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Senate body concerned over rising prices of wheat flour

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research, Wednesday, expressed serious ...

Published 29 Sep, 2022 06:46am

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Rude behaviour of Afghan cricket fans irks Senate panel

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 07:03am

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Continuous absence from meetings: Senate body summons former chairman of PMC to next meeting

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges has summoned a former chairman of the...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 06:51am

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NHA completes 33 projects but at increased costs

ISLAMABAD: The National Highways Authority (NHA) has completed 33 projects at increased cost, which was almost 13...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am

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Stakeholders Group wants to attend meeting on PSM

ISLAMABAD: While welcoming the proposed visit of the Senate Standing Committee on the Ministry of Industries and...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 07:02am

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Flood victims: Pemra, PTV, Radio Pakistan asked to run special transmissions

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday directed the Pemra, PTV, and...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:03am

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Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2022: Senate body advises ministry to remove ambiguity

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior was held here on Monday with Senator Mohsin Aziz ...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am

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Parliamentary panel observes: NHA awards mega road projects to ‘selected’ companies

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Monday observed that the National Highways Authority (NHA) awarded mega road...

Updated 23 Aug, 2022 09:23am

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Appointment of judges: Senate panel unanimously passes bill to amend Article 175A

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Thursday unanimously passed a bill seeking a...

Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:52am

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IMC formed for jewellers’ gold import quota

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) has been constituted to...

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:44am

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Senators discuss problems of students who returned from Ukraine

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training, National Heritage and...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 07:39am

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Gur, sugar export as per SAB decision: Qamar

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar has said that export of Gur will be opened along with sugar in the...

Updated 30 Jun, 2022 09:42am

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Chaman-Karachi highway project faces cost escalation

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications feared that the cost of the Chaman to Karachi (N-25)...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 07:35am

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NA: Amendments to finance bill may be presented today

Amendments are still being given a final shape

Updated 28 Jun, 2022 09:57am

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Pharma companies: FBR officials directed to issue refunds manually

ISLAMABAD: In a major development to issue sales tax refunds to the pharmaceutical sector, Chairman Federal Board of...

Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am

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Cellular mobile operators for reducing customs duty on fibre-optic cable, taxes

Say situation would result in the closure of mobile phone service for hours and ATM services might also face disruption

Updated 18 Jun, 2022 12:25pm

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Local, foreign loans critical to meeting financial needs: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Thursday said that to meet national financial...

Updated 17 Jun, 2022 10:02am

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Govt in talks with IMF on daily basis: Aisha

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has said that the government would very...

Updated 17 Jun, 2022 09:55am

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Naek made new chairman of Senate panel

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday unanimously elected Pakistan People’s Party...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 08:30am

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Property deals by filers: Senate panel rejects FBR proposal to raise advance tax

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has declined the Federal Board of Revenue’s proposal to...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am

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‘Issue of declaring production/transmission of electricity as ‘goods’ must be referred to CCI’

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has recommended that the issue of declaring...

Published 15 Jun, 2022 08:22am

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FBR reviewing tax relief of Rs47bn to salaried class

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Asim Ahmad said Tuesday that the FBR is reviewing the tax relief...

Updated 15 Jun, 2022 07:37pm

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PTI’s protesters: Panel forms sub-committee to probe into use of force

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday formed a sub-committee to probe into the brutal use of force by the...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 05:53am

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KE took action against neglectful employees, Senate panel told

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat on Thursday was informed that K-Electric (KE) has...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

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Guddu power plant fiasco: Senate panel asks Power Division to suspend CPGCL BoD

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Power has directed Power Division to suspend Board of Directors (BoD) of...

Published 17 May, 2022 06:29am

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Co-occurrence of anaemia and stunting in young children: Senate body concerned at growing trend

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services and Regulations, Thursday, while expressing...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

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Held in Jan and Sept 2021: CSB proceedings should be scrapped, held null and void ab initio: Senate panel

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat has recommended that proceedings of Central ...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

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Profits of steel manufacturing firms: Ministry directed to present a detailed report

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Tuesday, expressing serious concern over 100 percent increase in the prices of...

Updated 30 Mar, 2022 10:13am

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Senate body passes two bills

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior unanimously passed The Prohibition of Interest on Private Loans...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:20am

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Senate panel rejects bill on setting up of university in PM House

ISLAMABAD: In a move that raises eyebrows, the Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education, Professional ...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am