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 […]
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Dr Alvi to open conference of ECO parliamentarians in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will host the second general conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) on Tuesday (June 1) Islamabad. The speakers and parliamentarians from the ECO Parliaments will attend the event on the invitation of National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser. Wolsi Jirga of Afghanistan Speaker Mir Rehman Rahmani, Mili Majlis […]
Georgian police detain activists, use water cannon to disperse parliament protesters
Riot police used water cannon to disperse protesters near Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday and detained several activists, hours after thousands rallied in the capital demanding electoral system reform. Demonstrators, who were standing at four locations in front of entrances to the parliament, were forced to disperse, although dozens gathered in one place in front of […]
Hundreds of refugees protest outside Australian Parliament
CANBERRA: Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Australia’s Parliament House on Monday, saying they wanted to highlight the uncertain futures of many refugees since the government replaced permanent protection visas with temporary visas. The protesters were from Iraq, Iran, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Somalia and included Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar. Most were in Australia on three-year visas […]
PPP to oppose appointment of Dr Baqir as SBP governor
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Monday announced to oppose the appointment of Dr Reza Baqir as governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). While talking to media here at the Parliament House, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said sudden removal of finance minister, SBP governor and FBR chairman is a serious issue He […]
Impeach the judges?
Obstruction of justice is a crime. The decision is clear. The JIT report of Nawaz Sharif’s corruption was released, it is a damning document for him. Not only does it detail the illegal property of Sharifs, it also detailed the offshore companies through which the transactions were made. What happened at the Supreme Court? The […]
Egypt parliament to vote on extending El-Sisi rule
Egypt’s parliament, packed with loyalists of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, is to vote Tuesday on changes to the constitution that could keep the former military chief in power until 2030. The proposed amendments were initially introduced in February by a parliamentary bloc supportive of El-Sisi and updated this week after several rounds of parliamentary debates. […]
Parliament dragging its feet on improving justice system: CJP
Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Saturday regretted that the justice system is ‘unfortunately’ not among government’s priorities and the parliament seems to be dragging its feet on acting swiftly to address imbalances and deficiencies in the judiciary. “Provision of justice is not just the judiciary’s job, the legislature has to do its part as […]
Thailand’s rising political star charged with sedition
The leader of a new party that has challenged Thailand’s military government was charged on Saturday with sedition, the latest legal action facing the rising star after a disputed March election. The sedition charge, which was filed by the junta, was the second criminal case opened against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, 40, since he formed the progressive, […]
Govt wants to run parliament jointly with opposition, says PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that the government wanted to run the parliament jointly with the opposition but the opposition wanted to ruin the environment of the House. The prime minister stated this while presiding over a parliamentary party meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Imran Khan also informed the parliamentary party members […]