Parliament

Bilawal slams Sharif for more foreign tours than assembly sessions

KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while criticizing Prime Minister Nawaz… Read More

Pakistan-origin Hamza Yousaf takes Scottish parliamentary oath in Urdu

GLASGOW: A man named Hamza Yousaf, with his origins in Pakistan, on Thursday took oath… Read More

“We will not say ‘go Nawaz go'”: Shah on Panamagate

KARACHI: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Friday said the opposition… Read More

German state parliament elects first Muslim woman speaker

STUTTGART: Muhterem Aras has been elected as the first Muslim woman to become the speaker… Read More

Germany to legalise medicinal cannabis: minister

BERLIN: Germany is to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes early next year, the health minister… Read More

Resolution for Hazara province to be tabled in Parliament: minister

DASU: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousuf on Monday announced… Read More

Opposition parties turn down govt commission on Panama leaks

LAHORE: The main opposition parties have rejected the government-proposed commission to probe ‘Panama Papers’ that… Read More

Syrians vote for parliament denounced by Assad’s enemies

DAMASCUS: Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday… Read More

IMF “encouraged” by PIA reform step, awaits more plans

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund is encouraged that Pakistan will convert its cash-strapped national airline… Read More

After NA, Panama leaks dominate joint session of Parliament

ISLAMABAD: After the National Assembly, Panama Papers leaks also dominated the joint session of the… Read More

PIA conversion bill finally sails through parliament

ISLAMABAD: The bill to convert Pakistan International Airline (PIA) into a public limited company was… Read More

PTV not anyone’s inheritance: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly (NA) Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said… Read More

Nisar vows to clear D-Chowk of protesters tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the D-Chowk in Islamabad, currently… Read More

Nisar claims to bring Musharraf back through Interpol

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday claimed to bring Pervez  Musharraf back… Read More

NA opposition demands govt briefing on PIA issue

ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties in the National Assembly (NA) Thursday demanded the government to give a… Read More

Exports record a year-on-year decline for the 3rd quarter in a row: SBP

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan on Monday submitted its First Quarterly Report of FY16 titled… Read More

National Assembly to have its own official social media accounts

ISLAMABAD: Official social media accounts of National Assembly will be launched to enhance interaction between… Read More

UK parliament to debate whether to ban Donald Trump

LONDON: Britain's parliament will this month debate whether to ban outspoken US politician Donald Trump… Read More

Taxes being imposed without discussing Parliament: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that the federal government is imposing taxes… Read More

Pakistan tightens its anti-money laundering law

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's parliament has approved amendments to an anti-money laundering law to make it more… Read More