Proposal being mulled to extend Sanjrani’s tenure ISLAMABAD: The Senate Secretariat is considering the proposal on having the existing rules of business amended to... Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am
Pakistan PPP finalises Gilani’s name for Senate chairmanship ISLAMABAD: Amid mounting speculation that former caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar may succeed in getting... Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am
Business & Finance Banking Cos and Deposit Protection Corp: Caretakers ‘manage’ to move two bills in Senate ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, the caretaker government has finally managed to move two bills in the upper... Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
Pakistan Senate chief meets President ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani Wednesday called on President Dr Arif Alvi. According to the Press Wing... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
Print ‘Attempting’ to introduce new laws: Caretakers come under sharp criticism in Senate ISLAMABAD: Once again, the caretakers came under sharp criticism from the members of the upper house of the... Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:52am
Pakistan ‘Unexpected’ Senate session begins today ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has summoned the Senate session on Tuesday. The ‘unexpected’ Senate session... Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am
Supplements FPCCI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: Message from Sadiq Sanjrani Chairman Senate The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) have consistently championed the economic... Published 24 Dec, 2023 04:00am
Pakistan Sanjrani for global action against Israeli, Indian atrocities ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani on Sunday stressed the urgent need for collective international action to... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am
Print Sanjrani accepts resignation of Tarin ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate has accepted the resignation of former Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin. Senate Secretariat... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:08am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: US Senate doesn’t have a Sanjrani, so to speak “I find it strange.” “Strange is not the word. I reckon it is the first time in US history that their Senate... Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Print PM nominates Dar as leader of house in Senate ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has nominated PML-N leader Ishaq Dar as Leader of the House... Updated 27 Nov, 2023 09:49am
Pakistan 15 bills referred to Senate bodies, five deferred, one rejected ISLAMABAD: As many as 21 new private bills were put before the upper house of the Parliament on Monday, of which, 15... Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am
Pakistan Senate’s HBAC to continue current session till Nov 1 ISLAMABAD: The House Business Advisory Committee (HBAC) of the Senate has decided that the current session will... Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am
Pakistan Sanjrani to leave for China to attend global moot ISLAMABAD: Faced with strong criticism from the mainstream political parties, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
Print Dasu transmission line scam probe: Composition of Senate panel may be changed ISLAMABAD: The composition of Senate Standing Committee on Power probing $700 million scam of 765-kV double circuit... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 09:14am
Print Dasu transmission line: NTDC asked to stop release of remaining payments ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power has asked National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) to... Updated 20 Sep, 2023 08:48am
Pakistan Elections to take place only after delimitation: Sanjrani KARACHI: Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Saturday affirmed that next general election would be conducted... Published 20 Aug, 2023 03:20am
Pakistan ‘Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill’ adopted by Senate ISLAMABAD: The Senate, Monday, passed the Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill 2023, making it mandatory that only those... Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am
Editorials ‘Detrimental consequences’? EDITORIAL: Perhaps nobody said it better than PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) legislator Irfan Siddiqui, as... Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am
Print ‘Prevention of Violent Extremism Bill 2023’ dropped after heavy criticism ISLAMABAD: What came as a setback to the government, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Sunday, “dropped” the... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:13am
Print Classified information disclosure: Senate passes bill proposing up to 5 years in jail ISLAMABAD: Amidst strong protest by different parliamentarians from treasury and opposition benches, the Senate,... Updated 28 Jul, 2023 02:36pm
Print 20pc hike in salaries notified: Govt sure it will win judiciary over in the end? ISLAMABAD: Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani has issued a notification on Tuesday notifying 20 percent increase in the... Updated 05 Jul, 2023 03:44pm
Business & Finance Sirajuddin made Banking Ombudsman ISLAMABAD: Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani has signed the summary of appointing Sirajuddin Aziz as Banking Pakistan... Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am
Pakistan Holy Quran’s desecration: Pakistan to write letters to world parliaments ISLAMABAD: Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani decided to write a letter to the international parliaments regarding the... Published 03 Jul, 2023 07:16am
Print Senate chief’s perks: Sanjrani defends controversial bill ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has presented himself for accountability after resigning from his office... Updated 29 Jun, 2023 09:13am
Pakistan Sanjrani signs finance and election bills into law ISLAMABAD: Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani, on Monday, signed the Finance Bill, 2023 and the Elections (Amendment)... Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am
Editorials Culture of entitlements EDITORIAL: Members of our upper house, mostly middle class professionals chosen on the basis of their knowledge and... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Pakistan Chairman Senate: PAC unhappy over bill seeking increase in salaries, perks ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), on Tuesday, expressed its utter displeasure over a bill for the... Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am
Pakistan Sanjrani addresses plenary session of Russia’s Federation Council MOSCOW: Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani while addressing the members of the Russian Federation Council ... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
Print Senate passes SC (Review of Judgements, Orders) Bill amid uproar ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani Friday came under scathing criticism from the opposition in the upper... Updated 06 May, 2023 09:01am
