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What is left in Pakistan? No law and order, No human welfare, Non-issues are issues here and parliament is busy working for their own benefits rather than doing legislation for the people of Pakistan.
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A President with no mandate signs a bill passed by less than 50 legitimately elected reps masquerading as a 2/3 rd majority. And then we ask why other countries have gone so far ahead of us.President Asif Zardari signs constitutional amendments into law
President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday gave his assent to the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill which has now come into force as a law following the head of state's signature.
A gazette notification has been issued following the president's assent to the contentious legislation.
The development comes after the ruling coalition succeeded in pushing the highly contentious judicial reforms through the Parliament via a two-thirds majority with 225 and 65 votes in the lower and upper house, respectively.
A gazette notification has been issued following the president's assent to the contentious legislation.
The development comes after the ruling coalition succeeded in pushing the highly contentious judicial reforms through the Parliament via a two-thirds majority with 225 and 65 votes in the lower and upper house, respectively.
Following the late-night marathon session in the Parliament, PM Shehbaz sent an advice to President Zardari in the wee hours of Monday to give his assent and sign the legislation into law.
Earlier in the day, the Aiwan-e-Sadr Secretariat had said that the ceremony, originally slated to take place at 6am, was postponed.
The treasury benches, comprising 211 seats, required 224 votes in the NA. However, their numbers rose to 219 following the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl's (JUI-F) support.
The amendments were passed after the PTI-backed independent lawmakers including Zahoor Qureshi, Aurangzeb Khichi, Usman Ali, and Mubarak Zeb voted in favour of the motion along with the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid's (PML-Q) Chaudhry Ilyas.
President Asif Zardari signs constitutional amendments into law
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday gave his assent to the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill which has now come into force as a law following the head of state's signature.A gazette...www.thenews.com.pk
We have sood , agriculture land being converted into illegal societies, mafia running schools and Internet being controlled by firewall, automobile Co.s leeching Public by selling junkWhat is left in Pakistan? No law and order, No human welfare, Non-issues are issues here and parliament is busy working for their own benefits rather than doing legislation for the people of Pakistan.
It looks like it.Let's be honest, the present pti leadership is comprised and is controlled by GHQ.
This truly looks like the end of Judicial independence in Pakistan. Even if, by some chance, someone like Imran who's not in the lap of the military comes to power, why would they relinquish the ability to decide the Chief Justice of Pakistan? A huge step into the blackhole of permanent junta type dictatorship.Newly formed Special Parliamentary Committee to nominate next CJP today
The newly appointed Special Parliamentary Committee (SPC) is set to nominate the next chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) today from among the three most senior Supreme Court judges after it meets at 4pm.
CJP Qazi Faez Isa is set to retire as the top judge on October 25. Senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was previously set to be the next CJP under the seniority principle.
However, the newly enacted 26th Constitutional Amendment has brought numerous changes pertaining to the judiciary, among which is the process of appointing the CJP.
Under amendments to clause 3 of Article 175A, instead of the president appointing the “most senior judge of the Supreme Court” as the CJP, the top judge will now be “appointed on the recommendation of the Special Parliamentary Committee from amongst the three most senior” SC judges.
After Justice Shah, the next two senior apex court judges are Justices Munib Akhtar and Yahya Afridi.
The SPC, which was formed a day ago by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, comprises eight MNAs and four senators nominated by their respective parliamentary leaders. Political parties have representation in the committee based on their strength in the parliament.
The committee comprises PML-N’s Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Shaista Pervaiz Malik and Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar; PPP’s Raja Pervez Ashraf, Naveed Qamar and Senator Farooq H. Naek; Sunni Ittehad Council’s Hamid Raza; PTI-affiliated MNA Gohar Khan and Senator Ali Zafar; Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan MNA Rana Ansar; and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl’s Senator Kamran Murtaza.
According to a notification issued by the NA secretariat, an in-camera meeting of the special committee will take place today at 4pm.
However, according to a post on PTI MNA Sheikh Waqas Akram’s X account, the party’s political committee decided that the PTI would not participate in the meeting.
In a statement on X, PTI leader Zulfi Bukhari said: “Of course, we will not be part of any parliamentary committee. We believe not only the amendments but in the manner they were passed it self was illegal.
“Why would we legitimise them and be part of this mafia that is destroying the independence of our judiciary?” he asked rhetorically. “We are not going to part take in parliamentary committee, loud and clear.”
Under the recent amendment, the committee would send the nominee’s name to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who shall forward the same to President Asif Ali Zardari for the appointment.
The Karachi Bar Association has criticised the “non-transparent and hasty manner” in which the 26th Amendment was passed. It said there was no justifiable reason to deny the appointment of Justice Shah as the next chief justice.
