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MEPs back Karim’s call for greater role for national parliaments to end EU democratic deficit

MEPs back Karim’s call for greater role for national parliaments to end EU democratic deficit

Conservative Legal Affairs Spokesman in the European Parliament, Sajjad Karim, has used his annual report on subsidiarity to push for a greater role for national parliaments in the EU’s law-making process. Subsidiarity is a key principle of EU law-making and aims to ensure that decisions are taken at the correct level, whether European, national or […]

Focus on anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hatred at European Commission’s Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights

Focus on anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hatred at European Commission’s Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights

First European Union (EU) Vice President/Commissioner for Better Regulation, Interinstitu tional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Frans Timmermans, in cooperation with EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Věra Jourová, are hosting the first Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights this week, which this year focuses on anti-Semitic and […]

Sajjad Karim MEP meets new EU Ambassador to Pakistan

Sajjad Karim MEP meets new EU Ambassador to Pakistan

Dr Karim – who Chairs the European Parliamentary Friends of Pakistan Group and the influential South Asia Trade Monitoring Board – met with Jean-François Cautain to discuss related matters, before leaving to take up his new post in Islamabad, Pakistan. Mr Cautain has extensive work experience in the field of the European Union external relations […]

Manchester celebrates Sajjad Karim Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam MEP and World Champion boxer Amir Khan Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Manchester celebrates Sajjad Karim Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam MEP and World Champion boxer Amir Khan Sitara-i-Imtiaz

A gala dinner was arranged by the Lal Qila Group in Manchester on 5 June to celebrate the award of Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam to Sajjad Karim, Member of the European Parliament and Sitara-i-Imtiaz to Amir Khan, World Champion boxer. The ceremony was conducted by Dr Parwaz, Aasiya Suman and Maria Khan, and was attended by many leading […]

ترقی یافتہ اور خوشحال ملکوں کی طرح ترقی کرنی ہے تو ترقی یافتہ ملکوں کی طرح اپنا قانون مضبوط بنانا ہو گا

ترقی یافتہ اور خوشحال ملکوں کی طرح ترقی کرنی ہے تو ترقی یافتہ ملکوں کی طرح اپنا قانون مضبوط بنانا ہو گا

پاکستان امن تحریک کے چئیرمین عابد قریشی نے کہا ہے کہ اگر چین سمیت دیگر ترقی یافتہ اور خوشحال ملکوں کی طرح ترقی کرنی ہے تو ترقی یافتہ ملکوں کی طرح اپنا قانون مضبوط بنانے اور ملک سے ذاتی مفادات کرپشن وکرپٹ لیڈرشپ،سستی،کاہلی،ملاوٹ،بدیانتی ،ناانصافی ختم کرنا ہوگی اورعدلیہ،ایف بی آر،الیکشن کمیشن سمیت قومی اداروں کو خود […]

PAKISTAN’ S “TRIBUTE INTERNATIONAL” MAGAZINE WRITES ABOUT AZERBAIJAN

PAKISTAN’ S “TRIBUTE INTERNATIONAL” MAGAZINE WRITES ABOUT AZERBAIJAN

Photos of Azerbaijani people’s national leader Heydar Aliyev, President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva are given on the front cover of the magazine. Extensive articles have been published in this issue about the projects implemented at Mehriban Aliyeva’s initiative, and the Constitution Day of Azerbaijan. In his […]

Right of self-determination must be granted to Kashmiris – Dr. Sajjad Karim MEP

Right of self-determination must be granted to Kashmiris – Dr. Sajjad Karim MEP

Speaking yesterday (April 22nd) in the European Parliament at an event for Humanity in Action – an organisation that promotes human rights – Dr Sajjad Karim MEP highlighted the unresolved dispute over Kashmir saying: “While serving on the Human rights Committee, I have actively campaigned for the self-determination of Kashmir by Kashmiris – one of […]

Hamza Shahbaz hits out at PTI over Senate polls

Hamza Shahbaz hits out at PTI over Senate polls

Speaking to reporters after a visit to a children’s hospital in Lahore, the MNA said he fails to understand PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s temperament. Hamza said Imran tends to change his statement regarding Senate elections in spite of boycotting assemblies and is gearing up for Upper House elections. The PTI leadership on Saturday announced that […]

PM’s foreign visits in 15 months cost exchequer Rs. 294 million

PM’s foreign visits in 15 months cost exchequer Rs. 294 million

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz in a written reply to a question informed the Senate on Tuesday that the expenditure statements of the premier’s three visits in September 2014 and one in December were still awaited from the respective missions abroad. The total number of foreign visits undertaken by the […]