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March 11, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The PPP Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Wednesday said after the issuance of notification of Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani as elected senator, the last plan of the PTI has failed and now the PTI will not be able to run away from the election.
He made these remarks while felicitating Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on his notification as senator. Meanwhile, Bilawal visited Member National Assembly Amir Ali Shah Jillani who met an accident two days ago.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari prayed for Amir Ali Shahâs early recovery. Earlier, the PTIâs Maleeka Bokhari pointed out that the first part of their petition, related to the Ali Haider Gilani video, has been held maintainable.
Conduct MDCAT exams again: NA panel
PMC chief fails to answer for discrepancies in results
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ISLAMABAD:
The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Thursday recommended that Medical and Dental College Admissions Test (MDCAT) results may be cancelled and the tests may be conducted again to secure the future of students.
The committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Khalid Hussain Magsi made this recommendation after a thorough discussion on the results of MDCAT.
The committee was of the view that on reservations of the body regarding flaw and discrepancy in MDCAT test results, the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) president could not satisfy the committee.
NA passes bills amid ruckus
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February 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Bill, 2020 and two other bills sailed through the National Assembly amid strong protest and sloganeering from the opposition members on Monday.
The opposition members gathered in front of Speaker’s dais while raising slogans ‘release speaker’, ‘wake-up speaker’ and ‘give relief to people’ as government members okayed the bill moved by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan in the House.
The opposition members threw the torn apart copies of the bill towards speaker’s dais while the House also passed the Public Private Partnership Authority Bill, 2020 and the Pakistan Single Window Bill, 2021.
Helped by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, the government on Monday hurriedly passed three bills, including the one seeking establishment of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. Photo courtesy NA Twitter
ISLAMABAD: Helped by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, the government on Monday hurriedly passed three bills, including the one seeking establishment of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, amid ruckus by the opposition members.
Besides the passage of the bills, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan also laid two ordinances, including the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Ordinance 2020, before the house as the opposition members continued their noisy protest in front of the dais of the speaker after he refused to give them the floor to speak on the issue of price hike with particular reference to the recent increase in prices of electricity and petroleum products.
National Assembly Passes Three Bills in Contentious Session
National Assembly Passes Three Bills in Contentious Session
Two additional bills introduced in the Lower House, while two lapsed ordinances laid before it
Pakistan’s National Assembly on Monday passed three bills The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority Bill 2020, The Public-Private Partnership Authority (Amendment) Bill 2020, and The Pakistan Single Window Bill 2020 during a session marred by protests from the opposition
Adviser to the P.M. on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan tabled the ordinances shortly after Question Hour, but was met with derision from opposition lawmakers, who demanded the floor to debate the government’s notification of an increase in prices of fuel products the fifth time in the past two months.