The good news is, the daily acrimony between them notwithstanding, the government and the opposition, have reached a consensus on important legislation. The bad news is the motivation behind the 26th Constitutional Amendment proposed under the new bill is highly suspect. Its immediate effect is likely to be a delay in changing the status quo […]
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JUI-F chief calls FATA-KP merger ‘collective suicide’
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday said that the parliament showed “ill-intentions” regarding the FATA-KP merger, while he also called the move a “collective suicide”. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Fazl said that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch had […]