Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, said on Sunday that the proposed constitutional amendment is crucial legislation and must be made keeping in mind the best interests of the nation.
A crucial constitutional package is set to be introduced by the current government, and all eyes are on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman as both the ruling coalition and the Opposition try to secure his support in parliament.
Salman Akram Raja, the newly appointed secretary general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), expressed scepticism on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman's ability to meet the government's expectations, reported ARY News.
Rehman in his statement said, "It seems that the government and the local bureaucracy have reached an agreement and have divided the taxpayers' money amongst them. And they will not disturb each other so that their corruption continues uninterrupted."
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader, Hafiz Hamdullah, vehemently denied any "impression" that his party is going to join the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government, according to ARY News.
In response to a question by Pakistan's Member of National Assembly Shahida Rehmani, Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui gave a written reply on Monday, which was not debated in the lower house, Dawn reported.
The PTI on Saturday lashed out at Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for 'legitimising' the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government after the latter's shift in the stance on the coalition government.
Rehman was speaking at a membership campaign ceremony in Lahore on Friday, where he said that Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif must not complain about the actions his party would take if the agreement does not materialise
A state government run school teacher was arrested on charge of molesting girl students in Madhya Pradesh's Anuppur district. He was sent to jail on Thursday, a police official said.
The opposition leaders in Pakistan; Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Omar Ayub Khan raised the issue of rising discontentment in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and urged the government to have dialogue with estranged youth.