Tag: National Assembly
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National Assembly Secretariat declares PTI lawmakers as Sunni Ittehad Council members
The National Assembly Secretariat has issued a new list of party positions in the National Assembly (NA) and declared all Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers as Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) members. According to the new list, seats in the coalition government of political parties is two hundred thirteen as Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), hold one…
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Govt struggles to pass constitutional amendments as JUI-F resists
The incumbent federal government has yet to secure a two-thirds majority in Parliament to approve a controversial constitutional package. Despite the government’s claim of having the requisite magic number in the Senate, the government is struggling to pass the amendments. Chief Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, is resisting voting in favour of the government.…
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“Emotions, Complaints, Rebuttals: Lawmakers express outrage over arrests of PTI MNAs from prliament
Discussion at the National Assembly (NA) turned heated following the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers from the Parliament premises. At the same time, chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Khan announced a boycott of the NA proceeding. Commenting on the First Information Report (FIR) registered against PTI lawmakers based on a new Public Order Act, Barrister…
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PTI MNA’s sexist outburst targets female K-Electric employee in National Assembly
In a shocking development, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA, Iqbal Afridi, went on a sexist rant against a female employee of K-Electric during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Energy meeting of the National Assembly on Friday. “Mr Chairman, the K-Electric’s female employee’s dress code isn’t appropriate. There should be proper SOPs for dress…
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PTI leadership contacts Fawad Chaudhry
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) current leadership has contacted former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry to hold talks for his return to the party, ARY News reported on Wednesday, reportedly also asking him to stop criticizing them. PTI representatives stressed the need for unity among opposition parties in the current political scenario. As per ARY News, PTI leaders…
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Sher Afzal Marwat PTI main wapis aanay ko tiar
Maverick member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sher Afzal Marwat told journalists in London that he can only rejoin the party at the request of incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan. He told reporters that he’s been out of the party since eight months and will only join again at Imran Khan’s request. Marwat also confirmed…
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How was the performance of 100 days of National Assembly? FAFEN reports details
The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has released a report on the National Assembly’s performance of the first 100 days. The report underlines that the legislative process was slow in the first 100 days of the National Assembly. The delay in the formation of standing committees also affected performance. In total, the House held…
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Taxpayers have paid over Rs 927 million on Parliament’s renovation
The Interior Ministry on Thursday revealed that over Rs 927 million have been spent on the makeover of the National Parliament infrastructure over the past five years, ARY News reported. According to the report, the interior ministry said that Rs 108 million was spent on renovation in 2019-20. Over Rs 171 million in 2020-21, Rs…
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Merry-go-round on PAC chairman continues as PTI replaces Sher Afzal Marwat with Waqas Akram
The chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly has sparked a conflict between big figures in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), with the party’s political committee voting in favour of Sheikh Waqas Akram to replace the famous Sher Afzal Marwat. Party insiders told Dawn News that PTI’s political committee gathered in Islamabad on…
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PML-N claims win on most seats in by-polls
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers and supporters celebrated on Sunday as they won most of the seats in the April 21 by-elections as per the unofficial results so far. PML-N claimed that, according to unofficial results, the party has won two seats out of the five National Assembly seats, and 10 provincial assembly seats out…