Pakistan will respond to any Indian misadventure with full force: Senate bodyon August 23, 2019A legislative body of the Upper House of parliament on Thursday condemned Indian constitutional coup and the attempt to change status of the Indian Occupied Kashmir illegally and the blatant ceasefire violations by the Indian troops on the Line of Control.Members of the committee were of the view that Pakistan has the potential to respond bitterly if any country thinks for misadventure against … [Read more...] about Pakistan will respond to any Indian misadventure with full force: Senate body
PTI, PML-N trade barbs over Maryam’s arreston August 10, 2019The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday traded barbs as the Lower House witnessed uproar over arrest of Maryam Nawaz.The ruckus in National Assembly began when PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif raised the issue of Maryam Nawaz's arrest and warned the government against political victimisation of its opponents. He said the PTI and … [Read more...] about PTI, PML-N trade barbs over Maryam’s arrest
Country witnessing ‘a new era of dictatorship’: Bilawalon August 9, 2019Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday lashed out at the government for arresting Maryam Nawaz, who was taken into custody earlier in the day by the National Accountability Bureau in connection with the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.The PPP leader staged protest in the National Assembly over Maryam Nawaz's arrest. The opposition gathered in front of the speaker's dais … [Read more...] about Country witnessing ‘a new era of dictatorship’: Bilawal
Parliament rejects India’s coercive move on Kashmiron August 8, 2019The joint session of the parliament on Wednesday vehemently rejected the Indian government's move to revoke the special status of Held Kashmir.In a unanimously passed resolution, the legislators condemned illegal, unilateral, reckless and coercive attempt by India to alter the disputed status of Indian-held Kashmir through repeal and revocation of Article 35-A of the Indian constitution. The … [Read more...] about Parliament rejects India’s coercive move on Kashmir
‘Pakistan to raise Kashmir issue at every forum’on August 7, 2019Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday warned India over its illegal annexation of Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) and made it clear that Pakistan would raise the issue at every forum.Addressing the joint session of parliament, the PM called on the international community to act against the bigoted politics of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He said the India's decision to abolish the special status … [Read more...] about ‘Pakistan to raise Kashmir issue at every forum’
Opposition falls flat on its faceon August 2, 2019In a historic session on Thursday, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla survived no-confidence resolutions tabled against them.At the start of the session, 64 senators stood up in support of the motion to table no-confidence resolution against Sanjrani, following which the polling kicked off in the Upper House. There were 100 senators attending the session when … [Read more...] about Opposition falls flat on its face
Pakistan playing role to facilitate Afghan peace process: Qureshion July 30, 2019Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Monday told the National Assembly that regional peace is linked with peace in Afghanistan, adding that Pakistan is playing its role in facilitating the Afghan peace process.Replying to points raised by Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, the foreign minister admitted that the convergence of Pak-US views on resolution of Afghan … [Read more...] about Pakistan playing role to facilitate Afghan peace process: Qureshi
NEPRA takes notice of excessive profits of five IPPson July 27, 2019A legislative body of the Upper House of parliament was informed on Friday that NEPRA has taken notice of excess profits of five IPPs and they have had hearings in Islamabad High Court and the next hearing is in 2019, of which NEPRA is quite hopeful that its case will be vigorously defended.These discussions were held during a meeting of the Sub-Committee of Senate Standing Committee on Power, … [Read more...] about NEPRA takes notice of excessive profits of five IPPs
Senate committee stresses need for maximum hydel power generationon July 24, 2019A legislative body of the Upper House of parliament on Tuesday stressed the need for maximum generation of hydroelectricity, so that dependence on expensive power generation could be reduced.The cheaper power generation would help in reducing power consumer electric bills. These discussions were made during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power, which was held on Tuesday in … [Read more...] about Senate committee stresses need for maximum hydel power generation
‘Calling AGN Kazi formula unconstitutional an insult to parliament’on July 20, 2019A legislative body of the Upper House on Friday took serious notice of the word "unconstitutional" used for the AGN Kazi formula related to payment of royalty on account of electricity generation.The term was used in Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources, which met on Friday in Parliament House with Senator Shamim Afridi in the chair. Members of the committee said that the matter must … [Read more...] about ‘Calling AGN Kazi formula unconstitutional an insult to parliament’
