Pakistan is now the most affected country by climate change, according to the latest Climate Risk Index (CRI). Senator Sherry Rehman, Vice President of the PPP, expressed serious concern over this alarming development. She said it is time to prepare the public for dangerous weather. Rehman shared the CRI report on her social media, calling […]
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NDMA warns of above-average monsoon rains across Pakistan this year
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a warning that this year’s monsoon season could bring above-average rainfall across Pakistan. According to a briefing presented to the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change, there is a possibility of up to 300 millimeters of rainfall during the monsoon season, with Punjab expected to receive between […]
Federal cabinet amends papyrus laws to revoke transparency, says Sherry Rehman
Vice President Pakistan People’s Party and Senator Sherry Rehman, in a series of tweets from her account, criticised the government’s decision to amend the papyrus laws to exempt government agencies from key transparency rules. She expressed her disdain through her Twitter account stating, “The federal cabinet has amended the papyrus laws to exempt government agencies […]
Sherry Rehman meets YDA delegation to discuss privatization of hospitals
ISLAMABAD: Vice President Pakistan People’s Party Senator Sherry Rehman called on the delegation of the Young Doctors Association on Saturday to discuss matters pertaining to the privatization of federal government hospitals and the Federal Medical Teaching Institutes Bill 2021. Senator Raza Rabbani and Malaika Raza were also present in the meeting. “Doctors have reservations about […]
Progressive bills silently omitted from parliamentary agendas, says Sherry Rehman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Peoples Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman grilled the federal government for silently disappearing key bills in the Parliament. “Instead of using the Parliamentary committees for scrutinizing and reviewing bills, countless progressive bills have now just disappeared from Parliamentary agendas under the PTI government. After much deliberation and work […]
Why parliament being kept in the dark on IMF deal, says Sherry Rehman
Speaking at the Senate Finance Revenue & Economic Affairs Committee meeting, while addressing the Finance Minister, PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman said, “People are still reeling from the shock of the budget but just now Tabahi Sarkar has dropped another petrol bomb on them. Budget 2021-22 has not even passed yet […]
‘Is this a Finance Bill or a mini Financial Martial Law?’ asks Sherry Rehman
ISLAMABAD: Condemning the provision 203A, which gives the FBR powers to arrest and prosecute without warrant in the Finance Bill, at the Senate Finance Revenue & Economic Affairs Committee meeting, PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman said, “On one hand we are being told that FBR powers are being curtailed and on […]
Sherry criticises Election Bill, says govt wants to snatch the right to vote from people
ISLAMABAD: Senator Sherry Rehman took to twitter to criticize the government’s decision to pass the Election Act Amendment Bill 2020 which contained dozens of amended clauses to introduce electoral reforms. As many as 21 bills were unanimously passed, including those relating to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, electoral reforms, and the State Bank of Pakistan banking […]
Sherry Rehman expresses resentment over NEC’s allocation for Sindh
ISLAMABAD: Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday expressed reservations on decisions of National Economic Council (NEC) and demanded more funds for health and education in upcoming budget. In various tweets, she announced of the decisions and critiqued the government for neglecting the province of Sindh that contributes 30 percent to the GDP of Pakistan and produces […]
How can 2017 census be approved without addressing Sindh’s concerns, asks Sherry Rehman
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the cabinet’s decision to approve the 2017 census, PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman said, “According to a UNICEF survey, the average members of a household are at 7.2 for Sindh, whereas the census results put the number of the average household at 5.64. Similarly, Sindh’s population should be over […]