Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PM Shehbaz takes notice of Senate, NA Speaker salary hike

PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of pay raise for Senate Chairman and National Assembly Speaker. According to sources, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the salary increases for the Senate Chairman, Deputy Chairman, National Assembly Speaker, and Deputy Speaker. Sources further said that the Prime Minister has sought a … Read more

NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq invites PTI leader Asad Qaisar for talk  

NA Speaker

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has contacted Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI)  leader Assad Qaisar, inviting him to participate negotiation.

Speaker Ayaz Sadiq made another attempt for continuation of negotiation between government and PTI, talking to PTI leader Asad Qaiser over the telephone and invited him to attend the meeting of the negotiating committee, but PTI gave any concrete assurance to attend the talks.

Earlier, Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Khan announced the speaker not to attend the talks.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz(PML-N) leader Senator Irfan Siddiqui says that if PTI does not become part of the meeting today. The speaker will dissolve the committee and the government will respond to what the PTI will do.

It is to be noted that the PTI has announced to end the talks with the government and the Speaker’s Secretary has also informed about his decision.

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PHC grants transit bail to former NA Speaker Asad Qasiar

PHC

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has granted transit bail to former Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar till December 31.

Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim of Peshawar High Court heard Asad Qaisar’s petition for bail in 3 cases.

After the hearing, the court granted transit bail to Asad Qaisar till December 31 and also ordered him not to be arrested in the registered cases till December 31.

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NA speaker sends five names for Judicial Commission

NA speaker

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has nominated four parliamentarians from upper and lower houses for Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP).

The Speaker has written a letter to the Supreme Judicial Commission(SJC) on the issue of forming the Judicial Commission for the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court, in which the nomination of the parliamentary parties has been informed.

According to the National Assembly Secretariat, opposition leader Omar Ayub and Sheikh Aftab of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have been nominated for the Judicial Commission.

It has been informed by the National Assembly Secretariat that Farooq H. Naek and Shibli Faraz have been nominated for the Judicial Commission from the Senate, while Roshan Khursheed Bharucha has been nominated for the woman’s seat.

The JCP will appoint judges to the Supreme Court, High Courts, and Federal Shariat Court. It will also oversee the performance of High Court judges and prepare their annual performance evaluations.

According to the spokesperson of the National Assembly, after the approval of the 26th amendment, the Judicial Commission includes five members of Parliament and all the nominations have been sent to the Secretary Judicial Commission while all the nominations have been received by the Supreme Court.

The spokesperson said that there is equal representation of the government and the opposition in the names sent from the parliament.

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NA Speaker asks govt, opposition to propose names for JCP formation

NA Speaker asks govt, opposition to propose names for JCP formation

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has requested both the government and opposition to propose names for the formation of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). According to sources, Sadiq has asked each side to nominate two members. The JCP will include four members from the National Assembly and Senate, representing both the opposition … Read more

NA speaker declares parliament lodges as sub-jail for arrested PTI MNAs

NA speaker

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has declared the lodges of 10 arrested members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as sub-jails.

Speaker National Assembly has also signed the file declaring the lodges of PTI members as sub-jails while the National Assembly Secretariat has also issued a notification in this regard.

It should be remembered that 10 members of the assembly of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf were arrested inside the Parliament House on the night of September 9. Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, taking notice of the matter, suspended the Sergeant National Assembly and 4 security personnel.

Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq issued the production order of the arrested PTI members from the Parliament House and formed a committee to inquire into the matter.

On the other hand, a two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court invalidated the 8-day physical remand of the PTI members arrested from the Parliament House and said that the Speaker of the National Assembly is doing his job, but the court has to look into the matter of arrests.

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NA Speaker issues production order of arrested PTI lawmakers

NA Speaker

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday issued the production orders of the arrested members of the National Assembly of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI). Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq issued production orders for 10 arrested members of PTI. Production orders for Sher Afzal Marwat, Aamir Dogar, Ahmed Chatta, Zain Qureshi, Zubair Khan, Waqas Akram, Owais Haider, … Read more

NA Speaker suspends Dasti and Iqbal’s memberships for current session

NA Speaker suspends Dasti and Iqbal’s memberships for current session

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday suspended the memberships of Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti and Muhammad Iqbal Khan for the current session due to their use of abusive language during the president’s address. The House adopted a motion introduced by the Speaker regarding suspending the two members. The motion said, “Jamshed Dasti … Read more

JUI-F will not take part in elections for PM, president, NA speaker, says Fazl

JUI-F will not take part in elections for PM, president, NA speaker, says Fazl

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), said on Thursday that his party would abstain from participating in the election processes for key positions in the National Assembly, including the speaker, deputy speaker, prime minister, and president. Following the inaugural session of the NA, Maulana Fazlur Rehman made it clear to the … Read more

LHC overrules objection on PTI lawmakers’ plea against NA speaker

LHC

Justice Karim rejected this objection. Speaker did not invite lawmakers to verify resignations Petitioners requested the speaker not to de-notify them LAHORE: Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday overruled an objection by the registrar office on a petition of 43 former lawmakers belonging to the PTI against the NA speaker`s … Read more

PTI resignations: Party leaders castigate NA speaker over absence

PTI NA Speaker

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

NA speaker to invite PTI MNAs for verification of resignations

Speaker PTI delegation

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf shall again invite to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs in his chamber one by one for verification of their resignations in pursuance of Paragraph (b) of Sub-Rule (2) of Rule 43 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in NA, 2007. The NA Secretariat in that regard … Read more

Pervez Ashraf says parliament is the only forum to solve issues

NA Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf

LAHORE: Speaker National Assembly (NA) Raja Pervez Ashraf on Sunday said that parliament is the only forum to overcome all the challenges of Pakistan. He was talking to the media at the residence of General Secretary Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Punjab Syed Hassan Murtaza after the breakfast given by Hassan Murtaza in the honor … Read more

NA Speaker dismisses disqualification reference against Zardari

Zardari disqualification

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has dismissed a reference seeking the disqualification of PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. The NA speaker dismissed the reference under Article 63(A) of the Constitution. The reference was filed by PTI leader Zulfi Bukhari seeking disqualification of the former president for receiving cars from the Toshakhana gift depository. … Read more

No-trust motion: Opposition says NA speaker became tool for Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: The opposition leaders on Friday said National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser became a tool for Prime Minister Imran Khan by adjourning the assembly session, to conduct voting on the no-confidence motion, till March 28. Asad Qaisar has adjourned the session till Monday evening saying that the opposition’s demand for a no-confidence motion against Prime … Read more

Teachers harbinger of change in country: NA Speaker Asad Qaiser

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser said teachers are real leaders who can inspire their students to bring positive change in the society. The speaker made the remarks while addressing the 16th Convocation of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) in Islamabad on Saturday. The talent and skills of Pakistani youth have earned … 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

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

NA Speaker discusses electoral reforms with Senate Opposition Leader

NA Speaker

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and Speaker National Assembly (NA) Asad Qaiser on Wednesday discussed electoral reforms on telephone. According to the details, during the conversation Speaker Asad Qaiser said that the electoral reform is the need of time. He also urged the opposition must fulfill its responsibility in … Read more

NA Speaker, Deputy Speaker talk about challenges faced by women

NA Speaker Deputy Speaker Women

National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has expressed his opinion about the International Women’s Day that is being observed today. As per the details, he expressed resolve to mark the social, economic, political, and cultural achievements of women. He said that the protection of women’s rights is the top priority of the incumbent government because it … Read more