ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday condemned the Israeli atrocities against innocent and unarmed Palestinians, and said resolution of the Palestine issue was indispensable for lasting peace in the region. The series of attacks by occupation forces on innocent people, illegal settlement of the Israelis, and forced evictions of Palestinians from their homes […]
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Mushahid suggests flotilla of ships with food, medicines for encircled Gaza
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Palestinian political leaders on Thursday pointed out an ‘inadequate’ support for Palestine cause from different Muslim countries and warned leaders of Islamic nations against internal divisions, saying fragmentation of Muslims served the Zionist agenda. They were speaking at a virtual dialogue hosted by the Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) on Palestine – a […]
PTI’s Sadiq Sanjrani knocks out Yousaf Raza Gillani, re-elected as Senate chair
ISLAMABAD: Sadiq Sanjrani, the PTI-led government’s candidate, has won the Senate chairman election over Yousaf Raza Gillani. From the upper house, 98 senators exercised their right to vote today, out of which seven votes were rejected. During the first half of the day’s session, the upper house swore in 48-newly elected senators. Senator Syed Muzafar […]
Application submitted to find out culprits behind spy-cam installation, Ahsan Iqbal
After the accusation of Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar regarding the installation of spy-cam in the senate hall, PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal said that an application has been submitted to the secretary National Assembly to find out the culprits behind the act. “Application given to Secretary National Assembly to secure a copy of CCTV footage of […]
PTI nominates Mirza Muhammad Afridi for Senate deputy chairman
ISLAMABAD: As election of the Senate chairman and deputy chairman draws near, Pakistan Tehreek Insaf on Thursday nominated Mirza Muhammad Afridi for Senate deputy chairman. Earlier, Prime minister said that four names were being considered for the office of deputy chairman of Senate as the ruling coalition’s candidate. While Saifullah Niazi, Ijaz Chaudhry, Mirza Afridi […]
ECP turns down PTI plea regarding stay on Gillani’s victory notification
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday turned down the plea seeking a stay on the victory notification of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani as a Senator, local media reported. Following the Senate 2021 elections result and the upsetting victory of former PM Gillani against Hafeez Shaikh, PTI challenged the win. During […]
Sadiq Sanjarani for chairman senate, announces Prime Minister Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan announced Sadiq Sanjrani to be government’s candidate for the senate chairmanship. In a meeting with PTI members the premier made the collective decision of nominating Sanjrani as PTI’s candidate. The prime minister also decided to summon a National Assembly session on Saturday where he is like to seek the vote of […]
PM Imran Khan to take vote of confidence on Saturday
Following the results of senate elections, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan decided to take vote of confidence from the National Assembly. The premier will likely seek the vote on Saturday in the National Assembly. “The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has unanimously decided that Prime Minister Imran Khan will seek a vote of confidence from the […]
Brazil Senate blocks Bolsonaro move to ease gun carrying
Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday overturned a decree signed last month by right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that drastically expanded the number of people allowed to carry weapons in public. Bolsonaro pledged when campaigning for the presidency last year to change the laws to allow more Brazilians to bear arms for self defense. The temporary measure needs […]
Senate approves resolution against Judges’ references
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday passed a resolution condemning the government’s decision to file reference against the judges before the Supreme Judicial Council. “While supporting across the board accountability, the Senate feels that these targeted references are malafied and politically motivated. They are a direct attack on the independence of Judiciary and are aimed at […]