Opp berates govt for ‘bulldozing’ mini-budget, SBP bill through NA on January 15, 2022The opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly Friday condemned the legislation made by the House the previous day, saying even “it’s worse than Musharraf era” and the approach damaged the sanctity of the Parliament at home and abroad. Speaking on a point of order, Khawja Asif of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) regretted “the way adopted […]
Amid opp uproar, NA passes ‘mini-budget’ on January 14, 2022The National Assembly Thursday passed the controversial Supplementary Finance Bill-2021 amid protest and reservations about the bill by the opposition parties. The House also passed the State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Bill 2021. The supplementary bill was presented on December 30, 2021 by Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin in the NA. According to the […]
Pakistan being put at stake for just $1 billion: Shehbaz on January 12, 2022Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday said the government was pawning the country’s economy to the IMF for just $1 billion, which could be arranged mutually. Speaking in the National Assembly, he said if the government decided to stand against the IMF conditions in the public interest, then the […]
Opp demands judicial panel for Murree probe on January 11, 2022The opposition Monday accused the government of ‘criminal negligence’ in dealing with the event that led to the death of more than 21 tourists in Murree and called for formation of a judicial commission to probe the tragic incident while the treasury continued defending the government saying the previous governments did nothing to make adequate […]
Court defers Rana Shamim’s indictment in affidavit case on January 8, 2022The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday adjourned the hearing of a contempt of court case against former chief judge of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Rana Shamim and some journalists till January 20. In the last hearing, the court had decided to indict Shamim and others in a contempt of court case pertaining to publication of an affidavit […]
PTI ‘hid’ bank accounts from ECP: opp on January 6, 2022The major opposition parties Wednesday said the scrutiny of PTI’s overseas funding by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had exposed Prime Minister Imran who had taken the oath of telling the truth, but instead, he hid his party bank accounts from the Commission. In a statement, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the ECP’s […]
Over 14,000 women raped in four years on January 3, 2022As many as 14,456 women have been raped in the country during the last four years, while Punjab reported the highest number in this regard. This was submitted by the Ministry of Human Rights in a written statement to the lower house of the Parliament, National Assembly (NA). The statistics were compiled by the National […]
Govt under fire over mini-budget plan on December 30, 2021Opposition in both houses of the parliament Wednesday staged a protest, strongly condemning the government’s plan to adopt a mini-budget. A day earlier, the federal cabinet had deferred approval of the supplementary finance bill (mini-budget) which was scheduled to be tabled in the National Assembly on Wednesday. Speaking on a point of order, PPP MNA […]
Treasury fails to ensure quorum in NA on December 23, 2021The National Assembly session, recalled after an interval of many weeks, was adjourned on Wednesday for lack of quorum due to which not a single agenda could be taken up. The “mini-budget” planned earlier by the government could not be included in the agenda released by the NA Secretariat and subsequently it was not taken […]
FDE announces winter vacations from Jan 3 on December 18, 2021After a slight deadlock between National Command and Operational Centre (NCOC) and Federal Education and Professional Training on the matter of winter vacation, the both sections on Friday agreed finally to observe vacation in federal educational institutions from January 03, 2022. As per notification issued by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), controlling authority of […]