The AJK election alliance was officially announced as the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) agreed to join forces for the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections. Leaders from both parties said the alliance is expected to strengthen their position in the polls scheduled for July 27. The announcement was made […]
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Fazl, PTI slam govt move to join Peace Board
The opposition slammed the government’s decision on Thursday to participate in United States President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” without parliamentary approval and called for the withdrawal of any formal involvement until a complete consultative process was undertaken. Addressing the National Assembly on the development, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that […]
National assembly approves all 59 clauses of 27th Amendment
ISLAMABAD – The National Assembly completed clause-by-clause approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, passing all 59 clauses on Tuesday. The bill received overwhelming support with 233 votes in favor and only 4 against. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam opposed the amendment. The session was chaired by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq. Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar presented the bill, saying […]
Defending child marriage
Its the year 2019, and Pakistan continues to grapple with the concept of child marriage. In fact, according to UNICEF Pakistan has the sixth highest number of absolute child brides in the world at 1,909,000. 21% of the girls in this country are married before the age of 18. Three percent are married before the […]