MNA incited people to attack army checkpost, NA informed on May 28, 2019Minister for Communications Murad Saeed on Monday lamented that a member of the National Assembly had provoked people in North Waziristan to launch an attack on an army checkpost in the tribal district. Speaking on the floor of the Lower House, Murad said there are video clips available as to how the army checkpost came […]
Govt mapping heritage sites across the country on May 24, 2019A legislative body of the Upper House of Parliament was informed on Thursday that the federal government was carrying out an exercise to map all the heritage sites in the country. “The availability of such information at one place will help us attract foreign tourists. This will boost economic development in the country,” Federal Minister […]
Lawmakers express concerns over rupee value depreciation on May 18, 2019Lawmakers on Friday expressed serious concerns over rising dollar value against Pakistani rupee and said it will further affect the local industrial production which is already going through difficult times. A meeting of the National Assembly standing committee on industry and production was held at Parliament House with MNA Sajid Hussain Turi in the chair. […]
Pakistan to stay neutral in ongoing tensions in Gulf: FM Qureshi on May 15, 2019Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that Pakistan was closely monitoring the ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States. Talking to reporters after attending a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Qureshi said Pakistan was concerned over the rising tensions between Tehran and Washington. “However, we will not […]
NA okays bill to grant more assembly seats to ex-FATA on May 14, 2019The National Assembly on Monday unanimously passed the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill seeking an increase in the number of seats for the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the National Assembly as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Speaking in the Lower House on the occasion, Prime Minister Imran Khan appreciated the consensus between all […]
NA debates bill for hike in seats for erstwhile FATA on May 11, 2019A constitutional amendment bill seeking increase in the number of seats for the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the National Assembly and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, tabled by MNA Mohsin Dawar, was debated in the Lower House on Friday. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif started the debate over the 26th Constitutional Amendment […]
Bilawal lashes out at PTI’s economic plan on May 10, 2019Terming the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government incompetent, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said the common person is drowning in the tsunami of inflation while the government lacks any plan, mission or vision to tackle the situation. “This government has no plan, no mission and no vision,” the PPP chief […]
Opposition stages protest over PM leaving NA sans delivering speech on May 9, 2019The major opposition parties, particularly Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday staged protest after Prime Minister Imran Khan left the National Assembly session without addressing the lawmakers. The prime minister was present in the House during the question hour but later left without delivering his address, which provoked the opposition […]
Senate boils with rage as PPP, PTI leaders come face to face on May 8, 2019The Upper House of parliament on Tuesday witness ruckus and noisy session, in which Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Mian Raza Rabbani exchanged harsh words over the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package. Speaking in the House, Qureshi asked whether the PPP appointed Abdul Hafeez Shaikh as finance minister […]
Opp in NA protests POL price hike, inflation, poor economic situation on May 7, 2019Opposition parties in the National Assembly on Monday strongly protested over poor economic situation of the country and recent hike in the petroleum prices, compelling Speaker Asad Qaiser to adjourn the session till Wednesday. As the session began, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) started protest against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government over inflation, increase in […]