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Pakistan: Sindh Assembly flags Karachi water shortage, alleges theft by ta
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Opposition lawmakers in the Sindh Assembly raised concerns over Karachi's worsening water crisis, blaming illegal hydrants and the tanker mafia. They criticised the provincial government's failures, demanded action against water theft, and also flagged rising drug trafficking, while protests
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Sindh sets up bipartisan assembly panel to reassess heavy traffic fines un
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's provincial government has formed a cross-party committee to review high traffic fines under the e-ticketing system after public backlash. Lawmakers also discussed university transport shortages, illegal water connections, power raids and a court assault incident in the assembly.
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Pakistan: Sindh Assembly clashes over transport woes, vows bus expansion
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Opposition lawmakers in the Sindh Assembly criticised worsening transport, garbage management and water shortages in Karachi and Hyderabad. The provincial government promised expanded bus services, stricter traffic laws and a new taxi scheme. Multiple call attention notices raised concerns o
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Nepal's ruling and opposition lawmakers urge Prime Minister Oli to clarify
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
During the parliamentary session on Wednesday, lawmakers from the ruling Nepali Congress and the opposition Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) urged the Prime Minister to clarify the claims.
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Taiwan's MAC rebukes China over comments on Taiwan recall vote
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) strongly condemned China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) for making politically charged statements about Taiwan's ruling party following the failure of recent recall votes targeting 24 opposition lawmakers, Taipei Times reported.
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Italy defends deportation of Libyan war crimes suspect amid controversy
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Italy has defended its decision to deport Libyan war crimes suspect Osama Elmasry Njeem, citing his "social dangerousness." Despite an ICC arrest warrant, Njeem was released by an Italian court due to procedural issues and swiftly repatriated to Libya. The ICC has criticised the move, while
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Pak lawmakers accuses Shehbaz Sharif-led govt of using coercive tactics to
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pak opposition lawmakers accused Shehbaz Sharif-led govt of using coercive tactics to get constitutional amendments approved. They raised concerns over the harassment and disappearance of their colleagues during separate sessions of the National Assembly and the Senate.
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Pakistan: Opposition in Punjab Assembly holds its own session, pledge not
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Opposition lawmakers from the PTI (Sunni Ittehad Council) and ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers have been at loggerheads after 11 opposition members were suspended for 15 sittings due to "rowdyism" during Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz's address on Friday.
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More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Protesters wearing black T-shirts and blowing whistles and vuvuzelas marched towards the Parliament, adding to an outpouring of online anger trumpeted through hashtags and videos on TikTok.
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Scuffle in Nepal parliament as ruling party bundles opposition
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
House Speaker Debraj Ghimire on Tuesday ordered marshals to escort Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', who went through the well of the parliament, where opposition lawmakers continued their aggressive protests for weeks.
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Taiwan parliament chaos: Ruling, opposition lawmakers engage in physical s
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Tensions peaked in the morning when TPP caucus whip Huang Kuo-chang engaged in a heated confrontation with DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming and DPP lawmaker Kuo Kuo-wen, accusing them of queue-jumping. Tempers flared as Kuo allegedly pushed Huang's face away in response to the accusations, pro
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Maldives govt moves SC over impeachment process against Mohamed Muizzu
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Attorney General's Office has registered a case with the Maldives Supreme Court over the recent amendment to the Parliament's standing orders that enables opposition lawmakers to impeach the president.
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