General view of the Supreme Court building of Pakistan. – Application/File Former parliamentarians demand the repeal of Articles 7, 14, 17, and 21 of the law. The petition says the constitutional seats should be declared “invalid”. The Supreme Court requested the repeal of the Code of Practice and the Law on Increasing the Number of … Read more
The 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2024, recently passed by the Senate, has set a deadline of January 1, 2028, to end the practice of usury (interest-based banking) in the country. This clause was added to the draft amendments on the suggestion of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), a regional political party led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, … Read more
Pakistani rupee notes appear in a counting machine at a bank in Peshawar, August 22, 2023. – Reuters The clause was added based on the suggestion of JUI-F. January 2028 deadline to end the practice of usury. Any transaction involving usury is considered “wrong.” The 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2024, recently passed by the Senate, … Read more
A general view of the Parliament building in Islamabad, January 23, 2019. — Reuters The federal government “gives the green light” to the final draft after the changes JUI-F to vote on constitutional amendments ‘after PTI response’. Bilawal says the PPP and JUI-F have reached “100% consensus” on the draft. ISLAMABAD: The government is preparing … Read more