Tag: Unconstitutional

Not against writing letter but it’s unconstitutional: Kaira

Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that he has never said the government will not write the letter to the Swiss...

Judiciary won’t accept any unconstitutional action: CJP

In a clear warning to the government, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry late on Thursday night said that only law and constitution will prevail...

CJP warns against ‘unconstitutional’ legislation

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the parliament cannot legislate any law repugnant to the constitution, injunctions of Islam and contrary...

PM says can’t be removed through ‘unconstitutional’ means

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday said that he could not be removed from his position by “unconstitutional” means as he had been...

‘Out-of-turn promotions illegal, unconstitutional, un-Islamic’

Declaring out-of-turn promotions as illegal, unconstitutional and un-Islamic, the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed the Sindh government to immediately withdraw these promotions...

Nawaz ‘won’t support any unconstitutional move against govt’

Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that every decision of the Supreme Court would be implemented and no unconstitutional move...

Musharraf’s handing over Shamsi Airbase to US declared unconstitutional

National Assembly's (NA) standing committee for law and justice has declared the endeavor of former president Pervez Musharraf of handing over the Shamsi Airbase...

No unconstitutional change will take place, PM assures opposition

Amid calls from opposition members to summon a joint session to debate on the controversial secret anti-Pakistan memo written to former US Joint Chiefs...

Unconstitutional steps not to be tolerated, says Gilani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that unconstitutional steps of the opposition against the elected government of the Pakistan People’s Party would...

‘PML-N to try Musharraf for unconstitutional acts’

Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that on coming to power, the PML-N will hold former...

Jurists term Zardari’s speech unconstitutional

Eminent lawyers expressed dismay on Wednesday over the content and the language of President Asif Ali Zardari’s tirade against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief...

PLF terms LHC verdict in dual office case unconstitutional

The Peoples’ Lawyers Forum (PLF) on Monday termed the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision in the dual office case against President Asif Ali Zardari,...

‘Reopening ZAB case will be unconstitutional’

ISLAMABAD - Barrister Ahmad Raza Kasuri Saturday said that no Constitutional provision allows review of any case decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Reacting to PPP's move to reopen the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto case, Ahmed Raza Kasuri said that the reopening the ZAB case would be like opening the Pandora's Box. Kasuri is the son of Nawab Mohammad Ahmad Khan Kasuri who was killed in mid-70s and it was the case for which former prime minister and PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was

Ramday, Jafferi’s reappointment is unconstitutional: PBC

ISLAMABAD - In a unanimous resolution on Thursday, the executive committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) held the move of considering reappointment of Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday, who retired on February 17 and Justice Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, who retired a few months ago, in violation of Article 182 of the constitution as amended under the 19th Amendment.
The meeting, chaired by executive committee Chairman Asrarul Haq Mian and co-chaired by Abdul Lateef Afridi, the PBC

‘Reformed GST bill unconstitutional under Article 144’

ISLAMABAD: The reformed general sales tax (GST) bill is unconstitutional under Article 144, as it needs resolutions passed by each provincial assembly that authorise the federal government to collect GST on the their behalf, the Senate's Standing Committee on Finance has said.
The Senate body meeting was held on Monday to discuss the RGST and finance bills laid in parliament on November 12.
Pakistan Today observed that the committee Chairman Senator Ahmed Ali, Senator Safdar