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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Senator Syed Ali Zafar. PHOTO: X/@SyedAliZafar1 ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Saturday that it would not participate in the process of tabling or passing the 27th constitutional amendment, terming it a “pre-decided and non-transparent exercise”. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament House alongside opposition leaders, Senator Ali Zafar said the government had […]

Both sides described discussions at the State Department as cordial, forward-looking Rizwan Saeed Sheikh. PHOTO: FILE Pakistan and the United States on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen bilateral ties, with both sides stressing the need to translate recent high-level political will into tangible cooperation across economic and strategic domains. The development followed a

Bilal Farooq Tarar. photo (file) LAHORE: The PML-N has secured a walkover in NA-66 after its candidate, the younger brother of federal information minister Ata Tarar, was declared the winner unopposed. Bilal Farooq Tarar, the PML-N candidate from NA-66, was on Saturday declared elective after all other candidates gradually withdrew from the race. The Election

Law Minister says that all parties consulted; Opposition protests lack of transparency; The government approves the bill Union Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar presented the 27th (Constitutional) Amendment Bill in the Senate on Thursday, sparking a heated debate between the Treasury and Opposition benches soon after

Legal fraternity warns proposed that FCC will crush judicial independence, hand control sweeping control ISLAMABAD: The proposed 27th constitutional amendment is widely seen as a blow to the independence of the judiciary, with critics warning that the Supreme Court cannot be split down the middle or placed under the thumb of the proposed Federal Constitutional

. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: As the government moves ahead with the 27th amendment, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited senators from the ruling coalition to a meeting to address their reservations regarding the proposed 27th constitutional amendment. Invitations have been sent out to all government and allied senators for a dinner

. ISLAMABAD: The Sub-Committee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Petroleum Division met to review the audit paragraphs relating to Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) for the financial year 2022-23. The panel, headed by Naveed Qamar, examined audit objections related to the Petroleum Division from 2011-12 to 2022-23, including diversion of RLNG

. Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The issue of appointment of the Leader of Opposition in the Senate took a new turn on Saturday when a PTI delegation met Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani and demanded an immediate decision in the matter. According to sources, the PTI delegation, led by lawyer Ali Zafar,