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PTI founder finalizes name of Umar Ayub as opposition leader

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ISLAMABAD: The founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has given approval to make Umar Ayub the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.

Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said that everyone knows how the cases are being conducted, yet there is faith in the higher judiciary.

Gohar Khan said that he will challenge the decision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on reserved seats in Lahore High Court and Sindh High Court. He said the way the Al Qadir Trust trial is going is in front of everyone, all the final orders in the case will be taken to the High Court.

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PTI, SIC decide to make Umar Ayub opposition leader in NA

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PTI

ISLAMABAD: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)  and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) have decided on the opposition leader in the National Assembly.

It has been decided to make Umar Ayub, who is likely to be backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the leader of the opposition. Umar Ayub is also the Central General Secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf.

It should be noted that during the special session of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister was elected in the President of the Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the Prime Minister.

Shahbaz Sharif got 201 votes from National Assembly members and his opponent Umar Ayub, candidate of PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council, got 92 votes.

For the Leader of the House in the National Assembly, the Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) got the support of the Pakistan People’s Party, Balochistan Awami Party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan, and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, while Umar Ayub was the candidate for the Prime Ministership from the Sunni Ittehad Council.

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Raja Pervaiz Ashraf administrates oath to newly elected MNAs

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MNAs

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session presided over by former speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was supposed to start at 10 am, but the meeting started an hour after the scheduled time. The session started with a ruckus as soon as the national anthem ended with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed MNAs, who have joined the Sunni Ittehad … Read more

ECP rejects pleas challenging results of 3 Karachi NA constituencies  

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ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected applications against the results of three National Assembly constituencies in Karachi.

The ECP has directed the petitioners to approach the Election Tribunal against the results of the three constituencies.

The applications of candidate Zahoor Uddin from NA-237 Karachi, Muhammad Yasir from NA-239 and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI)  candidate Khurram Sher Zaman from NA-241 have been rejected.

It should be noted that PPP candidates were successful in these three seats of the National Assembly.

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NA Session likely to convene from February 26 to 28

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Madrassa bill to be tabled in joint session on Dec 17

Islamabad: The date of February 26 to 28 has been suggested for convening the session of the National Assembly. A summary regarding the date of convening the session of the National Assembly has been sent to the president. The notification of the successful candidates for the three National Assembly seats from Islamabad has been restored. … Read more

Ex Commissioner Pindi recorded statement to Election Commission Committee

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Former Commissioner Pindi statement

Former Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chatta has recorded his statement to the Election Commission Committee on the allegations of serious irregularities in the general elections. Former Commissioner Rawalpindi Chatta announced his resignation from the post a few days ago, alleging serious irregularities in the election. In this regard, the spokesperson of the Election Commission of … Read more

JUI-F issues final lists of candidates

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JUI-F

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazal) has released the final list of its candidates contesting National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies seats across the country.

The spokesperson of JUI said 122 candidates are in the field for the National Assembly from all over the country, 110 candidates for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, and 51 candidates for the Balochistan Assembly will participate in the elections.

The spokesman further said JUI has nominated 134 candidates for the Punjab Assembly and 52 candidates for the Sindh Assembly.

JUI-F spokesperson has said that despite the bad law and order situation, the party will run a vigorous election campaign.

Spokesperson JUI Punjab has said in a statement that former provincial minister Makhdoom Haroon Sultan has joined JUI and he will contest the election from NA-177 Muzaffargarh on JUI ticket.

A spokesman said Makhdoom Haroon Sultan Bukhari will also participate in the election from PP 272 and 274.

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JUI chief to visit Kabul today

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JUI chief Kabul visit

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (JUI) chief Maulana Fazal Ur Rehman will visit Kabul today to discuss the growing gap between Pakistan and Afghanistan. JUI chief is starting a three-to-four-day visit to Afghanistan from today; however, former member of the National Assembly from South Waziristan Maulana Jamaluddin Khan Mehsud will also visit Afghanistan. The sources further added that the … Read more

IHC stops regularization of govt employees

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IHC
  • The case against restoration and regularization of staff heard.
  • Court stopped ministries from implementing recommendations.
  • The recommendations of special committee had no legal status.

ISLAMABAD:  The Islamabad High Court (IHC) halted the regularization of government employees on the recommendation of a special committee of the National Assembly.

The case against the restoration and regularization of government employees was heard in the IHC on the recommendations of the National Assembly Committee.

