ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to present the much-anticipated constitutional amendments during the next session of the National Assembly. Senator Irfan Siddiqui, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the Senate and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, confirmed this. After a three-hour committee meeting, Senator Siddiqui explained that a detailed briefing was provided regarding the amendments. He added …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, accompanied by a delegation, arrived at the residence of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman for a second meeting within hours on Monday. The meeting is part of ongoing discussions over proposed constitutional amendments. Bilawal was warmly received by Maulana Fazlur Rehman. The PPP delegation included prominent leaders such as Syed …

ISLAMABAD: A petition challenging the government’s proposed constitutional amendment has been filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The petition, submitted by prominent lawyers including Abid Zuberi, Shafqat Mehmood Chauhan, Shahab Sarki, Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan, and Munir Kakar, calls for the proposed amendment to be declared unconstitutional. The petitioners argue that the amendments are a direct violation of the principles …

ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted bail to 10 PTI lawmakers arrested by the Islamabad police last week under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the newly imposed Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act 2024. At least 11 PTI MNAs were arrested last week from different areas of Islamabad following the party’s long-waited power show rally in Sangjani. The …

ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar told the National Assembly on Monday that a controversial ‘Consti­tutional Package’ has not been presented before the federal cabinet yet. The package is a set of amendments to the Constitution, one of which will aim to fix the tenure of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) for three years. The legislation was previously expected …

ISLAMABAD: The main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), on Sunday had one of its most hectic days after the Feb 8 elections, as it made “all possible efforts” to stop the government from introducing a controversial constitutional amendment. The party’s efforts, which began early in the day, culminated in Barrister Gohar Ali Khan’s participation in the meeting of a special …

PESHAWAR: Militants applied features introduced in PlayerUnknown’s BattleGround, a video game commonly known as PUBG, to attack a police station in Swat, according to senior officials. They said that militants used PUBG’s chat room for communication to avoid electronic surveillance and being tracked down. On August 28, Banr police station in Swat came under a militant attack, which left a …

LAHORE: Senior lawyers have reacted sharply to the proposed constitutional package and called upon Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa to stay away from the controversy. In a statement on Sunday, Muneer A. Malik and Faisal Siddiqi, advocates Supreme Court, urged CJP Isa to relinquish his robes with honour on Oct 25, 2024, and said that Justice Syed Mansoor …

ISLAMABAD: Following a flurry of meetings in Islamabad on a Sunday, centred around the residence of JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the National Assembly and Senate sessions are set to convene at some point tonight over the highly anticipated but closely guarded ‘constitutional package’. Both the sessions were scheduled for much earlier in the day but have been delayed multiple …

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl, has arrived at the Parliament House to attend the special committee meeting on constitutional amendments. The meeting, chaired by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) member Khursheed Shah, has commenced with Rehman in attendance. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi welcomed Maulana Fazl ur Rehman to the committee session. Additionally, Attorney General Mansoor Usman …