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Pakistan: Senate body approves bill to clip Islamabad officials' judicial
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Parliamentary committee has approved four bills, including one that seeks separation of the judiciary and the district administration in the country's capital Islamabad, local media reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan govt, opposition lock horns over SBP amendment bill
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 23 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) led coalition government and opposition are expected to lock horns next week over the State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021 in Senate.
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Former Pakistan Senate Chairman demands judicial probe into Murree tragedy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): Former Pakistan Senate Chairman and current Senator from Sindh province Mian Raza Rabbani demanded a judicial probe into the Murree tragedy which claimed the lives of 23 people.
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Pakistan senate body concerned over slow progress on CPEC amid protest in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 30 (ANI): Amid ongoing protests in Gwadar against China's multi-billion belt and road project, Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development has expressed concern over the slow progress on projects related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corri
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Delay in CPEC progress irks Chinese companies
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 17 (ANI): A panel of Pakistan senate on Thursday informed that Chinese companies are expressing irksome over the slow pace of progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
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Turkish forces will take over security of Kabul Airport: Pak Senator
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Chairman, Pakistan Senate Defence Committee, Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has disclosed that a strategic agreement has been reached between the Taliban and the Turkish government under which Turkish forces will take over the security of Kabul Internati
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ICJ bill giving Kulbhushan Jadhav right to appeal presented in Pakistani S
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): The International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Bill, meant to provide the right of appeal to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, was presented in the Senate on Thursday, after being passed by the National Assembly on June 10.
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Pak Senate panel yet to hold meeting regarding investigation on spy camera
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Pakistan Senate panel that is investigating spy camera incident is yet to hold its first meeting six weeks after its formation.
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Experts warn against Pak PM's push for EVMs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's push for electronic voting machines (EVMs) has met huge opposition from experts and insiders in the country citing huge costs of the transition, along with technical and trust issues in the election results, which are
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Pakistan imposes Arabic learning in schools, says it is essential to creat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 29 (ANI): With the aim to create 'good Muslims', Pakistan Senate recently imposed a compulsory Arabic learning measure at the school level in Islamabad which has garnered criticism from the opposition.
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'Spy camera' in polling booths in Pakistan Senate, Twitter flooded with me
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): The Senate Chairman election in Pakistan, which has already been marred with controversies, became murkier on Friday when the opposition senators claimed that the government had installed spy cameras near and inside the polling booths.
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Former PM Gilani calls for MQM leaders' support in Senate chairman poll
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 7 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders to call for their support in the upcoming Senate chairman election.
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