Tag: senator
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Ishaq Dar aa nahi rahay, aa gaye hain: Dar takes oath as senator
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar on Tuesday, September 27, took oath as a senator after living five years in self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom. Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani administered the oath amid ruckus created by the opposition. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members tore copies of the agenda of the meeting to register their…
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‘Don’t need permission of any League leader, Nawaz Sharif’s orders are enough’: Ishaq Dar
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s close aide and former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed his return to Pakistan in July. He said that he is coming back on the directions of Nawaz and the decision was taken after the consent of Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, reports The News. “I don’t need the…
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Court reserves decision on PTI’s Faisal Vawda’s appeal against lifetime disqualification
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its decision on the maintainability of an application filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Faisal Vawda against his lifetime disqualification from parliament, reports Dawn. Last week, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified Vawda as a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and ordered him to withdraw the notification appointing him as senator…
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Faisal Vawda no more a Senator, ECP disqualifies in Dual Nationality Case
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Vawda as a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) over his dual nationality at the time of contesting the NA election on a Karachi seat in the 2018 general elections. The commission said Vawda had submitted a “false affidavit” when submitting…
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Shaukat Tarin appointed adviser to PM Khan on finance and revenue
Former Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has been appointed Adviser to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on finance and revenue. An official notification issued on the appointment read that Tarin’s new status will be equivalent to that of a federal minister. The government on Friday had decided to appoint Tarin as an advisor to the PM…
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Shibli, Fawad meet Shaan to condole Neelo Begum’s demise
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz and Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry met Shaan Shahid on Saturday to condole over his mother, Neelo Begum’s demise. The ministers offered condolences on the death of actress and offered prayers for her. Taking to Twitter, Shaan thanked Faraz and Chaudhry for visiting him…
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EXCLUSIVE: How much money do Senators earn?
Senior PTI leader Senator Faisal Javed Khan in an exclusive conversation with The Current revealed the monthly income of a Senator. When asked how much money he earns, Senator Faisal said, “My salary is 150,000.” Later, while responding to a question that ‘senators only enjoy perks and do nothing’, Senator Javed said”No, things have changed.…
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Security breach: Man, pretending to be BBC journalist, interviews senators
Pictures of a man pretending to be a journalist from BBC has interviewed senators, including the Upper House’s Standing Committee on Interior Chairperson Rehman Malik, outside the Parliament House in what is being termed as a massive security breach. The incident was brought to limelight by Tahir Imran, a journalist actually affiliated with BBC, as…