PPP plans to say goodbye to reconciliation policy on March 28, 2017LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has finalised its plan to end the “reconciliation policy” and a formal decision will be taken in the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting next month. PPP leaders told Daily Times that they had strengthened democracy and parliament by giving sacrifices in the elections in 2008 and 2013 but […]
PPP readjusting its strategy to capture Punjab in 2018 polls on March 28, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari has decided to snatch “Takht-e-Lahore” from the ruling Sharifs by dividing Lahore in four districts. The Sharifs have already decided to divide Lahore in four zones to get the support of local bodies by mobilising their leaders. The PPP leadership has started reconsidering its policies to come […]
PPP begins groundwork for 2018 general elections on March 27, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday announced to constitute a special committee for consultations with other political parties to ensure the next general elections are held in a free, fair and transparent manner in Punjab. In his address to the party workers at a luncheon hosted in […]
Beauty salons spreading infections under the lens on March 25, 2017LAHORE: A resolution has been filed in the Punjab Assembly’s Secretariat demanding the provincial government to authorise lady police to launch a crackdown on beauty salons spreading skin infections among women. The resolution was submitted by MPA Nabila Hakim of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the Notice Branch of the assembly secretariat on Friday. The […]
Clerical error in hijab resolution creates confusion in PA on March 15, 2017LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly Wednesday was stuck in a state of confusion after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislator Nabila Hakim Ali Khan submitted a resolution endorsing government’s proposal to make hijab mandatory in educational institutions but withdrew it minutes later. The resolution had reportedly called for making the hijab mandatory for women at the college level […]
Lawmakers slam blasphemous content on social media on March 14, 2017LAHORE: A resolution seeking blockade of blasphemous content and ban on social media was unanimously passed in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday. The House also gave nod to constitute a parliamentary committee monitoring committee in this regard. The joint resolution was tabled by Khadija Umar Farooqi, a female legislator the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) – […]
Opp ends five-day boycott of PA after speaker apologises on March 14, 2017LAHORE: Joint opposition Monday ended its five-day-long boycott of the Punjab Assembly (PA) after Speaker Rana Iqbal tendered his apology for using non-parliamentary words over the issue of quorum. The Punjab Assembly session on Monday started one hour and 25 minutes late to its scheduled time with Speaker Rana Iqbal in the chair in the […]
Opposition holds symbolic assembly outside PA on March 10, 2017LAHORE: The opposition in the Punjab Assembly on Friday refused to rejoin the House proceedings until the lawmaker apologises who announced the quorum is complete. Provincial ministers Malik Nadeem Kamran, Chaudhry Shafique and Malik Naveed tried to approach Opposition Leader Mehmoodur Rasheed but the latter denied to meet them. Later, they called on the opposition […]
Opposition holds symbolic assembly outside Punjab Assembly on March 10, 2017LAHORE: The opposition in the Punjab Assembly on Friday refused to rejoin the House proceedings until the lawmaker apologises who announced the quorum is complete. Provincial ministers Malik Nadeem Kamran, Chaudhry Shafique and Malik Naveed tried to approach Opposition Leader Mehmoodur Rasheed but the latter denied to meet them. Later, they called on the opposition […]
Opp threatens to hold parallel session daily on March 9, 2017LAHORE: Joint opposition, comprising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) members, Thursday continued their boycott of the Punjab Assembly (PA) proceedings for the second consecutive day and held a parallel session in protest outside the assembly’s building. The protest came after the PA Speaker Rana Iqbal – the other […]