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 …
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday that efforts are underway to forge a broader consensus between the government and the opposition on key constitutional amendments. The delay in progress, he noted, is due to ongoing consultations. Speaking to the media outside the Parliament in Islamabad, the minister assured that any proposed legislation would be in the collective interest …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar, and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari have held a meeting to discuss the current political situation and the proposed constitutional amendments. The meeting took place in Bilawal’s chamber at the Parliament House, where Law Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar also joined the discussions. Sources revealed that Dar and …
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan Farooq Sattar has stated that the party “could support” a constitutional amendment if it serves a “greater national interest”. Speaking to the media after an informal meeting at the Speaker’s Chamber, Sattar acknowledged that such legislation is generally not favoured. Still, he emphasised that “if a constitutional amendment is necessary for …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday took all allied parties into confidence over the proposed constitutional package on the judiciary, which includes a bill to fix the tenure of the Chief Justice of Pakistan at three years. It is expected to be introduced in parliament today (Sunday). A source, who attended the meeting, told it was decided that the …
ISLAMABAD: The much-anticipated bill aimed at fixing the tenure of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) was not tabled on Saturday in either house of parliament, with the National Assembly echoing controversial remarks made by PTI founder Imran Khan on social media. The National Assembly session was adjourned by Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, who was presiding over the …
KARACHI: Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar has slammed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur for proposing that the province should hold direct talks with Afghanistan on the issue of terrorism. In an interview on Geo News’ programme Jirga aired on Saturday, Ms Khar said the idea of every province pursuing their foreign policy is “idiotic”. “Let state be …
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $320 million loan to support the rehabilitation of roads in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, enhancing safe and all-weather connectivity in rural areas. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Roads Development Project will upgrade around 900 kilometres of rural roads in the province that are susceptible to floods and are in …
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, has refuted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) claims that its members were secretly arrested by masked individuals. He criticised the party for spreading baseless propaganda against state institutions, accusing them of deliberately dragging the military and intelligence agencies into the issue. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad on Friday, Tarar firmly denied …