RAWALPINDI: Outgoing Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza paid a farewell visit to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir at the General Headquarters (GHQ) on Tuesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported. Read More: Shehbaz bids farewell to outgoing CJCSC General Mirza During the meeting, COAS Munir commended […]
Article 243
PPP lends support to Article 243 tweaks due to ‘war situation’
Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday lauded the role of Pakistan’s armed forces, politicians, civil society and the public in defeating terrorist networks, vowing that the country will again overcome such threats. Speaking in the National Assembly, he said Pakistan’s security institutions and its people had together confronted and defeated terrorists, […]
Two-thirds majority pushes 27th Amendment through Senate
The Senate approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment on Monday with a two-third majority. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar tabled the bill after securing support from government allies. Meanwhile, opposition parties staged protests and walked out of the session. Some PTI senators stayed inside, chanting slogans against the government. The approval came after the joint parliamentary […]
Senate reviews 27th Amendment report as opposition walks out
ISLAMABAD – The joint law and justice committees of Parliament presented the report on the 27th Constitutional Amendment in the Senate on Monday. Senator Farooq H. Naek submitted the report after the afternoon session resumed. The report includes several major proposals and marks a key step toward a possible vote. However, opposition members boycotted the […]
TTAP rejects 27th Amendment, calls it “person-specific”
ISLAMABAD – The opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Saturday strongly rejected the proposed changes to Article 243 under the 27th Constitutional Amendment, describing them as “person-specific” and detached from public concerns. At a joint press conference in Islamabad, TTAP leaders—including alliance head Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Vice Chairman Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, and MWM Chairman […]