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Monthly Archives: March 2022
OIC all praise for Pakistan’s role in South Asia stability
The OIC member states have acknowledged Pakistan’s pivotal role as an anchor of stability in South Asia and commended its efforts for promotion of regional peace. At the conclusion of the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers Conference here on Wednesday, the member states issued the Islamabad …
Read More »Can Article 254 provide legal cover to speaker’s actions?
The National Assembly speaker’s decision to convene the session of the lower house of parliament beyond the stipulated time frame has generated debate on the scope of Article 254 of the Constitution, and whether it justifies the postponement of a crucial sitting requisitioned under Article 95 to vote on a resolution …
Read More »Project to mitigate contamination in Rawal Dam in doldrums
A project of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) under which sewage treatment plants (STPs) were to be installed in the catchment areas of Rawal Dam is in doldrums after the validity of the financial bid expired. The …
Read More »Confident Imran says ‘will have last laugh’
Beaming with confidence, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday predicted he would prevail over the opposition’s no-confidence move and definitely would have the last laugh, announcing that he still held a ‘trump card’ that would be revealed at the right time. “Let me predict in clear terms that we …
Read More »Skies to start clearing up after March 25, says Sheikh Rashid
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed addresses the media in Islamabad on Thursday. — DawnNewsTV Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday expressed confidence that Prime Minister Imran Khan would win the no-confidence vote against him, adding that the “skies will start clearing up” from March 25. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, …
Read More »RED ZONE FILES: All eyes on the allies
We are into the final stretch and the situation is not looking peachy for the PTI government. The ingredients flavouring this political brew are numerous: vocal dissidents, a partisan speaker, unrestrained spokespersons, active courts, and of course, the …
Read More »Larger SC bench to take up presidential reference on Article 63-A today
A five-member bench of the Supreme court will take up the presidential reference seeking opinion on Article 63-A of the Constitution – which deals with the disqualification of parliamentarians over …
Read More »Justice Isa questions CJP’s decision to hear SBCA, presidential plea together
The senior-most judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Faez Isa has said that he is “perplexed” over Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial’s decision to hear the presidential reference for the interpretation of Article 63A together with the Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) petition over …
Read More »No-trust move: PM Imran vows to play till last ball, says will give Opposition a ‘surprise’
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday announced to give the Opposition a “surprise” a day before the voting on the no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly. While interacting with the journalists in Islamabad, PM Imran Khan said that the joint Opposition has laid all of their cards on …
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