Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Monday said that the Civil Aviation Ministry is considering amending existing laws to deal with false bomb threats on aircraft and plans to put those who make such threats on a no-fly list.
In today's meeting, chaired by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, the Minority Affairs Ministry is recording their oral evidence after being asked by the committee.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday advised President Asif Ali Zardari to sign the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill into law, according to a report by ARY News.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Senator Syed Ali Zafar during the Senate session, in which the 26th Amendment Bill was passed, slammed the government over control on the "Constitutional Bench," saying that the government could place its own judges in critical judicial positions, Ary News reported.
Twelve lawmakers, including two senators and ten members of the National Assembly (MNAs), have reportedly lost contact with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday ahead of the voting for constitutional amendments, as per ARY News, citing sources.
The 26th constitutional amendment draft was approved by the Federal Cabinet on Sunday during a meeting presided over by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as per ARY News.
The Political Committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has declared that it will abstain from participating in the voting on constitutional amendments in both legislative chambers, according to ARY News.