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Pakistan, India election credibility juxtaposed | Express Turbine
The undemocratic interference by powerful stake holders as well as the old habit of not accepting political change via the ballot box by resorting to a.............
Keywords:Comparative analysis of Indian GE and Pakistan GE 2024
Keywords:Comparative analysis of Indian GE and Pakistan GE 2024
Ruling parties tighten grip on speech | Express Turbine
The political parties in the ruling alliance, particularly the PML-N, appear to be repeating their past mistakes by attempting to silence criticism and restrict free speech through.............
Keywords:Performance of Government
Keywords:Performance of Government
Assembly sessions witness low participation | Express Turbine
In a democracy, voters from each constituency cast their ballots in favour of a particular leader in the hopes that upon securing a seat in the legislature.............
Keywords:Low Participation in PA Assembly
Keywords:Low Participation in PA Assembly
Empowering Parliamentarians for Effective Budgetary Oversight: PILDAT Hosts Insightful Briefing Session | The Dayspring
PILDAT held a briefing session in Islamabad to enhance the understanding of the budgetary process among parliamentarians.............
Keywords:Overview of Pakistan’s parliamentary budget process
Keywords:Overview of Pakistan’s parliamentary budget process
Demand for reforms in parliament | The News
While demanding free and fair elections, representatives of political parties have asked for introducing reforms in parliament to make it relevant.............
Keywords:Parliamentary Reforms Transparency
Keywords:Parliamentary Reforms Transparency
Pakistan has to define itself as a welfare state or security state | The...
While advocating a civil-military dialogue in the country, speakers in a session said both military and civil stakeholders must commit themselves to the Constitution.............
Keywords:Civil-military relations
Keywords:Civil-military relations
Political stakeholders unhappy with delimitations | Express Turbine
While the apex electoral body of the country has announced its intent to conduct elections sometime towards the end of January, many are unhappy.............
Keywords:Delimitations of constituencies
Keywords:Delimitations of constituencies
Low women turnout a pressing challenge ahead of polls | Express Turbine
With the general elections just around the corner, the low turnout among female voters remains a persistent challenge as Pakistan has suffered from.............
Keywords:Women turnout ratio, General Election 2024
Keywords:Women turnout ratio, General Election 2024
Curious case of 10m women without CNICs | Express Turbine
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said on Monday that roughly 10 million women in the country do not possess a Computerised National Identity Card.............
Keywords: Gender gap, Electoral Rolls
Keywords: Gender gap, Electoral Rolls
President Alvi sees Nov 6 as ‘cut-off date’ for polls | Dawn News
In a move that has further clouded the air around general elections, President Dr Arif Alvi wrote to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday.............
Keywords:President’s letter to ECP proposed election before Nov 6
Keywords:President’s letter to ECP proposed election before Nov 6
Did president abdicate constitutional duty? | The News
Legal minds in the country are divided over who gets to fix the date of the general elections. While most legal experts are of the view that President Alvi.............
Keywords:President’s letter to ECP proposed election before
Keywords:President’s letter to ECP proposed election before
صدرمملکت پر پارٹی کی طرف سے بھی دباؤ تھا، اب کچھ نہ کچھ تو...
انتخابات کی تاریخ کی تجویز بارے صدر کے خط سے حیران وپریشان..............
Keywords:President’s letter to ECP proposed election before Nov 6
Keywords:President’s letter to ECP proposed election before Nov 6
Outgoing coalition partners ‘taken aback’ by power protests | Dawn News
Mainstream political parties, especially those who were part of the previous PML-N led ruling coalition, are in a fix and have been unable to come out with a clear stance on the issue of ongoing countrywide protests over the inflated power bills..............
Keywords:Massive tariff of electricity,Reaction of Political parties
Keywords:Massive tariff of electricity,Reaction of Political parties
Delays in the era of clicks | Dawn News
If the additional investment of Rs17 billion in digitising the current census is effectively utilised by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), it could hold elections earlier to potentially mitigate the economic..............
Keywords:Delimitation time period, digital censes advantage
Keywords:Delimitation time period, digital censes advantage
Can president fix election date? | The News
Under Article 48(5), the president has the right to fix the date of election, say legal experts. A contrary view, though, feels that the president does not have suo-motu power..............
Keywords:President right to fix the election date, Constitutional right
Keywords:President right to fix the election date, Constitutional right
President Alvi invites CEC Raja for meeting to fix ‘appropriate date’ for elections |...
