The Lahore High Court has ruled that the presidential system of government is against the basic structure of the constitution regarding democracy which can’t be altered. Dismissing the constitutional petition seeking direction to the federal government to hold a public referendum to determine the will of the people of Pakistan for a presidential system, Justice … Read more
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman, slammed the incumbent government on its policies and inflation. Speaking on the presidential system, she said, “It was Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto who signed the historical Charter of Democracy after finding consensus with Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), the party that was … Read more
LAHORE: As a debate around a presidential system for Pakistan takes hold, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar made it clear that there is no space for such a system in the country. He was talking to the beat reporters here in Lahore on Thursday at Governor House. Governor Sarwar, who spoke to reporters on various … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in the Punjab Assembly and Central Punjab Secretary General Syed Hassan Murtaza on Tuesday said that those talking about the presidential form of government cannot be Pakistan’s well-wishers. He said that the failure of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is the failure of the selected, and selectors, not … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday declared all the petitions seeking implementation of the presidential system in the country as inadmissible. The apex court said the point raised in the petitions was political. It said the Constitution of Pakistan does not provide any guidance for the presidential system, as it supports the democratic … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Speculations about the introduction of the presidential system of government in the country have reached the Supreme Court in the form of a petition asking Prime Minister Imran Khan to hold a nationwide referendum to open the way for a presidential system of government instead of the existing parliamentary system. According to the details, … Read more
