ISLAMABAD: The opposition members in the National Assembly on Friday protested against calling the session on a short notice after a gap over two months.The PML-N parliamentarian Ahsan Iqbal and PPP.
Walkout in Senate over CPEC queries
Minister tells house CPEC affairs currently overseen by Ministry of Planning
ISLAMABAD:
Opposition parties on Friday staged a walkout from the upper house of the parliament due to the government’s alleged failure to give proper answers to their queries with regard to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority ordinance.
Responding to various questions during the Question Hour, Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar earlier informed the Senate that the CPEC Authority Ordinance has lapsed and currently the Ministry of Planning is looking after affairs of the CPEC projects.
“The government will soon bring legislation to give legal cover to the authority,” he said.
ISLAMABAD: The government came under scathing criticism in the Senate Tuesday from the opposition for the weekend’s countrywide power breakdown and demanded a parliamentary probe into the.
Treasury, opposition trade barbs in Senate
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ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan told the Senate Friday that the federal cabinet had suggested Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Quetta and he would go there anytime.
Winding up discussion on the opposition’s agenda item of unprecedented crackdown on political workers, the minister contended that the opposition might talk in Parliament on civil differences or the civil-military imbalance but why to talk like ‘cutting down necks of soldiers and generals’.
Some opposition leaders asked as to why the foreign funding case had made no progress despite passage of six years.
PM Imran striving hard to lead the country on path of progress: Qasim Suri
Published On 28 December,2020 05:10 am
Qasim Suri said our exports are increasing and the fruits of govt s positive policies are emerging.
QUETTA (Dunya News) - Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was striving hard to lead the country on path of development and progress, Dunya News reported.
He said this while addressing a prize distribution ceremony organized by a local NGO in Quetta. Qasim Suri said that Pakistan was created with the sacrifices of our forefathers but today everyone has forgotten the purpose of creation of Pakistan.