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Pakistan: PTI dissidents term party's references to ECP for disqualificati
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Dissident lawmakers of former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have said that the references seeking their disqualifications from the National Assembly made by the party to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) are flawed.
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Australia puts 75 Russian state Duma lawmakers, DPR, LPR ministers on sanc
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has put 75 Russian State Duma lawmakers, as well as a number of key ministers of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), on the sanctions list, according to data on the website of the Australian Department of Foreign Affa
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Stop hitting on me, Elon Musk tells US lawmaker after 'billionaire with eg
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): Engaging in a witty quibble with US lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she slammed him as a "billionaire with an ego problem", Tesla CEO Elon Musk told her to stop flirting with him.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party approaches Lahore HC for de-seating 25 dissid
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): A Pakistan court has directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja to submit their responses on April 29 in connection with a reference to de-seat dissident Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman (PTI)
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British lawmakers warn against "invisible crime" of drink spiking
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Drink spiking in Britain's bars and night clubs and at music festivals will remain an "invisible crime" unless action is taken, a new parliamentary report warned on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka: Rebel lawmakers ask Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign honourably or f
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): The group of ruling party lawmakers who rebelled and became an independent group earlier this month, said that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa should resign from his post, or else will have to face a no-confidence motion.
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Pakistan: Former PTI lawmakers still 'enjoying' National Assembly faciliti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Even after the former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI members resigned from the National Assembly, these ex-lawmakers are still enjoying the facilities, including official vehicles and staff.
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US Lawmaker Ilhan Omar's Pakistan visit mired in controversy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): US lawmaker Ilhan Omar's visit to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) became controversial as it took place amidst allegations by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was voted out of power earlier this month, that he had been a victim of an "American conspiracy
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Ilhan Omar on 'unofficial, personal' Pakistan visit, does not represent US
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): US lawmaker Ilhan Omar's meeting with recently ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and her "unofficial, personal" visit to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) did not represent the United States government in any way, an official said on Thursday.
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Pakistan National Assembly echoes with slogans against 'agenda' killings o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Lawmakers from Balochistan on Tuesday raised slogans against the Former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government and the security forces in the Pakistan National Assembly for carrying out 'agenda' killing of Baloch people.
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Lawmakers involved in Pak's Punjab assembly brawl likely to be held soon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): Pakistan police will likely arrest the lawmakers involved in a brawl that broke out in the Punjab Assembly on Saturday within the next 24 hours, reported local media.
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Russian lawmaker says Zelenskyy wants to buy time by turning to NATO for a
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who recently expressed his alleged readiness to discuss the Crimean issue and Ukraine's refusal to join NATO with Russia, actually wants to buy time by turning to NATO for military assistance, the chairman of the Russian parliamen
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