Senate video scandal: ECP gives PTI MNA last chance to submit reply ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday has given the last chance to the Pakistan... Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am
Pakistan Amendments in rules on the cards: Govt decides to purge parliamentary panels of ‘vested interests’ ISLAMABAD: The Government has reportedly decided to remove all those members of Standing Committees of National... Updated 25 Jan, 2022 02:29pm
Pakistan Barring civil servants from holding dual nationality: Senate body to hold ‘thorough’ debate on bill ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat decided on Wednesday to hold a ‘thorough debate’ on ... Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am
Pakistan New-era technology: Senate panel for ‘transformation’ of state media organizations ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Wednesday emphasized on the transformation... Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am
Opinion The SBP bill and opposition parties Successive governments have always supported the ideal of granting State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) the independence and... Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am
Pakistan Application submitted to China on Nov 25, 2020: Pakistan still awaiting $2.43bn loan payment, Senate told ISLAMABAD: Pakistan requested China for provision of $ 2.43 billion loan more than a year ago but the payment of the... Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am
Editorials Passage of bills: country in IMF’s good books? EDITORIAL: The Finance Supplementary Bill 2021 and the State Bank of Pakistan (amendment) bill 2021 were passed ... Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:06am
Editorials How to polish Murree’s tarnished image EDITORIAL: The opposition in both houses of parliament has forcefully rejected an official probe into the Murree... Published 14 Jan, 2022 06:50am
Pakistan Nepra chairman causes considerable controversy ISLAMABAD: The Senate has expressed serious annoyance at Chairman Nepra, Tauseef H Farooqi for directly writing a... Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am
Pakistan Senate body defers Protection of Journalists Bill 2021 ISLAMABAD: A Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday deferred the Protection of... Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am
Pakistan Senate panel deliberates over ‘mini-budget’ ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs met on Tuesday to... Updated 12 Jan, 2022 01:52pm
Pakistan PD attracts Senate panel’s ire over ‘poor’ performance ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Power expressed its ire at the Power Division on Tuesday for altering the ... Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am
Pakistan Senate informed: Services of 819 PIA employees terminated ISLAMABAD: A total of 819 PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) employees have been dismissed from service on the... Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am
Print ‘Mini-budget’ Senate adopts suggestions ISLAMABAD: The upper house of the Parliament on Tuesday adopted the recommendations of its Standing Committee on... Updated 12 Jan, 2022 09:46am
Pakistan Encroached land in Sector G-14: Panel orders disconnection of utilities ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel has ordered disconnection of utilities for the encroached land in Sector G-14 of... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
Print Proposed Finance Bill: There will be ‘some’ inflation: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin did not rule out inflationary impact of the measures being taken under the... Updated 11 Jan, 2022 09:33am
Business & Finance FBR to present new tax policy framework to cabinet ISLAMABAD: To end the policy of tax exemptions in the future, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman, Dr... Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am
Business & Finance Solar panel system: Senate body rejects withdrawal of ST exemption ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has rejected the proposed withdrawal of sales tax... Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am
Pakistan Inclusion of Tarin’s name in Tax Directory: Some Senators raise objection ISLAMABAD: Some members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance raised objection on inclusion of the name of... Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am
Print FY23 budget: Remaining GST exemptions to be withdrawn: FBR chief ISLAMABAD: Chairman FBR/Secretary Revenue Division, Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed said Wednesday that the government will... Updated 06 Jan, 2022 09:32am
Print Passage of money bill: Senate panel concerned at ‘after-effects’ ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance Wednesday expressed serious concerns over reports that the... Updated 06 Jan, 2022 09:32am
Print Tarin lays copy of ‘mini-budget’ in Senate amid uproar ISLAMABAD: Amidst hullabaloo triggered by opposition’s protest, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday laid a... Updated 05 Jan, 2022 10:40am
Pakistan Mega real estate scam: No amount recovered to date, minister tells Senate ISLAMABAD: Former management of a private housing society — Jammu and Kashmir Co-operative Housing Society (JKCHS)... Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am
Pakistan Allegations of plagiarism: Senate panel seeks details from HEC ISLAMABAD: The Subcommittee of Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training has sought... Published 29 Dec, 2021 06:57am
Pakistan Senate passes three private members’ bills ISLAMABAD: The upper house of the Parliament, Monday, decided to refer to Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) a... Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am
Pakistan Tarin swears in as senator ISLAMABAD: Newly-elected member of the Senate, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Fayyaz... Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am
Pakistan Sialkot lynching: Senate passes resolution condemning attack Leader of the House in the Senate, Shahzad Waseem, moves the resolution Published 24 Dec, 2021 03:13pm
Pakistan IHC reserves verdict on Gilani’s ICA ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), on Wednesday, reserved its verdict in Senator Yousaf Raza Gilani’s... Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am
Pakistan Senate penal makes recommendation: Every province should have a general aviation airport ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Wednesday, recommended the General Aviation Airports in provinces to run ... Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am
Print Jul-Oct import bill soars 64pc to $25.1bn YoY, Senate told ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s import bill jumped by 64 per cent or $ 25.1 billion—in the first four months of the ... Updated 23 Dec, 2021 09:55am