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Islamabad: (Monday, July 23, 2012) Senate Standing Committee on Defence has finally made its work plan public according to which a brief policy strategy document would be prepared annually to come up with specific proposals. Making the senate proceedings user friendly and more accessible to the stakeholders, Chairman Senate Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari launched senate’s […]
Islamabad: (Friday, July 20, 2012) The Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination has expressed the fears for Pakistan might be facing international travel ban if polio disease is not completely eradicated by 2013. Sharing the details, Senator Karim Khawaja informed the committee members that the international community had hinted that if polio was not completely […]
Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik on Friday submitted nomination papers for the technocrat seat in the Senate, the Upper House of Parliament. He submitted his papers with the provincial election commission in Karachi. Earlier, Malik had tendered his resignation from the Senate seat on July 10, but the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ […]
Admitting all petitions challenging the recently passed Contempt of Court Act 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued notice to Prime Minister and Attorney General along with ten others respondents. President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday signed into law a bill adopted by the parliament which permitted the prime minister, federal ministers and chief ministers […]
In an apparent bid to save the new prime minister from disqualification, the Senate passed a bill that would exempt senior government figures from contempt of court proceedings, brushing aside severe criticism from opposition as well as treasury benches. It is vital to mention here that the bill had already been passed by the National […]
Islamabad: (Wednesday, July 11, 2012) As the government presents the Contempt of Court Bill 2012 in the upper senate, it expects it to be passed as soon as possible. However, the opposition is also putting up its best efforts to stop the ruling alliance from doing that. Speaking against the bill on the floor of […]
Islamabad: (Tuesday, July 10, 2012) Contrary to the ruling alliance, who planned to pass the dual nationality bill quite easily from both the parliamentarians, the upper house of the parliament observed strong voices against the bill. Among those who strongly opposed the bill, there were senators from Pakistan Muslim League (N), ANP, and even the […]
Senator Raza Rabbani and Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, the senior leaders of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) expressed resentment over the dual-nationality amendment bill introduced in Senate. It is vital to add here that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Awami National Party (ANP) staged walkouts against the proposed amendment. Aitzaz Ahsan, the renowned lawyer, said, “Whenever […]
In order to express solidarity Pakistanis living abroad, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs has resigned from his Senate membership. Malik, who is still Advisor to the premier, while talking to the media said that he had tendered his resignation on Monday to show solidarity with the overseas Pakistanis. Although the apex court […]
In order to give protection to all legislative and administrative measures taken by former prime minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, President Asif Ali Zardari issued an unchallengeable ordinance on Sunday. The former premier was disqualified by the Supreme Court after convicted in the contempt of court for defying its ruling to reopen cases against President […]
In what appeared to be a reply to the judiciary, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani directed the cabinet division to reinstate Rehman Malik as his advisor on interior affairs. The latest development came a day after the Supreme Court suspended Rehman Malik’s senate membership over dual nationality case. As per the prime minister’s directives, […]
President Asif Ali Zardari has sent a reference to Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza to form a commission to oversee the matter of the creation of the new provinces, signaling the creation of two new federating units including the Seraiki and Bahawalpur province, The commission will comprise six Senators to be nominated by Senate […]