President Arif Alvi has invited Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja for a meeting today or tomorrow to “fix an appropriate date” for general elections...............
Keywords:President’s latter to ECP, fix anappropriate datefor election
Keywords:President’s latter to ECP, fix anappropriate datefor election
President Alvi invites CEC for meeting to ‘fix appropriate date’ for polls tomorrow |...
President Arif Alvi on Wednesday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, inviting him for a meeting to “fix an appropriate date” for general elections..............
Keywords:President’s latter to ECP, Election date
Keywords:President’s latter to ECP, Election date
Legal debate rages over president’s ‘deemed assent’ | The News
The fate of the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023 will eventually be decided by the courts, say legal experts.............
Keywords:deemed assent, Official Secrets Bill
Keywords:deemed assent, Official Secrets Bill
Alvi’s Tweet that created a storm | Islamabad Post
In a stunning revelation that sent shockwaves through the already turbulent landscape of the country’s political and legal arena, the President of Pakistan took to Twitter to vehemently disavow..............
Keywords:President investigates from relevant section, President tweet
Keywords:President investigates from relevant section, President tweet
بل پراعتراض لگائے بغیر واپس بھیجنا صدر کی غیرذمہ داری ہے | Ary News
اے آر وائی نیوز کے پروگرام اعتراض ہے میں پاکستان انسٹی ٹیوٹ آف لیجسلیٹیو ڈویلپمنٹ ٹرانسپیرنسی (پلڈاٹ) کے صدر احمد بلال محبوب نے کہا کہ صدر مملکت کو بل اعتراض لگا کر واپس بھیجنا چاہیے تھا اگر اعتراض تھا تو اس کا ریکارڈ بھی ہونا چاہیے..............
Keywords:Sending blank Bill is no option in the constitution
Keywords:Sending blank Bill is no option in the constitution
Grave matter: Analysts react to President Alvi’s shocking revelation | The News
President Arif Alvi's shocking declaration that he did not sign the Official Secrets Act and the Army Act Amendment bills, senior journalists and political analysts have termed the entire scenario..............
Keywords:Shocking revelation of President Arif
Keywords:Shocking revelation of President Arif
What is Article 75 in Constitution of Pakistan? | Business Recorder
President Alvi’s statement came on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), a day after he had reportedly assented to the two bills, which were criticised by both the opposition and treasury benches..............
Keywords:President Arif Alvi should clarify the tweet
Keywords:President Arif Alvi should clarify the tweet
Sudden decision to hold elections on new census raises doubts | The News
Pakistan is faced with unprecedented constitutional and political challenges. In some instances, political priorities appear to be superseding constitutional limits..............
Keywords:Election on new censes
Keywords:Election on new censes
‘Ending NA term through consensus can’t be equated with previous early dissolutions’ | Dawn...
Technically and constitutionally, the 15th National Assembly has not completed its five-year term, but in view of the country’s tumultuous parliamentary history..............
Keywords:Ending NA term through consensus can’t be equated with previous early dissolutions’
Keywords:Ending NA term through consensus can’t be equated with previous early dissolutions’
Judgments review law: Legal experts, analysts comment on SC verdict | Geo News
After the announcement of Supreme Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) Act 2023 as "unconstitutional" by Pakistan's top court, legal experts and political analysts have shared their diverse views on the decision...............
Keywords:Supreme court’s verdict on review of judgment
Keywords:Supreme court’s verdict on review of judgment
Explainer: PM Shehbaz, CMs continue till caretaker setup appointed | The News
Per the constitution, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as well as provincial chief ministers can continue in office till the caretaker prime minister and chief ministers are appointed..............
Keywords:Challenges of Caretaker setup
Keywords:Challenges of Caretaker setup
Pakistan parliament stands dissolved | Gulf Times
Pakistan’s parliament was dissolved by the president on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice late last night, the president’s office said, setting the stage for a national election amid political and economic crises...............
Keywords:Require a longer tenure government to effectively decision making for economy
Keywords:Require a longer tenure government to effectively decision making for economy
Pakistan’s Now-Dissolved Parliament Blamed for Boosting Military’s ‘Intrusion’ in Politics | VOA
Pakistan's National Assembly has been dissolved, with outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif being replaced with an interim successor to oversee a general election due within 90 days..............
