Zamurd Khan inaugurates 100th draw of Rs1500 prize bonds RAWALPINDI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) successfully hosted the landmark 100th draw of Rs 1500 prize bonds, ... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am
Print Supplementary grants: IMF seeks to limit govt discretion ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to initiate legal changes, required to limit the... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:08pm
Pakistan Media workers: NA body says concerned at non-payment of salaries, retrenchment ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting voiced strong concern on... Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am
Pakistan Panel approves draft bill regarding status of women ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: A parliamentary panel, on Tuesday, approved the draft bill regarding the status of women after... Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:01am
Pakistan ECP initiates defection proceedings against MNA Adil Khan Bazai ISLAMABAD: The electoral body has begun defection proceedings against Member National Assembly (MNA) Adil Khan ... Published 06 Nov, 2024 05:50am
Pakistan Need to address environmental consequences: NA speaker ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, emphasised the need to address the environmental... Updated 06 Nov, 2024 06:07am
Pakistan NA session indefinitely adjourned after PTI’s protest The National Assembly (NA) session was adjourned indefinitely on Tuesday following a ruckus by the Pakistan... Updated 05 Nov, 2024 10:08pm
Pakistan NA, Senate pass bills seeking increase in services chiefs’ tenure, SC judges’ strength Number of judges in Supreme Court to be increased up to 34 from 17 Tenure of armed forces chiefs to be extended to 5 years from 3 years Updated 04 Nov, 2024 11:06pm
Pakistan HRCP voices its concern over ‘Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2024’ ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday expressed concern over the recently introduced... Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am
Print Five members nominated for Judicial Commission ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq nominated five members for formation of Judicial Commission... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 09:55am
Print ‘Rs38.925bn outstanding on account of KP govt’s NHP share’ ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water Resources Musadik Masood Malik said that an amount of Rs38.925 billion is outstanding... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 03:43pm
Pakistan Increasing number of SC judges: Govt likely to table bill in NA on Friday ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to introduce a bill on Friday to increase the number of judges in the... Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am
Editorials Our cities becoming least livable EDITORIAL: The Asian Development Bank in its Pakistan National Urban Assessment report has argued that livability in... Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am
Pakistan 27th Oct marks India’s forcible occupation of Kashmir: NA Speaker ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that 27th October marks a day to expose India’s... Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am
Print Zain resigns as SIC deputy parliamentary leader ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Zain Qureshi, the son of jailed party vice chairman Shah Mehmood... Updated 27 Oct, 2024 11:16am
Print Contracts with 8 more IPPs renegotiated, NA told ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that contracts with eight additional independent power... Updated 26 Oct, 2024 12:26pm
Pakistan NA passes two bills ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly passed, “The Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2024” to strengthen legal... Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:22am
Pakistan 26th Constitutional Amendment will prove to be a milestone for Pakistan’s stability: PM Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the 26th Constitutional Amendment, a judiciary-related constitutional... Updated 22 Oct, 2024 11:29pm
Pakistan CJP’s appointment: Special Parliamentary body constituted KARACHI: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Monday night notified the Special Parliamentary Committee that is... Updated 22 Oct, 2024 08:45am
Editorials 26th Amendment – swinging between extremes EDITORIAL: At long last the government’s attempts to pass the 26th Constitutional Amendment have come to fruition,... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari gives assent to 26th Constitutional Amendment Assent given after Senate, National Assembly passed the amendment Updated 21 Oct, 2024 09:49pm
Print NA session continues ISLAMABAD: After the Senate passed the 26th Constitution Amendment Bill 2024 with a two-thirds majority on Sunday... Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am
Print Senate passes 26th constitutional amendment bill ISLAMABAD: The mystery surrounding the much-hyped yet highly controversial constitutional package for superior... Updated 21 Oct, 2024 08:57am
Print Bilawal claims he has secured Fazl’s acquiescence ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Saturday claimed that Jamiat... Updated 20 Oct, 2024 11:23pm
Print NA, Senate sessions adjourned ISLAMABAD: After many delays from its scheduled time to begin the National Assembly session, especially summoned to... Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:37am
Pakistan Passage of 26th constitutional amendment bill: Opposition MPs accuse govt of using coercive steps ISLAMABAD: The opposition lawmakers in National Assembly especially Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Friday... Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan NA passes two bills ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly, Friday, passed “The Deposit Protection Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2024” to... Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill: Govt accused of offering massive amounts of money to PTI MPs ISLAMABAD: As the controversial 26th constitutional amendment bill is set to be tabled in Parliament this week, the... Published 18 Oct, 2024 08:04am
Pakistan Tarar tells National Assembly: No non-Pakistani issued any CNIC or passport ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar on Thursday informed the lower house of the... Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am
Print ‘Constitutional amendment’: NA, Senate sessions likely tomorrow ISLAMABAD: The government has convened sessions of the National Assembly and the Senate on October 17 to seek... Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:37am