Senate

Senate repeals ‘West Pakistan Juvenile Smoking’ law of 1959

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed ‘The West Pakistan Juvenile smoking (Repeal) Bill, 2018’,… Read More

Senate body wants reduction of demurrage on imports of POL

ISLAMABAD: Senate standing committee on Petroleum Thursday directed the petroleum division to develop the mechanism… Read More

Balochistan Assembly elects Sarfraz Bugti for Upper House

QUETTA: Sarfraz Bugti of Balochistan Awami Party stood victorious in the elections for the general… Read More

Senate body seeks PM’s nod to revamp science ministry

ISLAMABAD: A standing committee of the Senate has decided to prepare a comprehensive summary for… Read More

Govt needs $9 billion to run Pakistan: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Friday told the Senate that the government needs $9… Read More

Govt to provide legal assistance to Pakistani prisoners in foreign jails, Senate told

ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed that a holistic approach will be adopted to provide full… Read More

Pakistani prisoners in foreign jails to be provided legal assistance: Senate told

ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed Thursday that a holistic approach would be adopted to provide… Read More

No plans to approach IMF as yet: Finance Minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Asad Umer has cleared the air about seeking a bailout… Read More

In first Senate speech, PM vows to raise sacrilegious caricatures issue in UN

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday strongly condemned the competition of sacrilegious caricatures being… Read More

Senate passes resolution against Dutch caricature competition

ISLAMABAD: A resolution was unanimously adopted in the Senate on Monday against caricature competition in… Read More

PTI’s Shibli Faraz appointed as leader of house in Senate

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed party legislator Shibli Faraz as leader of the… Read More

Russian hackers targeted US Senate, think tanks: Microsoft

Microsoft charged that hackers linked to Russia’s government sought to launch cyber attacks on the… Read More

Senate body recommends ‘free electricity’ for mosques issuing ‘fatwa’ against power theft

ISLAMABAD: A novel proposal was floated during a meeting of sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee… Read More

Circular debt rises to Rs 566bn, Senate told

ISLAMABAD: As the new government is gearing up to take the reins of power, the… Read More

FIA directed to take action against ‘exploiters’ on social media

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior has directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take action… Read More

Caretaker govt, ECP striving to conduct peaceful elections: Law minister tells Senate

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Law Minister Barrister Ali Zafar on Saturday said the interim government and Election… Read More

Senate condemns Mastung suicide attack

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday passed a unanimous resolution condemning horrific terrorist attack in Mastung… Read More

Rehman Malik says FATF grey-listing ‘influenced by Indian propaganda against Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: Senator Rehman Malik on Monday "strongly condemned" the decision of Financial Action Task Force… Read More

PML-N’s Zafar Ali Shah joins PTI

ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Zafar Ali Shah on Thursday announced to leave… Read More

Historic Fata-KP merger bill sails through Senate

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday approved the Constitution Amendment Bill, 2018 with majority for the merger… Read More