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                                                            Joint sitting of parliament to be held after EidFinal announcement expected soon 
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                                                            The 21st century lends Britain's ancient parliament a handTransforms the deeply traditional debating chamber into a modern videoconferencing hub 
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                                                            Opposition requisitions Senate sessionMove comes after govt announced convening National Assembly session next week 
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                                                            Package for SMEs to also increase employment in construction sector: AzharFederal minister says business community to also be given relief in electricity bill payments 
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                                                            PML-N rejects idea of virtual parliamentary sessionKhawaja Asif says suspending parliament on pretext of contagion unconstitutional 
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                                                            National Assembly digital panel to seek parliamentarians’ input for virtual sessionCommittee members say keeping parliament active and effective in present situation is vital 
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                                                            Govt mulls options for expiring NAB law tweakParliamentary nod needed for ordinances but both houses in recess over Covid-19 
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                                                            Govt to reopen low-risk industries across the countryParliamentary body told impact of pandemic greater crisis than disease itself 
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                                                            UK parliament set to close for at least four weeks on WednesdayAs part of the government’s efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus 
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                                                            Virus-hit China postpones parliament for first time in decadesThe National People's Congress Committee will decide later on a new date 
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                                                            Pakistan’s quest for functional harmonyIt is common wisdom that it saps the energy of a nation when country’s political leadership operates at cross-purposes 
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                                                            Kashmir is Gallipoli for us: ErdoganKashmir issue as important to Ankara as it is to Islamabad, says Turkish president in his address at parliament 
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                                                            Senate panel to consult parties on reducing house strengthStanding Committee on Law agrees to reduce number of seats in upper house to 100 
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                                                            Bilawal questions PTI govt's stance over Ehsanullah Ehsan's escapePPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says Parliament not being used properly 
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                                                            MPs decide to drop regular agenda to debate inflationEscape of ex-TTP spokesperson also echoes in NA 
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                                                            Sanjrani proposes increasing provincial Senate seatsSenate chairman refers matter to Standing Committee for Law & Justice for legislation 
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                                                            Between hope and despairThe direction taken by the government is shattering the hopes of his supporters, one after another 
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                                                            Russian PM, government resign for building ‘strong prosperous’ countryUnexpected development will shift power from presidency to parliament, means Russia will get a new prime minister 
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                                                            Over 2,000 ordinances passed in Pakistan’s historyAt least 35 ordinances were originally promulgated by then president Pervez Musharraf during the emergency period 
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                                                            Extension tensionMore than a few conclusions could also be drawn by the absence of senior opposition figures 
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                                                            National Assembly green-lights key military-related billsThe amendments ensure that the services chiefs, CJSCS re-appointment & extension cannot be challenged in any court 
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                                                            COAS tenure bill re-sent to parliamentary committeesNA to take up Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday 
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                                                            IHC gives PTI govt two weeks to file response in plea challenging promulgation of ordinancesIHC CJ Athar Minallah questions what circumstances made PTI govt bypass Parliament 
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                                                            Army Act: Change of approach allows PTI govt to avert row with oppositionPTI govt takes parliament’s route for COAS tenure extension 
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                                                            PML-N ‘gives the nod’ to Army Act amendmentsOpposition parties to announce final decision today 
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                                                            Govt faces opposition’s wrath in both housesNAB law changes, fuel price hike draw severe criticism 
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                                                            Senate may fail to complete parliamentary yearUpper house still needs to meet for 56 more days to complete minimum requirement of 110 days 
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                                                            Absolute discretionThe rule of law is an ideal, but it is an ideal we should be striving for rather than moving away from 
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                                                            Parliamentary harmonyGovernance should not be all sail and no anchor 
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                                                            Headwind slowing down progress of democracyWhat every govt should realise is that strengthening democratic institutions will protect them 
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                                                            IMF requests Pakistan's parliament to help increase SBP’s autonomyCalls for legal amendments for automatically increasing electricity prices 
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                                                            Ordinances to ruleLegislators hardly seem to have any business other than slinging mud at their rivals on one issue or the other 
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                                                            PA has ‘good laugh’ at misinformed parliamentary secretaryRana Shehbaz completely unprepared to answer questions on livestock and dairy 
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                                                            Britain's SC hears cases that PM Johnson's parliament suspension was illegalCritics also say that if judges decide Johnson misled the monarch, then he must resign 
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                                                            President’s address to parliamentDiscusses govt's performance on the economy, governance, social development, accountability and foreign policy 
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                                                            UK PM Johnson denies lying to Queen Elizabeth over the suspension of parliamentScotland’s highest court of appeal ruled on Wednesday that the suspension was unlawful 
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                                                            Scottish court rules UK PM Johnson's decision to suspend parliament is unlawfulParliament was prorogued or suspended, on Monday until October 14 
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                                                            British PM Johnson tells parliament: You can tie my hands, but I will not delay BrexitFor the second time, lawmakers reject Johnson’s request to break the deadlock through an early national election 
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                                                            London court rejects bid to stop PM Johnson's suspension of parliamentMiller tells reporters outside court that parliament should be sitting during this crucial time 
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                                                            Britons set to protest against Johnson's Brexit moveJohnson promises to lead Britain out of the EU on October 31 with or without an agreement with Brussels 
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                                                            UK's Johnson sparks outrage after forcing suspension of parliamentIt comes a day after opposition parties vowed to seek legislative changes to prevent a no-deal Brexit 
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                                                            'It happens every year', UK minister says of suspending parliamentThis move has sparked outrage among opposition lawmakers and many others in Britain 
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                                                            Contrasting talesEven though women make up more than half of the country’s population, they are kept out of key decision-making areas 
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                                                            WATCH: NZ parliament speaker feeds lawmaker's baby during debateThere are times when I can be vaguely useful, says speaker Trevor Mallard 
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                                                            President summons joint session of parliamentA National Assembly session has also been called on September 2 at 4pm 
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                                                            Indonesia protesters torch town hall in Papua over student detentionsAfter police fired tear gas into a dormitory before arresting 43 
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                                                            Parliament cannot stop Brexit, Johnson to tell Macron and MerkelAs the British PM makes his maiden trip abroad as leader 
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                                                            Mind your language: Mushahidullah, Fawad hurl abuses in parliamentPTI leader pounces on PML-N senator after being called ‘dabbu’ 
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                                                            Hindu community decorates NA with national flag made of 60,000 balloonsAll Pakistanis stand united for defence of their motherland, says Dr Ramesh Vankwani 
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                                                            Parliament Lodges extension assertedDeputy speaker directs the CDA to take proper measures for the cleanliness and security of the Parliament Lodges 
 
    














































