Senate body passes bill seeking ‘clearer guidelines’ for SOEs’ operation, governance FBR grilled by Senators over decision to purchase 1,010 vehicles Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:19pm
Print Issue of gas shortage echoes in Senate ISLAMABAD: In the wake of persistent shortage of natural gas in the country, the federal government has informed the... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 09:02am
Pakistan Police make big sacrifices in the line of duty: Senate chief ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani on Saturday said Pakistan has lost many courageous men and women, but... Published 19 Jan, 2025 02:47am
Pakistan Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill: Senate panel for consulting Islamic scholars on black magic ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior recommended consulting Islamic scholars on “Criminal Laws... Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am
Pakistan Senate panel told: Chinese power sector investors face problems in G-B ISLAMABAD: Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) has revealed that while China is working on critical ... Published 14 Jan, 2025 03:12am
Print Dual nationality: Senate panel recommends across-the-board ban ISLAMABAD: The members of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat recommended that the ban on dual... Updated 11 Jan, 2025 08:51am
Pakistan MNFS&R official tells Senate panel: ‘There’s no food safety policy to monitor whole chain’ ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, there is no food safety policy at the national level to monitor the whole food chain from... Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am
Pakistan Verdict in Saifullah Abro case today ISLAMABAD: The electoral organisation is scheduled to announce today (Thursday) the verdict on a reference seeking... Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am
Pakistan MoITT says it will be ‘too early’ to regulate AI ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has opposed the regulation of Artificial... Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:19am
Pakistan PHC seeks reply from ECP on Senate polls in KP PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to submit its... Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:07am
Pakistan Disqualification reference: ECP again asks PTI Senator to present arguments ISLAMABAD: The electoral entity has once again asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Saifullah Abro to ... Published 25 Dec, 2024 07:43am
Print Senate panel asks Pesco to resolve issues facing industry ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power has directed the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) to... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:33am
Pakistan Registration of cases under PECA 2016: Journalists stage walkout from Senate session ISLAMABAD: The journalists, Thursday, staged a walkout from the press gallery of the upper house of the Parliament ... Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am
Markets Production bonus terms: Senate panel dismisses OGDCL’s claims ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday dismissed claims made by the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited... Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am
Print $1.23bn gas drilling carried out in 3 years, Senate panel told ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday was apprised that the gas drilling has been carried out at 56 different... Updated 20 Dec, 2024 11:45pm
Pakistan Senate told: Probe launched into attacks on journalists ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced in the upper house of the Parliament to have launched an inquiry ... Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:47am
Pakistan Pemra resolves 390 complaints in two years, Senate told ISLAMABAD: Faced with public backlash for allegedly imposing undeclared curbs on the media, the federal government... Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am
Pakistan Senate unanimously passes National Forensic Agency Bill, 2024 The Senate on Friday passed the National Forensics Agency (NFA) Bill, 2024 unanimously with certain amendments,... Published 13 Dec, 2024 05:01pm
Pakistan ‘D-Chowk debacle’ probe: PTI leader demands govt form fact-finding commission ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentary Leader in Senate, Barrister Ali Zafar has questioned the... Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am
Pakistan ‘Missing’ PTI workers: ‘We don’t know whether they are alive or dead,’ Shibli tells Senate ISLAMABAD: The D-Chowk debacle has resonated in the upper house of the Parliament too — with Pakistan... Published 12 Dec, 2024 07:27am
Pakistan Senate panel concerned about lack of oversight in food industry ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology expressed serious concerns at the alarming lack ... Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am
Print Spanish team tours Lahore’s historic sites LAHORE: A delegation of the Spanish Senate Foreign Affairs Committee toured several historic landmarks of the city ... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am
Pakistan NA body takes notice of eviction of widow from govt accommodation ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works took notice of depriving a widow of a government... Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am
Pakistan Senate body told: Non-renewal of LDI licences can impact telecom ecosystem ISLAMABAD: The non-renewal of Long Distance International (LDI) licences on account of outstanding dues of around Rs... Published 09 Nov, 2024 07:33am
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 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
Pakistan Govt lays SC (Practice, Procedure) (Amendment) Ordinance in Senate ISLAMABAD: The federal government, Friday, laid in the Upper House of the Parliament the Supreme Court (Practice and... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am
Print Reservations conveyed to Senate: Levy of 2pc IDC by KP govt to hit exports: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has warned provincial governments that imposition of two percent... Updated 30 Oct, 2024 09:34am
Pakistan SC Ordinance not tabled: Senate adjourned due to lack of quorum ISLAMABAD: The federal government, Friday, failed to move in the Senate the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure)... Published 26 Oct, 2024 05:55am
Pakistan Senate sitting adjourned ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the Senate, Tuesday, after the passage of the controversial 26th Constitutional... Published 23 Oct, 2024 07:35am