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Senate body accuses govt of lying about CPEC
'Rs50 billion allocated for eastern route however eastern route does not fall under the CPEC'
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Burning women alive: Senate panel set to discuss honour killings
Committee will discuss growing incidents of honour killing
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Parliament fades away
The government consistently struggles to maintain a quorum in parliament
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New Islamabad Airport: ‘Faulty’ airport design stirs Senate debate
Lawmakers demand inquiry; govt withdraws debt limitation bill
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Condemning misogyny
During the Senate proceedings of June 9, the alarming increase in honour killings were discussed at length
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Upper house: Senate okays ToRs panel after Rabbani’s walkout
Senate chief exits the house without endorsing the motion
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Senate okays formation of 12-member ToRs committee amid Rabbani's walkout
Rabbani stages walkout after minister for law moved a motion for which he wasn't consulted prior to the session
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Rewriting electoral process: Current mode of Senate election wins favour
Tahir Mashhadi says Raza Rabbani brought a tangible change
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Arrest warrants issued for former Senate chairman after policeman assault
Nayyer Bokhari had resisted the head constable's attempt to frisk him at the entrance of district courts
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Senate’s Oversight Committee: Bureaucrats unwilling to share details
Senators appeared disinterested in discussing issues like graft
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Panama Papers: ‘Not right for PM to decide JC matters’
Lamenting previous acts, Senator Babar suggests holding talks between the government and security establishment
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HEC privatisation: Treasury members complain of being kept in the dark
The upper house would start a debate over the issue from Friday
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Controversy over textbook
Furore over an Intermediate-level textbook, describing Baloch as an “uncivilised people" has resulted in much outrage
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Senate’s first year marked by absenteeism
The only day when 97 members of the house were present was when newly elected senators took oath
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Senators fume after panel skips ‘privilege’ debate
No members turn up to discuss bureaucrats’ attitude
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Textbook definition of ‘Baloch’ shocks Senate
Sindh, Punjab CMs promise to hold inquiry and share findings with parliament
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Legislators seek devolution of powers in capital
Two months ago, a Senate panel unanimously passed a constitutional amendment bill in this regard
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Code of conduct: Senate forms parliamentary ethics committee
Panel will be introduced in the upcoming session
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Due representation: Resolution seeks ICT right to elect its senators
At present, MNAs choose representatives of Islamabad in the Senate
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Senate approves criminalising child sexual abuse
Assaults against minors to be punishable by up to seven years in prison
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Senate passes law against child sexual abuse
Sexual assaults will now be punishable by up to seven years in prison
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Ex-CJP purchased a car at deflated price, Senate told
Law ministry says government still bears fuel, maintenance expenses of bulletproof vehicle
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Senate rejects PIA sell-off bill
Joint session may be called to force legislation through
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Senate rejects PIA sell-off bill
Bill was rejected as government did not take opposition into confidence about the sell-off
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Letter creates storm in Senate’s teacup
Notices issued to three officers; privileges panel to probe the matter
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Race on to fill Jhagra’s Senate seat
Sartaj Aziz favourite to land membership in the upper house
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In black and white: The house of books
A look inside the libraries parliamentarians turn to for literature on governance
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Senate to discuss PIA row next week
PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar said we have requisitioned the session primarily to discuss the PIA crisis
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Right to Information: Bill Minister grilled over foot-dragging
The RIB has been pending for over a decade since an ordinance promulgated by Pervez Musharraf expired back in 2002
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A welcome move: Senate offers internship to students
We want to make our youth part of parliament
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Landmark move: Rabbani bans Khawaja Asif’s entry into Senate
Seeks to ‘teach absent ministers a lesson’ by making an example of defence minister
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Raza Rabbani bars Khawaja Asif from attending Senate sessions
Senate chairman also issues four warnings to ministers who remained absent from the upper house of parliament sessions
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Senate seeks oversight body for NAP
Upper and lower houses of parliament condemn Charsadda carnage
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Government says no to Rs2 billion for counter-terrorism
Rejects opposition’s resolution seeking Rs2b for the body
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Islamabad Club: Not answerable to Parliament: admin
Senate SC on Cabinet Secretariat chairman says matter would be referred to FIA
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First-ever synopsis of a Senate session released
During the 122nd session, four bills were passed while attendance remained 61 per cent
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Rashid Rehman murder case: Activist’s sister appears before Senate committee
Panel inquires about implementation of the report on missing persons
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Senate panel drafts 8 bills on swift justice
One of the proposed laws deals with witness protection
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Cybercrimes bill unlikely to pass Senate test
Chairman Raza Rabbani asks govt to first address concerns of all stakeholders
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Senate throws spanner in works of PIA’s sell-off
Opposition repeals privatisation ordinance through its numerical strength
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Senate panel mulls remedies for missing persons
Decides to initiate conversation with religious scholars to prevent misuse of blasphemy laws
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Money bill: Tax concessions for services sector come under fire
Senate panel chairman says minimum tax is against the law
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Senators throw weight behind govt over ISPR's 'governance' statement
Senator Aitzaz Ahsan says opposition will stand with government in case of any trouble
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Chairman Senate calls for in-camera session to debate NAP, foreign policy
Raza Rabbani's remarks come a day after COAS asked government to match army's efforts in fight against terror
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(In)direct balloting: Senators debate mode of their election
Chairman Rabbani calls proposal of direct voting system ‘ineffective’
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Senate wants assault on Christian student investigated
PM to represent Pakistan at Paris climate change summit
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Senators seek transparency in awarding scholarships abroad
Committee says education and professional training ministry most appropriate to handle process
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Improving access to justice
80 per cent of disputes in the country are settled by the unregulated informal justice sector
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Maiden move: Chief justice to make rare appearance in Senate
Anwar Jamali will assist house in pursuing speedy and inexpensive justice to the masses
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PPP to seek fresh tweaking of accountability laws
Senator Taj Haider will table a bill aiming at limiting centre’s jurisdiction in the provinces