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K-IV water project likely to be completed in 2026, Senate body told

ISLAMABAD: The Senate standing committee on water resources was briefed over K-IV, the clean water supply project for Karachi, on Wednesday. "The scheme will supply...

Senate body passes anti-human smuggling bill

ISLAMABAD: Senate standing committee for interior unanimously passed prevention of human smuggling bill unanimously on Tuesday. Senate standing committee chaired by Senator Faisal Saleem discussed...

Senate body approves PECA Amendment Bill

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior approved the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Amendment Bill, despite strong opposition from journalist organizations. The Senate...

Dollar based agreements cancelled with eight bagasse power plants

ISLAMABAD: Five IPPs have been closed after negotiations, Secretary Power Division informed the Senate standing committee for energy on Monday. The power division official was...

Senate body to move ICAO for revival of pilots’ licences

The Senate of Pakistan body has decided to write a letter to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the European Union's Aviation Agency...

Senate body opposes public executions for capital offences

ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Human Rights, by a majority of the members present, opposed any statutory amendments that call for public execution...

Senate body expresses anger over absence of Lahore CCPO

The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over the absence of Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umar Shaikh from the committee’s meeting.

Senate body seeks report from Lahore CCPO in motorway rape case

Senate Standing Committee on Interior has sought a report from Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umar Shaikh in motorway gang-rape case.

Senate body recommends issuance of Rs21 billion funds to HEC

The chairman of the committee recommended the federal government to immediately release funds worth Rs21 billion for the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

Pedophile Sohail Ayaz sexually abused child recovered from his house, Police tells Senate body

'Sohail Ayaz used to intoxicate children through Hash and Ice'

Rs.41 bn released to tribal districts in April, Senate body told

Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) was informed that on the special directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Rs.41 bn were released for the uplift of newly merged tribal districts with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in April.

Senate body seeks report on payments being given to unproductive power plants

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) officials said in 2007 there was no power plant which would get money without functioning.

Senate body seeks waiver of agricultural loans for erstwhile FATA farmers

The Senate body recommended this for erstwhile FATA farmers as the area had been under civil war and no agricultural produce had been obtained.

Sherry urges govt to make public offices plastic free

Underscoring the need for a mass awareness drive on plastic pollution, Senator Sherry Rehman demanded of the government to make all the public offices plastic free.

Senate body directs action against medicine companies involved in drug peddling

'700 suspects have been arrested in three months from drug manufacturing companies involved in the illicit business'

Lakhra power plant can generate cheaper electricity: Senate told

Senator Nauman Wazir Khattak, has said that Lakhra coal power plant can generate electricity at a cost of Rs4.75 per unit.

Senate body passes several recommendations in Finance bill 2018-19

The Senate body turned down the recommendation of allowing for tax assessment after disclosing of foreign assets by the Pakistanis.

Senate body directs for time extension in registration of new mobile phone

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications Senator Rubina Khalid has directed that the 30 day margin for registering a new...

Senate body directs to ensure implementation of PECA

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications (IT&T) in its meeting has given one week to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal...

Senate body cogitates over rising incidents of child abuse

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Senate Special Committee on the issue of increasing incidents of child abuse was held on Tuesday. Convened by Senator Nuzhat...
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