The Senate approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment on Monday with a two-third majority. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar tabled the bill after securing support from government allies. Meanwhile, opposition parties staged protests and walked out of the session. Some PTI senators stayed inside, chanting slogans against the government. The approval came after the joint parliamentary […]
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Senate reviews 27th Amendment report as opposition walks out
ISLAMABAD – The joint law and justice committees of Parliament presented the report on the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the Senate on Monday. Senator Farooq H. Naek submitted the report after the afternoon session resumed. The report includes several major proposals and marks a key step toward a possible vote. However, opposition members boycotted the […]
JUI announces protest against stoppage of flour supply in KP from Jan 8-15
PESHAWAR: Provincial Ameer Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Senator Maulana Attaur Rehman on Sunday announced province-wise protest from January 8 to 15 against stoppage of flour supply by the PTI led Punjab government. In a statement issued here, Maulana Attaur Rehman urged the JUI’s sub organizations to hold protest demonstrations in their respective areas […]
SC issues notices to political parties on SCBAP petition
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday issued notices to the political parties on SCBAP petition regarding restraining political parties from holding public meetings in the capital before voting on the no-confidence motion. The court issued notices to PTI, PML-N, PPP and JUI as parties in the case and directed them to assist the court through […]
JUI-F lawmaker plans to eliminate women and minorities seat
Reserved seats for women and minorities to be eliminated in a proposal put forward by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) lawmaker on Tueday. JUI-F lawmaker Aliya Kamran proposed to wipe away the reserved seats for women and minorities saying the reserved seats were weakening the minorities. “Issues of minorities would not be addressed even if we […]
JUI to protest against FATA-KP merger
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (JUI) on Friday announced that it will stage a protest against Senate’s decision to pass the bill that paves way for FATA-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger. A day after the National Assembly passed the historic 31st Amendment Bill on Thursday, paving way for FATA-KP merger, the Senate on Friday endorsed the bill and passed […]