Tuesday, December 20th, 2022
Punjab Assembly speaker ‘disposes’ governor’s order requiring CM Elahi to take vote of confidence
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly (PA) Speaker Sibtain Khan disposed on Tuesday Governor Balighur Rehman’s order requiring Chief Minister Parvez Elahi to obtain a vote of confidence from the house, saying that the instructions were “against the Constitution and Rules of Procedure”. The speaker also adjourned the PA session till December 23 — the same day PTI plans to dissolve the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On Saturday, PTI Chairman Imran Khan announced that his governments in the two provinces will dissolve their assemblies on Friday to pave the way for freshRead More
Traders, restaurant owners reject govt’s ‘energy conservation plan’
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Hours after the federal government came up with its fresh energy conservation plan, traders and restaurant owners rejected the measures announced, terming the policy “counterproductive rather than being productive”. Condemning the restrictions — which are to be imposed by the Centre after consultations with the provinces — President All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran President Ajmal Baloch Tuesday urged the government to immediately withdraw its decision to close markets and restaurants at 8pm. Under its National Energy Conservation Plan, the government decided that the timing of wedding halls would be limited toRead More
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to resolve border issues
CHAMAN: After several days of hostility at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman, authorities on both sides Tuesday agreed to resolve border and fencing issues through bilateral contacts and consultations. The development came during a flag meeting between officials of the two neighbouring countries at the Friendship Gate in Chaman after the successful intervention of the local tribal council which was tasked with ending tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s border forces. District officials told Geo News that high-level civil and military officials participated in the meeting, along with the deputy commissionersRead More
LHC allows suspended PML-N MPAs to cast votes on no-trust motion against CM Elahi
LAHORE: In a major development, the Lahore High Court (LHC) Tuesday allowed the suspended lawmakers of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to attend the much-anticipated session of the Punjab Assembly with a crucial no-confidence motion — filed by the joint opposition against Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi. Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan, on October 23, had banned the entry of 18 PML-N lawmakers to the assembly for their unruly conduct during the session. According to the provincial assembly order, the opposition members started hue and cry when former CM PunjabRead More
Centre threatens to seal CM House if Parvez Elahi won’t take trust vote
ISLAMABAD, DEC 20: In view of the no-trust motion submitted against Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Tuesday threatened to seal the Punjab CM House if the much-anticipated session of the provincial assembly will not take place tomorrow (Wednesday). Talking to journalists in Lahore, the security czar said: “Punjab CM House will be sealed if Chaudhry Parvez Elahi does not take the vote of confidence or the assembly session does not take place.” The Punjab chief minister will have to take the vote of no confidence even ifRead More
Travel for Indonesia to be eased: Indonesian Envoy
ISLAMABAD, DEC 20 (DNA) — Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan Adam M. Tugio has said that Indonesia is now open for international visitors and the normal visa-issuing process for different purposes has been resumed. The Ambassador stated this while addressing a gathering of visa dropbox travel agents in Haripur organized by the Indonesian Embassy to brief on the post-pandemic new visa regulations. He said that the visa process now will take three working days upon the submission of the application with complete documents. In addition, the government has also been developing fiveRead More