Tag: Powers

Janab-e-sadr: the president, explained

L’esprit de la nation (“the spirit of the nation”) is how Charles de Gaulle described the office of the president when developing the French...

Assertion that parliament gave magisterial powers to army baseless: Babar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) secretary general and former senator Farhatullah Babar has said that the law minister’s assertion that the parliament gave magisterial...

Senate seeks powers equal to NA

--Sanjrani asks govt to implement Senate resolutions to have role in finance bill, PSDP approval ISLAMABAD: Senators belonging to the ruling and opposition parties Thursday unanimously...

ACs get magisterial powers to deal with CDA’s cases

    BY BILAL SABRI   ISLAMABAD: The district administration on Monday gave additional magisterial power to assistant commissioners (ACs) for dealing with the cases of Capital Development...

World powers to pressure Syria against chemical attacks

PARIS: Diplomats from 29 countries including US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meet in Paris on Tuesday pushing for sanctions and criminal charges against...

Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon

PARIS: Major powers will try to shore up Lebanon’s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in its politics,...

Supreme Court revokes NAB’s ‘voluntary return’ powers

  The apex court on Monday stopped the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from accepting offers of ‘voluntary return’ of ill-gotten money by a wrongdoer under...

Umar Akmal’s 40-ball 93 powers Lahore to big win

Umar Akmal stroked the highest score of this season's Pakistan Super League, his 40-ball 93 guiding Lahore Qalandars to their first win of the...

US troops get powers to strike IS in Afghanistan

US military commanders have been given the authority to target militant Islamic State group fighters in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Thursday, the first...

MQM mayor to get powers under existing laws: Sindh CM

  Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Monday said Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) participated in the local government elections under the existing laws...

Rangers’ powers: Opposition parties gang up, as PPP stonewalls

  Qaim insists no falling out with the paramilitary force; says we have the majority, live with it! Khuhro says PPP would protest if Governor Rule...

Ayaz Sadiq still enjoying speaker’s privileges, powers

Despite his disqualification as the National Assembly (NA) speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq is still enjoying official privileges and powers whereas Acting Speaker Murtaza Javed...

SC issues notices to AG, provincial AGs over plea against suo...

The Supreme Court issued on Wednesday notices to the attorney general of Pakistan and all provincial advocate generals over a plea filed by the...

Unchecked Parliament could be dangerous: SC

Hearing petitions filed against 18th and 21st constitutional amendments on Wednesday, a 17-member Supreme Court bench, presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Nasirul Mulk, observed that the judiciary having no jurisdiction over the parliament’s decisions could be “dangerous”.

Reforms Committee objects to ECP’s vast powers: report

The Electoral Reforms Committee is seeking to reduce the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) power regarding political delimitations and suo motu notices, a news...

Judges won’t let ‘any one’ punch above their weight

CJP says judiciary entrusted with ‘sacred task’ of ensuring that no State organ acts beyond assigned role Calls for striking a balance between security of...

Chairman’s absolute powers deprive many of Senate bodies’ headship

    Amid calls by members of the Upper House of parliament for judicious distribution of chairpersonships of the Senate standing committees among political parties, experts...