Left-winger George Galloway set to return in parliament
LONDON: Veteran left-wing political maverick George Galloway won a vote to become the new lawmaker for the English town of Rochdale on Friday, vowing to be a thorn in the side for the…
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Four charged with terrorism over Indian parliament security breach
NEW DELHI: Indian police have filed terrorism charges against four people in connection with a security breach in parliament in which a man jumped into the chamber, shouted slogans and set…
Turkish MP dies after suffering heart attack in parliament
ANKARA: An opposition Turkish lawmaker died on Thursday, two days after suffering a heart attack and collapsing in front of parliament as he finished a speech criticising the government's…
Two intruders enter Indian parliament, throw gas canisters
NEW DELHI: Two men jumped into the Lok Sabha from the visitors' gallery on Wednesday, triggering a massive security scare on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack.
According to…
Opposition cannot fight 220m PTI supporters with 22 dissident members: Sheikh Rasheed
ISLAMABAD: The Opposition cannot compete with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s support of 220 million people with 22 dissident members of the PTI, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said on Sunday.…
Overseas Pakistanis get voting rights
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Parliament has passed legislation that will allow "overseas Pakistanis" to vote in the country's general election.
Amid opposition uproar, the Joint Sitting of the…
Parliament passes FATF-related bills amid opposition’s protest
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his government could make any compromise with the opposition for country and democracy, but never on corruption.
“We told them that it is in…
Shehbaz writes to NA Speaker, demands formation of committee to probe atrocities…
ISLAMABAD: PML-N President and former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday wrote to the National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, urging him to form a committee to probe the…
Virtual session for MPs is need of the hour: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has urged the national political parties to embrace the use of technology for holding a virtual session of the Parliament in the wake of…
NA adopts bills allowing extension in tenures of services chiefs
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed three separate bills to amend Pakistan Army Act 1952, Pakistan Air Force Act 1953 and Pakistan Navy Ordinance 1961, granting extension in…
Joint session of the parliament summoned on Tuesday
A joint session of the parliament has been summoned on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing Kashmir crisis and Pakistan's response to it.
On Monday, India passed a resolution that revoked Article…