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NA speaker expresses gratitude to Saudi Crown Prince for steadfast support to Pakistan

NA speaker expresses gratitude to Saudi Crown Prince for steadfast support to Pakistan

On Sunday, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and thanked Riyadh for supporting Pakistan during difficult times. The Saudi crown prince hosted a luncheon to honor Muslim leaders visiting Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, including NA Speaker Sadiq and Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori. He expressed his commitment to addressing … Read more

NA passes unanimous resolution condemning Jaffar Express attack

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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution reaffirming the country’s unwavering commitment to eliminating terrorism from every corner of the nation and safeguarding its sovereignty. The Resolution tabled by Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary firmly condemned the hijacking of the Jaffar Express and all acts of terrorism that endanger the … Read more

NA expresses gratitude for President’s address

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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly passed a motion on Wednesday, expressing sincere gratitude to President Asif Ali Zardari for his address to both Houses of Parliament on April 18 of the previous year. In his closing remarks, Minister for Law and Justice, Azam Nazeer Tarar, lauded the President for his efforts in ensuring the continuity of … Read more

Nomination papers of 1179 NA, 3094 PK seats approved

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  • 331 candidates submitted their nomination papers for 45 NA seats.
  • Out of which 152 nominations were rejected on various grounds.
  • 3461 candidates filed their nominations for 115 PA seats.

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Election Commission (PEC)  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  said that 1179 nominations were approved for the National Assembly (NA), while 3094 were for the provincial assembly.

According to the spokesman of PEC, as many as 1331 candidates submitted their nomination papers for 45 seats in the NA, out of which 152 nominations were rejected on various grounds.

Similarly, 3461 candidates filed their nominations for 115 seats in the provincial assembly, out of which 352 were male candidates and 15 were female.

It said, “The scrutiny of nomination papers for the National and Provincial Assembly seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has been completed.”

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NA backs Khawaja Junaid against lifetime ban

NA backs Khawaja Junaid against lifetime ban

The NA backed Khawaja Junaid on his lifetime ban. The PHF has received over 2000 million rupees in grants in the last eight years. Rumors have surfaced about the existence of a hidden account. During a recent meeting of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination, chairman Nawab Sher Waseer and the committee’s … Read more

IHC suspends de-notification of three more PTI MNAs

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IHC suspends de-notification of three PTI MNAs Asad Umar, Ali Nawaz Awan, Khurram Nawaz filed petition IHC also suspended by-polls in their constituencies ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday suspended the de-notification of three more Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs. The high court while issuing interim order also suspended the by-elections in the constituencies … Read more

PTI demands immediate change of Leader of Opposition in NA

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PTI demands immediate change of Leader of Opposition Malik Amir Dogar writes to Speaker NA in this regard He said NA speaker should immediately start the process Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has demanded an immediate change of the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA). As per details, PTI’s Malik Aamir Dogar has sent … Read more

NA session adjourned without vote on mini-budget 2023

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NA session adjourned without vote on mini-budget bill The session will meet again on Monday, Feb 20 The bill was tabled by finance minister on Wednesday ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) session was adjourned on Friday without voting on the mini-budget bill, 2023. NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf chaired the session. “The NA session has … Read more

PTI writes to ECP for withdrawal of resignations

PTI ECP resignations

PTI writes to ECP for withdrawal of resignations 45 PTI members are to withdraw the resignations PTI requested ECP to stop any such action ISLAMABAD: On the matter of the withdrawal of resignations by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs, the party has penned down a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The details revealed … Read more

PTI to withdraw resignations of 44 NA members

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PTI to withdraw resignations of 44 assembly mmebers The move came at the instructions of PTI chief PTI next to announce Leader of Opposition LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to withdraw the resignations of 44 members of the national assembly (NA). The development surfaced after the appointment of Mohsin Naqvi as caretaker CM Punjab. … Read more

PML-N’s Hasnat Shah joined PTI

Hasnat Shah PTI

PML-N leader Hasnat Shah joined PTI Hasnat Shah to join along with some campanions The move will weaken PML-N’s position in assembly LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hasnat Shah has joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and met Fawad Chaudhry and Shah Mahmood in this regard. PTI leaders held a presser with Hasnat Shah and welcomed … Read more

PTI resignations: Party leaders castigate NA speaker over absence

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PTI leaders in fury over absence of NA speaker The leaders reached there for acceptance of resignations PTI leaders demanded immediate elections ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders in response to the acceptance of the resignations of PTI MNAs hold a presser and said that the process is being carried out illegally. Notably, the NA Speaker … Read more

ECP soon to issue schedule for by-polls on 33 NA seats

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ECP to issue schedule for by-polls on 33 NA seats ECP instructed finance dept to prepare for the elections Imran Khan to contest for all 33 seats himself ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to issue the schedule for by-polls on 33 NA seats very soon. The electoral body has instructed the … Read more

ECP to notify Imran Khan ‘victorious’ on seven NA seats

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ECP to notify Imran Khan on seven NA constituencies ECP took notice of non-submission of election expenses The commission reserved the decision on Dec 20 ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday decided to issue the notification of PTI Chief Imran Khan as successful on seven National Assembly (NA) constituencies. The commission reserved … Read more