Keywords:Pakistan will face a more repressive kind of a system in the future, where democratic values and human rights will be compromised
Keywords:Pakistan will face a more repressive kind of a system in the future, where democratic values and human rights will be compromised
Pakistan Parliament Dissolved, Stage Set for Vote without Ex-PM Khan | The Islam Times
Pakistan's president ordered parliament dissolved late Wednesday, opening the door to a caretaker government that will usher in elections in which the country's most popular politician, Imran Khan, has been sidelined..............
Keywords:Require a longer tenure government to effectively decision making for economy
Keywords:Require a longer tenure government to effectively decision making for economy
Population of Karachi up by 73pc in final notification: Pildat chief | The News
With an increase in Karachi’s population by 73 percent as notified in the official gazette of the 7th population census..............
Keywords:Population of Karachi increased according to new censes.
Keywords:Population of Karachi increased according to new censes.
Could census and delimitations delay elections? | Ajj News
With the end of the federal government’s tenure approaching, speculations over when elections will be held in the country is shaping up to be one the biggest topics on the political stage...............
Keywords:New censes could delay election
Keywords:New censes could delay election
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan arrested on corruption charges | Qatar Tribune
Pakistan’s former prime minister and opposition leader Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday after a court sentenced him to three years in prison on corruption charges...............
Keywords:verdict disqualifies Khan for the next elections,
Keywords:verdict disqualifies Khan for the next elections,
Elections likely to be postponed due to delimitation dispute | Minute Mirror
If the delimitation is not done, there will be a constitutional crisis. There will be a dispute, due to which the elections are likely to be postponed,” said head of Pildat Ahmed Bilal Mehboob...............
Keywords:Constitution amended id required for delimitation
Keywords:Constitution amended id required for delimitation
آئی ایم ایف معاہدہ: کیا ن لیگ کو انتخابات میں فائدہ ہو گا؟ |...
پاکستان اورآئی ایم ایف کے درمیان اسٹینڈ بائی معاہدے کے بعد ملک بھر میں روپے کی قدر میں اضافے اور مہنگائی میں کمی کے دعوے کیے جا رہے ہیں تاہم حکومت کو اب مشکل فیصلے بھی کرنے ہوں گے۔.............
Keywords: IMF agreement, political benefit of IMF agreement
Keywords: IMF agreement, political benefit of IMF agreement
کیا حکومت عام انتخابات میں ایک سال تک کی توسیع کر سکتی ہے؟ |...
پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن اور اتحادیوں کی حکومت گزشتہ ایک سال سے ملک بھر میں مقررہ وقت پر عام انتخابات کا انعقاد نہیں چاہ رہی تھی جس کی سیاسی تجزیہ کاروں کی نظر میں وجہ یہ تھی کہ پہلے پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) کی نسبت پی ڈی ایم جماعتوں کی مقبولیت کم تھی.............
Keywords: NA dissolution, extension in NA tenure
Keywords: NA dissolution, extension in NA tenure
News Analysis: Law alone won’t neutralise SC ruling, say experts | Geo News
It may require a constitutional amendment to reverse the lifetime disqualification of politicians under Article 62(1)(f), and the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2023 passed by the National Assembly.۔.............
Keywords: Disqualification of Nawaz Sharif, the Elections Amendment Act, 2023
Keywords: Disqualification of Nawaz Sharif, the Elections Amendment Act, 2023
25 civilians court-martialled during PTI tenure | Tribune
Colonel (retd) Inamur Rahiem, a famous lawyer who has been representing various accused in military courts, has revealed that 25 civilians faced court martial during the rule of former prime minister Imran Khan..............
Keywords: Civilians Court Martial, 9 May incident
Keywords: Civilians Court Martial, 9 May incident
Situationer: An election budget, by any other name | Dawn News
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in his National Assembly speech on Friday claimed that he had made a “responsible budget”, instead of an election or political budget, there are many — even in his own party — who are not ready to believe him..............
Keywords: Budgets, election budgets
Keywords: Budgets, election budgets
وقت کی ضرورت یا پولیٹیکل انجینیئرنگ: استحکام پاکستان پارٹی کیا صرف تحریک انصاف کے...
پاکستان کی 75 سالہ تاریخ میں تواتر کے ساتھ نئی سیاسی جماعتوں کی بنیاد پڑتی رہی ہے اور عمومی طور پر انتخابات سے قبل کسی ایک مخصوص سیاسی جماعت کی توڑ پھوڑ سے نیا سیاسی اتحاد قائم ہوا یا نئی پارٹی کی بنیاد پڑتی رہی ہے۔............
