Opp blasts govt over price hike, devaluation of rupee on June 28, 2019The opposition parties on Thursday held the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government responsible for massive increase in prices of gas, electricity and petroleum products and the rising value of dollar against Pakistani rupee, terming it a total failure of the ‘inefficient’ government. “Since formation of the PTI government, the masses are confronting increasing prices of utilities […]
Bilawal reiterates demand for issuing production orders of Dawar, Wazir on June 27, 2019Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday reiterated his demand to issue the production orders of Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir, two members of the National Assembly (MNAs) belonging to the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Speaking in the National Assembly, Bilawal said: “Production orders of Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir should be […]
Lawmakers, journalists facing worst censorship: Bilawal on June 25, 2019Criticising the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said that the parliamentarians could not speak independently due to history’s worst censorship. Taking part in the budget debate at National Assembly, he said that the NA deputy speaker had banned the use word “selected”, adding that “selected” was […]
How can ISI, IB question parliament, asks PML-N on June 23, 2019Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday criticised the constitution of a commission of inquiry to investigate a rise in public debts over the last 10 years. While speaking in the National Assembly, Abbasi raised objections on the move, and asked how members of NAB, ISI and IB […]
Govt asked to fulfill promises made in election campaign on June 22, 2019Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khurshid Shah Friday said Prime Minister Imran Khan has failed to honour the promises he made with the nation during the election campaign. “Imran Khan promised not to go to the IMF, but he approached it. He promised not to construct metro bus but he constructed. He said the value […]
Opposition rejects PTI govt’s budget for fiscal year 2019-20 on June 20, 2019After a few days of continuous ruckus in the National Assembly, Leader of the Opposition and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday finally got an opportunity to deliver an uninterrupted speech in the assembly, wherein he rejected the proposed budget for fiscal year 2019-20 which according to him is anti-people and made by the IMF. […]
Pandemonium spoils another session of National Assembly on June 18, 2019The National Assembly on Monday once again witnessed an utter disorder when treasury benches staged massive protest during Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif’s address to the House. The proceedings were marred by chants and slogans from the treasury benches against the opposition leader. Chaos continued in the House as Speaker Asad Qaiser repeatedly urged […]
Pandemonium spoils budget debate in National Assembly on June 15, 2019The National Assembly on Friday witnessed utter disorder when treasury benches staged heavy protest during Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif’s address to the House. The House was marred by chants and slogans from the treasury benches against the opposition leader. Chaos continued as Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri repeatedly urged Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif to start […]
Rs 1.12tr extra taxes in ‘austerity’ budget on June 12, 2019The government on Tuesday presented its first budget with total the outlay of Rs 7.022 trillion for the fiscal year 2019-20, registering growth of 30% against the revised budget of Rs 5.385 trillion for the current fiscal year 2018-19 and setting an ambitious Rs 5,555 billion target for the FBR – a 25 percent increase […]
Govt asked to form parliamentary body to probe Waziristan incident on May 29, 2019Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Akhtar Mengal on Tuesday demanded that the government constitute a parliamentary committee to probe the North Waziristan firing incident in which five personnel of the security forces were injured and three other people were killed. While speaking in the National Assembly, Mengal said a parliamentary committee should be formed for […]