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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Politics

Could Pakistan Adopt a Weekly Tribute to Security Personnel?

Pakistan’s parliamentary system includes question hours but lacks a routine tradition of acknowledging security personnel killed or injured in service. The practice in Britain of paying tribute to fallen and wounded troops during weekly parliamentary proceedings highlights a possible model. Pakistani leaders and legislatures do issue statements and resolutions honouring those who serve, but such recognition is not formally incorporated into regular proceedings. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Most Swedish parties back tougher action on Israel: Survey

A survey of Sweden’s parliamentary parties found broad support for stronger measures against Israeli government actions in the occupied Palestinian Territories than current policy reflects, according to six civil society organisations behind the poll. Seven of the eight parties in the Riksdag, Sweden’s parliament, responded to the survey – a joint initiative including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International Sweden and Act Church of Sweden. The survey was released on Wednesday ahead of the general election on September 13. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Uncategorized

PPP, Opposition Agree to Parliamentary Cooperation

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and opposition leaders Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas agreed on Wednesday to maintain contact and cooperate on legislative matters in parliament. During their meeting at the Parliament House, they discussed parliamentary affairs and Pakistan’s political situation. Bilawal urged opposition leaders to join parliamentary committees and contribute actively. The opposition said it would decide after consulting PTI Chairman Imran Khan, according to the PPP statement. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Iranian committee approves strategic plan for Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf: Tasnim

An Iranian parliamentary committee has approved the main principles of a strategic plan aimed at managing the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, state-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported on Friday. Valiollah Bayati, spokesman for the Parliament's Committee on Councils and Internal Affairs, said the committee reviewed the proposed legislation and approved its general framework after hearing members' views. He added that seven of the plan's 14 articles had also been approved. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Iran grants ‘general approval’ to strategic action plan for the Strait of Hormuz

A senior Iranian official has said the general principles of a strategic action plan to manage the Strait of Hormuz have been agreed upon in a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Councils. Valiullah Bayati, a spokesperson of the committee, told Iran’s Tasnim news agency that “the strategic action plan to ensure the security and progress of the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf was reviewed by the Councils’ Commission and, after hearing the opinions, its general outline was approved.” Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Iran's Hormuz 'smart management' ready for parliament approval

A strategic proposal on the “smart management” of the Strait of Hormuz has reached its final stage in Iran’s parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission and has been uploaded to parliament’s system for review and approval, the commission’s head said. Ebrahim Azizi said the proposal aims to use Iran’s geographic position in the strategic waterway as a “power-generating leverage.” Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Israel took Iranian leaders off its 'hit list' after Pakistan's intervention: Report

Israel took Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf off its “hit list” after Pakistan requested that Washington not target them, a Pakistani source with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. "The Israelis had their coordinates and wanted to take them out. We told the US that if they are also eliminated, then there is no one else to talk to; hence, the US asked the Israelis to back off," the source said on Thursday. The Wall Street Journal first reported that the two top Iranian… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

High-level Senate delegation to visit US on Jan 20

A high-level parliamentary delegation of the Senate, led by Deputy Chairman Senate Senator Syedal Khan Nasar, will undertake an official visit to the United States from January 20 to January 25, 2026, the Senate Secretariat said on Tuesday. In a statement, the secretary termed the visit a "historic milestone" in Pakistan-US parliamentary relations and the start of a new institutional phase of transatlantic engagement. The visit, organised under the auspices of the Pakistan Policy Institute USA, will, for the first time, formally include the Pakistan-US Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), a development… Read More…

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