Proactive role of youth imperative for socio-economic development: Suri
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri has said the proactive role of youth is imperative for socio-economic development of the country.
He said this while witnessing a signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding among Young Parliamentary Forum, Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services and Sustainable Social Development Organization at the Parliament House in Islamabad today (Friday).
Source: Radio Pakistan 2021-04-02
Polling for Senate Elections 2021 underway
March 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The polling for Senate Elections 2021 is underway simultaneously at the Parliament House in Islamabad and three provincial assemblies on Wednesday to elect 37 Members of the Upper House.
The voting time will last till 5:00 pm without any break.
The Member of the National Assembly Shafiq Arain was the first person to cast the vote.
Other prominent figures who have cast their votes so far include Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri, the Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, the Minister for Communications Murad Saeed, the Minister for Science Fawad Chaudhary, and the Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda.
Senate election: PTI emerges as the victor with 18 seats
Pakistan
Wed, Mar 03, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited Senate elections ended with PTI emerging as the winner with 18 seats, followed by PPP with eight.
Even though the PTI won, PDM s Yousuf Raza Gilani pulled off a major upset, emerging victorious against PTI s Hafeez Shaikh on the Islamabad general seat.
All the eleven candidates for Senate from Punjab were elected unopposed while candidates from Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federal Capital will be elected today.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari triumphantly tweeted: Democracy is the best revenge. Jeya Bhutto!
According to the returning officer, who announced the results after counting ended in the National Assembly, six of the total 340 ballots cast in the National Assembly were rejected.
Manipulations mount to keep voters onside
Top Story
March 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: With the Senate elections standing just a day away, manipulation is at peak with both the government and the opposition working their guts out to keep their voters on their side.
It was in this context that Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday met MNAs and patiently listened to their mostly constituency related matters.
The prime minister assured the MPs that their reservations would be addressed and all the problems resolved. He is also expected to continue to interact with the treasury legislators on Tuesday (today), including those belonging to the allied parties, in his chamber at the Parliament House.