Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) have agreed on judicial reforms through the proposed 'constitutional amendments', but the Maulana Fazlur Rehman-led party, JUI-F is still not in favour of some other points.
Akhtar Mengal, leader of the Balochistan National Party, has alleged the abduction of two senators from his party, vowing not to support ongoing constitutional amendments until they are recovered. He criticised the government's handling of the situation and condemned the lack of transparency
The BNP-M leader while talking to the media said, that with the draft of proposed amendments being shared in bits and pieces, there would be no example of such type of democracy in the world
Senior lawyers from Balochistan have opposed the proposed 26th constitutional amendment and warned of country-wide protests if the Shehbaz Sharif led government does not withdraw its decision to table the legislation in the parliament, Dawn reported.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan announced on Friday, that his party will follow PTI founder Imran Khan's directives on constitutional amendments.
Pak opposition lawmakers accused Shehbaz Sharif-led govt of using coercive tactics to get constitutional amendments approved. They raised concerns over the harassment and disappearance of their colleagues during separate sessions of the National Assembly and the Senate.
The party instructed all regional and local organizations to conduct vigorous yet peaceful demonstrations at district headquarters following Friday prayers, asserting a unified stance against any government attempts to 'alter' the Constitution.
The petition was filed by former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association and current member of the Pakistan Bar Council, Abid S Zubairi against the proposed constitutional amendments.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended an invitation to lawmakers from all coalition parties for a lunch meeting today, ahead of the National Assembly session where the 26th constitutional amendment is expected to be presented, according to a report by ARY News.
All Pakistan Lawyers Convention held at the city courts, faced disruptions early on as two politically-affiliated groups of lawyers began protesting against each other, despite the organizers' attempts to calm the situation
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced the agreement between the two parties on constitutional amendments while addressing a joint press conference in Karachi.