Tag: 18th Amendment
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PM vows to uphold 18th Amendment
Agreeing with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s remarks, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to transfer all relevant ministries and departments back to provinces – which are constitutionally under the purview of provinces. The Prime Minister stated that the federation will strengthen the provinces by devolving all relevant ministries under the 18th Amendment and…
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PML-N rejects reports that it will change 18th Amendment
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) rejected a report that the party will bring changes to the 18th Constitutional Amendment, if it came back to power. PML-N’s manifesto committee chief, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, a close aide of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, and the party’s Information Secretary, Marriyum Aurangzeb, both have rejected the report. Senator Siddiqui also…
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PPP says will not quit assemblies, won’t take ‘dictation’
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to oppose the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) decision to submit mass resignations, saying it would provide the government with an opportunity to undo democratic legislation. The decision was made during a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee that had met to mull the options of mass resignations…
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New deal on the table? Proposed NAB law can undo Nawaz and Maryam’s conviction
Amid government’s efforts to amend the 18th Amendment that turned Pakistan from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary republic, which the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) cannot do without the support of opposition parties owing to its strength within the parliament, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in collaboration with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has prepared a draft of proposed changes…