The court stopped the ministries and departments from implementing the recommendations of the committee and asked them not to follow the recommendations of EOBI, CDA, Overseas Pakistan Foundation Committee, Pakistan Steel, and FIA Special Committee.

In the court decision, it was said that Pakistan Steel and FIA also should not follow the recommendations of the special committee. If the recommendations of the committee for the rehabilitation of the employees are followed, then the department should cancel these orders.

The court accepted all the requests of the petitioners against the recommendations of the special committee and declared the disciplinary action against the officers illegal for not following the recommendations of the committee.

In the decision, it was said that under the National Assembly Rules of Business, the special committee cannot exceed its powers. The federal government also did not support the recommendations of the special committee.

The High Court said that the recommendations of the special committee had no legal status and the committee had a mandate to send recommendations to the Parliament. The committee had started sending instructions directly to the institutions.

The court said in the judgment that the committee ordered EOBI to reinstate 358 employees in defiance of the court order and all the actions of which gave the impression that the committee was above the law and beyond the constitutional mandate.

There was an impression from the work of the special committee that it was working against the scheme of distribution of authority in the institutions. It was not legal to issue show-cause notices to the FIA ​​officers for criminal proceedings. The court was told that there was nothing in the rules that the committee called the institutions.

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Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs issues notification for dissolution of National Assembly

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President Arif Alvi

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has issued a notification for the dissolution of the National Assembly, Bol News reported on Thursday.

The president dissolved the National Assembly under Article 58-1, read the notification issued by the ministry.

President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Ali dissolved National Assembly on in the wee hour of Thursday on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

PM Shehbaz sent the advice to the President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Ali to dissolve the National Assembly tonight, sources said.

The president dissolved the National Assembly under Article 58 of the Constitution. With the dissolution of the lower house, the current government’s tenure ended prematurely.

“The president shall dissolve the National Assembly if so advised by the prime minister; and the National Assembly shall, unless sooner dissolved, stand dissolved at the expiration of forty-eight hours after the prime minister has so advised,” the article reads.

The cabinet will be dissolved and Prime Minister Shehbaz will remain in office until the caretaker prime minister is appointed.

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NA backs Khawaja Junaid against lifetime ban

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NA backs Khawaja Junaid against lifetime ban

The NA backed Khawaja Junaid on his lifetime ban. The PHF has received over 2000 million rupees in grants in the last eight years. Rumors have surfaced about the existence of a hidden account. During a recent meeting of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination, chairman Nawab Sher Waseer and the committee’s … Read more

National Assembly to be dissolved before August 12: PM Shehbaz

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National Assembly to be dissolved before August 12: PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the National Assembly would be dissolved before August 12 in consultation with the allied parties. In an interview with a private news channel, he said according to the constitution and law, it was responsibility of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce date for the next elections. Shehbaz … Read more

No deadlock over dissolution of NA: Rana Sanaullah

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  • He said caretaker prime minister should be a politician.
  • Rana Sanaullah said Nawaz Sharif will return home soon.
  • He said Dar or anyone like him can become caretaker PM.

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that there is no deadlock in the dissolution of the National Assembly and added that the assembly will be dissolved two days before the end of its fixed term.

He said that it is under consideration that the caretaker prime minister should be a politician.

He said that if this is decided then Finance Minister Ishaq Dar or anyone like him can become caretaker Prime Minister.

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National Assembly to dissolve in August: Khawaja Asif

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Assembly dissolve

Says PTI chairman will have to pay the price for May 9 mayhem. Said seat adjustments with the PDM would be made after the assembly’s dissolution. Said preparations for the elections have already begun. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif stated that the assemblies would dissolve in August after completing their tenure, and … Read more

Macron to impose pension reform in France without vote

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Macron

The France government has chosen to push through unpopular pension reforms. Without a vote due to the unpopularity of the proposal. The government is facing opposition from demonstrators. In order to avoid a vote that might have gone either way in the National Assembly, the France government has chosen to push through its unpopular pension … Read more

ECP suspends by-elections on 37 National Assembly seats

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National Assembly session scheduled for December 10

ECP suspended by-elections on 37 National Assembly seats The ECP canceled polling in 24 NA constituencies in KP It said the decision was made after recent court verdict ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended by-elections on 37 seats of the National Assembly. The by-elections in 24 constituencies of the National Assembly in … Read more