PTI will move no trust motion in NA in a few days: Hammad Azhar

Hammad Azhar no trust

Hammad Azhar said no trust to move in a few days He said country is moving towards general elections PTI will clean sweep in Lahore ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar said Tuesday that the party will bring no-trust movement in the National Assembly in a few days. He was addressing media when said … Read more

PTI resignations: Speaker NA, PTI delegation at loggerheads

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Speaker NA to accept PTI resignations individually He said that members will be called on individual basis While, PTI demanded acceptance for all resignations ISLAMABAD: The Speaker National Assembly, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Thursday informed the PTI delegation – led by Asad Qaiser who met the speaker for the acceptance of resignations – the verification will … Read more

PTI issues show-cause notice to disgruntled MNA Noor Alam Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Member National Assembly (MNA) Noor Alam Khan for censuring the party and its leadership in the National Assembly (NA) session last week. PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) President Pervez Khattak issued the notice to the lawmaker and directed him to submit his response by January 24. … Read more

PCB did not audit its 2020 accounts, revealed in NA

PCB did not audit its 2020 accounts, revealsed in NA

Recently submitted documents in National Assembly (NA) revealed that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) only submitted the details of accounts for the year 2019 and not 2020. An in-camera session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination was called after PCB looked forward to sharing some sensitive information. According to the documents, the … Read more

EVM to be Presented in National Assembly Tomorrow

Legislation on EVM challenged in Islamabad High Court

AN Electronic Voting machine (EVM) will be presented in the National Assembly (NA) prior to the session on Monday. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz has invited the NA members to observe the operations of EVM and provide their valuable remarks about it. In a statement issued on Saturday, Senator Faraz said that … Read more

Shehbaz Sharif Wants The NA Speaker To Issue A Production Order For Khursheed Shah

Shehbaz Sharif Wants The Na Speaker To Issue A Production Order For Khursheed Shah

Shahbaz Sharif, the leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Opposition leader, has urged the National assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser to issue a production order for PPP leader Khursheed Shah. Shahbaz raised this matter in an open letter to the NA speaker. Shahbaz Sharif has urged the NA speaker to issue production orders for … Read more

Pervez Khattak Says the Opposition and Government Reached an Agreement

Pervez Khattak Says the Oppostion and Government Reached an Agreement

Pervez Khattak, Defense Minister of Pakistan, announced that the government and Opposition have reached an agreement to run the National Assembly (NA) in an orderly manner. The announcement was made after the days of the fight and general disorder in the Parliament House as Treasury and Opposition benches created a ruckus over the federal budget … Read more

Prime Minister Imran Called In The Parliamentary Party Meeting of PTI

Prime Minister Imran Called In The Parliamentary Party Meeting of PTI

Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a joint parliamentary party meeting of PTI today (Thursday). The joint parliamentary meeting will be held at the Parliament House. The agenda of the meeting will be to discuss the current political situation in the country. Discussions will be held on the recent National Assembly (NA) incident during the … Read more

Shahbaz again fails to deliver speech in National Assembly

Opposition Gives Walkover To Govt For Rs3 Trillion Grant Approval

Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday was unsuccessful to deliver his speech in the National Assembly for the third time, in spite of being surrounded by sergeants with arms, as uproar by lawmakers sustained in the house. Shahbaz made several efforts to convey his speech on the federal budget but did not prosper … Read more

CM Punjab Usman Buzdar urges Opposition to act responsibly

Usman Buzdar

Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Wednesday said that opposition acted irresponsibly during recent internal crisis in Pakistan. According to the details, the draw for the allotment of 2,000 apartments in LDA City Naya Pakistan was held at the Chief Minister’s Office. The cost of the apartment is about Rs. 2.7 million and … Read more

All activities in National Assembly suspended due to Spike in COVID-19 infections

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All activities of the National Assembly have been partially suspended due to increasing cases of coronavirus. According to the details, the administration department of the National Assembly in a notification issued on Sunday stated that amid the surge in the cases of a novel coronavirus, all activities have been partially suspended. According to the notification, … Read more

PM assures ‘every assistance’ to NAB, Judiciary in cases against Corrupt Politicians

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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday assured every possible assistance to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Judiciary to take action and convict the politicians who had put Pakistan at stake to get rid of corruption cases against them. According to the details, while addressing the session of National Assembly after securing the vote … Read more

Shehbaz lashed out at NA speaker Asad Qaiser

Shehbaz lashed out at speaker Asad Qaiser

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, and Muslim League Nawaz leader Shehbaz Sharif, on Wednesday spoke out at the Speaker of the National Assembly, Asad Qaiser. He criticised the speaker for not letting the opposition leaders speak during the joint session of the parliament on Wednesday. A joint sitting of parliament, earlier today, … Read more

Mutual Legal Assistance Amendment Bill 2020 passed in NA

Mutual Legal Assistance Amendment Bill 2020 passed in NA

The Joint Session of Parliament has approved the Mutual Legal Assistance Amendment Bill 2020. According to details, the joint sitting of the parliament approved the Mutual Legal Assistance Amendment Bill 2020 while the bill was approved by a majority vote. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”chairman-senate-telephones-speaker-grand-national-assembly-of-turkey`”] Thirteen of the 26 clauses of the Mutual Legal Assistance Bill were … Read more