Tag: constitutional Amendments
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26th Constitutional Amendment passed: Here’s what you need to know
The coalition government’s much-awaited 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill has been passed by both the Senate and the National Assembly in the wee hours of Monday morning. The Constitutional Amendment bill has been sent to President Asif Ali Zardari, following the approval from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The bill, containing 22 clauses, was presented by Federal…
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Bilawal warns of ‘face-off’ in country if amendments not passed before Oct 25
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto while talking to journalists during a meeting with Supreme Court Press Association’s delegation on October 2, warned of a “face-off like situation” in the country if the constitutional amendments were not passed before October 25. It should be highlighted that Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa is…
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Sanaullah informally discussed amendments with PTI; Gandapur calls it an attack on democracy
Prime Minister Advisor for Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah has confirmed that the government held informal talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the proposed constitutional amendments draft. Appearing on the Geo News programme ‘Geo Pakistan’, the PM’s Advisor remarked that the PTI leadership also envisaged that amendments would bring better results. He said, “The agreed amendments…
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The turbulent story of govt’s aspirational constitutional amendments
Amid the undetermined delay of the incumbent federal government’s proposed twenty-sixth constitutional amendment package, the past days have been tumultuous for both the Upper and Lower House of parliament. To every government effort to pass the constitutional amendments package, the opposition put up resistance, ultimately pushing the coalition government to back foot. Chief Jamiat Ulema…
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Constitutional Amendment Bill: What was the govt trying to do?
The coalition government remained unsuccessful last week as it tried to pass the Constitutional Amendment Bill amidst protests by opposition party and senior lawyers. The Government failed to get the magic number to pass the bill with JUI-F President Fazal ur Rehman holding the key. Fazl took the centre stage as opposition and coalition government…
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Govt’s efforts fail, Senator Irfan Siddiqui confirms constitutional amendments postponed indefinitely
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui has confirmed that the government’s late-night hustling and manoeuvring to get JUI-F president Fazal ur Rehman onboard to pass the constitutional amendments have failed, and the amendments have been postponed indefinitely. Siddiqui, while talking to Geo News, revealed that the government might take a week or ten days…