Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Syedal Khan Nasir were elected as Pakistan's Senate chairman and deputy chairman, Dawn reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari called for a joint session of the Parliament on April 16 (Tuesday) at 4 pm, reported Geo News citing the press wing of the President House.
The petition, filed by the five PTI senators, claimed that the current electoral college is incomplete and therefore 'unconstitutional', as the Senate polls were not held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Saturday lashed out at Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for calling Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as 'a corridor of terrorists and smugglers,' Dawn reported, adding that the PTI leaders blamed the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government for the resurgen
Highlighting the ongoing cases of violence against women, children and trans people, the HRCP in its letter recommended strengthening the Punjab province's Commission on the Status of Women.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met with Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren on Wednesday to express condolences following the terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Shangla district, which resulted in the loss of Chinese nationals' lives.
The ruling coalition on Tuesday swept the Senate elections for 19 seats while the polling was postponed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over a dispute in the swearing-in of Opposition members elected to reserved seats, Dawn reported.
In anticipation of the forthcoming demonstrations, Qaiser revealed that the core committee plans to convene once more on April 12 to iron out logistical details and finalize arrangements for nationwide protests.
The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is expected to maintain its status as the largest party in the Senate, albeit unable to impede the government's legislative agenda.
Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), senior leader Irfan Siddiqui, has expressed astonishment regarding what he termed an "unprecedented agreement" between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and the Adiala Jail administration, allowing his meetings with party leaders.