Tag: National Assembly
Bill on enforced disappearances lands in parliamentary limbo
Raza Rabbani urges NA speaker to refer bill on enforced disappearances to joint sitting for passage after lower house broke parliamentary tradition and rules by passing amendments in the Senate's amended version in October 2022
Suicide attempts finally decriminalised in Pakistan
As an important step towards preventing suicides, President Arif Alvi gave his assent to legislation abolishing the punishment for attempted suicide in the country.
NA passes bill to abolish death penalty in narcotics cases
The National Assembly has passed an amendment bill to abolish the death penalty in narcotics cases, commuting the sentence to life imprisonment.
NA yet to refer domestic violence bill to CII
The NA has yet to vote on the referral of the domestic violence bill to the CII.
Heated debate in NA on attacks on journalists, media
July 29th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; The NA on Monday witnessed a heated debate on attacks on journalists and press freedom in the country.
Parliament focuses on demands of banned militant outfit
The TLP sprung out of the movement following the assassination of Salman Taseer - now the party had become an asset for the deep state in the last 10 years.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari: Lambastes PM Imran Khan during June 29th session of National Assembly
Jun 29, 2020: Pakistan Peoples Party Chair Bilawal Bhutto lambasted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Freudian slip in which he referred to Osama bin Laden as a “martyr”. In a fiery speech, Bhutto drew attention to what he referred to ...
