The full court convened on Wednesday to deliberate a potential short order in the reserved seats case. The outcome will determine whether the current government can gather enough support to table a constitutional amendment bill, a challenging task given its current shortfall in numbers. In preparation, the federal government has formed a committee to finalize […]
According to sources, the National Assembly speaker has suspended eight security personnel over the entry of unauthorized individuals into Parliament House. Sources said, that the suspended employees were deployed at the inner gates of Parliament House. The Sergeant-at-Arms have been directed to conduct an inquiry against the suspended personnel, who allowed unauthorized individuals to enter […]
Talking to the media he alleged that Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub in cahoots with the jail administration obstructed his meeting with the party’s founder. “Jail Superintendent told me that the PTI’s founder wants to meet me separately,” Marwat said. “When I came for a meeting today, the jail superintendent didn’t allow me to meet […]
The oath to the newly elected MNAs was administered by Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. The house which was scheduled to take place at 10 in the morning, started after 11. The NA session started with a ruckus as soon as the national anthem ended with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed lawmakers, who have joined the Sunni […]
Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin clarified on Friday that there would be no tax; on internet usage and SMS, while 75 paisa would be collected in tax; for every mobile phone call exceeding the duration of five minutes. He adds that visually-impair mobile phone users would be exempt from taxes on handsets. Tarin announced these […]
The National Assembly witnesses a chaos on Tuesday as lawmakers from the treasury and opposition; benches nearly came to blows and hurls objects at each other. Also,The mayhem began as opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif; attempted to speak, for a second day, during the general debate on federal budget 2021-22. Videos widely shared on social media […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) released a detailed report on the financial assets of National Assembly members, including Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to the report, the total value of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s assets stands at Rs80.6 million. The prime minister owns 10 immovable properties in Pakistan, while he has inherited a seven-Kanal […]
Military officials will brief lawmakers of both upper and lower houses of parliament on matters related to national security in Islamabad on Wednesday. The official statement issued by the National Assembly on Monday said NA Speaker. Asad Qaisar has convened a meeting of parliamentary leaders. For a briefing on the prevailing national security situation in […]
