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Pakistan: National Assembly meeting reports whopping 3,00,000 cases of HIV
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) has made shocking revelations that there are a staggering 3 lakh cases of HIV in the country, with only 34,000 patients being treated, Dawn reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan Parliament set to pass 27th Amendment Bill reshaping military, ju
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday resumed its crucial session, with the lower house expected to pass the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, a sweeping reform measure aimed at restructuring the country's military and judicial systems, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan reintroduces Anti-Terrorism Act with preventive detention powers
Updated : 7 months 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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Omar Ayub urges Pakistan's Chief Justice to address unfair May 9 trials, c
Updated : 7 months, 1 week 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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Embarrassment for Pak govt as opposition blocks money bill
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The Pakistani government faced an embarrassing defeat in the National Assembly as the opposition blocked the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 by exploiting lack of quorum. Meanwhile, PTI lawmakers continue to face a blackout in state and official media coverage.
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Pakistan: Balochistan National Party's protest enters 12th day amid no bre
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's former Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani visited the protest camp and held a meeting with BNP chairman Sardar Akhtar Mengal. However, party sources revealed the discussion did not yield any progress towards addressing the impasse.
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Pakistan government again offers to hold talks with Imran Khan's party
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking to reporters at the Punjab Assembly on Friday, Sadiq said that the government has always been open to dialogue with PTI and that's why he has not dissolved the committee formed for the purpose.
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Talks with Pakistan govt postponed as Imran Khan's party fails to attend m
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said that the committee would remain intact despite the lack of participation.
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Pakistan: PPP 'displeased' with PML-N over lack of consultation on key iss
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has expressed frustration with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government for excluding them from key decisions, as reported by ARY News on Wednesday, citing sources.
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Pakistan govt yet to decide on establishing judicial commission to probe M
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Siddiqui made the remarks while speaking to reporters after the first round of discussions held to discuss demands raised by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI). National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq chaired the meeting in his chamber.
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Pakistan: PPP lawmakers stage walkout from National Assembly over absence
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Law, Azam Nazeer Tarar, was the only minister present in the lower house presided over by Deputy Speaker Ghulam Mustafa when the National Assembly session resumed on Thursday.
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Pakistan: Opposition leader in National Assembly Omar Ayub resigns from Ju
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The opposition leader from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the Pakistan National Assembly, Omar Ayub, has resigned from his role as a member of the Judicial Commission, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday. The resignation was submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly.
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