Tag: Sindh Assembly
SA set to send Dr Arbab Rahim packing
The PPP-dominated Sindh Assembly is all set to disqualify today (Thursday) the self-exiled leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (Likeminded group), Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim,...
‘Grant one-month extension to correct voter lists’
The Sindh Assembly called upon the federal government on Wednesday to give another one-month time to the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) for correcting...
When lawmakers turn wild!
Shouting, cursing, damage to property and last but not the least, physical harassment. It was an unusual day in the parliamentary history of the...
Commonwealth moot cuts SA session to few minutes
The Sindh Assembly session on Tuesday was put off within minutes of its commencement at 11:35 am, against its scheduled time of 10 am.
Acting...
Anti-Mohajir province lawmakers receive SMS threats
Unnamed “institutions” came under fire on Monday for “coward” attempts to derail the present reconciliation-driven democratic government as some lawmakers in the Sindh Assembly...
Sindh Assembly condemns promotion of Muhajir province
The Sindh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Friday condemning the recent spate of wall chalking and posters seen in Karachi calling for a...
It’s time to rejoice for 14,000 teachers
Amid harsh criticism of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for erroneous registration of voters, the provincial legislature on Monday passed the bill...
Encroachments on watercourses now non-bailable offence
The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday declared the encroachment of the natural and artificial depression watercourses a non-bailable offence, and also paid rich tributes to...
BB murder case
Investigation concludes
Developments in the Benazir Bhutto murder investigation have always had a glacial speed. The conclusion of the current JIT investigation also names the...
Amid brawls, lawmakers say yes to Centre-led drug authority
Through a unanimous resolution, the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday authorised the federal legislature - Parliament - to legislate for establishing the long-demanded Drug Regulatory...
SA session on Monday
The Sindh government has called a session of the provincial assembly on Monday. A day before the session, the Pakistan People’s Party’s parliamentary party...
Fate of NPP’s anti-20th amend motion in ‘special’ hands
The Sindh Assembly (SA) on Thursday formed a special committee comprising representatives of all parliamentary parties to look into the legality of the National...
Talk of ethno-linguistic bias agitates members
The Sindh Assembly (SA) on Thursday turned into a fish market as provincial lawmakers from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi...
Coalition’s fissures over MQM bill grow wider
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led coalition in the Sindh Assembly (SA) was divided on Monday over the 20th Constitutional Amendment tabled by the Muttahida...
Calling all state institutions: Know your constitutional limits
Following the National Assembly, the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday also showed the state institutions their constitutional limits and reposed full confidence and trust in...
Sindh Assembly adopts pro-democracy resolution
The Sindh Assembly unanimously adopted on Wednesday a resolution supporting democracy and the prevailing leadership of PPP-led government.
A similar resolution was approved by the...
Complete or not, who needs a quorum anyway
The Sindh Assembly session was marred by a brief but noisy argument when Pakistan Muslim League-Functional member Nusrat Sehar Abbasi drew the speaker’s attention...
