Senate to be called ‘House of Federation’

[Devil Soul]

Senate to be called ‘House of Federation’
AMIR WASIM —

ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s new emblem will carry the words ‘House of Federation’, instead of ‘Senate of Pakistan’.

The senators on Wednesday unanimously approved the change in the emblem of the upper house to reinforce the idea that the Senate is a symbol of the federation.

Unlike the National Assembly where representation is based on population, the Senate has equal representation from all four federating units.

The Senate was created in 1973 to ensure that interests of smaller provinces are protected. No legislation can become an effective law without being passed by both houses of the parliament.

Before putting for a voice vote, Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani informed the members that the representatives of all the parties had already approved the idea of changing the emblem during a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee held in his chamber on May 4.

However, he said, he was putting it up for a vote as the change could not become effective without the formal approval of the house.

Immediately after the approval by the senators, the Senate Secretariat released the new official logo to the media.

Published in Dawn, May 7th, 2015

 

[Indus Falcon]

Call it what you may, doesn't change the fact that it is full of Mir Jaffars and Mir Saddiqs!!!

 

[Dubious]

The Senate was created in 1973 to ensure that interests of smaller provinces are protected.

Seems like it failed and hence should be thrown out and redrafted!

No legislation can become an effective law without being passed by both houses of the parliament.

Both a curse and a blessing sadly shitty laws manage to impress both houses (stupid laws which twist Shariah for the benefits of halwah eaters or laws which disable one from charging a corrupt i.e. Zardari) while sensible laws seems to disgust both houses (i.e. educating the people and ENFORCING it by law)

 

[IrbiS]

When you study our governing structure, it looks ideal on the paper specially senate sounds very promising but have become shitholes in the hand of manipulators. Needs re-booting and constant and genuine tweaking for a while would do make 'em a little better