Legislation related to privatisation of loss-making SOEs: Minister says govt will need support of Parliament Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says loss-making state-owned enterprises causing one trillion rupees of 'drag' to the exchequer Updated 11 Sep, 2024 09:34am
Print Senate panel seeks details of 82 SOEs ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution on Tuesday sought details of 82 state-owned enterprises... Updated 11 Sep, 2024 08:55am
Editorials AGP’s concerns about ‘poor financial affairs’ EDITORIAL: No wonder the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has expressed “serious concern” about the country’s... Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am
Pakistan Women, children: Senate panel concerned at rising crimes ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights expressed serious concerns on the rising number of crimes... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
Print ‘Fleecing by Islamic banks’: Senate panel seeks detailed briefing from SBP ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Wednesday, directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to provide... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 08:56am
Pakistan Govt to support bill seeking increase in number of SC judges? ISLAMABAD: The federal government will support a series of legislations of private members to increase the number of... Updated 28 Aug, 2024 09:02am
Pakistan Some controversial legislation: PTI seeks JUI-F support ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday sought the support of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)... Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:36am
Editorials Planning and managing urbanisation EDITORIAL: The government didn’t really need the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to remind it that “planning and... Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am
Opinion Constitutionalism the only remedy “Even the most ardent purposivists must first and foremost primarily respect the actual text of a statute and should... Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am
Editorials Senate panel’s skepticism EDITORIAL: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution presided over by Dr Zarqa Suharwardy Taimur expressed... Updated 12 Aug, 2024 07:23am
Pakistan PBC says it fully stands behind Parliament ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) resolved that the Parliament, being the supreme constitutional ... Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am
Pakistan CJP Isa calls for early scheduling of review petition on reserved seats Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar oppose the CJP's view by saying the petition should be filed after the summer holidays Published 20 Jul, 2024 10:06pm
Pakistan Constitution allows appointment of ad hoc judges: minister LAHORE: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazir Tarar has said the constitution permits the appointment of ... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:05am
Pakistan Pakistan, Tajikistan agree for stronger Parliamentary Friendship Groups, regular exchanges DUSHANBE: Pakistan and Tajikistan on Wednesday agreed to strengthen the already constituted Parliamentary Friendship... Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:47am
Pakistan Growth, development of democratic institutions: Supremacy of Parliament essential: NA Speaker ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah Sunday said that... Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am
Pakistan PM again invites opposition for talks ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif once again invited the opposition to sit with the government to sort out... Updated 27 Jun, 2024 08:53am
Pakistan PTI, JUI-F reject Azm-e-Istehkam Operation ISLAMABAD: In a rare show of unity, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) agreed on... Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am
Pakistan PTI rejects composition of standing committees ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Tuesday, rejected the composition of the standing committees in the upper... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Pakistan NAB barred from arresting MPs over allegations, complaints ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would not arrest any member of the Parliament solely based on... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Pakistan ‘We all should strengthen parliament,’ says CJP ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa said, “We all should strengthen the parliament, because if it is strong ... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Pakistan Parliament has lost its supremacy: Fazl ISLAMABAD: The political heavyweight and chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Print NA panels: Govt, opposition agree on ‘power-sharing’ formula ISLAMABAD: After months of delay, the government and the opposition agreed on a power-sharing formula for the... Updated 26 Apr, 2024 09:00am
Pakistan By-elections: official results awaited for 21 national and provincial seats Official results are awaited as the counting of votes is under way in 21 national and provincial constituencies... Updated 21 Apr, 2024 10:15pm
Pakistan Abusive language: Speaker suspends membership of two PTI-backed SIC members ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, on Friday, suspended the memberships of two members of... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
World Voting begins in first phase of India’s election today NEW DELHI: India begins voting in phases starting April 19 to elect a new parliament, the world’s largest election... Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am
Pakistan Zardari’s address: Joint sitting of parliament drowned in din ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, Thursday, addressed a joint sitting of Parliament amid the protest of... Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am
Opinion Parliament - A house to serve the national interest? “History is not a mansion to live in, but a school to learn”. Admittedly, the nations that do not learn from... Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am
Editorials An amendment in the works? EDITORIAL: The declared election outcome notwithstanding recounting of votes since, appears to be veering towards a... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
Pakistan PTI says will keep the fight alive in parliament, on streets ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PTI) on Friday categorically said that the party would opt for... Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am
Print 15 to 20 institutions: Govt seeks swift privatisation ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan has said that in the present... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:17am
Legislation related to privatisation of loss-making SOEs: Minister says govt will need support of Parliament