Lawyers’ leaders have vowed to launch a protest movement against the Amendment along the same lines as the one in 2007.
PTI issues show-cause notices
Separately, the PTI issued show-cause notices to its lawmakers who it deemed to have violated “established party directives”.
The party has planned legal action against its lawmakers who voted for the amendment, going against the party lines — namely PTI-backed independent MNAs Zahoor Qureshi, Aurangzeb Khichi, Usman Ali and Mubarak Zeb.
“The party hereby issues a show cause notice to several individual party members for actions deemed to contravene established party directives,” Akram said in a post on X.
He stressed: “Clear instructions were communicated to remain within the designated safe area; however, we regrettably lost all contact.”
Akram clarified that while the party members were “not observed participating in the voting for the constitutional amendment”
However, he added, “due to their failure to comply with the explicit instructions to remain in the designated safe area, the party has reason to suspect that they may have been compromised”.
“These individuals are required to provide a comprehensive articulation of their positions. Upholding party unity is of paramount importance,” Akram said.
While speaking to Geo News on Monday night, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said that leaders who had lost contact with the party on the day of the voting would come under the party’s scrutiny.
He added that PTI MNA Zain Qureshi, the son of incarcerated former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, was one of those leaders.
Earlier on Monday, Qureshi had denied rumours that he had voted in favour of the Amendment. “I completely condemn and deny this,” he said in a video message posted on X.
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If Imran comes back he will also be hand in hand with the military.This truly looks like the end of Judicial independence in Pakistan. Even if, by some chance, someone like Imran who's not in the lap of the military comes to power, why would they relinquish the ability to decide the Chief Justice of Pakistan? A huge step into the blackhole of permanent junta type dictatorship.
Yes the military will be getting more and more confident now. They've succeeded at suppression of the public will at the worst possible time and gotten away with it. The public is always a fickle thing and just political suppression doesn't usually bring them out into the streets. It has to be tied to dire economic circumstances. What the military has achieved in the last 2 years in Pakistan is remarkable (in a bad way) - in the midst soaring inflation, tight import controls, severe shortages of foreign currency to have imprisoned the wildly popular leader and smother down any reaction to it would have them, as you say, a lot of confidence.If Imran comes back he will also be in the lap of the military.
They have had a "never again" moment now and won't let anyone in the saddle who doesn't toe the line.
Back in the 90s and early 00s there was some incentive to try and pretend to be a democracy as it would help when Infront of western countries. But now western countries have shown they are ok with embracing authoritarian regimes and countries like Russia, Iran and China have showed there is a pathway for progress without democracy.
As sad it is an out and out junta would be more preferable to this shamocracy. The military would still rule but it would remove a whole section of corrupt politicians who are just there as middle managers putting on a democratic face.
Was looking at the article on Dawn on this Constitutional amendment and saw this weird add on at the endIf Imran comes back he will also be hand in hand with the military.
They have had a "never again" moment now and won't let anyone in the saddle who doesn't toe the line.
Back in the 90s and early 00s there was some incentive to try and pretend to be a democracy as it would help when Infront of western countries. But now western countries have shown they are ok with embracing authoritarian regimes and countries like Russia, Iran and China have showed there is a pathway for progress without democracy.
As sad it is an out and out junta would be more preferable to this shamocracy. The military would still rule but it would remove a whole section of corrupt politicians who are just there as middle managers putting on a democratic face.
Seems a bit weird to give powers to the military to move into stuff like collecting taxes, fees etc. in cantonment areas. They already had the power of regulation and delimitation but this is another step to creating a State within a State if they start managing their own taxes.Fourth Schedule
Point 2 of Part 1 in the Fourth Schedule now reads: “Military, naval and air force works; local self-government in cantonment areas; local taxes, fees, cess, charges, tolls in such areas; the constitution and powers within such areas of cantonment authorities, the regulation of house accommodation in such areas, and the delimitation of such areas.”
The addition made is: “local taxes, fees, cess, charges, tolls in such areas”.
They don't really care about state within a state anymore. They are the state.Was looking at the article on Dawn on this Constitutional amendment and saw this weird add on at the end
Seems a bit weird to give powers to the military to move into stuff like collecting taxes, fees etc. in cantonment areas. They already had the power of regulation and delimitation but this is another step to creating a State within a State if they start managing their own taxes.
Which bit is difficult to understand- we have had a millitary coup and The fact that the "PM" had no clue about what was in the bill for the amendment shows you where we areWas looking at the article on Dawn on this Constitutional amendment and saw this weird add on at the end
Seems a bit weird to give powers to the military to move into stuff like collecting taxes, fees etc. in cantonment areas. They already had the power of regulation and delimitation but this is another step to creating a State within a State if they start managing their own taxes.
