PPP asks govt to stop ridiculing Senate in the name of legislation on February 5, 2021Senators belonging to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Thursday asked the government to stop ridiculing the Upper House of parliament by presenting Constitution Amendment in National Assembly to hold Senate elections through open ballot, saying that the government was doing so for political point scoring. Not only local but foreigners are also watching the […]
Senate body for addressing scale promotion of teachers in Fed schools on February 4, 2021A legislative body of Upper House of Parliament on Wednesday recommended the government to reconsider the scale promotion matter of teachers working in educational institutions of Islamabad on priority basis. This was discussed in the Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education Professional Training, National History and Literary Heritage, which was held at Parliament House while […]
Upper House passes Compulsory Teaching of Arabic Language Bill 2020 on February 2, 2021The Upper House of Parliament on Monday passed the ‘Compulsory Teaching of Arabic Language Bill, 2020’ aimed at making teaching of Arabic compulsory for the students of all educational institutions in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) amid reservations of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). PML-N leader Javed Abbassi presented the bill, which was supported by the […]
Govt working hard to reduce foreign debt: finance minister on January 19, 2021Minister for Finance and Revenue Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the government is focusing on reducing foreign debt as it is a big burden on country’s economy saying that the volume of debt increased due to devolution of Pak rupee and not the government taking extra loan. Winding up the debate in Senate, the finance […]
Enemies trying to create ethnic rift in Pakistan, says minister on January 9, 2021Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Friday said enemies of the country were trying to create a rift between sects and ethnicities. Winding up discussion on a motion in the Senate the Minister of State said opposition’s remarks about crackdown on opposition’s workers are unfounded. He said public has rejected the […]
UN asked to fulfil its promise of plebiscite in Held Kashmir on January 6, 2021Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to continue extending political, moral, and diplomatic support to Kashmiris just struggle for right to self-determination. The FM expressed these views during Senate session which resumed at Parliament House with Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in the chair. Responding to senators questions, the FM said we have […]
Kashmiris won’t compromise on their birthright to self-determination on January 6, 2021The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that determination of the future through a free and fair plebiscite is the fate of the Kashmiri people and they are not ready to make any compromise on their birthright to self-determination. In a statement on the occasion of the right to self-determination […]
Opposition suggests amendments to NAB laws on January 5, 2021The opposition and government parliamentarians in Upper House on Monday opposed and supported respectively the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) while Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla claimed that NAB has gone out of control and it will have to be reined in. Taking part in the commenced motion, Saleem Mandviwala said that it was his responsibility […]
Deputy speaker briefly expels ‘rabble-rouser’ from NA on October 29, 2020During a hard protest by the entire opposition in the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday, Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri asked Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Agha Rafilullah to leave the session for disturbing the decorum of the House. The opposition members surrounded the dais of the deputy speaker and chanted slogans against the government. Responding […]
NA approves Anti-Terrorism (3rd Amend) Bill, 2020 on September 16, 2020The Anti-Terrorism (3rd Amendment) Bill, 2020, was passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday after it was brought forward before the Lower House of Parliament through a motion. The bill was not included in the assembly’s agenda and the opposition parties staged a protest after it was introduced as a supplementary agenda during the proceedings. […]