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Pakistan: Parliamentary panel rejects anti-forced conversion bill
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): After opposition from Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs, a parliamentary committee on Wednesday rejected the anti-forced conversion bill amid protest from the lawmakers belonging to minority communities in the country.
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Pak Parliamentary Committee on CPEC says SEZs will be futile if industries
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): Pakistan Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Tuesday observed that the establishment of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) would be futile, if industries are not installed there timely.
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Joint sitting of Pakistan parliament passes 3 FATF related bills
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16 (ANI): A joint sitting of Pakistan's parliament on Wednesday passed amendments in three bills related to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as the opposition staged a walk out in protest.
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No political agenda, CAB to liberate minorities of Pak, Bangladesh and Afg
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Parliament on Monday that there was no political agenda behind the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019, and said it will liberate minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan from "torturous life".
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Abrogation of Article 370 a national issue, not political: VP Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 27 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that abrogation of Article 370 was a national issue and not a political one while calling upon the people to speak in one voice on the issue.
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Ruckus in Pak Parliament after senator calls minister 'dog'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 8 (ANI): The Pakistan Parliament on Wednesday witnessed unruly scenes after PML-N senator Mushahidullah Khan called federal minister Fawad Chaudhry a "dog".
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Scrapping of Article 370 totally unconstitutional: Capt Amarinder Singh
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Terming the abrogation of Article 370A as "totally unconstitutional", Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday flayed the manner in which the Centre has imposed its decision on Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan's Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir to meet today
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir affairs will meet on Monday to discuss the prevailing security situation in the valley as well as -- what it claims -- the "Indian misadventure or aggression" along the Line of Control (LoC).
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Journalists stage 'pakora protest' outside Pak Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 30 (ANI): Disgruntled journalists of Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area chose a unique way to protest against their termination from their respective news organisations, by setting up a stall to sell 'pakoras' (deep-dried snack) outside the Pakistan Parliament.
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Pakistan's National Assembly begins new session
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 13 (ANI): The new session of Pakistan's 15th National Assembly (NA) is underway here on Monday as a total of 329 newly-elected members of the Lower House of the Parliament took oath after the general elections were held on July 25.
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Imran Khan skips voting in Pak Senate elections
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 3 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former cricketer Imran Khan has skipped voting in the Senate (Upper House of Pakistan Parliament) election that was held earlier today.
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Indonesian President arrives in Pak after India visit
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday arrived in Pakistan on an official visit after taking part in the ASEAN-India Summit and the 69th Republic Day celebrations.
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