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Chairman senate to review appointment of Opp leader
Jun 8th
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Farooq H. Naik has decided to review the decision with regard to appointment of Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri as Opposition leader in the Senate, besides deciding to consult legal and constitutional experts …
US senator wants 15,000 troops out of Afghanistan
Jun 8th
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama should withdraw a minimum of 15,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Tuesday.
“At least 15,000 by the end of this year. That”s wha…
SED abolished, but wait until July for relief
Jun 7th
ISLAMABAD: Sales tax levied on all those items by peoples government has come into force from June 4, while the abolishment of the special excise duty (SED) will be effective July 1 i.e. await for the relief until 1st of July, while pay the tax from …
SC orders to implement flood commission report
Jun 7th
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered the federal and provincial governments to implement the Flood Inquiry Commission report in letter and spirit and sought the order compliance report in this regard, Geo News reported.
The order was passed by a t…
Malik finally confirms death of Ilyas Kashmiri
Jun 7th
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has confirmed the death of Al-Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri, the mastermind of PNS Mehran, in US drone strike, Geo News reported.
Talking to newsmen outside the Parliament House, he said that investigation into…
Ghafoor Haideri notified as opposition leader in Senate
Jun 7th
ISLAMABAD: Senator Moulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has been nominated as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.
According to a notification of Senate Secretariat, “in pursuance o Rule-2 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate 19…
US House presses Obama on Libya conflict
Jun 4th
WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives chided President Barack Obama on Friday for failing to obtain congressional approval of US military action in Libya, and demanded answers about his objectives.
Republican House Speaker John Boehner”s resolutio…
Opposition decides not to boycott budget session
Jun 3rd
ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties have decided that these would not boycott budget session of the parliament but stage a massive protest, Geo News reported on Friday.
The decision was made in a meeting attended by opposition leader in the NA Chaudhary Nis…
Pakistani senators to attend Conference on Environment & Development in Malaysia
Jun 3rd
KUALA LUMPUR: A nine member Pakistani delegation headed by Deputy Chairman Senate, Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali will attend 15th General Assembly of the Asia Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development (APPCED) going …
Senator Ishaq Dar allotted Opposition leader seat
Jun 3rd
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Farooq H Naek has allotted seat of Opposition leader in Senate to Senior PML-N leader Senator Ishaq Dar as he enjoyed considerable majority. Senator Waseem Sajjad had resigned from the seat of …
