The 20th Amendment, despite some unexpected hurdles in the Senate, the upper house of Parliament, ultimately went through, albeit with a couple of dissenters. Regardless of the draft of the 20th Amendment, aiming to introduce changes in the manner in which the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be set up had been passed smoothly […]
By showing a consensus on the remarkable 20th amendment, Parliament has once again demoed to defy its critics. Under the canopy of the Amendment, Parliament met the demand of the Supreme Court to give a one-time cover to legislators elected while the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was not properly restructured as stipulated in the […]
In order to protect the fellow parliamentarians, the Federal Cabinet approved the draft of the 20th Constitutional Amendment that was agreed between the government and opposition parties. It is expected that the draft will be presented in the National Assembly (NA), the lower house of Parliament, on Tuesday. Earlier, the cabinet reposed its complete confidence […]
Feb 14 2012 | Posted in
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After holding detailed negotiations, the government and opposition parties on Wednesday said to have broken the impasse on the 20th Amendment, claiming they had moved a step closer to reaching an accord. The two parties claimed that the stalemate, which has thus far prevented the presenting of the 20th amendment in parliament, had been broken […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
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MQM tables bill in National Assembly to seek creation of new provinces Islamabad: (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) here today floated a bill in National Assembly (NA) to seek creation of new provinces in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In today’s NA session, chaired by deputy speaker Faisal Karim Kundi, MQM proposed […]
Jan 17 2012 | Posted in
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