Keywords: Political engineering,
Keywords: Political engineering,
قومی اسمبلی کی مدت میں توسیع ہوگی یا قبل از وقت تحلیل کیا جائے...
نو مئی 2023 کے بعد پاکستان کے سیاسی منظرنامے پر کئی تبدیلیاں رونما ہوئی ہیں۔ ایک بات تو واضح ہوچکی ہے کہ عدالتی دباؤ کے باوجود حکومت قومی و صوبائی انتخابات ایک ہی دن کروانے پر مصر ہے.............
Keywords: NA dissolution, extension in NA tenure
Keywords: NA dissolution, extension in NA tenure
Will Imran pull it off like Nawaz did? | The Express Tribune
In the unforgiving battlefield of politics when PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan’s party crumbled like a house of cards,..............
Keywords: 9 May incident, Imran Khan
Keywords: 9 May incident, Imran Khan
Curious caretakers | The News
The manner in which caretaker setups in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are taking care of affairs in the provinces has stirred a debate in the midst.............
Keywords: Caretaker, Punjab and KP caretaker
Keywords: Caretaker, Punjab and KP caretaker
MQM-P moot highlights concerns over census accuracy, inclusivity| The News
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday held a conference titled ‘Consensus on Fair Census’ at the Beach Luxury Hotel, drawing attention to the pressing issues.............
Keywords: Population Census 2023, Population growth, Karachi population
Keywords: Population Census 2023, Population growth, Karachi population
Is judicial lifeline enough for PTI MNAs’ return to NA? | Express Tribune
The recent court ruling suspending the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) de-notification of 72 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs has paved the way for their return to parliament but some experts believe that the National Assembly will see the decision as interference in its internal matters..............
Keywords: PTI MNAs resignations, NA
Keywords: PTI MNAs resignations, NA
Call to hold census afresh as country’s population growth rate termed exaggerated | Dawn
Suggesting a redo of the entire exercise of Digital Census 2023 considering the doubts surrounding the enumeration process, former finance minister Miftah Ismail has said the growth rate of country’s population is “grossly overstated.............
Keywords: Population Census 2023, Population growth
Keywords: Population Census 2023, Population growth
Population increase in Karachi exposes flawed census method, claims PILDAT chief | The Nation
The head of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), Ahmad Bilal Mehboob, has raised concerns over the recent 63 per cent population increase in Karachi.............
Keywords:Population Census 2023, Population growth, Karachi population
Keywords:Population Census 2023, Population growth, Karachi population
Population increase in Karachi exposes flawed census method, claims PILDAT chief | Dunya
The head of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), Ahmad Bilal Mehboob, has raised concerns over the recent 63 per cent population increase in Karachi.............
Keywords:Population Census 2023, Population growth, Karachi population
Keywords:Population Census 2023, Population growth, Karachi population
Currying favour for elections | Dawn
The general elections are probably the biggest money spinner in Pakistan, tentative evidence indicates. To finance the mammoth election exercise, held every fifth year, the formal economy falls short and cash based parallel economy steps up.............
Keywords: Elections, ECP
Keywords: Elections, ECP
Govt action to arrest Imran backfires | The Express Tribune
Imran Khan’s release following a brief detention on Thursday is seen as a major blow to the ruling alliance which was hoping to use the arrest to bolster its political capital but found itself on the defensive again.............
Keywords: Imran Khan arrest, 9 May incident
Keywords: Imran Khan arrest, 9 May incident
Parliament, judiciary stand face to face | Express Tribune
Some experts believe that Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandail’s reluctance to constitute a full court to hear crucial political cases has not only led to a clash between parliament and the apex court but also resulted in a division within the top judiciary..............
Keywords: Conflict of Parliament and Judiciary, Punjab and KP elections
Keywords: Conflict of Parliament and Judiciary, Punjab and KP elections
انتخابات کی تاریخ دے کر سپریم کورٹ نے اختیارات سے تجاوز کیا، احمد بلال...
