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punjab assembly session
May 21, 2013, 7:39 pm

Punjab Assembly session likely on May 29

Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal on Tuesday advised Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmud to convene Punjab Assembly’s session on May 29.According to sources, law ministry has already forwarded a summary to Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi.The caretaker CM, after signing the summary, will forward it to ...

assembly hall undergoes first repair
May 18, 2013

UN General Assembly hall undergoes first ever repair

UNITED NATIONSThe United Nations General Assembly Hall, the only conference room in the entire building carrying UN emblem, is undergoing its first ever repair work in the last 60 years.With a seating capacity for over 1,800 people, the General Assembly Hall is the largest room in the United ...

dozens turncoats national assembly
May 15, 2013

Dozens of turncoats make it to National Assembly

lahoreSome four dozen turncoats who changed their political loyalties have reached the National Assembly after the general elections. The Punjab province taking the lead, sent 39 turncoats to the Parliament, followed by Sindh that elected 5 turncoats while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elected 2 members. ...

ecp announces national assembly seats
May 14, 2013, 3:44 pm

ECP announces results of 254 National Assembly seats

Election Commission of Pakistan has announced unofficial results of 254 National Assembly seats with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leading with 123 seats followed by Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian with 31 seats.Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf has secured 26‚ Muttahida Qaumi Movement 18‚ ...

pppp retains majority sindh assembly
May 13, 2013

PPPP retains majority in Sindh Assembly

KARACHI - Although the outgoing ruling PPP has received a crushing defeat in other three provinces, it has somewhat managed to secure the vote to retain its power bastion of Sindh province by winning 69 seats, clearing the way to a coalition government. According to unofficial results, the PML-N ...

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April 09, 2013

Influential Khattaks in field to conquer Nowshera

PESHAWAR  - Electioneering is picking up momentum in Nowshera as the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf (PTI) have fielded senior politicians from Khattak tribe to win elections from the NA-5 Nowshera-I ...

lakki pti leaders object tickets allocationg mursalin marwat – local pakistan tehrik insaf condemned party parliamentary board awarding ticket undeserving person sole seat national assembly speaking at a hurriedly called meeting sunday haklim asghar farman zangikhel fidaullah malik imran alleged senior leader khan bahadar deserved awarded contest election 27 col ameerullah serve district activists resist day night popularized village hamlet list candidates comprehension maintained warned violation merit award tolerated links political parties deprive genuine workers contesting elections demanded chairman people direct including aspirant deserving independent candidate haji gulo withdrew favour saifullah brothers he announcement public residence jabukhel federal minister salim mna ghulamud din elders occasion notables pir masoom jan zakori serai gambila maulana abdul hakim ozhakai joined vowed exercise energies success influential saifullahs humayun opponents belonging jui deceive islam exposed provincial seats aspirants religious vision path development reject champions franchise
April 08, 2013

Lakki PTI leaders object to tickets allocation

LAKKI MARWAT – Local leaders of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf have condemned the party’s parliamentary board for awarding ticket to an undeserving person for the sole seat of National Assembly of Lakki. Speaking at a hurriedly called meeting here on Sunday, Haklim Asghar, Farman Zangikhel, ...

role assembly nya fata resigns
April 01, 2013

No role in assembly: NYA Fata resigns

PESHAWAR - The National Youth Assembly Fata chapter has resigned in protest for not having been given representation to youth from tribal areas in the assembly. Speaking at a news conference here on Sunday, Youth Governor Fata, Mehreen Afridi announced that National Youth Assembly has denied giving ...

assembly disaffiliates jpmc jsmu
March 13, 2013

Assembly’s bill disaffiliates JPMC from JSMU

KARACHI – An emergent meeting of the Sindh Medical University Alumni Association and Trustees raised concern over the Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) bill passed by the Sindh Assembly on February 28.The meeting said the bill had lacunae under which the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical ...

assembly declares tribal ghag repugnant constitution
January 09, 2013

Assembly declares tribal Ghag repugnant to Constitution

PESHAWAR - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday declaring centuries old tribal tradition ‘Ghag’ as unlawful and repugnant to the Constitution of Pakistan, which provides free will to a woman regarding her engagement and marriage.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ...

assembly rejects demand electoral reforms polls
January 08, 2013

Assembly rejects demand of electoral reforms before polls

PESHAWAR - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Monday wherein it rejected the demand of electoral reforms prior to the upcoming elections and termed it a plan to postpone elections and derail democracy in the country. The house through the resolution said that the ...

assembly chavez crisis
January 06, 2013

Assembly opens amid Chavez crisis

CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuelan lawmakers gathered Saturday for a key leadership vote and debate as President Hugo Chavez’s battle with cancer appeared almost certain to delay his swearing-in for a new six year term.Hundreds of supporters, dressed in the flaming red of his socialist revolution, ...

matiullah agha elected speaker balochistan assembly
December 31, 2012, 4:01 pm

Matiullah Agha elected Speaker Balochistan Assembly

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Syed Matiullah Agha on Monday was elected unanimously as speaker and Dr Fauzia Marri was elected as deputy speaker in Balochistan Assembly. Deputy Speaker of Balochistan Assembly Dr Fauzia Marri conducted the assembly session where Syed Matiullah was elected ...

assembly mourns bilour assassination
December 25, 2012

Assembly mourns Bilour assassination

LAHORE- Condemning the Peshawar suicide blast which killed Senior KPK Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour and others, the Punjab Assembly on Monday adopted a unanimous resolution expressing profound grief over the tragic deaths and urging the people to get united against the terrorists.  The ...

