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
Supreme Court interface. —SC website Justice Mandokhel and Justice Mazhar attended the committee meeting. A meeting to discuss matters related to the constitutional body. SC says Justice Aisha will not be available on November 14 and 15. ISLAMABAD: The recently enacted constitutional bench, constituted under the 26th Amendment, will start hearing cases from November 14, … Read more
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah. -SC location/file Judge Mansour questions the status of constitutional cases without seats. Practices and Procedures Committee to decide on the matter: Judge Aisha. What would happen if we decided this case, asks a senior judge. ISLAMABAD: Amid the prevailing uncertainty over the future 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
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
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
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
(L-R) Muslim League President Nawaz Sharif, JUI-F President Maulana Fazlur Rehman and President Asif Ali Zardari meet at the former Jati Umra residence on October 16, 2024. – Correspondent Heavyweight politicians gather at Nawaz’s residence. The parties hope to approve the amendments Fazal says he will meet PTI leadership in Islamabad. LAHORE: Political heavyweights — … Read more