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NHA’s revenue increased by Rs103b during three years of PTI govt, Senate told

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Murad Saeed

The Senate was informed on Tuesday that the revenue of the National Highway Authority (NHA) increased by Rs103 billion during the three years of the present government. Minister for Communications Murad Saeed told the House that the revenue increased because of the elimination of corruption and digitalization of different processes. Read more: PM Imran Khan … Read more

Why opposition failed in the Senate again?

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The Pakistab Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government has deceitfully managed the passage of the State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Bill, but we will not sit idle and after consulting the other opposition parties would bring amendments to safeguard the sovereignty of the state. For a mere few billion dollars of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) … Read more

At least 15 opposition members standing with PM Imran, says Sheikh Rashid

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Sheikh Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Monday that at least 15 elected members from the opposition benches are supporting Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government. Answering the media on the government’s surprising victory in the Senate on the State Bank of Pakistan’s finance bill despite lacking a majority, he said that going to … Read more

Opposition exposed with its defeat despite numerical majority in Senate: FM Qureshi

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Opposition exposed with its defeat despite numerical majority in Senate: FM Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday thanked the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani after the passage of the State Bank bill in the Senate. In a statement, he said today Yousuf Raza Gillani did his part which showed that when the leader of the opposition was … Read more

Senator Sherry Rehman says ‘We can’t have rule by tantrum’

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On the point of order in the Senate, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader Sherry Rehman on Monday opened the opposition’s debate by demanding an explanation from the treasury benches on how a sitting prime minister (PM) can say he will decide who should be the opposition leader. This is not his decision nor his … Read more

2680-km fencing along Pak-Afghan border completed, Senate told

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Pakistan Army

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that fencing on 2680 kilometres of the area along the Pak-Afghan border had been completed, while the remaining 21 kilometres would be completed soon. Read more: Afghan Taliban stop Pakistan army from fencing international border: report Speaking on a point of order in the Senate on Friday, he said … Read more

Pakistan to launch its 7th national census this year

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Pakistan to launch its 7th national census this year

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Friday informed the Senate that the incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was going to carry out the 7th Population and Housing Census during the current year for the first time in the country’s history after five years. Replying to various supplementary questions during … Read more

Non-perusal of case: Apex court dismisses plea against Ishaq Dar

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed a plea against PML-N leader Ishaq Dar for his notification as member of the Senate due to non-perusal of the case. The apex court three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed, heard the case. Read more: SC gives six months to ERRA for … Read more

US Senate approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill despite deficit concerns 

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Kabul attacks: Biden vows to 'hunt down' attackers after ISIS claims responsibility

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bipartisan infrastructure bill after months of strenuous negotiations, though analysts are concerned that this legislation falls short of its promise to be fully paid for. In a rare stroke of bipartisanship, more than a dozen Republicans joined Democrats to back the legislation. The final vote was … Read more

Senate panel directs Nepra to rectify issues of power outages, over-billing

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NEPRA Approves Reduction In Price Of Electricity By 19 Paise Per Unit

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat has directed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to take measures for the rectification of the issues of power outages and over-billing. The meeting, held under the chairmanship of Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmad at the Parliament House, on Tuesday, was briefed about the working and performance … Read more

Pakistan-Russia joint venture to be financed through GIDC: official

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Pakistan Russia trade dispute

ISLAMABAD: The country’s flagship project, Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline (PSGP), will be financed through the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC), an official said on Monday. During a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum, held under the chairmanship of Senator Muhammad Abdul Qadir, Petroleum Division secretary Dr Arshad Mahmood said that this joint venture … Read more

Senate passes ‘Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment)’ Bill

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Senate passes ‘Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment)’ Bill

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday passed “The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill, 2021” to define torture, custody and custodial deaths inflicted by any person, police or the law-enforcement agency, under the Pakistan Penal Code. The bill, moved by Senator Sherry Rehman, was also supported by Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari. … Read more

PM Imran, Senate Chairman discuss parliamentary matters

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PM Imran, Senate Chairman discuss parliamentary matters

Chairman of the Senate Sadiq Sanjrani called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at his office on Wednesday (today).

According to the details, parliamentary issues and matters related to legislation in Senate came under discussion in the meeting.

In March this year, the Senate chairman election concluded with government-backed candidates Sadiq Sanjrani and Mirza Mohammad Afridi emerging as the victors.

In the race for chairman, Sanjrani defeated Opposition candidate Yousaf Raza Gillani with 48 votes, while Gillani received 42 votes.

On the other hand, government candidate Afridi won the election for the deputy chairman of the Senate with 54 votes, defeating Opposition’s Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, who grabbed 44 votes.

Senator Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional, who was the presiding officer, administered the oath of chairman to Sanjrani.

During counting, seven votes cast for Gillani were rejected. According to the presiding officer, the stamps were not placed correctly on the ballot paper which rendered them null and void.

