ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Friday declared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Raja Riaz Ahmad as the Leader of the Opposition. The Speaker decided in favour of Raja Riaz Ahmad on having the support of majority of the members from the Opposition in the National Assembly, said a press release. The Speaker in […]
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Role of media important in maintaining close liaison between public and parliament: NA Speaker
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Perviaz Asharf on Tuesday said that Parliament is representative of masses and maintaining supremacy of Parliament is collective responsibility of all stakeholders. He said that the role of Parliamentary Reporters is vital to maintain close liaison between public and parliament. He said that Parliament Reporters Association (PRA) is representative body […]
General Statistics (Amendment) Ordinance-2022 laid in NA
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi on Monday laid before the National Assembly the General Statistics (Re-Organization) (Amendment) Ordinance-2022 as required by clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the country. He laid the ordinance on behalf of the Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhry. Abbasi also […]
NA speaker welcomes Qatari govt’s special initiative to educate one million Pakistani children
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, on Tuesday welcomed the initiative of Qatari government to support Pakistan for educating one million children. The speaker, in a meeting with Ambassador of State of Qatar Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulraham Al-Thani, who called him in the Parliament House, said Pakistan and Qatar were intertwined in shared traditions […]
Pakistan values time-tested, all-weather friendship with Saudi Arabia: NA speaker
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Friday said Pakistan attached immense importance to its time-tested and all-weather friendship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia being a selfless friend had stood by Pakistan in time of need as their brotherly relations were intertwined in bonds of religion, history, and culture, he added. […]
NA session starts with single agenda of PM’s election
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session started here on Monday at 3:14 p.m. with the recitation of verses from the Holy Qura’an to elect a new Leader of the House after ousting Imran Khan by opposition parties through a joint resolution of no-confidence in the wee hours of the other day. Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri […]
Nomination papers of Shehbaz Sharif and Shah Mehmood Qureshi submitted for new Leader of the House
ISLAMABAD: The nomination papers of PML-N President Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Shaif and PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi were been submitted here Sunday for new Leader of the House in National Assembly. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif himself submitted his nomination papers as a joint candidate of the Opposition parties and their allies. The nomination papers of […]
National Assembly to elect new Leader of the House on Apr 11
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will elect the new leader of the House (Prime Minister) on April 11, 2022 (Monday) after passage of no-confidence motion against Imran Khan. Opposition parties in the National Assembly on Sunday (April 10) defeated the ruling PTI government in the no-confidence resolution they jointly moved against Prime Minister Imran Khan with […]
NA speaker resigns over no-confidence motion row
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Saturday announced his resignation and handed over the chair to MNA Ayaz Sadiq, one of the members of panel of chairmen, to advance the House proceedings on the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan. “I have decided that I will not continue as the speaker anymore […]
Govt lost mandate in National Assembly: Asad Mehmood
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary leader of Jamiat e Ulema Islam (JUI-F) Asad Mehmood on Saturday said the government has lost a trust of lawmakers, allies, and mandate in the house. Speaking in the House, he said the opposition fought legal battle in the Apex Court and restored the National Assembly. The Deputy Speaker ruled the no-confidence motion […]