ISLAMABAD – The federal cabinet has approved an amendment bill that aims at clipping the powers of the chief justice of Pakistan regarding taking suo motu notice and constituting benches. Reports said the top judge’s discretionary power of taking a suo motu notice would be revoked and it ...

National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Monday approved the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Bill 2022. According to the newly approved bill, the anti-graft watchdog cannot investigate corruption cases amounting to less than Rs 50 million. The amended bill ...

ISLAMABAD – In an important development after ouster of Imran Khan's government last month, the Federal Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Election Amendment Bill 2022 during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The development comes at a time when ousted prime minister Imran Khan ...

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday presented a constitutional amendment bill to Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser for establishment of South Punjab Province. Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri was also present on the occasion. On the request of the Foreign Minister, the ...

ISLAMABAD- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly unanimously passed ‘Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission Amendment Bill 2020’ in Peshawar on Friday. The bill was introduced by Law Minister Sultan Muhammad Khan in the session chaired by Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani. Finance Minister ...

ISLAMABAD-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved MTI Amendment Bill-2020 to improve healthcare facilities in hospitals of the province. The approval was given by the provincial cabinet at a meeting in Peshawar with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair. Later, briefing media about the decisions ...

ISLAMABAD: Amendment Bill in National Assembly to further modify Salaried and Allowances Act 1974 for the Members of Parliament. An amended bill to further modify the Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Act, 1974 has been presented in the National Assembly. The draft legislation, ...

ISLAMABAD – Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday has sent the proposal of National Accountability Bureau Amendment Ordinance 2019 to Prime Minister (PM) Office. The summary will be presented in the Federal Cabinet meeting for approval after which, it will be forwarded to President Arif Alvi ...

ISLAMABAD - The death toll from violent protests in northeast India against an Anti-Muslim citizenship law has risen to six, as authorities maintain internet bans and curfews to quell the unrest. Tension remains high at the epicenter of the unrest in Assam state's biggest city, Guwahati where ...

NEW DELHI - Indefinite curfew imposed in India after violent clashes erupt over Citizen Amendment Bill 2019. Amid violent protests over Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in Assam, an indefinite curfew was imposed in Guwahati on Wednesday evening. The curfew that was earlier imposed from 6.15 pm on ...