ISLAMABAD: The Senate swiftly passed four bills related to the recently approved contentious 27th Constitutional Amendment on Friday, including one that seeks changes to the Army Act and resets the tenure of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir after his appointment as the chief of the defence forces (CDF). As explained by Law Minister Azam Nazeer …
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill during a ruckus-marred session attended by political heavyweights, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. The bill was passed by a two-way voting process — voting by division and clause-by-clause voting. Presented in the house for voting by Law Minister Azam …
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly deliberated on the contentious 27th Constitutional Amendment bill on Tuesday — a day after the government succeeded in manoeuvring it through the Senate — with PTI’s Barrister Gohar Ali Khan accusing the government of attempting to “create another elite class”. He made these remarks particularly in reference to a proposal under the 27th Amendment to grant …
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Parliamentary Reporters Association of Pakistan (PRA) on Monday staged a mass walkout from a session of the National Assembly, over senior journalist Ijaz Ahmed allegedly being subjected to misbehaviour by PTI founder Imran Khan. According to Ahmed, who spoke to Dawn.com, the walkout was organised by the PRA Pakistan’s Election Committee. “[The] PTI founder hurled abuse …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned sessions of the National Assembly and Senate next week, where the government is expected to brief legislators on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s recent visit to the United States and the newly signed defence agreement with Saudi Arabia. According to a notification, in exercise of powers conferred by …
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Committee on Cabinet Secretariat has denounced the rampant unannounced loadshedding by electricity distribution companies (Discos) and termed it the violation of policies and directions set by National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra). The committee chairman, Malik Ibrar Ahmad, decided to call officials of the power division at the next meeting to discuss the matter. The committee …
ISLAMABAD: The ‘worsening’ law and order situation in Balochistan overshadowed the ongoing debate on the flood situation in the National Assembly on Friday as the lawmakers belonging to the province protested over the alleged government’s failure to protect life and property of the citizens in the wake of recent spike in terrorism incidents. The house also passed a resolution “condemning …
ISLAMABAD: Amid concerns from the main opposition party PTI that the government remains adamant to push forward with controversial legislation, including the 27th Constitutional Amendment , in the coming days, Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani and National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq met on Friday to discuss matters of national significance. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned a session of …
ISLAMABAD: The members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Friday expressed their concerns over the blackout of the opposition by the state-run media and non-payment of the advertisement dues to the newspapers and television channels. The committee headed by Pullain Baloch also took notice of the non-payment of salaries to the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) …
ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Thursday resigned from four standing committees in the National Assembly (NA), he confirmed in comments to Dawn.com. PTI lawmakers have begun resigning from membership and chairmanship of all standing committees in the NA after instructions from party founder Imran Khan, after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in July and August disqualified …