Tag: Constitutional
Govt, opposition agree on 20th amendment in Senate
The government and opposition parties have reached an agreement on the 20th amendment to the Constitution just before its presentation before the Senate.
According to...
20th Amendment
No mean feat
Despite the various failures and shortcomings of the PPP-led coalition, it goes to the government’s credit that it has managed to take...
Amendment for the better
Twentieth time’s the charm
The ruling coalition and the opposition have both been successful with their agendas. The opposition wanted to ensure that the government...
Institutions working within constitutional ambit: Gilani
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that all the state institutions were working within constitutional ambit and urged the nation to...
Govt should consider constitutional aspects, say parties
As the government is set to grant Kashmiris residing in Pakistan the right to dual registration of vote — in the State of Azad...
PCB may challenge ICC on constitutional amendments
The Pakistan Cricket Board is keeping its option open of legally challenging the ICC on the decision to have its members make constitutional amendments...
Legal experts say LHC verdict constitutional
Prominent legal experts on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on president’s dual offices as it was strictly in accordance...
Govt heading towards constitutional crisis: CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observed on Wednesday that the government was not following the constitution, which could lead to another...
Jordan nixes constitutional monarchy calls
AMMAN - Thousands of Jordanians demonstrated on Friday in Amman to demand "regime reforms", a day after Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit rejected calls for a constitutional monarchy. "The people want regime reform. Reform is a popular demand. We want a new electoral law," the protesters, including Islamists, trade unionists and leftists, chanted in the city centre after midday prayers.
Holding national flags, the demonstrators, estimated by Islamist leaders at 10,000 and by police at
Holding national flags, the demonstrators, estimated by Islamist leaders at 10,000 and by police at
19th constitutional amendment passed
ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly on Wednesday passed 19th amendment bill with 258 votes in favour and one in against. Comprising of seven clauses, the bill mainly deals with appointment of the judges, addition of four-member senior judges of the judicial commission and addition of the Islamabad High Court in the list of higher judiciary.
When the bill was presented in the National Assembly for consideration, Parliamentary Committee Chairman Raza Rabbani moved a motion in the
When the bill was presented in the National Assembly for consideration, Parliamentary Committee Chairman Raza Rabbani moved a motion in the
Constitutional committee may not reach consensus it once had
ISLAMABAD
Owing to the political polarisation and worsening law and order in the country, Special Parliamentary Committee for Constitutional Reforms is unlikely to reach the consensus it had at the time of the passage of the 18th Amendment.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's verdict on the 18th Amendment, the committee is again required to review the article 175-A in the Amendment and another amendment will again have to be passed by the parliament by two-third majority to
Owing to the political polarisation and worsening law and order in the country, Special Parliamentary Committee for Constitutional Reforms is unlikely to reach the consensus it had at the time of the passage of the 18th Amendment.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's verdict on the 18th Amendment, the committee is again required to review the article 175-A in the Amendment and another amendment will again have to be passed by the parliament by two-third majority to
