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Pakistan: 25 Tehreek-e-Insaf, SIC lawmakers yet to resign from NA committe
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Despite clear directives from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan, around 25 members of the PTI and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) have not yet stepped down from their positions on standing committees in Pakistan's National Assembly (NA), Geo News reported.
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PTI boycotts NA, backs Sept 8 Balochistan shutter-down strike
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
PTI boycotted National Assembly proceedings on Friday, backing a Sept 8 shutter-down strike in Balochistan. The party urged the judiciary to hear appeals against the 26th Constitutional Amendment, called for suspension of Afghan refugee repatriation, and criticized the government for failing
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Pak Defence Min advises against blaming 'divine will' for deluge destructi
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking in the National Assembly, Asif said rains were a "blessing from God," but their benefits turn into devastation when housing societies, commercial structures and even hotels were built along rivers and storm drains, as per The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: PML-N, PPP to contest jointly for upcoming by-elections
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Following the disqualification of 12 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers from Pakistan's National Assembly and from the Assembly of Punjab province, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday announced that they will jointly contest the upcomin
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Imran Khan names Mahmood Khan Achakzai as National Assembly opposition lea
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
PTI Secretary-General Salman Akram Raja said a political committee will decide on Punjab's nominee. The move follows disqualifications of former opposition leaders in the May 9 (2023) cases.
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Pakistan reintroduces Anti-Terrorism Act with preventive detention powers
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2024, restoring the provision of preventive detention for individuals suspected of terrorism, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.
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PTI leader Omar Ayub removed as Opposition Leader in Pak's National Assemb
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The notification states that the post of Opposition Leader has been declared vacant and Omar Ayub's chamber has been taken back. The Speaker is expected to issue a new notification soon for the appointment of a replacement.
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Pakistan: PTI to intensify protests on August 14, announces former Nationa
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser has announced that the party's protest movement will enter its second phase on August 14, the country's Independence Day.
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French parliamentarians call out China's narrative in disputed Indo-Pacifi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Led by lawmaker Marie-Noelle Battistel, the Taiwan Friendship Group released a statement challenging the report's most contentious claim: that "the United Nations has recognised Taiwan as a province of China."
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El Salvador lawmakers greenlight indefinite reelection, extend presidentia
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
El Salvador's ruling party approved constitutional changes allowing indefinite presidential reelection and extending terms to six years. Critics warned it weakens democracy, while supporters claimed it empowers voters. The move could let President Bukele seek a longer term earlier, despite p
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Omar Ayub urges Pakistan's Chief Justice to address unfair May 9 trials, c
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following the recent convictions of multiple Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders by anti-terrorism courts (ATCs), Opposition Leader in the Pakistan National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan has written to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi, raising concerns over what he descri
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Nepal: Oli-led government loses majority in National Assembly as JSP-N wit
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The JSP-N, led by Upendra Yadav, walked out of the government with immediate effect, throwing the ruling alliance into a minority in the National Assembly. Although the ruling alliance still holds a majority in the House of Representatives, the lower house, bills endorsed by it also require
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