By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly secretariat has sparked controversy by excluding the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, from its revised list of party positions, despite a Supreme Court verdict and Election Commission notification.
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has secured permission to hold a high-stakes public rally in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, setting the stage for a showdown between the government and supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday signed into law the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Amendment Ordinance 2024, limiting the powers of the country’s senior judiciary.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, said on Thursday that recent amendments to the country’s election laws override a Supreme Court ruling granting Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party reserved parliamentary seats, sparking fears of a potential constitutional showdown.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Consul General in Peshawar, Mohibullah Shakir, sparked a diplomatic controversy by remaining seated during Pakistan’s national anthem at a conference on Tuesday, prompting Islamabad to lodge a strong protest.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government has put a contentious constitutional amendment package on judicial reforms on hold, apparently indefinitely, after failing to secure crucial votes from a former ally and adjourned parliament sessions without tabling the legislation.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The parliament was adjourned on Sunday without considering a contentious constitutional amendment package, which has been shrouded in secrecy for weeks, after the ruling coalition failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority to pass the bill, aimed at increasing the retirement age of superior judges by three years and changing the process for appointing the Supreme Court chief justice.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday lambasted the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for attempting to delay and obstruct the implementation of a court decision regarding reserved seats for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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ISLAMABAD: The government will push through a constitutional amendment on Saturday to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges, a move that has drawn criticism from key opposition parties who warn that it undermines judicial independence.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, pledged on Friday to “comprehensively defeat” terrorist networks and eliminate illegal activities in the country’s northwest, a region plagued by militant violence.
