The law, which awaits presidential assent, proposes a six-month jail term and a fine of Rs. 1 million for those found in contempt of parliament ISLAMABAD: The Senate passed a …
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Senate passes Bill to empower ECP to announce elections date: Disqualification to be for five years only
by Hamza Irshadby Hamza IrshadSenate passes Bill ISLAMABAD: Senate today approved the Bill empowering the Election Commission of Pakistan to announce the date for elections. State Minister Shahadat Awan tabled the Bill in the …
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Senate passes Supreme Court Review of Judgments and Orders Bill 2023
by Hamza Irshadby Hamza IrshadSenate passes Supreme Court Review of Judgments and Orders Bill 2023 ISLAMABAD: Senate passed the Supreme Court Review of Judgments and Orders Bill 2023 on Friday morning. About 32 Senators …
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Senators want to kick Chairman Missing Persons Commission Javed Iqbal out of his coveted post
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailOn Wednesday, a resolution was submitted in the Senate signed by many Senators which sought removal of Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal as chairman missing persons commission.
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Senate to interview Twitter whistleblower on September 13
by Hamza Irshadby Hamza IrshadOn September 13, 2018, former Twitter Inc. (TWTR.N) security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko will testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in regards to his whistleblower complaint alleging that Twitter …
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Parliamentary Body to appoint judges, law amended to change judges’ hiring-firing process
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailDuring the meeting, the committee decided that the Parliamentary Committee might accept or reject the nominations and that its decision would not be subjected to any challenge in the Supreme …
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NAB law amended in Senate despite Opposition’s protest
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailJamaat-e-Islami’s Mushtaq Ahmed highlighted the fact that after amendment, the NAB would not be able to prosecute people who whiten their black money through amnesty programmes.
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Pakistan’s Senate proposed a bill on an amendment to the constitution that seeks to limit the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s (JCP) authority in the selection of judges in the country’s …
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ISLAMABAD: Friday saw the presentation of four legislations in the Senate, that were forwarded to relevant committees for further consideration. Several legislations will be introduced in 2022, including the Public …
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Kashmir Solidarity: To Support the Kashmiris, Hindu Senator Chaired Senate
by Hamza Irshadby Hamza IrshadIn the resolution, Pakistan’s Senate reaffirmed its support for Kashmir’s people in their “just fight for their fundamental right to self-determination at every stage.”