Tag: constitutional amendment

NA begins debate on bill seeking increase in tribal districts’ seats

--Khawaja Asif says people of erstwhile FATA should be granted special privileges right away --Defence Minister Khattak says decision to merge FATA with KP should have happened...

NRO given to Sharifs made money laundering more common: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the amnesty granted to the Sharif family through the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in the Hudaibiya...

KP assembly passes Child Protection and Welfare Bill

-PATA Bill deferred amid heated debate PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly Tuesday passed Child Protection, Welfare (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and deferred ‘The Continuation of...

KP govt redesigns FATA governance system after merger

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Friday overhauled the present governance system in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after the 25th Constitutional...

FAFEN cautions against deviation from constitutional framework

Says all federating units must be allocated seats on basis of their population Calls for due diligence in the usage of provisional census...

PPP, PTI polluting democratic environment of Pak: Saad Rafique

LAHORE: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has stated that a “political smog” created by Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is trying to pollute...

Senate passes constitutional amendment for electoral reforms

Amendment sets qualifications and procedures for appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and ECP members The Senate on Thursday passed "The Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2016"....