The opposition parties have refused to take chairmanship of relatively unimportant standing committees and have demanded interior, foreign affairs, and finance from the treasury benches, a local news outlet reported on Monday.…
ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the National Assembly (NA) staged a walkout on Thursday in protest over the non-issuance of production orders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique. Saad and…
–Issue of formation of standing committees to be resolved before start of 2019, assures NA speaker ISLAMABAD: A meeting was held opposition leaders and government ministers on Wednesday to find a way to…
ISLAMABAD: Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Thursday presented its Terms of Reference (TORs) during a session of the parliamentary committee formed to probe the alleged rigging in the 2018 General Elections. The…
–No one can be allowed to humiliate federal ministers, says Fawad while quoting PM –Infighting escalates as Fawad refuses to apologise to Sanjrani after being barred from Senate –Info minister says PM…
ISLAMABAD: Government’s proposal of forming a committee to prepare a code of conduct for lawmakers was received warmly by the opposition leaders on Thursday. During the question hour, the treasury benches and…
–PPP’s Khursheed Shah criticises Information Minister Fawad over ‘sending miscreants to space’ comments ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) senior leader Khursheed Shah on Tuesday criticised Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry for his earlier comment…
NA session adjourned over lack of quorum ISLAMABAD: The opposition caucus has refused to meet the government delegation over current political situation fueling up in the wake of protests. The delegation of…
—Shehbaz advises govt to employ political strategy to diffuse situation, not use force —Bilawal urges all parties to act responsibly to avoid further tragedies —Shafqat Mahmood asks opposition to ‘unite’ instead of…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said the opposition had no leadership and no ideology, it was using politics as a tool to save the money looted…
–Warns Opp parties that no corrupt person will get ‘NRO’, says corruption hindering Pakistan’s progress –Congratulates nation over Saudi Arabia’s $6 billion rescue package but hints at still seeking IMF bailout –PM…
Former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that he sees democratic forces in the country becoming weaken since the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government came to power. Speaking to the media after…
ISLAMABAD: Clarifying rival political parties’ concerns over the ongoing accountability process, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the federal government would be willing to hear the valid demands of the opposition. Addressing the media…
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has announced that opposition lawmakers will join the PML-N in a protest outside the Parliament House on Thursday afternoon as the government failed to honour their request…
ISLAMABAD: The Senate session on Monday was marred by a strong protest from the treasury benches over the comments issued by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) lawmaker Maulana Ataur Rehman in his speech over Shehbaz…
CDA spokesperson says operation will re-start soon ISLAMABAD: After the initial blitzkrieg along the Kashmir Highway against illegal constructions and encroachments, it seems the civic agencies are facing some kind of bureaucratic hurdles,…
— PML-N to support PPP nominees across Sindh, in Rahim Yar Khan — PPP to support PML-N in most of Punjab’s constituencies ISLAMABAD: The two major opposition parties – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)…
