Pakistan is set to host the 7th Asia Region and 2nd Asia and South-East Asia Joint Parliamentary Conference, which will bring together over 150 parliamentarians, speakers, deputy speakers, and parliamentary experts from 17 legislative bodies, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Malaysia.
The five-day conference, scheduled to begin on February 3 in Karachi, will feature sessions on key issues such as peace and democratic trust, fake news, artificial intelligence, and misinformation, climate change, environmental legislation, and gender issues, among others.
According to Sindh Assembly Speaker Syed Aweis Qadir Shah, the conference will be hosted by the Sindh Assembly from February 3 to 7, with International Conference titled ‘Defining Democracy: Future Parliaments – Trust, Inclusion, Innovation, and Peace’. During the conference, sessions will be held on peace and democratic trust, parliamentary education, fake news, artificial intelligence and misinformation, climate change, environmental legislation, gender issues, technology, and online harassment.
The conference will feature addresses from Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Secretary-General Stephen Tog, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar is likely to be transferred, with sources suggesting that he will be posted to the federal government.
The Senate Standing Committee on Trade has raised tough questions on imports from the US, barter trade, and the performance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Karachi Fire Brigade officials said that two fire trucks are engaged in bringing the fire under control.
Libya’s commander-in-chief, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, visited the GHQ on February 2, accompanied by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar. Federal Minister for Communications and Development of Digital Pakistan, Ali Nawaz Awan, apologized to Senator Palwasha Khan of the Pakistan People’s Party during a Senate session.
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) has reacted strongly to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah’s statement, saying that protests and sit-ins are a democratic right of the people. Senate Opposition Leader Maulana Raja Nasir Abbas said that the country is facing economic, political, and security crises.
In an interview with journalists in Quetta, Muhammad Krimi Tudehki said that if Iran is attacked, they will give a befitting response. Smuggling of oil and other goods is a common phenomenon in Balochistan, and the government is taking stern measures to stop it, said the Defense Minister.
The government has approved the Punjab Regulation of Kite Flying Act 2025. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Senator Rana Sanaullah said that anyone who does not carry a mask will be called a terrorist. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary party is expected to hold a meeting, with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah expected to attend.
Qazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will visit Pakistan on February 3-4 for his first official visit. In a court hearing in Karachi, a business feud led to the murder of a young man. In the ongoing session, the Arbitration Bill 2026 was presented to the Standing Committee on Law and Justice to find alternative solutions to disputes.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar is likely to be transferred, with sources suggesting that he will be posted to the federal government. The government is taking stern measures to curb smuggling, said the Defense Minister.
Federal Minister for Communications and Development of Digital Pakistan, Ali Nawaz Awan, apologized to Senator Palwasha Khan of the Pakistan People’s Party during a Senate session. US President Donald Trump released a statement on social media after a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Indian filmmaker and director of the film Dhadak 2, Shazia Ali Khan, has made her Instagram account private after facing criticism and backlash for calling the film Dherendra ‘obscene’. The Senate Standing Committee on Trade has raised tough questions on imports from the US, barter trade, and the performance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
