Pakistan’s National Assembly and Senate have passed a bill to increase parliamentarians' salaries by 138%, raising them from PKR 218,000 to PKR 519,000. The bill, passed without opposition, now awaits presidential approval despite the country’s ongoing economic challenges.

Pakistan: National Assembly Approves Amendment Bill To Raise MPs’ Salaries

Kenyans say future at stake as they protest new tax hikes. Police accused of using excessive force on #OccupyParliamentRejectFinanceBill2024 demonstrators in the capital Nairobi, with hundreds of arrests being made before controversial bill is debated in the National Assembly. Watch in for more details!

Kenya: Agigated Kenyans protest over Finance Bill 2024, over 250 people arrested

South Korea is preparing for legislative elections on April 10, which will determine the composition of its 300-member National Assembly. Watch to know more.

Election preparations underway in South Korea, voters to cast their ballot for 300 NA seats

More than four weeks after Pakistan held elections, the country finally has a new Prime ministerial face amid protests and poll rigging accusations Nawaz Sharif's younger brother Shehbaz Sharif secured a majority vote in Parliament but an uphill task on reviving Pakistan's economy awaits the incoming leader. Watch to know more!

Pakistan elections: Shehbaz Sharif secures 201 of 336 votes in National Assembly

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ayaz Sadiq has been elected as the new speaker of the National Assembly (NA) on Friday after the conclusion of the voting process. Watch in for more details!

Pakistan: PML-N's Ayaz Sadiq elected as national assembly speaker

Three weeks after Pakistan's National elections, the new house was sworn in today. From 'Aayi Aayi PTI' to 'Sher Aaya', sloganeering took centre stage. Anas Mallick reports from the ground.

First session of Pakistan's newly-elected national assembly

National Assembly of Pakistan elects PML-N's Ayaz Sadiq

Pakistan: PML-N nominated Ayaz Sadiq elected as speaker of lower house

The National Assembly Secretariat has convened the lower house of parliament's session on February 29 at 10pm following President Arif Alvi's refusal. Watch in for more details!

Pakistan: Speaker 'convenes' national assembly session on February 29

The 16-month tenure of outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's coalition government came to an end on Wednesday (Aug 9) after President Arif Alvi gave his approval to dissolve the National Assembly, paving the way for the next general elections.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's coalition govt dissolves, President Alvi gives nod

President Alvi approves the dissolution of the Pakistan National Assembly. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that he will step down on the 9th of August and dissolve the government. This signifies the country's general elections will have to be held within 90 days.

Former PM Nawaz Sharif to return from exile?

Pakistan's National Assembly is all set to be dissolved on August 9 or Wednesday at midnight, marking the end of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government. With this, Shehbaz is likely to step down from his prime ministerial position.

Pakistan politics braces for change with National Assembly set to dissolve on August 9

The question of who will be the next caretaker Prime Minister of the country dominates the current discussion as the National Assembly is said to be dissolved today. The former Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani has emerged as a strong candidate for the position.

Pakistan: Who will be caretaker Prime Minister? Jalil Jilani emerges frontrunner for post | WION

Pakistan’s ruling coalition parties have agreed to dissolve the parliament on August 8, four days before its full five-year term ends, according to local media reports.

Pakistan’s parliament to be dissolved on August 8, poll date not decided yet: Report

Pakistan’s National Assembly on Sunday passed a bill to limit the lifetime disqualification of lawmakers to five years, possibly paving the way for the return of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from London to resume active politics ahead of general elections this year. Sharif, 73, was disqualified for life in 2017 by the Supreme Court and later convicted in corruption cases by the accountability courts. In 2018, the three-time former premier became ineligible to hold public office for life after a Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case.

Pakistan National Assembly passes bill to limit disqualification period of lawmakers

Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso, who was facing through impeachment proceedings over alleged corruption, has issued a decree on Wednesday, May 17, to dissolve the legislature.

Ecuador’s president Lasso dissolves National Assembly to forestall impeachment action against self

After mass resignation from Imran Khan's party lawmakers in mid-January, the Pakistan election body is now gearing up for polls for 33 National Assembly seats, on all of which Imran Khan will throw his hat in the ring.

Pakistan bypolls for 33 vacant National Assembly seats in March, Imran to contest on all

Former ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to withdraw the resignations of their remaining 44 lawmakers whose resignations are yet to be accepted by the speaker in the latest move.

WION Dispatch: 44 PTI lawmakers withdraw resignation in Pakistan national assembly

The speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly has accepted the resignation of the 34 lawmakers of Pakistan. This comes just days after the party Chief Imran Khan had hinted that the lawmakers could actually go back to the National Assembly.

Pakistan Political Crisis: Tensions simmer in Islamabad after resignation of 34 PTI MNAs accepted

The French parliament descended into chaos after a far-right lawmaker shouted "They should go back to Africa" when his Black colleague started speaking about immigration during the session.

‘Go back to Africa’: French parliament suspended after MP hurls racist remarks  

Kuwait held its parliamentary elections to elect 50 members of the National Assembly. After months of political gridlock, the opposition has won a majority. Meanwhile Women returned to Kuwait national assembly.

Kuwait's national assembly: Women candidates make a comeback

On Thursday, Pakistan's National Assembly passed a law repealing former Prime Minister Imran Khan's election reforms, which gave foreigners the ability to vote via I-Voting and the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the country.

Pakistan's national assembly approves bill to bar overseas citizens from voting, stop use of EVMs

Thousands take to Pakistan streets in favour of ousted PM Imran Khan

Imran Khan was ousted as prime minister of Pakistan on Saturday after a long drawn political drama which ended up in the nation's Supreme Court and finally the Pakistan prime minister lost his position after losing the no-confidence motion in Parliament.

How these Pak opposition leaders ousted Imran Khan from PM's post

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