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Aamir Saeed

Parliament should be made plastic free: Sherry
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Parliament should be made plastic free: Sherry

The Parliament should be made plastic free by imposing a ban on plastic made material in the premises as recycling of the material is an important issue which requires political will and policy interventions to ensure its process.
Published 30 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Opposition slams government over 'blacklist' on airports
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Opposition slams government over 'blacklist' on airports

Members of opposition parties in the Senate on Monday criticised the government for maintaining, what they called, a 'blacklist' on airports to restrict foreign travel of the citizens and urged the government to abolish it forthwith.
Published 29 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Statement about production order: Abbasi fires back at PM's aide
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Statement about production order: Abbasi fires back at PM's aide

Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmaker, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday fired back at Special Assistance to Prime Minister Naeem-ul-Haq for his threatening tweets to revoke production order of Shehbaz Sharif. Talking to media perso
Published 26 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Opposition to move privilege motion against PM's aide
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Opposition to move privilege motion against PM's aide

The opposition parties in National Assembly on Thursday decided to move a privilege motion against Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Naeem-ul-Haq for his tweet against Leader of Opposition Shahbaz Sharif. Speaking to media persons a
Published 25 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Dam contract: Shahbaz for parliamentary probe
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Dam contract: Shahbaz for parliamentary probe

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on Friday demanded that a parliamentary committee should be constituted to investigate the contract awarded for the construction of Mohmand Dam. Speaking on the floor of the Lower House, he
Published 19 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Human hair worth $1.6 million exported in five years: NA informed
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Human hair worth $1.6 million exported in five years: NA informed

Pakistan has exported human hair worth $ 1.6 million in the last five years to different countries including the United Arab Emirates, United States and China. Parliamentary Secretary for Commerce Shandana Gulzar informed the House during the question hou
Published 19 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Dam contract: Shahbaz for parliamentary probe
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Dam contract: Shahbaz for parliamentary probe

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on Friday demanded that a parliamentary committee should be constituted to investigate the contract awarded for the construction of Mohmand Dam. Speaking on the floor of the Lower House, he
Published 19 Jan, 2019 12:00am
MNAs vow to refrain from using foul language
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MNAs vow to refrain from using foul language

Members of the opposition and treasury benches in the National Assembly agreed on Thursday that they would not use insulting remarks against each other in the House and instead would focus their energies on public issues.
Published 18 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Government vows to help resolve issue of potato price
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Government vows to help resolve issue of potato price

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government Wednesday assured potato farmers to resolve the issue of prices of their produce by consulting all stakeholders. The members of the opposition parties urged the government to buy the farmers produce through PASSCO;
Published 17 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Qureshi admits haste in placing names of 172 on ECL
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Qureshi admits haste in placing names of 172 on ECL

Pakistan Peoples Party lawmakers on Wednesday accused the government of using Exit Control List (ECL) as a tool for political victimisation and demanded that name of the party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari must be removed from the no-fly list. Speaking
Published 17 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Qureshi admits haste in placing names of 172 on ECL
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Qureshi admits haste in placing names of 172 on ECL

Pakistan Peoples Party lawmakers on Wednesday accused the government of using Exit Control List (ECL) as a tool for political victimisation and demanded that name of the party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari must be removed from the no-fly list. Speaking
Published 17 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Opposition disrupts National Assembly proceedings
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Opposition disrupts National Assembly proceedings

The opposition parties in the National Assembly disrupted the proceedings on Tuesday after deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri rejected their demand of re-voting on a bill pertaining to the quota of judges in Islamabad High Court. The opposition parties' membe
Published 16 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Government must rein in NAB: Zardari
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Government must rein in NAB: Zardari

Pakistan Peoples Party's Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari demanded on Monday that chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should appear before the Parliament to brief it about the ongoing corruption cases. Speaking on the floor of National Assembly, he
Published 15 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Government must rein in NAB: Zardari
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Government must rein in NAB: Zardari

Pakistan Peoples Party's Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari demanded on Monday that chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should appear before the Parliament to brief it about the ongoing corruption cases. Speaking on the floor of National Assembly, he
Published 15 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Legal hitches delay setting up of PAA
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Legal hitches delay setting up of PAA

The establishment of Poverty Alleviation Authority has been delayed and the government has yet to finalise a strategy to bring all public social welfare organisations under one umbrella that have been working in the centre and provinces under different se
Published 09 Jan, 2019 12:00am
ECP starts preparing electoral lists for tribal districts
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ECP starts preparing electoral lists for tribal districts

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided on Friday in a meeting to expedite preparation of electoral lists for tribal districts, erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Secretary Election Commission Babar Yaqoob chaired the meeting
Published 05 Jan, 2019 12:00am
160,174 cases pending before IHC, NA body told
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160,174 cases pending before IHC, NA body told

National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice was informed on Thursday that a total of 160,174 cases are pending in Islamabad High Court while three positions of the judges are also lying vacant in the same court.
Published 04 Jan, 2019 12:00am
KP's tribal districts: ECP publishes list of constituencies
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KP's tribal districts: ECP publishes list of constituencies

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday published a preliminary list of 16 provincial constituencies in tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on which the general elections are scheduled to be held this year. According to the details
Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:00am