Opp again forces NA session to be adjourned over quorum on August 10, 2021After question hour, the opposition members routinely pointed lack of quorum in the National Assembly and the Speaker was left with no option but to adjourn the House because the numbers were not complete. For the last several working days of the National Assembly, it has become a routine of the opposition members to point […]
NA passes resolution to condemn Hindu temple attack in RY Khan on August 7, 2021Strongly condemning the Hindu temple attack in Rahim Yar Khan, legislators in the Lower House of Parliament, on Friday, passed a sacred resolution, which denounced the attack. They termed the attack as totally against the Islamic values and also against the Constitution of Pakistan, which ensures equal rights for all, irrespective of caste, color and […]
University of Sargodha awards PhD degree ‘unlawfully’ on August 6, 2021A university in Punjab has unlawfully awarded a PhD degree to a candidate, while inducting him against a senior slot, subsequently. However, both the concerned authorities, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad and the HEC Punjab are turning a blind eye to the matter. According to the documents available with Daily Times, the University of […]
Pakistan has met all conditions set by FATF to exit grey list, NA told on August 3, 2021The National Assembly was informed on Monday that Pakistan has fulfilled all conditions set by the authorities concerned in order to exit the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list. The NA resumed its session with Speaker Asad Qaiser in the chair. The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan informed the house, […]
Female MPs up in arms over rising cases of murder, rape of women on July 31, 2021Female parliamentarians belonging to treasury and opposition parties got united for justice to Noor Mukaddam and other victims of rape and murder, during the National Assembly’s Friday session. Setting aside the routine agenda, the female legislators strongly condemned the rising trend of rape, sexual abuse, killing and slaughtering of women across the country. “If a […]
NCSW finally gets permanent chairperson on July 30, 2021After a delay of almost two years, the Ministry of Human Rights has finally appointed Nilofar Bakhtiar as chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW). According to the Ministry of Human Rights’ notification available with Daily Times, Nilofar would hold the position as the new chief of the institution working for […]
Opp lambasts govt for ‘bulldozing’ legislative process; stages walkout on July 17, 2021The opposition lawmakers on Friday staged a walkout from National Assembly (NA) against the presidential ordinances- terming it non-democratic. The protesting lawmakers claimed that according to NA rules of business, such a move could be followed only in emergency situations in the country. As the House proceedings started subsequently with a listed agenda, the legislators […]
Opp up in arms over Gandapur calling Bhutto a ‘traitor’, Nawaz Sharif a ‘thief’ on July 15, 2021The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday expressed serious concerns in Senate over Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur’s statement in which he had called Zulfikar Ali Bhutto a ‘traitor’ at a public gathering. Senator Raza Rabbani chanted slogans like ‘government of foul language, government of hooliganism will not work” in […]
Opposition demands delay in intermediate exams on July 9, 2021Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday demanded the government to delay the annual intermediate examinations, claiming that the students were not given proper time for preparation and teaching of courses due to Covid-19 restrictions . Through a call of attention notice the PML-N legislators Ahsan Iqbal, Dr Darshan, Khawaja Saad Rafique raised the […]
Bilawal, Qureshi take dig at each other during NA session on July 1, 2021PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi engaged in a fiery debate in the Lower House on Wednesday, raising the temperature of the National Assembly. As the session resumed, Speaker Asad Qaiser gave floor to Bilawal to deliver his speech. He first accused the speaker of not protecting the rights of the […]