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Foreign funding case: ECP reserves verdict on PTI pleas
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Foreign funding case: ECP reserves verdict on PTI pleas

In an important move, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday resumed the hearing of foreign funding case involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and reserved its verdict on the pleas wherein the ruling party requested the Commission to main
Published 02 Oct, 2019 12:00am
PTI to purge party of 'elements' linked to MQM-L?
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PTI to purge party of 'elements' linked to MQM-L?

There is intense speculation within the MQM ranks that the PTI government is set to tame its political ally in pursuit of Prime Minister Imran Khan's directives to take on those elements who had a role in disturbing the peace of Karachi. A senior MQM lawm
Published 29 Sep, 2019 12:00am
Senate panel voices concern over malnutrition among children
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Senate panel voices concern over malnutrition among children

The Senate Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety on Friday recommended to the federal government to make practicable arrangements to ensure that minor children with stunted growth and malnutrition are treated by specialised paediatri
Published 28 Sep, 2019 12:00am
ECP decides to hear PTI foreign funding case on Oct 1
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ECP decides to hear PTI foreign funding case on Oct 1

After a gap of more than a year and a half, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has resumed hearing of over five-year old foreign funding case involving the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and has fixed the case hearing on October 1, is
Updated 27 Sep, 2019 03:50pm
NA body for facilitating lawmakers in using free air tickets
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NA body for facilitating lawmakers in using free air tickets

In a move that raises eyebrows in the backdrop of severe financial crunch Pakistan is faced with, the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges on Tuesday recommended removing certain 'hurdles' in the laws for 'easy' util
Published 25 Sep, 2019 12:00am
Crimes in Capital: Senate body takes notice
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Crimes in Capital: Senate body takes notice

In the backdrop of an alarming increase in the crime rate in the federal capital, the Senate Standing Committee on Interior took stock of the existing situation on Monday and asked Islamabad Police to step up action against the criminal networks to curb t
Published 24 Sep, 2019 12:00am
Accountability (amendment) law passed by Senate body
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Accountability (amendment) law passed by Senate body

The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Thursday unanimously passed the National Accountability (Amendment) Act 2019 moved by Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwart Farooq Naek as a private member bill, which seeks to amend the National Accoun
Published 20 Sep, 2019 12:00am
Accountability (amendment) law passed by Senate body
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Accountability (amendment) law passed by Senate body

The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Thursday unanimously passed the National Accountability (Amendment) Act 2019 moved by Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwart Farooq Naek as a private member bill, which seeks to amend the National Accoun
Published 20 Sep, 2019 12:00am
UN urged to form inquiry commission for crimes in IOK
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UN urged to form inquiry commission for crimes in IOK

The lawmakers from Parliament, provincial legislatures, Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan came together on Wednesday to call upon the United Nations to constitute an independent inquiry commission to investigate and fix responsibility for crimes a
Published 19 Sep, 2019 12:00am
Maryam allowed to continue as party's vice-president
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Maryam allowed to continue as party's vice-president

Rejecting the petition of four Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday allowed Maryam Nawaz to continue as PML-N vice president but barred her from heading the party even on acting basis. A three-member ECP
Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am
Maryam allowed to continue as party's vice-president
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Maryam allowed to continue as party's vice-president

Rejecting the petition of four Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday allowed Maryam Nawaz to continue as PML-N vice president but barred her from heading the party even on acting basis. A three-member ECP
Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:00am
34 agencies, federating units tasked to implement Ehsaas Programme
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34 agencies, federating units tasked to implement Ehsaas Programme

The federal government has tasked its 34 agencies and all federating units to implement Ehsaas Programme which, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government claims, is the largest social safety initiative in the history of Pakistan and aims to bring 10 m
Published 17 Sep, 2019 12:00am
Pakistan ready to help de-escalate tension between Iran & US: FM
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Pakistan ready to help de-escalate tension between Iran & US: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is deeply concerned over ongoing tension between the United States and Iran that has "potential to destabilize the region" and is ready to play its role in facilitating de-escalation of tensions
Published 14 Sep, 2019 12:00am