A delegation of senior officers from the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), led by Chief Instructor Javed Zia, visited the Provincial Assembly of Sindh today and met with Speaker Syed Awais Qadir Shah. The Speaker warmly welcomed the delegation and extended his best wishes. He said that the Sindh Assembly is the oldest legislative […]
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Speaker briefs Bilawal on legislative performance of Sindh Assembly
Speaker Sindh Assembly, Syed Awais Qadir Shah, called on Chairman PPP, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, at Bilawal House Karachi. During the meeting, Speaker Syed Awais Qadir Shah briefed Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on the legislative performance of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, the upcoming International CPA Regional Conference 2026 being hosted by the Sindh Branch in […]
Memon urges Punjab cooperation to eliminate bandits from riverine area
Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, said that Agha Siraj Durrani was a good-natured person and an excellent parliamentarian who served as the Speaker (balance-speaker) of the Sindh Assembly; his services as Speaker were outstanding. This is an extremely sorrowful moment for his bereaved family, may Allah […]
Speaker freezes Waqas case, paves way for political talks
ISLAMABAD — The federal government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) may soon begin political talks, after a rare goodwill gesture in parliament. On Wednesday, Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq met PTI representatives in his office and postponed disciplinary action against PTI’s Sheikh Waqas Akram for his prolonged absence from the assembly. Sources said […]
Chaos as US House adjourns without choosing speaker
US Republicans will attempt on Wednesday to break a deadlock with far-right members of their own party over the election of a new leader of the House of Representatives, a day after the chamber was thrown into disarray by their blocking of favorite Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the position. The California congressman needed a simple […]
PTI’s Sibtain Khan elected as new speaker Punjab assembly
LAHORE: PTI’s MPA Sibtain Khan Friday got elected as the new speaker of the Punjab Assembly. He was a joint candidate of his party and the PML-Q, as the new speaker. The Punjab Assembly speaker’s seat fell vacant after the former office bearer, Pervez Elahi was elected as the Punjab chief minister. Sibtain obtained 185 […]
Punjab Assembly’s session to elect new speaker begins
LAHORE: The session to elect a new speaker of the Punjab Assembly has begun. PTI and PML-Q have jointly nominated Sibtain Khan. The Opposition has nominated PML-N’s MPA Malik Saif ul Malook Khokhar. The seat of the Punjab Assembly fell vacant after the former office bearer, Pervez Elahi’s election as the Punjab chief minister. Punjab […]
Punjab Assembly passes no-confidence motion against deputy speaker Mazari
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Thursday passed a no-confidence motion against deputy speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari. PTI leader Raja Basharat has submitted the no-confidence motion against the deputy speaker in the Punjab Assembly. The election of the speaker assembly will be conducted tomorrow [Friday] at 4pm for which the nomination papers can be submitted till […]
Sibtain Khan, Saiful Malook to contest Punjab speaker election
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Sibtain Khan and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Saiful Malook Khokhar have submitted their nomination papers to contest election for the Punjab Assembly speaker slot. The latter has also support of the Pakistan Democratic Movement member parties. The election for the PA speaker would be held through secret ballot at the assembly chambers on […]
Shifting Yasin to isolated cell in Tihar jail deplorable: Mushaal
ISLAMABAD: Mushaal Hussein Mullick, wife of jailed Kashmiri Hurriyat Leader Yasin Malik Thursday condemned shifting of Yasin Malik to an isolated cell in notorious New Delhi’s Tihar jail, which she said an attempt to push him to the jaws of death. Mushaal while talking to media persons along with Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Arshaf […]