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"Judicial independence crippled": Two Pakistan Supreme Court judges resign
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Dawn, one of the judges described the amendment as "a grave assault on the Constitution of Pakistan", saying it "dismantles the Supreme Court of Pakistan, subjugates the judiciary to executive control, and strikes at the very heart of our constitutional democracy". The Senate pa
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Pakistan struggles with soaring inflation and widening wage disparities
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The government's decision to devalue the currency by over 50 per cent within a year and eliminate subsidies as part of the latest instalment of the International Monetary Fund bailout package has exacerbated the nation's cost-of-living crisis.
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Pakistan's Constitution should be amended to check transgressors in milita
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
He emphasised the need for an amendment to the constitution of Pakistan, stating that if an army general interferes in politics, he should be instantly removed from the position and taken to task under court martial.
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Pakistan Law Ministry says President should take responsibility for his ac
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"As per Article 75 of the Constitution [of Pakistan], when a Bill is sent for assent, the President has two options: either give assent or refer the matter to the parliament with specific observations. Article 75 does not provide for any third option. In the instant matter, neither of the re
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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif hopeful of finalising caretaker PM today
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
“As provided in Article 224 (1A) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly may propose a suitable person for the appointment of care-taker Prime Minister not later than 12th August,” said President Alvi in the letter to
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Pak: Fanatics vandalise Ahmadiyya Shrine in Sargodha
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Ahmadiya community has termed the desecration of their worship place in full view of law enforcement agencies a violation of the Constitution of Pakistan, as well as a 2014 judgement penned by Justice Tasadduq Hussain Jilani which declared that attacking and demolishing Ahmadiyya worship
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Pakistan's media regulatory authority imposes ban on broadcasting of Imran
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to PEMRA, airing of "baseless allegations, hateful, slanderous and unwarranted statement" against state institutions and officers was in sheer violation of Article 19 of the Constitution of Pakistan and a judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) passed in a Suo Moto Case.
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Pakistan: Punjab Assembly stands dissolved as governor refuses to sign sum
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A notification posted on his Twitter handle read that the Provincial Assembly of Punjab and the Cabinet stand dissolved under Article 112(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan. It calls for the appointment of a caretaker Chief Minister in consultation with the outgoing Chief Minister and the Le
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Islamabad's 24th attempt to give provincial status to PoK fails
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 29 (ANI): Amid stiff opposition from the people, the Pakistan government withdrew the 15th Constitutional Amendment bill to the Interim Constitution of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), thus failing in its 24th attempt to provide provincial status to PoK.
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Former PM Imran Khan can face treason charges, says Pak information minist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Imran Khan can face treason charges for abrogating the constitution of Pakistan said Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday, reported Geo News.
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Imran tarnished Pakistan constitution, won't return to power: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): After a major political upheaval in Pakistan, foreign affairs expert Sushant Sareen on Sunday, while speaking on the dissolution of the National Assembly by President Arif Alvi, said Prime Minister Imran Khan has tarnished the constitution of Pakistan and wi
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JKNIA to hold protests outside Pakistan consulate in Bradford against amen
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bradford [UK], July 08 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir National Independence Alliance (JKNIA) said it will organise a demonstration outside the Pakistan consulate in Bradford on Thursday to oppose the proposed amendments in the Interim Constitution of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Pakistan
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