This chaos is rooted in the military establishment, often euphemistically alluded to as the "umpire" of Pakistani politics, maintaining its historical hegemony by crippling other institutions.
The negotiations between the coalition government and the main opposition party, earlier scheduled at 11 am, will now take place at 9 pm in Senate Secretariat, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani said in a statement.
"You will have to accept the decision of the Parliament. If the Constitution of the country is supreme then parliament is also supreme," she said while addressing a workers' convention in Lahore to mark International Labour Day.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be holding the polls in politically crucial Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces on May 14 as directed by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court last week directed the federal government to provide PKR 21 billion in funds by April 10 to the ECP, directing the electoral body to present a report on the issue by April 11, The Tribune reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is unlikely to receive the funds for holding polls in Punjab till tomorrow (April 10), as per the order of the Supreme Court in last week's verdict in the provincial elections delay case, Geo News wrote quoting sources. The ECP spokesperson also conf
The NSC's decision to launch a massive operation may further shrink the chances of elections in Punjab, two days after the government had categorically refused to implement the court order regarding May 14 polls, Dawn reported.
In its directives, the Election Commission of Pakistan said that the political parties will not make statements against the judiciary and the Pakistan Army during electioneering.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan stressed that what is most crucial to his party is whether elections will take place according to the Constitution's provisions or not.