NA speaker asks govt to bring resolution in NA on TLP issue on April 17, 2021National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Friday asked the government to table a joint resolution in the Lower House in consultation with all opposition parties on the matter of ban imposed on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the recent violent incidents by the religious party in different parts of the country. Responding to points of order […]
Lack of quorum continues to haunt proceedings of National Assembly on April 6, 2021The National Assembly once again could not take up its agenda on Monday and was prorogued sine die due to lack of quorum. PPP lawmaker Shahida Rehmani pointed out quorum soon after the question hour, following which the chair ordered the count. The attendance of lawmakers was found less than the required strength and the […]
Lack of quorum leads to abrupt adjournment of NA session on April 3, 2021Lack of quorum on Friday led to adjournment of the National Assembly session till Monday. As the question hour ended, Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, who was in the chair, gave the floor to Rahat Aman Ullah to move a calling attention. However, Syed Hussain Tariq of Pakistan People’s Party-Parliamentarians pointed out the quorum. The chair […]
Deputationist teachers raise objection to FDE scrutinizing committee on April 2, 2021Deputationist teachers, who have been working with the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) under the wedlock policy on Thursday raised objection to the committee constituted by the regulatory body’s director-general, terming its members of extreme misdemeanour. The teachers stated that some members of the committee are inimical to the continuation of their services in FDE […]
Police training fundamental alongside digitization to real reforms on April 1, 2021The launch of an E-Police Desk by Islamabad police was no doubt an appreciable step, but police training is fundamental to real reforms in the entire police system, said Assistant Commissioner (AC) Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Shalimar Sidra Anwar here on Wednesday. AC Anwar said that the training makes the system perfect. “Either it is […]
PML-N blasts govt over imposition of Rs 700bn taxes through ordinance on March 30, 2021Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said the imposition of Rs 700 billion taxes through an ordinance is against the constitution of Pakistan, and called it a ‘breach of the parliament’. As the National Assembly session commenced, the PML-N leader said according to the constitution of Pakistan, no tax will be imposed, […]
Dr Tariq Banuri dismissed from HEC top slot on March 28, 2021The Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the Presidential Ordinance under which top administrator of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Tariq Banuri has been removed from the post with immediate effect. According to the notification issued by Cabinet Secretariat Establishment Division, Dr Banuri is no more the Chairman of HEC under HEC (amendment) Ordinance 2021. […]
ICT crackdown on Covid-19 SOPs violators on March 27, 2021To ensure complete implementation of government directives in a bid to control the spread of Covid-19, the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Friday took strict action against those violating the Covid-19 SOPs. The capital territory administration took action against the shopkeepers, hotel owners, marquee owners and common citizens in different areas of the city. […]
Cabinet committee proposes removal of HEC chairman on March 25, 2021In a major development, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday formed a Cabinet Committee for disposal of Legislative Cases (CCLC) which proposed a Presidential ordinance to remove Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) top brass including its chairman Dr Tariq Banuri. The CCLC meeting was chaired by Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem, which was also […]
SOP Violations: ICT admin launches crackdown on March 24, 2021A major crackdown has been launched by Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration in different areas of the capital against COVID-19 guidelines’ violations, overcharging by shopkeepers and some other violations during commercial activities. The authorities stepped up action after a large number of public complaints were lodged on Prime Minister’s Performance Delivery Unit (PMDU), a government […]