Sajid Hussain Turi honoured to meet H.E. Khazar Farhadov

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Sajid Hussain Turi

Sajid Hussain Turi is a Pakistani politician. He was delighted to meet H.E Khazar Farhadov Ambassador of Azerbaijan. He  discussed bilateral relations and Pakistan’s potential to export skilled manpower. Sajid Hussain Turi is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of Pakistan’s National Assembly since August 2018. He was delighted to meet H.E Khazar … Read more

PHC suspends notification of by-polls on NA seats  

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PHC suspends
  • The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) had moved PHC last week.
  • A two-member bench headed by Justice Syed Muhammad Attique Shah.
  • The Peshawar High Court adjourned the hearing till March 7.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) suspended the notification of by-elections on the constituencies of the National Assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) had moved PHC last week seeking the suspension of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s by-election schedule on 24 NA seats scheduled to be held on March 16 and 19.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Muhammad Attique Shah and Justice Syed Arshad Ali announced the short verdict.

The Peshawar High Court reserved the decision today after the arguments of the lawyers were completed.

The court also sought the response regarding the acceptance of PTI’s resignations and fixed the date of March 7 for the next hearing.

The by-elections were scheduled to be held in the constituencies of NA-4 Swat, NA-17 Haripur, NA-18 Swabi, NA-25 and NA-26 Nowshera, NA-32 Kohat, NA-38 Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) and NA-43 Khyber.

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NA panel to take up bill on protection of journalists in next meeting

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NA panel
  • The meeting was chaired by Javaria Zafar Aheer.
  • She said no briefing had been given about Arshad Sharif’s murder.
  • The committee also condemned violence against journalists in IHC.

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Thursday decided to take up bill regarding the protection of journalists in its next meeting.

The National Assembly panel on Information and Broadcasting meeting chaired by  Javaria Zafar Aheer also called  for a detailed briefing regarding killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya. Javaria Zafar said that no briefing had been given to the committee regarding Arshad Sharif’s murder.

The committee also condemned violence against journalists in Islamabad High Court. Javaria Zafar said that journalists were prevented from performing their professional duties by the police.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb informed  the committee that a meeting was held with the Ministry of Interior on the issue of violence against journalists in the Islamabad High Court.

She said that journalists  were prevented from going to Islamabad High Court to perform their duties.

Marriyum said that Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has called for a report on the incident of violence against journalists.

Naz Baloch, MNA said legislation should be done so that journalists do not feel unsafe. She also said that the committee should also discuss the campaign against women journalists.

Members of the committee expressed their concern over content against social values in dramas and TV commercials.

Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shahera Shahid told the panel that every province had a Council of Complaints which were authorized to hear complaints.

She informed that there was no censor board for television dramas, censor board could censor only films.

Chairperson of the committee, Javaria Zafar Aheer said that the content of dramas should be watched before  their telecast.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said legislation would be done for censoring dramas telecast by television channels.

Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Salim Baig said that PEMRA had banned a private channel’s  drama “Jalan”  but they got stay order from a high court.

He said that the PEMRA had filed an appeal in the Supreme Court which had  reserved its verdict on the matter and it would be announced soon.

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Court should hear case of dissolution of assemblies; demands Khawaja Asif

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  • Asif said that a full court must start from the Panama case.
  • Minister for Defence said that politicians are always blamed.
  • He said that ZA Bhutto was executed due to a decision of judiciary.

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif demanded the Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial to form a full court to hear the suo motu notice case regarding delay in the announcement of a date for elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Speaking here in National Assembly, the minister said that a bench comprising nine judges is hearing this case but the matter is of utmost importance and the full court must consider it. “I do not want to give the impression that Parliamentarians are trespassing in the jurisdiction of the judiciary but I, as a political worker, demand to resolve this complicated situation which is being faced by the country during the last 7-8 months,” he added.

Asif said that a full court must start from the Panama case and give a decision which would have a great impact on the future of the country. All the stakeholders must be listened and such a solution be given which should be a roadmap for all.

“ There are some ex-judges like Justice Muneer Hussain and Riaz Sheikh who are criticized but others like Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui and Nazim Siddiqui are known for their dignity,” he said and appealed to the judiciary to review why some amongst them are criticized yet.

He said that the territory of parliamentarians was trespassed in past and our leadership was also victimized. “We would also say that some of them (judges) had not fulfilled responsibilities assigned to them”, he added.

Khawaja Asif said that a constitutional crisis was being faced because of re-defining Article 63-A of the constitution. He recalled the decision of the apex court about lifetime disqualification of the ex-Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and said that there would be no precedent of disqualification of a person of an institution by another institution.

