ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan said on Monday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif’s comments on giving the right of vote to overseas Pakistanis was a violation of the Supreme Court (SC) verdict and hence constituted contempt of court. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with […]
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No institution except Parliament can do legislation, says Babar Awan
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Dr Babar Awan Wednesday rejected the opposition’s demand of holding an All Parties Conference (APC) on the electoral reforms, saying the Parliament was the only forum that could decide about any legislation. “No APC can do legislation,” he said while participating in the federal budget debate […]
Govt gives media practical demonstration on EVMs
ISLAMABAD: A week after empowering the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to use the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the government on Wednesday gave the media a practical demonstration of the gadget at the Parliament House. The demonstration was led by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Adviser to the Prime Minister on […]
Nandipur case: verdict on Babar Awan’s acquittal plea deferred
An accountability court on Monday once again deferred the pronouncement of a verdict on an acquittal plea filed by former law minister Babar Awan in the Nandipur Power Project reference. Accountability court judge Arshad Malik was due to announce the verdict during the hearing, as it was previously deferred on April 30, however, the announcement […]
Court delays announcement in Babar Awan’s acquittal case
An accountability court has deferred the announcement of its reserved verdict on an acquittal plea which was filed by the former law minister Babar Awan in the Nandipur Power Project. Accountability Court Judge Arshad Malik was expected to announce the verdict during Tuesday’s hearing but the verdict got delayed so that the court could announce […]
Babar Awan resigns as PM’s advisor on parliamentary affairs
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan has resigned from his post after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) initiated corruption inquiry against him. Babar took to twitter to announce that he has sent his resignation to Prime Minister Imran Khan and ‘will defend himself in the court’. کرسی سے چمٹے رہنے کے […]
PTI to file petition against NADRA chief for ‘leaking data’ to PML-N
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday directed party leaders to file a petition against NADRA chairman before the Election Commission of Pakistan. PTI claimed that NADRA chairman provided data to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to triumph in the upcoming general elections 2018, and to that end, has decided to file a […]