A look at the 15th National Assembly
With the 15th National Assembly completing its five-year term, the prospects for timely and free and fair elections to vote in the next National Assembly have darkened. The National Assembly’s…
HEC amendment bill sails through National Assembly amid opposition by allies
After Senate, the National Assembly also passed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) amendment bill, increasing the representation of provinces in it. The bill, which faced controversies in recent months, was…
Where stands the National Assembly?
The National Assembly of Pakistan is the only popularly elected federal house where 272 seats are allocated to each province and the federal capital on the basis of population. Members…
The National Assembly-Election Commission tango!: Abbas Town: Is awakening real? What took it so long?
The Chief Justice was here. The Army Chief was here. One way or another, this was in the aftermath of the latest in a series of particularly horrible, high profile…
What happens when you dissolve an assembly?
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has announced the dissolution of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies as a tactic to put pressure on the government and the powerful quarters to force…
National security wordplay
A reinvented wheel with spokes of jargon, cliche, and complacency was presented last month as the National Security Policy (NSP), a more comprehensive version of the Internal Security Policy instituted…
International Mother Language Day
February 21 is celebrated worldwide as Mother Languages Day. In Pakistan too, even a cursory glance at the activities and events held in the country on the day this year…
International Parliamentarians’ Congress Strengthening institution of parliament
The interconnectivity between today’s international, regional and domestic issues and challenges has created a need for interdependence and greater global cooperation to address common issues like ensuring economic stability and…
International aid
Politics is not merely the art of the possible but the pursuit of concerted hypocrisy. When it comes to that matter of funding good causes – foreign aid, for instance…
