Opp announces to challenge ‘draconian’ PECA ordinance on February 22, 2022The opposition parties on Monday hit back at the government for the proposed Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) amendments, saying it actually wanted to conceal bad governance by snubbing the people’s voice through such draconian laws. Two major opposition parties – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) – expressed serious concern […]
Senate body discusses PSQCA Headquarters transfer to Islamabad on February 17, 2022In order to shift the headquarter of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) from Karachi, the Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology on Wednesday ratified the “Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022” by a majority vote. Senator Rukhsana Zuberi and Senator Kamran Murtaza opposed the bill. As the amendment bill […]
Senate passes law regarding human organs’ transplantation on February 15, 2022The Upper House of Parliament on Monday passed the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2021 with the aim to set a requirement as the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to display the consent of potential donor on the National Identity Card for identification and apt management of transplantation of organs and […]
Govt makes HEC chairman toothless by clipping powers on February 9, 2022Just a few weeks after his restoration to the position by the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the government on Tuesday striped down all powers of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri. The move came after the Secretary Naheed Durrani of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, who is also a member […]
Federation challenges HEC chairman’s restoration in SC on February 3, 2022The Federal Government has challenged decision of Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding restoration of Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Tariq Banuri to his post. A well informed source at the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training told Daily Times on the condition of anonymity that […]
TI report exposed govt’s skeleton in cupboard: opp on January 26, 2022Wasting no chance, major opposition parties – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) – Tuesday threw barbs at the government over its policies causing Pakistan’s ranking to drop 16 places in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of the Transparency International (TI) for 2021 compared to the previous year, ranking 140 out of […]
SBP bill to face stiff resistance in Senate on January 24, 2022The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Sunday said the governme nt wanted to make the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) a “branch of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)” which would be resisted tooth and nail. In a statement, Senator Taj Haider said the PPP had already rejected the government’s unjust move that had been done on […]
NA sees heated debate on presidential system on January 22, 2022The National Assembly Friday witnessed a heated debate on alleged backing of ruling PTI on talks behind a systematic and planned campaign for imposition of some kind of emergency in the country in favor of presidential form of government. The issue of shortage of urea, gas, wheat, rapid increase in unemployment and inflation also came […]
IHC indicts ex-judge Rana Shamim in contempt case on January 21, 2022The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday charged Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) former chief judge Rana Shamim with leveling allegations against former chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar in a signed affidavit in London. Chief Justice Athar Minallah read out the whole judgment in which he ordered that charges be framed against Shamim. However, the court decided […]
Opp resolution on ’emergency’ dropped from NA agenda on January 21, 2022The National Assembly Secretariat did not make the resolution – earlier submitted by the joint opposition against systematic and planned campaign behind rumors of imposition of some kind of emergency in the country in favor of presidential form of government – a part of the agenda released on Thursday for Friday’s (today) session. The opposition […]