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Eight Opposition Parties Decide To Form Separate Bloc In Senate

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Eight Opposition Parties Decide To Form Separate Bloc In Senate

Eight opposition parties in the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have decided to form a separate bloc in the Senate. According to details, eight opposition parties will sit independently in the Senate. The parliamentary leaders of these parties will make the request to Chairman Senate. Eight opposition parties have refused to recognize Yousuf Raza Gilani as … Read more

ECP hears PTI’s petition seeking disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gillani

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Yousaf Raza Gillani

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has heard the petition seeking disqualification of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. The plea was filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after the senate chairman election. The case was heard by a four-member bench headed by Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi. Central deputy secretary-general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Farrukh Habib and … Read more

“Opposition’s sinister plan of cameras in polling booth exposed,” Shibli Faraz

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Shibli Faraz

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Friday bashed the Opposition over the matter of hidden cameras installed on polling booth. According to the details, Shibli Faraz and Senator Faisal Javed spoke to the media today. Shibli Faraz said that “the heinous conspiracy by opposition has been exposed. They arrived at the … Read more

Newly elected 48 members of Upper House take oath as Senators

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Senators

The Newly elected members of the Upper House took oath as Senators at the Parliament House in Islamabad on Friday. According to the details, Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah administered the oath to the newly elected Senators. In the next phase of the session that will start after Friday prayers the Upper House will elect … Read more

If you slap us twice, we will slap you ten times, says Maryam Nawaz

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Maryam Nawaz

On Sunday, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz said that the government will have to pay a “heavy price” for assaulting the PML-N leaders outside parliament a day earlier. She warned the government that they will be treated the same as the PML-N leaders.

It is pertinent to mention here that chaos broke out on Saturday outside parliament after Prime Minister Imran Khan won the vote of confidence. PTI and PML-N leaders had heated argument which turned to physical blows.

During the media interaction, Maryam highlighted the incident took that took place on Saturday and said,

“The party will not take this lying down. The disrespect shown to senior leadership will not be tolerated.”

PML-N vice president said that Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Ahsan Iqbal, Miftah Ismail, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Khurram Dastagir, and Musadik Malik were assaulted “in front of cameras” and said there was “great anger” within the party ranks over the incident.

“You can keep this lecture you like to give us on ethics and morality to yourselves,” said Maryam. “You will have to pay a heavy price for this. If you slap us twice, we will slap you ten times,” she added.

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Many cricketers rejoice as PM Imran Khan wins vote of confidence

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pm imran

Current and Ex-cricketers of Pakistan expressed their happiness over Prime Minister Imran Khan secured a vote of confidence in the National Assembly of Pakistan. Pakistan’s current Bowling coach Waqar Younis took Twitter to congratulate PM Imran, his former colleague, on the wonderful victory. “The Tiger Roars Again. Congratulations Skipper #VoteOfConfidence” he wrote. The Tiger Roars … Read more

Senate Elections 2021: ECP extends date for submission of nomination papers

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Senate Elections

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has extended the date for submission of nomination papers for the Senate elections till Monday. According to a press release issued by the Election Commission, the date has been extended to facilitate the candidates. As per the new schedule, the list of contesting candidates will be published on Tuesday next. … Read more

Sessions of Upper and lower houses to be held on same day

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Opposition Gives Walkover To Govt For Rs3 Trillion Grant Approval

The federal government has decided to summon sessions of the Upper and lower houses on the same day on January 22. According to the details, the adviser to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan held consultations with PM Imran Khan where they have agreed to summon the sessions of the National Assembly and Senate … Read more

Voting by Show of hands; Government files reference in SC to seek guidance

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Senate

The Government has filed a reference in the Supreme Court of Pakistan under Article 186 of the Constitution. President Dr. Arif Alvi granted approval to a reference proposed by Prime Minister Imran Khan seeking the opinion of the Supreme Court about holding the upcoming Senate polls through the open ballot. The reference has been filed … Read more

US Election 2020: Republican Party Seeks To Retain Majority In Senate

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US Election 2020: Republican Party Seeks To Retain Majority In Senate

US Election 2020: With the election in the United States, a series of speculations about the control of the US Senate began that the Republican Party is trying to maintain a majority in the Senate. According to the foreign news agency ‘AP’, the control of the US Senate can make and break the presidency. If … Read more

Legislation Was Necessary To Curb Financial Corruption, Money Laundering: Shahzad Akbar

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Information Minister Shibli Faraz Said that government had no choice but to legislate against money laundering and terrorism. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with Special Assistant for Accountability Shehzad Akbar, Shibli Faraz said that in the light of FATF conditions, we had to take steps to curb money laundering and terrorist financing. “In … Read more

Senate body irked over absence of CCPO

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Senate body irked over absence of CCPO

The Senate’s Functional Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday expressed its displeasure over the absence of Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh’s absence from a meeting. The Senate Human Rights body had directed Sheikh to appear in person, but Sheikh failed to appear without giving any information over his absence. “Has the CCPO … Read more

FATF Related Bills Passed in Joint Session Amid Opposition’s Protest

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FATF Related Bills Passed in Joint Session Amid Opposition's Pretest

A joint sitting of parliament on Wednesday approved Bills to meet the FATF’s requirements to remove the country from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list. The bills introduced by Babar Awan, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs, include the Capital Islamabad Waqf Property Bill, 2020 and the Anti-Money Laundering Amendment Bill, 2020. … Read more

Joint session of Upper, Lower House Commences, opposition’s protest

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Highest taxpaying parliamentarians

A joint sitting of the National Assembly and the Senate has begun and the opposition has started protesting against the approval of the motion by the Speaker. A joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate is being held in Islamabad today under the chairmanship of Speaker Asad Qaiser and Prime Minister Imran Khan is … Read more

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