Speaker receivesno letter from Shehbaz Sharif on November 16, 2021Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan Monday said National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser had not received any letter from the Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif on constitution of a parliamentary committee to take up electoral reforms in the form of a “complete package”. Talking exclusively to Daily Times, Awan said the […]
NA again fails to take up business on November 16, 2021zzzz1-National-Assembly-of-PakistanThe National Assembly once again on Monday couldn’t take up the 23-point legislative agenda or debate the supplementary questions, as the proceedings continued for almost two hours on the point of order and eventually had to be adjourned till Tuesday morning (today) for a lack of quorum. As soon as the session began, Speaker Asad […]
Opp cries foul as govt calls off joint session of parliament on November 11, 2021Soon after the major opposition parties’ decision to take on the government during the joint session of the Parliament and to foil its bid to get the controversial bills approved, the government postponed the session scheduled for today (Thursday). Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry announced the decision in a statement on Wednesday. The […]
Shehbaz ‘very satisfied’ with security briefing to lawmakers on November 9, 2021The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PNSC) on Monday discussed the national security, foreign affairs, internal and external challenges faced by the county. A day-long in-camera meeting of the PNSC was held at Parliament House under the chairmanship of Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser. The PNSC comprises National Assembly (NA) and Senate members. As soon […]
Rumpus in NA over increasing inflation in country on November 6, 2021The National Assembly’s proceedings could not be continued on Friday due to rumpus by opposition parties against increasing inflation in the country, especially the recent hike in petroleum prices. As the session started, with Speaker Asad Qaiser in the chair, the opposition benches started chanting slogans against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. They were holding placards […]
Opposition to attend meeting of committee on national security on November 5, 2021While rejecting speculations about opposition’s possible boycott of an in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security scheduled for Monday (November 8), the major opposition parties reaffirmed on Thursday that they would attend the meeting. At press conference, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb said that her party would follow the political […]
Senate body decries lacks of groundwater statistics on November 5, 2021A parliamentary body on Thursday expressed reservations over poor mechanism in the water sector since many years in the country, saying that even the water ministry has no available statistical information with it on the groundwater data. The committee wondered that almost half of the water in the country comes from Gilgit Baltistan but the […]
Panel set up to probe ‘misuse of powers’ by BE&OE DG on November 1, 2021The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (MoP&HRD) has constituted a three-member committee to investigate allegations against a senior officer of an attached department that he misused his official position to favour an employer. According to a letter, secretary MoP&HRD has constituted the inquiry committee against Kashif Ahmed Noor, Director General Bureau of […]
PM displeased with Shoaib’s insult at PTV live show on October 30, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken notice of insult of former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar by anchorperson Nauman Niaz during live talk show at state-run sports channel. Imran Khan expressed annoyance over the heated arguments exchanged between the TV host and former cricketer. This was shared by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Engineer Ali Muhammad Khan […]
NA passes 18 bills for joint session of parliament on October 22, 2021The National Assembly on Thursday approved 18 legislative bills to put them in the joint sitting of the parliament which would be convened by President Dr Arif Alvi most probably in next week. Apparently a calm NA session, chaired by Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri, started giving approval to 18 bills, which were passed by […]