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"Whose Money Is This?" Pak Speaker Waves Cash He Found, 12 MPs Claim It
During a National Assembly session, Pakistan's Speaker Ayaz Sadiq discovered ten PKR 5,000 currency notes amounting to around Rs 16,000. Several lawmakers responded, with 12-13 members of the National Assembly raising their hands to claim the cash.
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332 Pakistan Lawmakers Suspended For Not Disclosing Assets: Report
The membership of 332 Pakistani lawmakers, including that of Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, was suspended on Wednesday after they failed to submit details of their properties and assets, media reports said.
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Pakistan Lawmakers, Critical Of Army, Not Allowed To Leave The Country
Two lawmakers who are vocal critics of Pakistan's powerful military and have alleged widespread abuses by the armed forces say they have been barred from leaving the country, in the latest crackdown on dissent in the South Asian nation.
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Pakistan Approves Salary Boost Of Almost 2.5 Times For MPs
Pakistan has approved a salary jump of nearly 2-1/2 times for its members of parliament, the information minister said, taking their pay to more than ten times the minimum wage.
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Pakistan Lawmaker Booked For Abusing Woman Activist On Live TV Debate
An influential lawmaker of Pakistan's ruling coalition has been booked for allegedly verbally abusing and trying to physically attack a woman rights activist during a live TV debate on honour killing.
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Pakistan Lawmakers Vote for Military Courts to Try Insurgents
Pakistani lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation for military courts to try insurgents, one of a raft of measures aimed at clamping down on increasingly brutal attacks after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 children last month.
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Pakistan lawmakers slam US after session with army
Members of Pakistan's Parliament slammed the United States on Saturday for the raid that killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden on their soil, but also demanded that an independent commission probe the debacle instead of one led by the country's powerful armed forces.The parliamentary resolution followed a rare, private session with top military off...
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"Whose Money Is This?" Pak Speaker Waves Cash He Found, 12 MPs Claim It
During a National Assembly session, Pakistan's Speaker Ayaz Sadiq discovered ten PKR 5,000 currency notes amounting to around Rs 16,000. Several lawmakers responded, with 12-13 members of the National Assembly raising their hands to claim the cash.
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332 Pakistan Lawmakers Suspended For Not Disclosing Assets: Report
The membership of 332 Pakistani lawmakers, including that of Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, was suspended on Wednesday after they failed to submit details of their properties and assets, media reports said.
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Pakistan Lawmakers, Critical Of Army, Not Allowed To Leave The Country
Two lawmakers who are vocal critics of Pakistan's powerful military and have alleged widespread abuses by the armed forces say they have been barred from leaving the country, in the latest crackdown on dissent in the South Asian nation.
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Pakistan Approves Salary Boost Of Almost 2.5 Times For MPs
Pakistan has approved a salary jump of nearly 2-1/2 times for its members of parliament, the information minister said, taking their pay to more than ten times the minimum wage.
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Pakistan Lawmaker Booked For Abusing Woman Activist On Live TV Debate
An influential lawmaker of Pakistan's ruling coalition has been booked for allegedly verbally abusing and trying to physically attack a woman rights activist during a live TV debate on honour killing.
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Pakistan Lawmakers Vote for Military Courts to Try Insurgents
Pakistani lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation for military courts to try insurgents, one of a raft of measures aimed at clamping down on increasingly brutal attacks after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 children last month.
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Pakistan lawmakers slam US after session with army
Members of Pakistan's Parliament slammed the United States on Saturday for the raid that killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden on their soil, but also demanded that an independent commission probe the debacle instead of one led by the country's powerful armed forces.The parliamentary resolution followed a rare, private session with top military off...
