PTI Workers Threaten Protests Over Senate Ticket Denial to Irfan Saleem PESHAWAR — Internal rifts within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) intensified on Thursday as party office-bearers in Peshawar publicly demanded a Senate ticket for Irfan Saleem, warning of large-scale protests if their demand is not met. At a press conference, PTI’s organizational members denounced the […]
Lawmakers voted 99 to 1 to remove a rule that would have stopped states from making their own AI laws. This happened during a long voting session called a “vote-a-rama,” where many changes were suggested to a big bill that Republicans want to pass. Only one lawmaker, Republican Senator Thom Tillis, voted to keep the […]
The government has proposed a Rs 2.5 carbon levy on petrol in the federal budget for fiscal year 2025-26. Senator Sherry Rehman, opposing the levy, said that there is a difference between the carbon levy and carbon tax. “There is no place in the world where a carbon levy has been imposed but a carbon […]
The Finance Bill, which outlines key fiscal proposals and policy measures for the upcoming financial year, was formally submitted for the Senate’s review and feedback. During the session, the finance minister invited senators to present their recommendations on the bill, which will be forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration. Chairman Senate Syed Yousuf Raza […]
Minister of State for Climate Change & Environmental Coordination Dr. Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal introduced the bill in the Senate. The proposed legislation is aimed at making it mandatory for civil servants in grade 17 and above to declare their domestic and foreign assets, as well as those of their spouses and children, to […]
The upper house seat from the province was vacated after the death of PML-N Senator Professor Sajid Mir, who passed away on May 03 in Sialkot. The election commission after scrutiny, approved the nomination papers of Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan’s PML-N backed candidate Hafiz Abdul Karim. The nominations of the PTI’s Ijaz Hussain, Mahar […]
He was accompanied by lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) during the filing process. On the occasion, Hafiz Abdul Karim expressed his gratitude to PML-N leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif for nominating him for the Senate seat. The seat fell vacant upon the demise of Senator Sajid Mir on May 3, 2025. The […]
The Senate seat was vacated after the death of the PPP’s veteran Senator Taj Haider. Voting started at 9:00 am and will continue without a break until 4:00 pm in the Sindh Assembly Hall. PPP has awarded a ticket to Waqar Mehdi, while the MQM-P fielded Nighat Mirza as its candidate to contest the election. […]
The seat became vacant following the death of PPP’s Senator Taj Haider. A total of four nomination papers were submitted for the by-election to a general seat of Senate from Sindh province. Pakistan Peoples Party’s Waqar Mehdi and Asif Khan while MQM-Pakistan’s Mujahid Rasool and Nighat Mirza submitted their nomination papers. PPP reached out to […]
A meeting of the Senate standing committee for planning, held with the PPP’s Senator Qurrat-ul-Ain Marri in chair. Senator Qurrat-ul-Ain said that the NHA has become the Punjab Highway Authority and is working only on Punjab’s highways. “It has no funds for Sindh’s motorways but having money for Lahore-Sahiwal-Bahawalpur Highway”. “Inform us about facts or […]