assembly witnesses noisy scenes
June 09, 2012

Assembly witnesses noisy scenes

LAHORE–Sanity prevailed in the Punjab Assembly on Friday since it did not allow the sensitive issue of faith, which emanated from the appointment of minority member Rana Asif Mahmood as finance minister, to get out of hand.The 38th session of the Assembly, which started 75-minute beyond the ...

assembly adopts pro gilani resolution ruckus
May 17, 2012

GB Assembly adopts pro-Gilani resolution amid ruckus

GILGIT  - The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Wednesday witnessed rumpus as the government adopted a resolution to express solidarity with convicted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani despite resistance by the Opposition.The speaker called in the police to oust an Opposition member as he tore down ...

assembly passes local govt 2012
May 09, 2012

KP Assembly passes Local Govt Bill 2012

PESHAWAR - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Bill 2012, revoking subsequently the Local Government Ordinance 2001 and restoring old municipal corporation and municipal committees in the province.The local government system 2001 would ...

assembly resolutions
April 04, 2012

Assembly resolutions

The country is being held hostage to the resolutions of the three assemblies. I have one question for the learned assembly men. The flow in our rivers is 80 percent during June, July and August and only 20 percent during the remaining nine months. However because of the monsoon rains the demand for ...

slanging match sindh assembly
March 10, 2012

Slanging match in Sindh Assembly

Day in, day out, lack of endurance is exacerbating in our society. On Tuesday last, there was a colossal display of lack of self- restraint in Sindh assembly when two lady lawmakers had a slanging match and threw out innuendos against each other. The verbal quarrel between Shazia Marri, the ...

opposition- sindh assembly scare
February 15, 2012

Opposition-less Sindh Assembly gives a scare

ISLAMABAD - The main Opposition party in the National Assembly on Tuesday forced the government to introduce another amendment to the 20th Amendment draft at eleventh hour and also took commitment from the government on reverting back the recent hike in prices of petroleum products, which was to be ...

balochistan assembly centre remove misgivings
February 07, 2012

Balochistan Assembly asks Centre to remove misgivings

QUETTA - Demanding Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani for paying an immediate visit of Balochistan to hear grievances and concerns of people about the killing of wife, daughter and driver of member of Balochistan Assembly Bakhtiyar Khan Domki in Karachi, the Balochistan Assembly once again ...

hullabaloo punjab assembly death drugs
February 04, 2012

Hullabaloo in Punjab Assembly over death drugs

LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly Friday went through a worst kind of clash between the opposition and the treasury wherein the members had a free fall to accuse, abuse, taunt and grill each other, creating a whole time rumpus throughout the proceedings.The situation became so serious at a time that ...

khosa convenes assembly session tomorrow
January 18, 2012

Khosa convenes Assembly session tomorrow

Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa has convened Punjab Assembly session on Thursday. It would be 33rd session of the present Assembly.  In the upcoming session, the Assembly would reconsider 19 bills retuned to it by the Governor besides its routine business of Question Hour and the ...

women seats libyan assembly
January 03, 2012

Women seats in Libyan assembly

TRIPOLI - Ten percent of the seats in a proposed Libyan constituent assembly will be reserved for women, a draft electoral law published on Monday said, triggering harsh reaction from a human rights watchdog. “The General National Congress (constituent assembly) is to be composed of 200 ...

sindh assembly vows stand zardari
December 31, 2011

Sindh Assembly vows to stand by Zardari

KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly commemorating the struggle and sacrifices of Benazir Bhutto for democracy, vowed to stand by President Asif Ali Zardari for his commitment to the democratic ideals.The Assembly session started at 11:05am on Friday against the scheduled time of 10am under the ...

‘absent minds’ paralyse balochistan assembly
December 27, 2011

‘Absent minds’ paralyse Balochistan Assembly

QUETTA - Proceedings of the Balochistan Assembly were adjourned on Monday due to lack of quorum, as only two out 65 lawmakers attended the scheduled session of the Assembly.Deputy Speaker Matiullah Agha chaired the session which started 20 minutes late from its scheduled time.After the recitation ...

opposition walks assembly avoids loadshedding
December 27, 2011

Opposition walks out as KP Assembly avoids loadshedding

PESHAWAR - The opposition parties jointly walked out from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly as a protest on Monday, as the Speaker did not allow one the opposition members to raise the issue of hours long loadshedding.It was JUI-F MPA Malik Qasim, who wanted to take up the issue of the ongoing ...

equivocal kamran michael assembly walkouts
December 23, 2011

Equivocal Kamran Michael causes Assembly walkouts

LAHORE – The figure of speech (double entendre or use of indelicate words) by Minister for Social Welfare and Women Development Kamran Michael, while referring to women legislators from other side of the political divide, forced PML-Q’s Seemal Kamran and PPP’s Sajida Mir to stage ...

capital provincial assembly
December 22, 2011

Capital may have provincial assembly

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Leader of the House in Senate, Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari has hinted at the likelihood of constituting a provincial assembly for the Federal Capital City for which steps would be taken in accordance with the Constitution.Talking to APP on Wednesday in the Parliament House, Leader ...

sindh issue cci assembly told
December 21, 2011

Sindh will take issue to CCI, Assembly told

OUR STAFF REPORTERKARACHI - Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Saifullah Dharejo informed the Sindh Assembly that the provincial government will take up the issue of inflow of industrial waste from Punjab, causing damage to fertile lands in at the all appropriate forums including the CCI.He was replying ...

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