Govt forgets promises after winning elections, says Khurshid Shah on September 6, 2016ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah on Tuesday claimed that there was a kingdom in the country and record taxes were imposed on POL prices just to meet revenue targets. This was an injustice with the country’s poor. He questioned what sort of democracy and constitution were implemented in the country. The […]
Angry PTI blasts NA speaker over biased decision on September 6, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PIT) on Monday termed the decision of National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq biased after he rejected a reference seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. PTI leader Shafqat Mehmood said, “The decision is one sided and against the sanctity of the chair. Whenever, a person becomes speakers of the House, […]
Resolution condemning Altaf Hussain passed in fiery parliamentary session on September 2, 2016ISLAMABAD: Legislators in Lower House of Parliament on Friday unanimously passed a resolution condemning MQM founder, Altaf Hussain’s speech and termed it “an attack on Pakistan’s foundation and integrity”. They also condemned the attack on media houses in Karachi by MQM activists. The Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Chaudhry Muhammad Barjees Tahir […]
Senate body directs payment to regular staff of WWB teachers on September 2, 2016ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of non-payment of salaries to regular teachers of Workers Welfare Board Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a Senate Standing committee on overseas Pakistanis and Human Development on Thursday directed the ministry to ensure timely payment to regular teachers. Members of the committee expressed serious concerns over non-payment of salaries to regular teachers for the last […]
SLIC to be corporatised, not privatised, Senate told on August 31, 2016ISLAMABAD: A Senate body on Wednesday was informed that the government has planned to corporatise the State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) under an agreement made between ministry of finance and International Fund (IMF). The main purpose of the corporatisation was to make the SLIC as autonomous body without government influence or ministry attachment etc. These […]
Expatriates san machine-readable passports could be deported on August 30, 2016ISLAMABAD: Overseas Pakistanis living in 25 countries are in danger of being deported from October 1, 2016 as the ministry of Interior fails to extend machine readable passport (MRP) facility. Internationally, manual passports will not be accepted by the end of September 2016 in any part of the world while Pakistani missions in 25 countries […]
Legislators ask UN to resolve Kashmir dispute on August 30, 2016ISLAMABAD: Condemning human rights violations in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK), legislators on Monday demanded the United Nations take notice and play an active role in resolving the decades-old dispute as per the wishes of the Kashmiri people. The UN should implement its own resolution in Indian Occupied Kashmir and also salvage the region and entire […]
FGEHF told to act against encroachers in G-13, G-14 on August 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Works on Thursday directed Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) for perpetual action against encroachments and non-conforming use of residential and commercial properties in sectors under its administrative control. The Committee, which met under the Chairmanship of Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari. also directed for submission of monthly […]
Legislators angered over non-implementation of devolution process on August 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: Legislators of the Upper House of Parliament on Thursday claimed that though the government has passed the 18th Amendment under which provinces were given more power, this was merely the case on paper there were people who still wanted to keep more power at the federal level instead of provincial level. Members of the […]
Legislators for effective measures to stop child abductions on August 24, 2016ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the rampant abduction of children in different parts of the country, a legislative body of Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday directed Ministry of Interior secretary to take appropriate measure to prevent it immediately and provide details in this regard in next meeting. The news created unrest among the parents and […]