Mind your own business, not Balochistan, senators tell US
Lawmakers in the Upper House of parliament were up in arms against the US congressional meeting on the Balochistan issue on Thursday, calling the...
Senators suspect agencies’ role in Domki murders
The senators on Wednesday cautiously pointed the finger towards the intelligence agencies of the country as they condemned the murder of the wife and...
Uninterested senators care not to point out the lack of quorum
Senators from the opposition and treasury benches appear to be losing interest in the proceedings of the upper house, as not a single legislator...
Baloch senators slam govt’s ‘criminal silence’
Severely criticising the federal government for its “criminal silence” over the deteriorating law and order situation in Balochistan, three senators from the restive province...
Senators demand Musharraf’s trial under Article 6
The senators on Tuesday asked the government to arrest former president Pervez Musharraf immediately after he lands in Pakistan and try him under Article...
US senators ‘concerned’ for Husain Haqqani
Three leading US senators on Thursday voiced concern over Pakistan’s treatment of its former envoy to Washington accused of crafting a controversial memo which...
Senators snub briefing at ISI Headquarters
Two members of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production have refused to attend a meeting scheduled for today (Thursday) at the...
Key US senators urge review of Pakistan funding
The United States must "fully review" its ties with Pakistan and consider cuts or new restrictions to military and economic aid, Republican senators John...
Election tribunals yet to give verdict on 29 petitions against MNAs,...
The election tribunals constituted by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have failed to dispose of 29 petitions filed against senators and members of...