Trump is not a friend of PK or IK, Trump is a friend of Trump. Ultimately PKs abroad have to do their bit to help PKs at home. We must use our votes and money to have sanctions imposed on this retarded and criminal mafia.They don't really care about state within a state anymore. They are the state.
PTI believe that if Trump wins that it will help Imran. I believe the exact opposite. If Trump wins he will be quite happy dealing with a strong man army chief. All other Pakistani allies or partners don't really care either. I suspect that in the next few years the pretence of being a democracy will have disappeared completely.
Yeah these Pakistani and Indian uncles associations pretending they're supporting Trump based on relations with India and Pakistan is pure bunkum.They don't really care about state within a state anymore. They are the state.
PTI believe that if Trump wins that it will help Imran. I believe the exact opposite. If Trump wins he will be quite happy dealing with a strong man army chief. All other Pakistani allies or partners don't really care either. I suspect that in the next few years the pretence of being a democracy will have disappeared completely.
The Munafiqs of JI suddenly reappear for relevance. The JI refused to give their form 47s to the PTI in Islamabad to protect the mafia.JI to challenge 26th Amendment in Court, says Hafiz Naeem
Amir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, announced its party’s decision to challenge the recently passed 26th Constitutional Amendments in Court, ARY News reported on Thursday.
Talking to media after the tree plantation campaign in Lahore, Hafiz Naeem criticized Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for its stance, stating that PTI seems to have been trapped on the amendment.
He also questioned PTI’s decision to avoid voting despite agreeing with Maulana Fazlur Rehman on the amendment.
JI to challenge 26th Amendment in Court, says Hafiz Naeem
LAHORE: Amir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, announced its party’s decision to challenge the recently passed 26th Constitutionalarynews.tv
PTI is also benefiting from it.Was the constitutional change actually in the PMLN/PPP manifesto?
What type of benefits are we talking about here???PTI is also benefiting from it.
This statement is being made because the fat slob thinks that the SC will strike it down. And this is a warning from him to the SC.Fazl says constitutional amendment strengthened parliament
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday said the recent constitutional amendment had strengthened parliament and democracy in the country.
Addressing a party event at the Jamia Maarif al-Sharia seminary here, the JUI-F leader complained that people were called traitors for advocating for rights and resources.
He said the people of provinces had the constitutional right to their own resources but when they spoke about them, they’re called traitors.
“We will not allow those rights to be usurped,” he said.
Mr Fazl insisted that there was no “systematic approach” to fight terrorism and establish peace and even, the US and China were manipulated in the name of terrorism and resources were appropriated under that pretext. He said under the Constitution, Pakistan was an Islamic republic and not a secular state.
The JUI-F chief said the government in the country won’t be established against the will of the people, while democracy should align with the teachings of Quran and Sunnah.
He complained about the authorities’ failure to follow the recommendations of the Islamic Council of Ideology.
Mr Fazl, however, said the government was bound by the 26th Constitutional Amendment to lay the CCI’s recommendations before parliament and enforce them.
He complained that armed groups freely roamed in parts of KP, instilling fear among residents. The JUI-F chief said efforts were under way to sow discord among provinces to weaken the state.
He said he showed solidarity with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in national interest.
Mr Fazl complained about genocide in Palestine and urged Islamic countries to take “decisive action” to check it.
DETENTION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday opposed the detention of all politicians, including Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan.
Talking to reporters here, Mr Fazl said snap elections were required to prevent the current political situation in the country from worsening.
He said that the military establishment would have to be separated from the electoral process so that its political maneuvering to form the governments of its own choice could stop.
The JUI-F leader said the original draft 26th Constitutional Amendment had 56 clauses but he got them reduced to 22.
He claimed that had he not spoken to the government about the 26th Constitutional Amendment, it would have “bought 11 votes” to get the bill passed by parliament. Mr Fazl said the PTI was happy with the way he handled the matter.
“We saved the country from a political crisis and strengthened parliament,” he said.
The JUI-F leader said the law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces was poor and therefore, he was constantly raising alarm about it.
FIRE DESTROYS TREES: A large fire broke out in the chilgoza and olive forests in Koh-i-Sulaiman Range of Darazinda tehsil here, destroying many trees.
An official of Rescue 1122 said a 16-member team of firefighters from all local rescue stations, including Station-55 Darazinda, was busy extinguishing the fire with necessary equipment. Residents complained that millions of rupees worth of forests were burnt by fires every year.
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