The minister said there have been direct and indirect confessions by the people who remained involved in disqualification case of Nawaz Sharif and the full court of the apex court should start from the Panama case.

Asif said that politicians are always blamed who serve the people by considering it as `worship’ but other elites are not named who enjoy during their services.

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President Arif Alvi summons National Assembly, Senate sessions tomorrow

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday summoned the National Assembly and Senate to meet on February 15 (Wednesday). According to a President House statement, the National Assembly will meet at 1530 hours and Senate at 1630 hours at the Parliament House. The president summoned the sessions of both Houses exercising his powers under Article … Read more

PPP decides to boycott NA by-polls

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PPP boycott

PPP has decided not to participate in the NA by-polls PDM had managed to convince PPP to skip the polls PPP was pressurized by PML-N and PDM to skip polls ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided not to participate in the upcoming by-polls of National Assembly constituencies, Bol News reports citing well-placed sources. The … Read more

ECP to discuss security situation with Punjab, KP authorities

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ECP elections

ECP schedules meetings of Punjab & KP authorities to discuss elections. The meeting included members of the ECP and the secretary of the commission. Consultation meeting with political parties would be held on February 9. Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday will hold  a meeting on February 7 to discuss general elections for … Read more

NA lawmakers call for sustainable policy to combat terrorism

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NA terrorsm

MNAs called for a sustainable policy to combat scourge of terrorism They urged the political leadership to join hands for achieving lasting peace They urged to provide a compensation package for victims of Peshawar blast ISLAMABAD: Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) on Wednesday called for a sustainable policy to combat the scourge of terrorism … Read more

ECP fixes date of by-polls on 33 vacant seats

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ECP
  • The NA seats had fallen vacant earlier this month.
  • Candidates can file their nomination papers from Feb 6-8.
  • The names of the candidates will be published on Feb 9.

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that it will hold by-polls on 33 vacant National Assembly (NA) seats on March 16.

The NA seats had fallen vacant earlier this month when NA Speaker Raja Parvez Ashraf accepted the resignations of 34 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid.

The PTI resigned en masse in April last year after the ouster of Imran Khan but only 11 resignations were accepted in July.

The speaker had announced that he would verify all the remaining resignations individually but he moved swiftly accepting 113 resignations after the PTI chief announced to return to the assembly.

According to the election schedule announced by the ECP today, candidates will be able to file their nomination papers between February 6-8.

The names of the candidates will be published on February 9 and the returning officers (RO) will carry out the scrutiny of the nomination papers till February 13.

The last date to file appeals against the RO’s decision on the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers is February 16.

According to the election schedule, the last date for the appellate tribunal to decide on the appeals is February 20. After this, the revised list of candidates will be published on February 21.

The last date to withdraw candidature and release of revised list of candidates is February 22 while the election symbols will be allotted on February 23 and the polls will be held on March 16.

So far, the resignations of 123 PTI MNAs have been accepted and all have been denotified.

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Kuwait government resigned over disagreements

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Kuwait
  • The government of Kuwait resigned on Monday owing to conflicts with the National Assembly.
  • The government declined to make any pledges to the Kuwaiti National Assembly.
  • Kuwait’s collective government has resigned for the fifth time.

The Kuwaiti government resigned on Monday owing to conflicts with the National Assembly, according to local media.

The decision was made after the government declined to make any pledges to the Kuwaiti National Assembly over popular laws, according to the sources.

Furthermore, the government has maintained its position of returning the Finance Committee’s reports to the committees without any obligations and has withdrawn the two interpellations scheduled to be addressed to the Minister of Finance Abdul Wahhab Al Rashid and the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Barak Al Shaitan during Tuesday’s session.

This marks Kuwait’s fifth collective government resignation in two years.

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PTI MNAs barred from meeting NA speaker, entering ECP

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PTI NA speaker

PTI MNAs barred from meeting NA speaker The members were also not allowed to enter ECP PTI is to withdraw resignations of 44 members ISLAMABAD: Following the decision announced by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday to take back the resignations of 44 NA members, the PTI MNAs tried to meet the speaker in this regard … Read more

PTI to withdraw resignations of 44 NA members

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resignations PTI members

PTI to withdraw resignations of 44 assembly mmebers The move came at the instructions of PTI chief PTI next to announce Leader of Opposition LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to withdraw the resignations of 44 members of the national assembly (NA). The development surfaced after the appointment of Mohsin Naqvi as caretaker CM Punjab. … Read more

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