Tag: amendment
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It is law: President approves bill restricting ‘lawmakers’ from changing parties
President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the Election Act Amendment Bill 2024, which aims to restrict independent lawmakers from changing parties. According to Geo News, the bill has been sent to the Senate Secretariat for official notification today.The approval comes when the Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have approached the Apex Court…
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Summary being prepared for NAB chief extension
The Ministry of Law and Justice has reportedly been preparing a summary to send to the Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan regarding the extension of sitting Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (redtd) Javed Iqbal, reported Malik Asad for Dawn. The four-year term of Justice Iqbal as NAB chairman will expire this month.…
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Saudi Arabia allows women to live alone without male consent
Saudi Arabia has announced that Saudi women can now live on their own without the approval of their male guardians. Saudi Judicial authorities have revoked Paragraph B under article No. 169 of the “Law of Procedure before Sharia Courts”, reported Gulf News which has been replaced now. It states “An adult woman has the right…
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VIDEO: Shireen Mazari accused of ‘making obscene gestures at opposition MNA’
Former prime minister (PM) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf among other opposition members have accused Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari of “making obscene gestures at an opposition MNA” in a claim that has been rubbished by the latter. “I could not even dare to explain the kind of gestures made by the minister,” media…