Senate

Ayaz Sadiq says Panama leaks committee not finalized

LAHORE: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that names for the committee to… Read More

Senate passes motion to form committee on Panama Papers probe

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday passed a motion for formation of a committee to frame… Read More

Pakistan suffered US$ 57 bln terrorism related losses in five years

ISLAMABAD: The national economy suffered overall US$ 57 billion losses due to terrorism in last… Read More

U.S. Senate approves $1.1 billion to fight Zika virus

WASHINGTON: An election-year fight over addressing the spreading Zika virus intensified in the U.S. Congress… Read More

NA approves hike in salaries, allowances of parliamentarians

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) of Pakistan today readily approved a resolution seeking hike in… Read More

Senate committee approves recommendations to prevent horse trading

ISLAMABAD: The full house committee of the Senate of Pakistan Thursday approved recommendations to prevent… Read More

US Senate votes to allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON: The US Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would allow September 11 victims and their… Read More

PM to attend NA session today, likely to give statement on Panama Papers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to clear his position in the parliament on Monday (today),… Read More

US court rejects bid to make full Senate ‘torture report’ public

WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a lawsuit calling for the full release… Read More

Brazil’s President Rousseff suspended by Senate

BRASILIA: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday from office to face an impeachment trial… Read More

Panama leaks: Opposition boycotts NA session over PM’s absence

ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties on Monday boycotted the session of the National Assembly (NA) over the… Read More

Arrest warrants issued for ex-chairman Senate Nayyar Bukhari

ISLAMABAD: A court in Islamabad on Thursday issued arrest warrants for former chairman of Senate,… Read More

Case registered against ex-chairman Senate Nayyar Bukhari for thrashing cop

ISLAMABAD: A case has been registered against former chairman Senate Nayyar Hussain Bukhari for thrashing… Read More

Panama Papers: PTI, opposition parties submit adjournment motion in parliament

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party submitted an adjournment motion over the recent Panama Papers' controversy… Read More

Protesters reject talks offer by Islamabad administration

ISLAMABAD: Pro Mumtaz Qadri protesters in the federal capital refused Islamabad administrations offers to negotiate. Read More

Senate passes law against child sexual abuse

ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan on Friday passed a bill that criminalizes for the first… Read More

Bid to block Pakistan F-16 sale fails in US Senate

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked an effort to prevent the $700 million sale… Read More

Govt suffers defeat in Senate over PIA legislation

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday defeated a government bill, seeking conversion of PIA into a… Read More

Govt working on exploration of shale gas, petroleum minister

ISLAMABAD: The government is making all out efforts to exploit shale gas resources in the… Read More

Bilawal demands PML-N to pass bill against ‘honour killings’

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has asked the PML-N government “to shun… Read More