ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Perviaz Asharf on Tuesday said that Parliament is representative of masses and maintaining supremacy of Parliament is collective responsibility of all stakeholders. He said that the role of Parliamentary Reporters is vital to maintain close liaison between public and parliament. He said that Parliament Reporters Association (PRA) is representative body […]
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NA speaker welcomes Qatari govt’s special initiative to educate one million Pakistani children
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, on Tuesday welcomed the initiative of Qatari government to support Pakistan for educating one million children. The speaker, in a meeting with Ambassador of State of Qatar Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulraham Al-Thani, who called him in the Parliament House, said Pakistan and Qatar were intertwined in shared traditions […]
Pakistan values time-tested, all-weather friendship with Saudi Arabia: NA speaker
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Friday said Pakistan attached immense importance to its time-tested and all-weather friendship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia being a selfless friend had stood by Pakistan in time of need as their brotherly relations were intertwined in bonds of religion, history, and culture, he added. […]
Speaker avoided to chair NA sitting on Apr 3 due to no-confidence motion
ISLAMABAD: Spokesman National Assembly Secretariat has strongly refuted news item circulating in media regarding Speaker National Assembly on the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister and ruling of Deputy Speaker thereon. Spokesman has termed all such news, fabricated and baseless. He informed that the Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser had decided not to preside over […]
Speaker says minister himself will give answer to departmental cut motion
LAHORE: A meeting chaired by Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi took important decisions regarding the budget session starting from June 14, soon after Secretary Muhammad Khan Bhatti briefed about all arrangements during the budget session. Addressing the meeting, Speaker Parvez Elahi said that the minister himself would give the answer to any minister’s departmental […]
Uzbek assembly speaker calls on Senate chairman in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Trans-Afghan railway line project, agreed between Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan earlier this year, would transform the geo-economic dynamics of the entire Central Asian region. The project would be the first step in linking the Central Asian transport network with seaports of Gwadar, Karachi, and Bin Qasim, Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani said while […]
Agha Siraj Durrani’s physical remand extended
The duration of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani’s physical remand was extended by a Karachi Accountability Court till 12th April. NAB authorities arrested Durrani from a hotel in Islamabad on February 20. “The PPP leader is facing an inquiry for accumulating assets beyond his known sources of income and there are allegations that he […]