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 …
Hamas on Friday confirmed the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar, with Khalil Al-Hayya, one of its senior officials, saying the death will only strengthen the group. In a video statement published on Friday, Al-Hayya, deputy Gaza Hamas chief and the group’s chief negotiator, said Sinwar died in combat, and his death will turn into a curse on “the occupiers.” …
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that China and the U.S. should shoulder the responsibilities of major powers and jointly address global challenges to achieve mutual wins as he met with the head of a U.S.-based political risk consultancy. This is in the interest of both countries’ peoples and is the shared expectation of nations worldwide, Wang, also …
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged east China’s Anhui Province to apply the new development philosophy on all fronts and leverage its role in multiple national development strategies to write an Anhui chapter in Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made these remarks during an …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Friday that a consensus has been nearly reached with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman regarding the 26th Constitutional Amendment, and a final announcement will be made after consultations with PTI founder Imran Khan. Speaking to the media following a meeting with Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad, Barrister …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that changes to the election laws could not undo its verdict in the reserved seats case. On July 12, a 13-judge full bench of the apex court had declared that the opposition PTI was eligible to receive reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies, dealing a major setback …
ISLAMABAD: Senior PPP leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, who is spearheading a special parliamentary committee to deliberate the much-touted constitutional package, claimed on Friday that consensus had been achieved within the body. The Senate and the National Assembly are set to convene in the evening today as the government is expected to move forward with the package. The Constitutional Package …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has requested that US President Joe Biden pardon and release jailed Pakistani Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who was awarded an 86-year sentence for allegedly attacking US personnel in Afghanistan, it emerged on Friday. In a letter dated October 13, which has been seen by Dawn.com, the PM expressed his concerns about Dr Siddiqui’s “fragile mental and …
LAHORE: Punjab’s state counsel told the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday that students alleging the rape of a college student in Lahore “had no evidence” to support the claim. Last week, reports related to the alleged rape of a private college student went viral on social media, prompting the police to arrest a security guard at the college who …
ISLAMABAD: Members of opposition parties in both houses of parliament on Thursday decried the alleged harassment of their lawmakers, with the PTI claiming that its members were being offered up to Rs3 billion for their support to a government-proposed controversial amendment bill, aimed at bringing drastic changes to the country’s judicial system. Speaking during sittings of the National Assembly and …