Tag: Speaker
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After Punjab gives control to a woman, all hail women deputy speakers in KP, Balochistan
After Maryam Nawaz was given the charge of Chief Minister in Punjab, other provinces are also stepping up and recognizing the position of women in politics. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have also elected women for the post of deputy speakers in their respective assemblies. PTI-backed member from Chitral, Suraiya Bibi has been elected as the…
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Sindh High Court allows Zulfiqar Mirza, Fahmida Mirza to contest elections
The Sindh High Court has on Thursday allowed former interior minister Zulfiqar Mirza and his wife, former Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Fahmida Mirza to contest the general elections. The Court heard the constitutional petitions filed against the rejection of the couple’s nomination papers. Fahmida Mirza and Zulfiqar Mirza submitted nomination papers from National…
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Punjab Assembly session: Who will be the new Speaker?
The Punjab Assembly (PA) session to elect its new Speaker has started today (Friday). Today’s session will be chaired by Panel of Chairman Wasim Badozai. The seat fell vacant when the previous Speaker, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, was sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister (CM) after the Supreme Court’s (SC) verdict in his favour. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…