ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has requested the chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) through a letter sent by PPP Senator, Salim Mandviwala, to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ayaz Sadiq, Express News reported. In the letter, Mandviwala urged the Speaker to convene a meeting of the PAC members, citing the submission of a requisition by 11 members …
ISLAMABAD: The government’s legal adviser Barrister Aqeel Malik has said that Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will lead a committee to engage with the PPP and attempt to resolve any concerns they may have about the ruling coalition. Earlier this week, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari delivered a scathing critique of his ruling ally Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing frustration over …
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed frustration with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), accusing the party of violating agreements and failing to provide PPP with respect in the federal government. Addressing the media at Bilawal House in Karachi on Thursday, Bilawal stated that the issue was not about personal grievances but about honour and political …
LAHORE: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has described the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment as historic during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was accompanied by former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider while Prime Minister’s advisor Rana Sanaullah and National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq were also …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari stated that the approval of the 26th Constitutional Amendment was only possible due to Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, and it would not have been achievable under any other chief justice. In an interview with the BBC, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the approval of the 26th Constitutional Amendment was a significant accomplishment, …
HYDERABAD: In a hard-hitting speech on Friday, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari warned that if political parties in parliament do not reach a consensus on the 26th constitutional amendment, which he said seeks to establish a parity-based constitutional court or bench, he will push the amendment through parliament using a brute, or two-thirds, majority to break the ‘One Unit’ system in …
KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) reached an agreement on Tuesday regarding the proposed 26th constitutional amendment. Although the key points of the constitutional package were not disclosed, JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman made it clear that he had rejected the previous draft and would not compromise on parliamentary supremacy or the essence of the Constitution. …
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has asserted that judicial reforms will be implemented without any compromise. Speaking at the launch of the Hari Card in Karachi on Monday, he emphasised the party’s commitment to the promises made in the Charter of Democracy. He stated that the launch of the Hari Card follows the Benazir Income Support Programme …
ISLAMABAD: There was a whiff of consensus on the proposed constitutional amendments during talks between the government and opposition on Friday, as major parties shared their drafts with each other; but only the PPP made its proposals public. A meeting of the parliamentary committee with both government and opposition members, formed to review the proposed amendment, discussed the drafts threadbare, …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari have held discussions during which the two leaders reached an agreement on constitutional amendments. Bilawal called on Nawaz Sharif at the Punjab House, where the former Prime Minister welcomed the PPP leader. The two leaders also exchanged views on the country’s political …