Oppositions protest against absence of PM from NA enters fifth day on May 14, 2016ISLAMABAD: Opposition members staged a walkout from the National Assembly on the fifth consecutive day on Friday in protest against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s absence from the House. On a point of order, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Naveed Qamar said that opposition lawmakers would not sit in the parliament until Prime Minister Nawaz […]
MPs regret government, judiciarys failure to probe May 12 incident on May 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: Terming the May 12 a ‘black day’, the legislators in Lower House of parliamenton on Thursday regretted that neither any democratic government nor then chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry conducted a thorough inquiry into the brutal killing of more than 50 people in Karachi in year 2007. The legislators said almost nine years […]
Pakistan condemns JI leaders hanging on May 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning the execution of Bangladesh leader Motiur Rahman Nizami and asked the international community to take notice of violations of human rights by the Bangladeshi government. The hanging is a violation of the agreement signed in 1974 by Pakistan, Bangladesh and India that the war issue […]
Opp sticks to its stance; walks out of NA even on second day on May 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: Sticking to its position, the joint opposition staged walkout from the National Assembly for the second consecutive day on Tuesday,besides announcing a daily boycott of the parliamentary sitting until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif comes to parliament to explain his position on involvement of his children in the offshore business. “We are striving to strengthen […]
Panama probe: joint opp walks out of NA, Senate on May 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition on Monday staged walkout from both National Assembly and Senate in protest against absence of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to explain his position on the Panama leaks. The opposition in both houses demanded debate in parliament over Panama leaks and called for the prime minister to come to clarify his position […]
Defence exports reach $65m, NA told on May 6, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s defence exports have reached $65 million and a goal has been set to cross $100 million by the end of this year. “Not only the industry is meeting the domestic requirements of the armed forces, but is also helping the government earning foreign exchange through exports of its various products,” said Pakistan Ordnance […]
ISI overseeing foreign ministrys communication system: body told on May 5, 2016ISLAMABAD: The communication system of the Ministry of Foreign Affair has always been under threat due to cyber attacks and, therefore, services of country’s premier intelligence agency ISI have been acquired to oversee it. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Special Secretary Amjad Hussain Sial told Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs that the ministry had a […]
Senators term US refusal a setback for efforts against militancy : F-16 fiasco failure of Pak foreign policy on May 5, 2016ISLAMABAD: A legislative body of the Upper House on Thursday termed the fiasco over F-16 fighter jets deal with US a ‘total failure’ of Pakistan’s foreign policy, claiming that Indian lobby was behind it. The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was of the view that main purpose of getting the latest fighter jets was […]
Senate body gives USC six months to improve its performance on May 5, 2016ISLAMABAD: A legislative body of the Senate on Wednesday gave six months time to Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USC) to improve their performance and stop corruption, otherwise they would recommend the government to windup as it has no purpose to continue. Functional Committee on Less Developed Areas Chairman Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar issued this […]
Senate body seeks more time to discuss changes to NAB, FIA laws on May 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: A special legislative body of the upper house of the parliament on Tuesday sought more time for deliberations on changes to the laws governing the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). There is a view that the work of the both investigation agencies of the federal government overlaps. The issue […]