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Election of NA speaker to take place on April 22

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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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Gilani is called upon by Qatar’s envoy, and the acting president promises to deepen ties between Pakistan and Qatar.

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Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, the acting president, has stated that Pakistan places a high priority on its relationship with Qatar and emphasized the significance of further developing the two countries’ mutually beneficial ties.

When Qatar’s ambassador, Ali Mubarak Ali Essa Al-Khater, paid him a visit in Islamabad, he shared similar opinions.

Both nations have a lot of room to grow their commercial and economic ties, according to the acting president. He advised businesses in Qatar to benefit from Pakistan’s investment-friendly atmosphere.

The Ambassador expressed gratitude for Pakistan’s business-friendly environment and announced that Qatar’s Minister of Investment would soon travel to Pakistan with his group to investigate potential investment opportunities in a number of industries that would serve to advance economic ties.

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Energy Efficiency: SIFC to Invest $1 Billion on Hydrocracker Unit

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When it comes to energy efficiency, oil refineries are getting some aid from the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC).

Projects to enhance the refinery are the primary emphasis of the petroleum division, as instructed by SIFC. A Hydrocracker Unit to refine furnace oil into gasoline and diesel is being considered for installation at PARCO.

A more reliable supply of energy is one of the goals of the $1 billion Hydrocracker Unit.

Diesel and gasoline have been asked to be free from sales taxes by refineries as well. The sales tax statute of 1990, which presently applies sales tax to all goods and services, is currently undergoing changes, which includes this request.

With SIFC’s backing, these projects should help the energy sector expand and stabilize the economy.

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More than 10,000 students from Pakistan create a huge human flag, setting a new world record.

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With the participation of children from Army Public School in Lahore in the creation of the largest flag, Pakistan sets yet another world record. The human flag was produced by almost 10,000 pupils.

As part of a patriotic exhibition, the students united to make a huge human flag of Pakistan, breaking the previous record set by India, where 7,368 pupils made a similar banner.

The Punjab government arranged the Lahore Youth Festival, which saw the setting of the new world record.

The Lahore Youth Festival’s remaining events will be held at Fortress Stadium in Lahore Cant from November 8 to November 10. The opening and closing ceremonies are expected to be colorful on November 8 and 10, respectively.

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