Altaf Hussain, MQM leader, has voiced sharp criticism against Pakistan's recent 26th Constitutional Amendments, claiming they were passed hastily and without due deliberation, undermining the judiciary. Speaking during a social media session, he alleged that political leaders were coerced in
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.
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.
Dar's remarks came as Pakistan is all set to hold the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting set to be held on October 15-16 in Islamabad.
Passing constitutional reforms is not a "do or die" situation for the federal government led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said, according to ARY News.
Pakistan Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz in a public address slammed former PM Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf's (PTI) for its attempts to stage protests in Islamabad and Lahore.
Fahad Yalmaz, chairman of the Garhi Habibullah village council, told a meeting of the committee, "We have launched a movement to press the government for the provision of free electricity to the people of Balakot. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Sardar Mohammad Yusuf has also discussed the
Education in schools in Rawalpindi has come to a halt, as the Grand Teachers Alliance has called upon a citywide strike over the concerns faced by teaching professionals.