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 […]
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Govt asked to take parliament into confidence on ‘new US policy’
Former Senate chairperson Raza Rabbani emphasised on Monday that the federal government should “immediately” take parliament into confidence on its “new US policy”, particularly mentioning media reports about the sale of rare minerals and the supposed plan to offer Pasni port to Washington. “The federal government has not taken the people or parliament into confidence […]
Rabbani calls for transparency on US mineral exports
Former Senate chairperson Raza Rabbani called on Monday for the federal government to immediately brief parliament on its “new US policy.” He raised concerns about recent media reports on the sale of rare minerals to a US company and a possible plan to offer Pasni port to Washington. Rabbani stressed that the government has not […]
State failure creates vacuum, detrimental to democracy: Raza Rabbani
When the state fails to deliver on the weak and marginalized segments of the society, it creates vacuum in the democratic systems of the countries, said former chairman senate senator Raza Rabbani on Sunday during the book launching ceremony organised by National Library in cooperation with a local think-tank. The book titled “Democratic Transition and […]
Engineered Choo’n Choo’n Ka Murabba will only bring political instability: Raza Rabbani
KARACHI: Pakistan People Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Thursday remarked that ‘engineered elections’ never resolve issues. While addressing a ceremony in Karachi, Rabbani asserted that he feared that the 18th Amendment of the Constitution might not be rolled back after the upcoming general elections. He added that state institutions were turning aggressively hostile with […]
Nawaz demands to call NSC over Asad Durrani’s book
LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday demanded to call an emergency National Security Committee (NSC) meeting over ex-ISI chief Asad Durrani’s book. Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General (retd) Asad Durrani recently published a book – Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace – co-authored by Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis […]
Urged PML-N not to clash with SC, says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) disgruntled leader Nisar Ali Khan on Monday said that he opposed the party’s standpoint against the Supreme Court. “I was the only one to speak against PML-N’s political standpoint against the SC. The court’s decisions should be implemented and accepted, rather than being scrutinised,” Nisar said speaking to the media […]
PML-N to field its own candidate for senate chairmanship
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has on Thursday said that he had backed Raza Rabbani for Senate Chairman in order to curtail the chances of horse-trading, pressing for electoral reforms following the allegations of horse-trading in Senate elections 2018. Talking to the media, he stated that it is Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz’s (PML-N) […]
PML-N to support PPP’s Rabbani for Senate chairman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which emerged as the largest party in the Senate, has decided to back Raza Rabbani as Senate chairman if Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) continues with him as its candidate. The ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif presided over a meeting of party’s allies to discuss multiple names under consideration for the […]