Opp tables no-trust motion against NA deputy speaker on November 9, 2019The tug of war between government and the opposition parties intensified on Friday as the latter presented a no-confidence motion against National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif on Friday announced the plan to bring the no-confidence motion during the National Assembly session. Later, the motion against the deputy […]
Opp flays PTI govt for failing to deliver on November 7, 2019Opposition senators on Wednesday claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has totally failed to provide relief to the general public as not even a single commitment made by Prime Minister Imran Khan with the people was honoured. “One-sided accountability, rather political victimisation, is going on while cases against government ministers or leaders are kept under the […]
Legislators seek uniform criteria for dealing with fake degree cases in PIA on October 24, 2019The Senate Standing Committee on Aviation in its meeting on Wednesday observed that the review committee of the PIAC should maintain uniform criteria to deal with the cases of fake degrees of PIA employees and action should be simultaneously taken against those officers and board members who appointed people with fake degrees. The committee also […]
Legislators for resolving issues of retired employees of PSM on October 22, 2019A legislative body of the Upper House of parliament on Monday called for a rigorous solution to the problem with early payments for the retired employees of Pakistan Steel Mills. The committee members expressed serious reservation over non-payment of pension and gratuity to retired employees and recommended the management of PSM, ministry of finance and […]
Senators slam custodian killing of people, seek fresh legislation on September 24, 2019A legislative body of the Upper House of Parliament on Monday said that no person should be subjected to torture for the purpose of extracting evidence but sadly custodial torture and killings have become a norm in police department. Senate Standing Committee on Interior Chairman Rehman Malik said that although the constitution does provide protection […]
Ruckus in National Assembly over arrest of Khurshid Shah on September 20, 2019Ruckus dominated the proceedings of Lower House of parliament on Thursday over speaker’s refusal to allow Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal’s speech as outraged members from the opposition benches gathered in front of the speaker’s dais and hurled accusations at each other. Speaking during the assembly session, Federal Minister for Communication Murad Saaed […]
PPP, PTI members exchange words over Sindh controversy on September 18, 2019The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislators in the National Assembly on Tuesday exchanged words over statements made by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto regarding Sindh province. The PPP members warned that any attempt for division of Sindh will be disastrous for the federation, while the […]
PTI lawmaker slams govt over massive price hike on September 17, 2019The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) own Member of National Assembly (MNA) Noor Alam Khan lambasted the government over massive price hike that had broken the back of the poor and regretted that no one in the assembly was speaking about it. Speaking on a point of order, Noor Alam Khan said that though the petroleum […]
Govt to spend Rs 7.4bn to achieve self-sufficiency in meat production on September 5, 2019Under the prime minister’s initiative in the livestock sector, the government has initiated three projects with total cost of Rs 7.4 billion, which will be initiated across the country, including Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the Islamabad Capital Territory. The three initiatives included Save the Calf with a cost of Rs 3.401 billion, Calf […]
Opp walks out of Senate over tabling of 4 ordinances on September 4, 2019The entire opposition in Senate on Tuesday strongly reacted to the presentation of four ordinances in the House, terming it illegal and against the promises of PTI leaders who in the past had been vocal against the practice of promulgation of ordinances. “Running government through ordinances and avoiding proper legislation is totally against the spirit […]