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National Assembly

NA business hamstrung by lack of quorum

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly could not make any legislation on Thursday due to lack of quorum but it did manage...

Published 22 Oct, 2021 04:13am

Forex requirement of Diamer-Bhasha Dam project: $500m raised by Wapda through Green Eurobond: Elahi

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi Wednesday informed the National Assembly that to meet...

Updated 21 Oct, 2021 09:46am

Pakistan

References against Shehbaz, others: proceedings adjourned

LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday adjourned to November 05 the proceedings in references of money laundering...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am

Rising inflation, price hike: Govt comes under severe criticism in NA

ISLAMABAD: The government came under severe criticism in the National Assembly on Monday for unbridled inflation,...

Updated 19 Oct, 2021 11:59am

22 pending bills set to be referred to joint sitting of parliament

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to refer more than 20 bills to the joint sitting of the parliament that have been...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 11:35am

Pakistan

Govt has failed to fulfil responsibility of 'controlling' prices: Bukhari

LAHORE: Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, Secretary General Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), has said that the government...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am

Pakistan

'Mini-budgets' evidence of govt's failure, says Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has termed the recent increase in petrol prices a "continuation of...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am

Pakistan

Automobile company issued warning

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary National Assembly on Industries and Commerce, Alya Hamza Malik, on Friday warned...

Updated 16 Oct, 2021 06:41pm

Pakistan

NA informed: Rs270bn released for erstwhile Fata's development so far

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that the federal government had so far given Rs270 billion...

Published 16 Oct, 2021 04:49am

Pakistan

Projecting country’s soft image: Parliamentarians underscore need for proactive diplomacy

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the sub-committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

Pakistan

NA pays tributes to A Q Khan

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly, on Thursday, unanimously passed a resolution paying glowing tributes to late...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

Pakistan

NA body session adjourned

ISLAMABAD: An important session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs got postponed on...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

Pakistan

AJK CS, Nespak MD summoned by NA panel

ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly's panel on Tuesday summoned chief secretary, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and ...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

Pakistan

NA panel approves 'The University of Engineering and Emerging Tech Bill, 2020'

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training approved, "The...

Updated 12 Oct, 2021 08:55pm

Pakistan

NA panel recommends Rs2,200/40-kg MSP for wheat crop

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body Monday recommended the government to fix Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat crop...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

Pakistan

Gilani disqualification case adjourned till Nov 15th

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), on Monday, adjourned till November 15, the case seeking...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

Editorials

Setback to Dasu Dam?

EDITORIAL: The water resources ministry's revelation, before the National Assembly's standing committee on water...

Updated 10 Oct, 2021 11:26am

Periodic review of SOEs' working: MoF suggests setting up of CMU in Finance Division

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has proposed that a Central Monitoring Unit (CMU) be established in the Finance...

Updated 10 Oct, 2021 12:12pm

Pakistan

Sale/issuance of illegal SIMs: PTA, Nadra asked to deal with challenge by devising mechanism

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications has directed ...

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 06:35pm

Pakistan

Subordinate departments of ministry: Report about actions taken in response to corruption cases sought

ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly panel, on Friday, expressed dissatisfaction over the insufficient measures to prevent...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am

Pakistan

Shehbaz hasn't responded to any CIT question

LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am

Govt tells NA body: Work on Dasu Dam remains stalled since attack on Chinese

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday revealed that development work on mega hydropower projects is...

Updated 08 Oct, 2021 09:12am

Pakistan

TAPI project agreement: NA body for removing obstacles

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Thursday, asked the government to take...