On Wednesday after a joint meeting of the opposition parties in which prominent leaders such as Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto were present, it was decided that the United Opposition will launch a no-confidence motion against National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser. اپوزیشن کے مشترکہ اجلاس میں حکومتی ارکان کے غیرمہذب روئیے اور حزب اختلاف کی […]
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7 parliamentarians responsible for commotion barred from National Assembly
ISLAMABAD: The Speaker of the National Assembly convened a meeting in which CCTV and available videos have been reviewed in order to evaluate the incidents that took place in the National Assembly yesterday. In the light of the investigation, members responsible have been barred from entering the House. These include the names of; Ali Gohar […]
Govt planning to lift ‘six million families from below poverty line’
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday said that all segments of the society were satisfied with the federal budget and appreciating it except for the opposition. Addressing a press conference at the Circuit House, he said that the government had allocated a major chunk of budget for welfare and development […]
Fawad lashes out at opposition’s irresponsible attitude
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday lashed out at the opposition’s customary irresponsible attitude of not even bothering to going through the budget document up till now. The budget was presented in the parliament on June 11 by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin amidst high enthusiasm from opposition benches, with members […]
Punjab CM says economy improving, calls opposition ‘gang’
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the whole nation knows why the opposition was wailing over sustainable economic development as they were tight-lipped when the economy was slow-paced due to their wrong policies in the past. In a statement on Sunday, he said that now when that the country had been […]
Opposition in a fix on every issue: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Ahmad Chaudhry on Thursday said the opposition was in a fix on every issue being confronted by the country. In a tweet, he said that on one hand, the bewildered opposition was boasting about not allowing the upcoming approved budget and on the other hand, it was holding […]
Russian senators adopt ‘extremist’ bill that would bar critics from polls
The upper house of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed legislation that is expected to be used to ban allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny from running in elections. The bill approved by the Federation Council would make it impossible to run in elections for leaders, sponsors and rank-and-file members of “extremist” organisations, a […]
Opposition terms proposed media ordinance ‘draconian’
Opposition parties PPP and PML-N have explicitly stated their disagreement with the government’s newly proposed media ordinance. PPP senator Sherry Rehman and PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted their criticisms against the said ordinance. The Pakistan Media Development Authority (PDMA) Ordinance 2021 is a plan for “Institutionalizing censorship”, Rehman said. The new ordinance will force media […]
Govt seeks opposition’s help to enact journalists’ protection bill
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday urged the opposition parties to help the government enact ‘Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill 2021.’ Speaking with journalists during his visit to the National Press Club in Islamabad, he termed the government-backed bill a ‘comprehensive’ legislation, covering all professional aspects of journalists’ life […]
Venezuelan opposition returning to Barbados to continue talks with government
Venezuela’s opposition said on Sunday it will return to Barbados to continue talks with the government of President Nicolas Maduro as part of efforts to resolve the South American nation’s political crisis. The two sides met in the Caribbean island last week as part of talks being mediated by Norway but returned on Thursday for […]