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President to address parliament’s joint session on April 16  

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari is scheduled to address the joint session of the parliament on April 16, to mark the beginning of the parliamentary year, following the general elections.

The joint session of the parliament will be held on Tuesday (April 16) at 1600 hours.

He would address the joint session in pursuance of Article 56 (3) of the Constitution which says, “At the commencement of the first session after each general election to the National Assembly and at the commencement of the first session of each year the President shall address both Houses assembled together and inform the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) of the causes of its summons.”

President Zardari summoned the joint parliamentary session in exercise of the power conferred under Articles 54 (1) and 56(3) of the Constitution.

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ECP seeks asset details of parliamentarians

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ECP
  • The last date for submission of assets detail is Dec 31.
  • The legal action will be taken over providing wrong information.
  • The membership of parliamentarian will be suspended.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reminded that the last date for submission of asset declarations of Members of Parliament is December 31.

The Election Commission says that all the members must submit the details of the spouse, and dependent children’s assets up to June 30.

According to the Election Commission, the names of those who do not submit the required returns by the specified date will be published, and the membership of the members who do not submit the said returns by January 15 will be suspended.

It has also been clarified that legal action will be taken against those providing wrong information.

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Parliament’s tenure to end today

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Parliament

The final joint session, scheduled for 5:30pm, will have a two-item agenda. PM Shahbaz is expected to give a parting speech. The session will also delve into crucial national concerns. Today, Pakistan’s parliament is set to dissolve, three days ahead of completing its five-year term. The final joint session, scheduled for 5:30pm, will have a … Read more

PTI MNAs barred from meeting NA speaker, entering ECP

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PTI NA speaker

PTI MNAs barred from meeting NA speaker The members were also not allowed to enter ECP PTI is to withdraw resignations of 44 members ISLAMABAD: Following the decision announced by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday to take back the resignations of 44 NA members, the PTI MNAs tried to meet the speaker in this regard … Read more

President Alvi to address joint session of parliament on Oct 6

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has summoned the joint session of the parliament on October 6 (Thursday) at 5 PM, the President House said. President Arif Alvi will address the joint session of both houses of the parliament – the Senate and National Assembly. The president has called the session in line with Article 54-1 … Read more

Parliamentarians asked to submit asset details by Dec 31

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parliamentarians assets

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday has instructed all parliamentarians to submit their annual asset details by December 31. The electoral body reminded parliamentarians and members of provincial assemblies to submit their annual statements of assets and liabilities for the fiscal year 2021-22 ending on June 30 latest by December 31 to … Read more

Sri Lanka parliament extends crisis amid continued emergency

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Sri Lanka

 Sri Lanka’s parliament endorsed the expansion of a highly sensitive. Situation for a month on Wednesday, a legislator said, in a bid. Find a political and financial emergency that has constrained an unlike initiative. Sri Lanka is in chats with China for up to $4 billion in help to assist with exploring the monetary emergency. … Read more

Military brass to brief lawmakers on national security

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COAS General Bajwa and DG ISI will brief the lawmakers.

Parliamentary Committee on national security session has been summoned COAS General Bajwa and DG ISI will brief the lawmakers The committee will be briefed on peace talks with TTP ISLAMABAD: An in-camera session of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) has been convened to discuss the security situation in the country. The session will … Read more

Macron faces tough battle for control of parliament as France votes

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 Macron

Voting began at 8 a.m. (0600 GMT) Sunday, with preliminary results anticipated at 8pm (1800 GMT). President Emmanuel Macron’s team will need 289 seats to avoid having to share power. PARIS – France will vote in a high-stakes legislative election today (Sunday), which might rob centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs … Read more

Macrons majority in doubt after first round of parliament vote

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Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance was in risk of falling short of a majority. In Sunday’s first round, Macron’s alliance was neck-and-neck with NUPES. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne: “We have a week ahead of us to mobilise”.   After a first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, which witnessed a rise in support for … Read more

Albania’s parliament elects army chief president

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Albania

Bajram Begaj was elected in voting by 78 of the parliament’s 140 deputies. Albania has been a member of NATO since 2009. President will be able to appoint three of the country’s nine court members. Albania’s parliament elected the country’s military chief to the largely ceremonial office of president on Saturday. Bajram Begaj resigns as … Read more

Parliament summons Hockey Canada officials over gang rape allegations

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Hockey Canada

Lawmakers agree Hockey Canada officials will be summoned to testify. A lawsuit filed by a woman in April against Hockey Canada. The Lawsuit was against the Canadian Hockey League and the players. Hockey Canada officials will be summoned to testify before a parliamentary committee, lawmakers agreed Thursday, over accusations that eight players were involved in … Read more

France’s new solidarity minister denies assault charges

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france

On Sunday, President Emmanuel Macron’s newly designated minister for solidarity and people with disabilities refuted charges of rap* made by an investigative website over a decade ago. Damien Abad, a right-wing heavyweight, was a political coup for the centrist Macron in a cabinet shuffle announced on Friday to prepare for parliament elections next month. The next day, the … Read more

