Work on Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway to start this year, Senate told
- 15-May-2026
The Senate of Pakistan was informed on Friday that work on Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway will be started this year. Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan told the house during question hour that three of the motorway’s five sections have been approved, while the tendering process has begun. The Minister for Communications said efforts are being made […]
Senate unanimously passes Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy Amendment Bills 2025
- 14-Nov-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan on Friday unanimously passed Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2025, ARY News reported. The bill presented by Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar was passed clause-by-clause in the house. The Senate also unanimously passed the Pakistan Air Force Amendment Bill 2025, which was likewise introduced in the House […]
27th Constitutional Amendment to be presented in Senate today
- 13-Nov-2025
ISLAMABAD: The 27th Constitutional Amendment, approved by the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday, will be re-presented in the Senate today (Thursday), ARY News reported. Earlier, the Senate passed the 27th Constitutional Amendment, but due to amendments introduced in the NA, it will be reintroduced in the upper house of the Parliament for approval. The session […]
27th Amendment: Law Minister to table constitutional bill in Senate
- 10-Nov-2025
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar will table the 27th constitutional amendment bill on Monday in the Senate as the upper house session will begin at 11:00am in the Parliament House here. Earlier, Senator Farooq H. Naik would present the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for Law and Justice in the Senate […]
27th Constitutional Amendment tabled in Senate
- 08-Nov-2025
ISLAMABAD: The 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill was tabled in the Senate on Saturday, ARY News reported. The Senate session commenced at 01:10 p.m. here on Saturday under the chairmanship of Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, tabled the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the […]
Verbal slugfest intensifies between PPP and PML-N in NA and Senate
- 06-Oct-2025
A verbal slugfest between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) intensified following the negotiations over remarks made by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz yielded no result. The PPP subsequently walked out of the National Assembly session Former Prime Minister and PPP leader, Raja Pervez Ashraf, said that under the […]
Rana Sanaullah faces PTI’S Salma Ejaz in by-election on Senate seat tomorrow
- 08-Sep-2025
Lahore: The by-election on the Senate’s general seat from Punjab will be held on Tuesday, tomorrow, ARY News reported. Election Commissioner Punjab Sharif Ullah will be the returning officer for the election. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Rana Sanaullah and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Salma Ejaz Chaudhry are contesting the election. The members of the Punjab […]
Pakistan reports surge in online fraud cases, Senate body told
- 02-Sep-2025
ISLAMABAD: National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Tuesday disclosed that Pakistan has reported online fraud cases amounting to Rs2–3 billion. This was revealed during a briefing to the Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecommunication, chaired by Senator Palwasha Khan. Officials from the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) informed the committee that a large […]
Contractors warn of obstruction as senators raise concerns over N-55 project
- 29-Aug-2025
Following the Senate’s inquiry, a consortium of contractors working on the N-55 Expansion Project (funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)) wrote a letter to Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, alleging that certain senators were misusing their positions to obstruct the award of contracts for the crucial CAREC Tranche-III project. According to the state-run […]
PHC halts appointment of new opposition leaders in NA, Senate
- 12-Aug-2025
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the appointment of new opposition leaders in both the National Assembly and the Senate while hearing petitions challenging the disqualification notifications of PTI leaders Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz. A bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Dr. Khurshid Iqbal heard the petitions and issued […]