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Rabbani urges Sindh to withdraw appointment of bureaucrats as VCs

January 20, 2025 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: Former Senate Chairman and Pakistan People’s Party leader Mian Raza Rabbani advised to withdraw the bill related to the appointment of bureaucrats as vice-chancellors of public sector universities in Sindh.

In his statement, Raza Rabbani said that non-PhD candidates and bureaucrats were allowed to become vice chancellors and added that this amendment will pave the way for appointing non-experts to the post of VC.

Raza Rabbani said that the amendment in the Sindh Universities and Institutes Laws Act should be withdrawn immediately. He said universities are independent and run under their respective laws, such appointments will affect this independence.

The former chairman of the senate said that such appointments will affect the academic quality and academic freedom of the universities. He advised the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to withdraw this amendment.

It should be noted that there is a boycott of the teaching process in various universities against the decision to make bureaucrats as vice chancellors in Sindh.

The academic activities has suspended across the Sindh province on appeal of the Federation of All Pakistan Academic Staff Association Sindh (FAPWASA) against the decision to appoint bureaucrats as vice-chancellors.

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Raza Rabbani demands date for general polls

October 31, 2023 by Muhammad Sher

Senator Raza Rabbani addressed the senate meeting. He declared the Punjab budget a violation of the constitution. The delay in elections will cause a constitutional crisis. Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and senator Raza Rabbani has demanded the Election Commission give a date for the general elections to avoid a constitutional crisis. Addressing the … Read more

Rabbani urges govt to summons Senate session to discuss Gaza situation

October 12, 2023 by Abid Khan

He said more than 1000 buildings were destroyed in Gaza.
PPP Senator said electricity supply of 2.3m people cut off.
He said caretaker government cannot privatize institutions.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party leader Senator Raza Rabbani has said that a Senate session should be called immediately on the situation in Gaza.

Raza Rabbani has said in one of his statements that more than 1000 buildings were destroyed in Gaza while water, food and electricity supply of 2.3 million people in Gaza is cut off.

He said that the caretaker government is afraid that if the Senate meets, its actions in violation of Section 230 of the Election Act will be exposed.

Senator Raza Rabbani further said that the caretaker government cannot recruit in National Accountability Bureau(NAB) because these are fixed-term appointments, which the elected government cannot terminate.

He said that the caretaker government cannot privatize as privatization of government institutions has long-term effects. He said Pakistan International Airlines privatization cannot be decided by the caretaker cabinet and it can be seen by the Council of Common Interests(CCI).

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Rabbani demands ECP to take notice of selling Reko Diq shares

October 4, 2023 by Abid Khan

He said sale of shares is a long-term economic decision.
Raza Rabbani said caretaker government has no mandate.
He said ECP is violating constitution by not holding election.

ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani has said that the caretaker government does not have the legal authority to sell the government shares of Reko Diq.

In his statement, senior PPP leader Raza Rabbani said that the sale of shares is a long-term economic decision, for which the caretaker government has no mandate.

He demanded that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should take notice of this matter.

Raza Rabbani said that the Election Commission is violating the constitution by not holding the election within 90 days, the delay in announcing the election date is creating political instability and economic uncertainty.

He said that the Election Commission no longer has an excuse for constituencies and ECP should immediately announce the date of the elections.

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Rabbani opposes cabinet committee formed to review legislative cases

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 by Kumail Soomro

Senator Raza Rabbani has opposed of the cabinet committee formed to review laws He said the cabinet committee is a violation of Election Act, 2017. Caretaker PM Kakar established a cabinet committee to review current legislation. ISLAMABAD: Senator Raza Rabbani has opposed to the caretaker government’s decision for the formation of new cabinet panel to … Read more

PBC strongly condemns amendment in Official Secret Act

August 3, 2023 by Abid Khan

Govt should immediately withdraw Official Secrets Act.
Senate Committee is expected to reject proposed amendment.
The amendment exempts agencies from searching any civilian.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council(PBC) has strongly condemned the amendment of the Official Secret Act.

In a statement, the Pakistan Bar Council said that the federal government should immediately withdraw the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill, which gave the secret agencies free rein to detain any citizen. The amendment exempts secret agencies from searching any civilian place without a search warrant.

The statement added that the amendment to the Official Secrets Act also contradicts the Constitution of Pakistan, and the Senate Standing Committee is expected to reject the proposed amendment.

It should be noted that when the Official Secrets Act amendment bill was presented in the Senate yesterday, the government allies along with the opposition were furious. Pakistan People’s Party’s Raza Rabbani tore several copies of the bills.

When the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill was presented in the Senate, slogans of “No-No” were raised in the House. Senators including PTI, Jamaat-e-Islami, MQM, National Party, PK MAP including People’s Party’s Raza Rabbani, PML-N’s Dr. Afnan ullah protested against the bill.

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Raza Rabbani demands joint session of parliament on TTP talks

June 23, 2022 by Kumail Soomro

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday raised the issue of the state’s negotiations with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and demanded clarity from the government. The senators expressed immense displeasure over the recent session of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security convened at the PM”s Office where lawmakers were briefed on the peace talks. PPP Senator … Read more

PPP Demands Joint Sitting Of Parliament To Discuss “Deteriorating” Security Situation

July 20, 2021 by Aizbah Khan

Senator Raza Rabbani of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) described the internal security situation in the country as “deteriorating” and called for an in-camera joint sitting of parliament and the formation of a parliamentary committee on national security. According to the report, the PPP senator in a statement called for a national consensus to address … Read more

List of Chairmen who served the senate so far

March 12, 2021 by Web Desk

As the Upper house of the parliament is all set to select its new Chairman, let’s take a look at how many chairmen have served the Senate since its formation. Eight Chairmen till now have served the Upper house since its formation. According to the constitution of 1973, a parliamentary system of government was introduced … Read more

Raza Rabbani opposes new electoral reforms introduced by PTI

November 20, 2020 by Web Desk

Former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani has opposed the new electoral reforms introduced by the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government. According to the details, Raza Rabbani has opposed the government move on a constitutional amendment for election in Senate through a show of hands-on technical grounds. PTI government had decided to move a constitutional amendment … Read more

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