Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Public Relations, Shafi Jan has said that the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly has directed that the controversial provisions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Members of Provincial Assembly Privileges Act be referred back to the Standing Committee on Privileges for review. He said the committee would re-examine the controversial clauses […]
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Memon draws attention of MPAs to issue of fake news
Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon said that fake news is a major issue and that individuals and their families are being harmed by it. He stated that anyone can file a complaint against fake news with the Cyber Crime Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency, […]
PTI MNAs bound to verify resignations individually before Speaker: NA Spokesman
ISLAMABAD: Every member of the National Assembly (MNA) of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will have to confirm his resignation personally before the Speaker NA, reiterated a spokesman of the National Assembly Secretariat on Sunday. Commenting on news reports regarding PTI’s decision to appear collectively in the chamber of the Speaker and confirm their resignations from their […]
Imran Khan orders Punjab MPAs to prepare for elections
Imran Khan orders Punjab MPAs to prepare for elections. PTI Chairman Imran Khan said on Sunday that he was aware what is happening within the party, but he would not name anyone at this time, and directed party members to prepare for the next elections. The PTI chief chaired a meeting of Punjab Assembly Members […]
MPAs will be suspended in case of dog biting incidents continue, orders SHC
KARACHI: If any person is bitten by a dog, the membership of the respective Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) elected from that area will be suspended, the Sindh High Court‘s Sukkur Bench said Monday. The judge went on to add that the MPAs would also be barred from voting in the Senate election over the […]
PML-N MPAs boycott standing committee meetings
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday boycotted the meetings of the Punjab Assembly’s standing committees. PML-N MPAs said they would not attend the meetings of standing committees till the government fulfilled its commitment to name Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz as the Public Accounts Committee chairman. Lawmakers were scheduled […]
MPA Butt seeks constituencies for MPAs on reserved seats
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN)’s legislator, Hina Pervez Butt, on Monday, sought allocation of constituencies for the members of Provincial Assembly on reserved seats to avoid hurdles in launching different development works. She demanded this through “Provincial Assembly of Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Bill 1972,” submitted in Punjab Assembly. The objective of the said Amendment Bill […]