Lebanese government enters caretaker mode calls to expedite economic recovery plan

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Lebanese

The newly elected Lebanese parliament’s mandate begins on Sunday, amid warnings that any delay in the country’s economic recovery plan will be costly. The previous parliament’s tenure ended on Saturday. According to the constitution, Najib Mikati’s cabinet is regarded to have resigned, according to Lebanese President Michel Aoun. Aoun thanked the prime minister and ministers … Read more

Guinea-Bissau president dissolves parliament

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Guinea

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved Guinea-parliament Bissau’s on Monday and announced that early legislative elections would be held by the end of the year to address the country’s long-running political crisis. Tension between parliament and the presidency has gripped the West African state for months. Embalo cited “persistent and unresolvable differences” with parliament. “This political … Read more

South Korean govt will present additional budget bill to parliament

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south korea

The finance minister said Wednesday that the South Korean government planned to submit a supplemental budget bill to parliament later this week to help Covid-19 pandemic-affected microbusiness owners. In his first meeting with the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho said the government drafted the additional budget measure to … Read more

Lebanese abroad cast votes in parliamentary election

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Expatriates in Lebanon voted in parliamentary elections on Friday, kicking off a crucial election that comes amid an unparalleled financial crisis that has prompted a major migration. While opposition figures have placed their hopes in the diaspora, experts predict that the elections will maintain the status quo despite years of economic turmoil. Expatriates in nine … Read more

UK MP resigns after admitting watching porn in parliament

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After admitting to watching pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber, a lawmaker from Britain’s ruling Conservative party announced his resignation on Saturday. Neil Parish, who represents a seat in southwest England, said he was standing down and triggering a by-election in the Tory stronghold after what he called an indefensible moment … Read more

UK regulator probes ‘sexist, misogynist’ article about top MP

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UK

Britain’s press regulator on Monday stated it had acquired a slew of proceedings over a newspaper article likening a leading lady competition MP to the femme fatale character in “Basic Instinct”. The Mail on Sunday alleged Angela Rayner deliberately attempted to distract Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the course of debates in parliament by means … Read more

Shabaab claims mortar attack as Somalia’s new parliament meets

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The Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab claimed credit for the mortar attack on Somalia’s parliament on Monday, as the country’s freshly elected parliamentarians met for only the second time since assuming office.   Officials and a witness said several individuals were injured, but no MPs were killed, when six rounds of mortar shells fell near parliament … Read more

Shahid Afridi shares his thoughts about Shehbaz’s appointment as PM

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Shahbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Former skipper Shahid Afridi shared his thoughts about it. Taking to Twitter, Afridi, said: “Congratulations to Shahbaz Sharif on being elected the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan,” the all-rounder and star cricketer said in a tweet. “…I hope that he will be able to … Read more

Tunisian crisis spiral upwards as President dissolves parliament

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Tunisian crisis

Kais Saied, Tunisia’s president, has issued a decree dissolving parliament, which has been suspended since last year, after it defied him by voting to repeal decrees he had used to assume near total power. The parliament session and Saied’s response intensified Tunisia’s political crisis, though it was not clear if it would prompt any immediate … Read more

Aamir Liaquat fears many PTI members will be in parliament on no-trust motion day

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Twitter is flooded with Aamir Liaquat Hussain memes

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) member of National Assembly Aamir Liaquat Hussain has expressed his fear that many of the PTI members would be in the parliament house on the day of no-confidence motion, despite the ruling party’s announcement that no PTI member would enter the house on that day. The government has announced … Read more

Lithuania to impose emergency following Ukraine invasion: president

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ukraine

VILNIUS – Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday signed a decree imposing a state of emergency in the small formerly Soviet-ruled NATO and EU Baltic state, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The aim of the state of emergency is to address the serious threat to public security… in response to possible unrest and provocations involving large-scale … Read more

FM Qureshi claims PDM’s no-confidence motion to fizzle out

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FATF PTI

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allied parties would defeat the purported no-confidence motion of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in the Parliament. He said it is the constitutional right of the PDM to bring a no-confidence motion in the assembly, which would be countered … Read more

Kenya’s top court reviews disputed bid to change constitution

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Kenya's parliament

NAIROBI – Kenya’s highest court began Tuesday weighing a legal bid to revive government plans to shake up the country’s political system, just months ahead of crucial elections. The Supreme Court ruling on the proposed constitutional changes, expected after three days of hearings this week, may have major consequences for the August 9 presidential and … Read more

Rafiq calls to give Yorkshire international cricket back

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rafiq

LONDON: Yorkshire whistleblower Azeem Rafiq has called for the lifting of the cricket club’s suspension from hosting England matches after they took steps to tackle a racism scandal. England chiefs in November stripped Yorkshire of the right to stage international games at their Headingley ground in Leeds in response to the county’s handling of the Rafiq case. The … Read more

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