ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday unanimously amended the Election Act 2017 and restored clauses related to Khatm-e-Nabuwat in nomination papers in the original form. The lawmakers belonging to both treasury and opposition benches demanded investigation to fix the responsibility of controversial changes which were made in the nomination papers. The bill, Elections (Amendment) Bill, […]
Govt decides to bring back Khatm-e-Nabuwwat oath
ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary leaders in the National Assembly on Wednesday declared the controversial amendment as a ‘clerical mistake’ and decided to bring back the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat oath to its original form. On Tuesday, opposition parliamentarians had pointed out that the wording of Form-A, which is submitted by candidates at the time of election, had been changed […]
Builders to share cost of parking plazas in capital
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is planning to impose parking charges on builders, who are interested to get permission for construction of additional floors on top of existing commercial buildings in Islamabad. The amount to be collected under this head will be spent on construction of state-of-the-art parking plazas to create more parking space […]
MCI mulling over leasing out community welfare building
ISLAMABAD: After failing to make community welfare project the Club House fully operational, the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) is preparing to lease it out. The Club House is situated on the lucrative position of F-6 Markaz. It was the first project which was inaugurated by Islamabad Mayor Shaikh Ansar Aziz after assuming the acting charge […]
MCI members blame mayor for powerless setup
ISLAMABAD: The elected representatives from the capital city on Thursday blamed Mayor Shaikh Ansar Aziz for running a “powerless” local government setup in the city. They were of the view that Aziz, who was also the acting chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), had done nothing to strengthen the elected body of Islamabad except […]
NA condemns genocide of Rohingya Muslims
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution in favour of Rohingya Muslims and against the human rights violations being committed by the government of Myanmar. The resolution moved by Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid deplored the systematic and organised destruction of villages and homes of Rohingya Muslims. Earlier, a discussion […]
CDA declines another offer to shift Kavaan
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) once again declined a request from ‘Free the Wild’ to immediately shift ‘Kavann’ the elephant into a safe elephants’ sanctuary abroad. However, the authority asked foreign experts to visit the Margazar Zoo. A three-member delegation led by Mark Cown, a representative of ‘Free the Wild’, a United States based […]
NA proceedings adjourned due to lack of quorum
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly proceedings on Tuesday had to be adjourned twice due to lack of quorum. The National Assembly met under the chair of Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, who suspended the proceeding of the house when Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani of Pakistan Peoples’ Party pointed out the quorum. Leader of Opposition Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah […]
Nisar glued to his ministerial chair
ISLAMABAD: Though former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan – contrary to the established ‘parliamentary norms’ – still sits in his previous seat allocated to him as a senior minister next to the prime minister in National Assembly, he may lose the same in the coming days when Begum Kulsoom Nawaz reaches the assembly. The […]
Senate chairman conveys his displeasure with CDA
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani has expressed his displeasure with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on continuous delay in finalisation of an inquiry and release of payments to ‘selective contractors’ by ignoring his direction. “The Senate chairman has taken notice of the delay in inquiry and early payments to contractors prior to the finalisation […]