ISLAMABAD — Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the 18th Amendment is so strong no one can abolish it. He told the National Assembly that all political parties agree on the 18th Amendment. Bilawal said politicians must respect each other for parliament and the country to function properly. He added that the opposition’s role […]
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No plan to roll back 18th Amendment: Tariq Fazal
Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Wednesday rejected what he called “false and misleading propaganda” claiming that the government planned to roll back the18th Constitutional Amendment through the proposed 27th Amendment. Speaking in the National Assembly, he made it clear that neither the government, the ruling party, nor the Prime Minister […]
Rabbani warns proposed tweaks risk rolling back 18th Amendment
PPP stalwart and former Senate chairman Raza Rabbani on Tuesday said the recently proposed changes to the Constitution, if passed, would amount to a rollback of the much-touted 18th Amendment. “The proposed constitutional amendments of the federal government, with reference to provincial autonomy, amount to a rollback of the 18th Amendment,” Rabbani said in a […]
PPP’s Rabbani cautions against rolling back 18th amendment
PPP leader and former Senate chairman Raza Rabbani has warned that proposed constitutional changes could undermine the 18th Amendment. He said these changes may weaken provincial autonomy and destabilize Pakistan’s federal structure. Rabbani expressed concern that altering the amendment could encourage extra-constitutional actions and create financial burdens for the federal government. He stressed that the […]
18th Amendment seems to fail education
Every state acknowledges its citizens’ right to education. Nearly all countries, including Pakistan, are signatories to international human rights agreements, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that bound them to hold principal responsibilities for the direct provision of the right to education. Like other human rights, the right to education has certain levels […]
In Sindh Assembly, PPP MNAs protest against rolling back the 18th Amendment
KARACHI: On Wednesday, an adjournment motion was made by the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) against the federal government’s alleged intention to roll back the 18th Amendment. As a protest, the joint opposition walked out of the Sindh Assembly session. Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani allotted two hours to discuss the issue, after PPP MPA Ghazala […]
On overturning the 18th Amendment
The passage of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution in 2010 was a great milestone in the political and constitutional history of Pakistan. The amendment was passed with the consent of all political parties represented in the parliament. In theory it made Pakistan more democratic and stronger than ever. The doors appeared to have been […]
Modifications expected in the 18th Amendment: President Dr Arif Alvi
Radio Pakistan reported that possible changes were hinted by President Dr Arif Alvi the 18th Constitutional Amendment but there is no possibility of abrogating the amendment. On Friday night the president gave an interview on television in which he stated that there is a likelihood of modifications in the amendment but this won’t happen without […]
Zardari urges followers to “march towards Islamabad” and oust the government
Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party called on supporters to “march towards Islamabad” and send the government back home. Former President expressed strong concerns in an address on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the death of PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s 40th death anniversary, in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, on Thursday. “Before […]
PTI govt neither has political thinking nor understanding: Asif Ali Zardari
TANDO ALLAHYAR: The Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that country is in a complicated situation and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government neither has political thinking nor understanding. Addressing a media conference at tando Allahyar the former president said that the country cannot be run by the puppets and […]