NA committee seeks fresh briefing on Gadani fire on January 17, 2017ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights on Monday showed displeasure over the report of the Balochistan government on the Gadani ship-breaking yard incident and sought fresh briefing in the next meeting of the committee. The committee met under the chairmanship of Babar Nawaz Khan and discussed the incident, besides reviewing measures taken […]
Pakistani students have great skills of debate: British high commissioner on January 15, 2017ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Thomas Drew CMG has said Pakistanis have a lot of talent and he was impressed by the great skills of debate of Pakistani students. He was addressing the final of the GREAT Debate 2016 competition organized by the British High Commission. The event was attended by Chevening Scholarship alumni, members of […]
NA recommends bringing Met Department under Climate Change Ministry on January 13, 2017ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Climate Change recommended that Pakistan Meteorological Department should be brought under the Climate Change Ministry. The Committee met here at parliament house on Thursday under the chairmanship of MNA Dr. Hafeez-ur-Rehman Darishak. The committee discussed the terms, conditions and policy for the ‘think tank on climate change.’ While […]
Parliamentarians criticise Foreign Ministrys impotence on Kashmir issue on January 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians strongly criticised the foreign ministry on not making effective policy on the Kashmir issue, terming it a total failure and demanded it be revisited. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of MNA Babar Nawaz Khan. The Committee discussed the violation of Human Rights in […]
Govt okays 24th amendment bill on January 10, 2017ISLAMABAD: The government, for the sake of saving the skin of the prime minister in the event of his conviction in the Panama case in the Supreme Court, approved the twenty-fourth amendment Bill in the National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice despite the opposition rejecting the timing of the amendment. The committee met […]
Govt approves bill aimed at saving Nawaz Sharif on January 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: The government, for the sake of saving the skin of the prime minister in the event of his conviction in the Panama case in the Supreme Court, approved the twenty-fourth amendment bill in the National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice despite the opposition rejecting the timing of the amendment. The committee met […]
Pakistans dossier enough to expose Indias true face on January 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken appropriate steps in handing over a dossier on Indian involvement in Balochistan to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, said former diplomat Jamil Ahmed Khan on Saturday. Talking to Daily Times, Khan, who served recently as Pakistan’s ambassador to several countries including UAE and Yemen, said this is the first-ever document by […]
36 foreign dignitaries allowed to hunt migratory birds: FO on January 6, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Chief of Protocol Sahazada Ahmad Khan has said that 36 dignitaries from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain were allowed to hunt houbara bustard and other migratory birds – each for 10 days – and provinces had the right to accept or refuse their request. He was briefing […]
Plea bargain: Senate body demands amendments in NAB Ordinance on January 3, 2017ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has demanded amendment in the clauses regarding voluntary return (VR) and plea bargain (PB) of NAB ordinance 1999 as it is projecting corruption in the country. The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice met here on Monday under the chairmanship of Senator Javed Abbasi. Senator Farhat […]
Billions of rupees spent by PML-N govt for uplift of Rawalpindi alone on January 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: Former Member National Assembly of Senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Chairman Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Service Hanif Abbasi has challenged provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa saying that it cannot compete even one city of Punjab, Rawalpindi with entire province of KP in the perspective of development projects. He was exclusively talking to […]