Tag: Speaker
More MPAs than number of seats in Punjab Assembly
LAHORE: As the voting for the slot of Punjab chief minister was underway, many Punjab Assembly members had to stand in front of speaker's dice...
Forward bloc in PML-N as lawmakers rebel in PA speaker election
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi's election as the speaker of Punjab Assembly on Thursday pointed to a forward bloc within Pakistan...
Rival PML-N votes for PPP nominee in NA speaker election
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday voted for Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) nominee Syed Khursheed Shah during the election of the speaker and...
Both contenders for SA speaker tainted by corruption
--Newly-elected Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani has been indicted in three corruption references while his rival, MQM-P’s Javed Hanif is already in jail on graft...
PTI takes control of KP Assembly, PPP in Sindh
--PTI's Mushtaq Ghani elected as Speaker KP Assembly, Mehmood Jan elected his deputy
--PPP's Agha Siraj Durrani and Rehana Leghari elected as speaker and deputy...
PTI’s Asad Qaiser, Qasim Suri sworn in as NA speaker, deputy...
Qaiser receives 176 votes, while joint opposition's candidate Khursheed Shah gets 146 votes
Qasim Suri bags 183 votes to beat MMA's Asad Mahmood's 144...
‘We will seal Sindh border if we are not provided water’
ISLAMABAD: PPP staged walk out from National Assembly (NA) Wednesday on non-provision of water to Sindh under Indus Water treaty 1991.
Speaking in the house opposition...
Legislators from ruling party directed to ensure their presence in NA...
ISLAMABAD: The members of National Assembly (NA) from ruling party have been directed to ensure their presence in the session to be held today on...
UK parliament speaker under fire over bullying claims
LONDON: The Speaker of Britain's House of Commons, John Bercow, was under pressure Friday for allegedly calling a senior minister a "stupid woman", in...
Lawmakers table no-confidence motion against KP Assembly speaker
-Two MPAs accuse Asad Qaiser of being tilted towards ruling PTI
PESHAWAR: In a surprise move, two lawmakers from Opposition benches moved separate no-confidence motions...
‘Easter shares message of love, peace and tolerance’
NA speaker, deputy speaker felicitate Christians on Easter
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi have extended warm felicitations to...
Somali president stops impeachment motion against speaker
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmajo) on Saturday suspended an impeachment motion against House Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari amid political impasse.
Jawari, who addressed a...
NA speaker sets up parliamentary body to address delimitation issues
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday set up a parliamentary committee to address the reservations of political parties about delimitation of constituencies.
Responding...
NA speaker says Pakistan wants good relations with US, all neighbours
Ayaz says Pakistan’s foreign policy will never be shaped under any foreign influence
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has said that Pakistan would like...
Pak, India will avoid direct conflict in nuclear environment, says speaker
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India will be compelled to engage with the US, and even other strong powers like China, and try and achieve their...
Speaker Balochistan Assembly asks governor to call provincial assembly session
QUETTA: Speaker Balochistan Assembly, on Wednesday, asked governor Balochistan to call a provincial assembly session for electing a new leader of the house.
According to...
Speakers’ Conference: Lawmakers, experts likely to explore avenues for dialogues
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday said that the parliamentary leadership along with the experts would successfully and effectively consider the common key...
