Tag: PPP
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Is the government trying to table a 27th Constitutional Amendment?
An interesting situation is emerging in the political sphere of Pakistan as the coalition government, days after passing the 26th Constitutional Amendment, is now preparing to table the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the parliament. ARY News reported that a meeting was held between Shahbaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday in Lahore, in which it…
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Imran restarted cycle of political victimization, now he is facing the music: Bilawal Bhutto
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto appeared on BBC Urdu for an exclusive interview on October 24 in which he talked about the recent 26th Amendments and the controversies revolving around it. Journalist Farhat Javed asked the PPP Chairman about the government’s insistence on passing the amendments before October 25, to which he replied: “We…
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26th Amendment: PPP chief all praise for Maulana Fazlur Rehman in parliament
Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari paid tribute to Chief Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman in parliament over his support for the 26th Constitutional Amendment. “Other than President Asif Ali Zardari, the second person I respect for their politics is Maulana Fazlur Rehman,” he said while addressing the National…
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PPP and JUI-F agree on 26th Constitutional Amendments
Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has claimed that PPP and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) have reached a 100 per cent consensus on the Constitutional Amendments. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Bhutto expressed his wish by saying that Maulana Fazlur Rehman should himself present the Constitutional Amendments draft in parliament. Regarding the…
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‘Pakistan to have two Chief Justices after new constitutional court,’ says Farooq H. Naek
Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), renowned lawyer Farooq Hamid Naek said on Wednesday that there will be two Chief Justices in Pakistan after the formation of the new Federal Constitutional Court (FCC). Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council from Islamabad claimed that one Chief Justice will head the Federal Constitutional Court…
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PPP scores big win in by-election against PTI
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Makhdoom Tahir Rashiduddin has won a by-election in Rahim Yar Khan with a huge margin, securing one lac sixteen thousand four hundred twenty-nine votes. The by-election, held on Thursday in NA-171, saw the PPP candidate defeat the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Hasan Mustafa, who could only secure fifty-eight thousand two…
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‘It is not short-term relief but two months’: CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has strongly criticised Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah’s remarks against the Punjab government’s decision to raise electricity prices, calling it “foolish.” On Monday, while addressing a ceremony, Murad Ali Shah said that such “strange announcements” put them (Sindh govt) in a fix. “We (Sindh government) find it difficult how to…
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PPP leader Saeed Ghani terms Punjab govt’s relief in bills a ‘political stunt’
Sindh Minister for Local Government Saeed Ghani mocked the Punjab government’s recent move to give relief to the masses by reducing electricity prices for just two months, terming it a “political stunt.” He said this in response to Punjab’s government’s decision to provide relief to the public by rescuing Rs 14 per unit on electricity…
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PMLN Sindh President to replace Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) and its coalition government ally, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), have agreed to change the Governor of Sindh, Kamran Khan Tesori. According to a Geo News source, the incumbent Sindh governor could be replaced by PML-N Sindh president and former head of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Bashir Memon. While responding…
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PPP MNA raises questions about party’s Punjab chapter
Makhdoom Jamiluzzaman, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) affiliated Member of the National Assembly (MNA) has expressed disappointment over his party’s performance in Punjab. ‘’Bilawal Bhutto Zardari cannot become Prime Minister (PM) with Sindh votes only,” he said at the ceremony at a local hotel on his father’s 85th birth anniversary. ‘’Punjab PPP leaders have been…