Despite having shown unity over the past months against the sit-in protests in the capital, the National Assembly saw the opposition play its role when it walked out over Wednesday’s clash between police force and protesting OGDCL workers. Initially opposition lawmakers staged a token walkout to register their protest against the use of force by […]
The system of the change of the prices of petroleum products has come under severe criticism of late and all the voices raised talk that the system the adjustment of fuel prices on a weekly basis suffers from a severe anomaly in. In the first instance, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum expressed its […]
Oct 29 2012 | Posted in
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Lashing out at the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N), Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that it was creating hurdles in the creation of new federating units in the country. He claimed that the PML-N, which is the second largest party in the parliament, was not looked serious in creation of […]
Aug 29 2012 | Posted in
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Contempt proceedings against Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto were commenced in 1976 in the National Awami Party (NAP) case, which was banned by the government and the decision was upheld by courts. Bhutto, however, could not restrain himself from airing statements against the party. The late Abdul Wali Khan, father of Asfandyar Wali, had then filed a […]
Some people are might going through their opinions when the Supreme Court of Pakistan had already unveiled its ruling. According to the expectations of many political pundits, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani was convicted for declining to write a letter to Swiss authorities to ask them to reopen graft cases against President of Pakistan, […]
In what appeared to be a sigh of relief for the minorities, the Supreme Court directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to take the necessary steps to enable married women of the Hindu community to acquire computerized national identity-cards without any holdup. After reports surfaced in the media regarding problems faced by Hindu […]
In order to protect the fellow parliamentarians, the Federal Cabinet approved the draft of the 20th Constitutional Amendment that was agreed between the government and opposition parties. It is expected that the draft will be presented in the National Assembly (NA), the lower house of Parliament, on Tuesday. Earlier, the cabinet reposed its complete confidence […]
Feb 14 2012 | Posted in
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Ultimately, the two largest political parties in parliament, the PPP and the PML-N have reportedly reached an accord on the draft of the 20th Constitutional Amendment and on steps to ensure fair and transparent elections. Although the agreement has yet to be announced publically, the two should be congratulated. The PPP agreed on three of […]
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence expressed concerns over deteriorating law and order situation in Balochistan and murder of granddaughter of Nawab Akbar Bugti in Karachi, summoning intelligence agencies to brief the panel on Feb 29. Unknown assailants gunned down family wife of MPA Bakhtiar Domki namely Zamu Domki, her daughter Jana Domki in the […]
Feb 4 2012 | Posted in
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