Islamabad: In the aftermath of the enactment of “tax laws (amendment), 2025”, the Federal Council for Revenue (FBR) began recovery procedures against companies in which the courts ruled in favor of FBR. The Grand Tax Office (LTO), Islamabad, remained open late on Saturday night to recover taxes from telecommunications companies after the decree was approved. … Read more
KARACHI: The monthly meeting of Hamdard Shura Karachi on the topic “26th Constitutional Amendment: Review” was recently held at Hamdard’s head office. The event was attended by Sadiya Rasheed, Chairperson, Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, and presided over by Speaker of the House of Representatives (retd) Moinuddin Haider. Lawyer Anwar Ahmad, a legal expert and associate dean … Read more
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
JUI-F Senator Kamran Murtaza speaks in the Senate. – Screenshot via Facebook @juipakofficial Kamran Murtaza says the government is on its way to “destruction.” The JUI-F senator is unhappy with the government seeking another amendment. He says the government’s attempt to make another amendment is unlikely to yield results. Amid speculation that coalition partners are … Read more
Police officers walk in front of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 6, 2022. – Reuters PTI and JUI-F oppose the decision to increase the number of Supreme Court judges. Hamid Khan described it as “an attack on the independence of the judiciary.” JUI-F says the legislation aims to appoint preferred … Read more
Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Atallah Tarar during a press conference. – Product/file ID Trar: No deliberations on the 27th Amendment were held at any government meetings. “The government believes that the Constitution has been ignored in the Supreme Court’s July 12 judgment on reservation of seats.” MQM-P Support for the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (left) and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. – Product ID Prime Minister Shehbaz credits coalition partners for passing the 26th Amendment. Bilawal pledges to work with PML-N to strengthen democracy and parliament. The twenty-seventh amendment will be presented after the development of consensus: Rana Sanaullah LAHORE: In the wake … 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
Senator Faisal Vawda speaks to reporters outside the Parliament building in Islamabad, October 20, 2024. – Screengrab via Geo News Vuda says PTI should have voted against the amendment bill. The PTI leadership has been blamed for guiding Imran Khan to the current impasse. He expresses his willingness to meet the PTI founder “if called.” … 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