Pakistan

Election of NA speaker to take place on April 22

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2 years ago

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Election for speaker to take place during NA session at 3:00pm on April 22.
Schedule was changed by acting speaker Qasim Suri, per announcement.
Speaker’s seat has been lying vacant since Asad Qaiser’s resignation on April 9.

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Secretariat on Wednesday announced that the election for the seat of the speaker will be held on April 22 during the NA session at 3:00pm, reported The News.

According to the announcement, the session that was set to take place on Saturday afternoon will now be held on April 22 (Friday).

The NA Secretariat said that the schedule was changed by acting speaker Qasim Suri under rule 49 Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

Earlier, it was announced that the election for the NA speaker will be held on April 16 (Saturday). According to the revised schedule, the nomination papers for the office of the NA speaker will be submitted tomorrow (Friday).

The speaker’s seat has been lying vacant following the resignation of ex-speaker Asad Qaiser on April 9 — who announced to quit while refusing to conduct voting on the no-confidence resolution against Imran Khan last Saturday.

Qasim Suri is retaining his NA membership and the deputy speaker slot on account of an order by the apex court. There would be secret balloting for the election of the speaker as per Rule 9 of Rules of Procedures and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.

The joint candidate of the allied government is likely to be elected unopposed as resignations of the members of the PTI have been received by the NA Secretariat. However, the chair will announce the name of a successful candidate during proceedings of the House.

The leadership of the PPP, which has been offered the slot of the speaker, will consider nominating former prime minister Raja Parvaiz Ashraf or Syed Naveed Qamar for the slot.

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A cybercriminal is apprehended by the FIA; the accused was sharing objective photos of minors.

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4 hours ago

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The FIA’s cybercrime department in Islamabad has made an arrest of Muhammad Wasim Akram in connection with a significant operation. Akram is accused of having inappropriate children’s photos and videos on Tiktok and of spreading them online.

An investigation has been launched into Wasim Akram’s conduct of blackmailing the families of the youngsters by sharing the images with them.

The accused’s possession also included other offensive things and a cell phone.

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News anchors strongly condemn the incident and demand justice in the wake of the May 9 tragedy.

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4 hours ago

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On the eve of the May 9 tragedy that happened a year ago, news anchors from a variety of television networks got together to discuss their feelings.

Strongly denouncing the occurrence as a “Heinous Act” that should never be forgotten, the anchors included Muhammad Zafir, Javeria Ali, and Ali Sarwar.

Along with expressing support for their families, they paid respect to the martyrs who gave their lives in the catastrophe.

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Supreme Court Sends a second notice to Suri in Qasim Suri Case

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4 hours ago

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In response to his failure to show up for the hearing on his appeal of the Election Tribunal’s ruling, former Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri has received a second summons from the Supreme Court.

The three-member bench, led by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, was informed by the court personnel during the hearing that Qasim Suri is running away after his brother received the notification delivered to his residence. It was a temporary adjournment of the hearing by the court.
As Deputy Speaker and the judge who rejected the motion of no confidence, Qasim Suri has been called before the Supreme Court.