Renegotiating or terminating contracts with IPPs: up to Rs300bn annual saving expected This is projected to result in a reduction of Rs 2-3 per unit in electricity tariffs Updated 06 Nov, 2024 11:37am
Pakistan Senate body seeks report on housing projects along N25 over past 10 years ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications has expressed serious concerns over granting interchanges... Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am
Print Good news on revised IPP deals in a few weeks: power minister Awais Minister for Power says deals with IPPs will not be revised unilaterally Updated 21 Sep, 2024 05:00pm
Print Senate’s recommendations on ‘illegitimate’ payments to IPPs: PD asked to share implementation status ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has reportedly been asked to share implementation status of Senate’s recommendations... Updated 10 Sep, 2024 09:21am
Print KOEN demands tariffs for its hydel projects under 2015 Policy ISLAMABAD: Korean company KOEN (Korea-South East Power Company, Ltd) has called on National Electric Power... Updated 09 Sep, 2024 12:56pm
Pakistan Sedition law’s Section 124-A: Bill proposing revocation approved by Senate panel ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Thursday unanimously approved a bill proposing revocation of... Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am
Pakistan Senate body condemns May 9 mayhem ISLAMABAD: The Senate standing committee on interior on Thursday condemned May 09 vandalism on state properties by... Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan Senate body slams manner adopted for excuting non-bailable warrant against IK ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday expressed annoyance over the way adopted by the... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
Pakistan Barkhan tragedy: Senate body voices anger against Balochistan police for remaining indifferent to excesses ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body, on Monday, expressed anger over Balochistan police for showing extreme laxity in... Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am
Pakistan Report sought from MoI: Senate panel condemns arrest of PTI Senator ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior Friday strongly condemned the arrest of Pakistan ... Published 08 Oct, 2022 03:25am
Pakistan Senate body passes Anti-Rape (Amendment) Bill, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Friday passed the Anti-Rape (Amendment) Bill, 2022 seeking... Published 27 Aug, 2022 05:49am
Pakistan 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
Pakistan Current law and order situation: Senate body to get briefing in camera ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday said the ministry would give an in-camera briefing to the... Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am
Pakistan ‘Manhandling’ of leader of minority community: Sindh police officials summoned by Senate panel ISLAMABAD: The Senate panel on interior Thursday took strict note of the incident of police harassment and... Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Print Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2021: Senate body rejects most provisions ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Thursday, out rightly rejected most of the provisions of the Tax... Updated 19 Nov, 2021 09:41am
Pakistan Senate passes 'The Factories (Amendment) Bill 2021' ISLAMABAD: The Senate, on Monday, passed The Factories (Amendment) Bill 2021- a private-member bill that seeks to... Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am
Pakistan Senate panel briefed on privatization of 3 entities ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Thursday, was briefed on the progress being made in the privatisation of the... Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am
Print Tarin tells Senate: GDP growth rate to exceed 5pc in FY22 Finance minister says debt-to-GDP ratio was at 87.6 percent last year which dropped to 79.7 percent in March 2021 Updated 02 Oct, 2021 12:51pm
Print Nadra to launch process for verification of NICs ISLAMABAD: National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) Chairman Tariq Malik Monday said that they would... Updated 10 Aug, 2021 09:57am
Print Hascol ‘corruption’ issue lands in parliamentary panel ISLAMABAD: The allegations of Rs15 billion corruption against Hascol oil marketing company landed in a parliamentary... Updated 27 Jul, 2021 09:36am
Pakistan FATF-MLA (Amend) Bill: Senate panel passes amendment Act with majority vote ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body Friday passed an amendment Act relating to the Financial Action Task Force... Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:42am
Pakistan Senate body for suspension of export development fund ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has recommended suspension of export development fund for a... Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am
Print Tax exemptions: Senate panel asks FBR to give details of entities ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has sought from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) complete... Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am
Pakistan Talha Mehmood elected Senate body chairman ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, on Tuesday, elected its new chairman Senator ... Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am
Print PTI now single largest party in Senate with 26 members ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday emerged as the single largest party in Senate with 26... Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:39am
Print Senate panel unanimously approves Single Window Bill ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance has unanimously approved the Pakistan Single Window... Published 09 Feb, 2021 04:43am
Markets Petroleum Division suggests signing of long-term LNG contracts ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division suggested to a parliamentary panel that Pakistan should sign long-term LNG... Published 02 Feb, 2021 04:29am
Pakistan Safety protocols in workplace: Senate body assures APWF of complete support ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistani and Human Resources Development on Friday assured the... Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am
Print Bill aimed at ‘empowering’ Pemra rejected by Senate ISLAMABAD: Senate Monday rejected The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2020, a key... Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am
Pakistan PTI senator disassociates himself from Mandviwalla’s anti-NAB rhetoric ISLAMABAD: Senator Mohsin Aziz from the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday asked the opposition... Published 09 Jan, 2021 02:47am
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