پاکستان میں قانون سازی اور انتخابات کے عمل کی نگرانی کرنے والی غیر سرکاری تنظیم پلڈاٹ کے صدر احمد بلال محبوب نے وی نیوز کے ساتھ خصوصی گفتگو کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ 14 مئی کو انتخابات کی تاریخ اور انتخابی شیڈول دے کر سپریم کورٹ آف پاکستان نے نہ صرف اپنے اختیارات سے تجاوز کیا بلکہ الیکشن کمیشن آف پاکستان کے اختیارات میں مداخلت کی۔.............
Keywords: Punjab and KP elections, Supreme Court, ECP
Keywords: Punjab and KP elections, Supreme Court, ECP
Punjab might lose 8 NA seats after digital census: report | Geo News
After the provisional results of the ongoing digital census, Punjab may lose eight seats in the National Assembly, The News reported citing local media outlet Lok Sujag on Wednesday..............
Keywords: Population Census 2023, NA Constituencies
Keywords: Population Census 2023, NA Constituencies
Pakistan in Crisis After Standoff Over Poll Date | VOA News
A standoff between the government and judiciary over a key provincial election has pushed Pakistan into a political and judicial crisis, with experts blaming the quagmire on the military's long-standing interference in political affairs..............
Keywords: Punjab and KP elections, ECP, Supreme Court
Keywords: Punjab and KP elections, ECP, Supreme Court
Extended interim set-up or governor’s rule? | The Express Tribune
The leading political experts on Sunday said that the talk of extending the caretaker government or allowing the governors to rule Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa by ending the interim setups was not only problematic but above the Constitution and the matter may soon end up before the courts..............
Keywords: Caretaker governments of Punjab and KP, Governor rule
Keywords: Caretaker governments of Punjab and KP, Governor rule
Experts term govt performance ‘abysmal’ | The Express Tribune
The removal of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in the penultimate year of its five-year tenure was an unwise move, as the ruling coalition’s first year in office has turned out to be a complete disaster, political experts believe..............
Keywords: PDM, Imran Khan, political crisis
Keywords: PDM, Imran Khan, political crisis
Where does Pakistan find itself year after Imran Khan lost power? | Al Jazeera
Minutes after the clock struck midnight on April 10 last year, Imran Khan became the first prime minister in Pakistan’s history to lose a confidence vote in parliament..............
Keywords: Imran Khan, political crisis
Keywords: Imran Khan, political crisis
IS THERE AN END TO PAKISTAN’S POLYCRISIS? | Tribune Magazine
The organs of state in Pakistan are locked on a collision course. The country’s executive and parliament have come face-to-face with the judiciary, especially, the chief justice of Pakistan, over the central tenet of any democracy: holding elections. .............
Keywords: Political crisis, elections
Keywords: Political crisis, elections
Punjab: enigmatic elections | Business Recorder
To put it crudely, the end justifies the means. The end before the Supreme Court was to ensure that elections to the Punjab Assembly that was prematurely dissolved are held within the constitutionally mandated 90 days.............
Keywords: Business Recorder
Keywords: Business Recorder
Pakistan’s political heavyweights take their street battles to the courts – as a weary...
Pakistan’s leaders and the man who wants to unseat them are engaged in high stakes political brinkmanship that is taking a toll on the collective psyche of the nation’s people – and many are exhausted..............
Keywords: Political turmoil, Supreme Court, Punjab and KP election
Keywords: Political turmoil, Supreme Court, Punjab and KP election
Analysis: Can newfound flexibility help bridge govt-PTI gulf? | Dawn
After days of pitched battles outside Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore, both the government and the PTI appear to be softening their extreme positions and showing willingness to enter into dialogue..............
Keywords: Confrontation between government and PTI, political consensus
Keywords: Confrontation between government and PTI, political consensus
Government seriously contemplating amending election rules, says Law Minister | Minute Mirror
The Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said that the government was seriously contemplating changing the election rules to ensure fair elections throughout the country..............
Keywords: Amendment in the Elections Act, ECP
Keywords: Amendment in the Elections Act, ECP
کیا سیکورٹی مسائل، فنڈز کی کمی کے باعث الیکشن ملتوی ہو سکتے ہیں اور...
صوبہ پنجاب اور خیبرپختونخوا کی اسمبلیوں کو تحلیل ہوئے قریباً دو ماہ گزر چکے ہیں۔ خیبرپختونخوا میں ابھی الیکشن شیڈول کا اعلان نہیں ہوا ہے تاہم پنجاب میں الیکشن شیڈول جاری ہونے کے باوجود صوبائی اسمبلیوں کے انتخابات وقت پر کروائے جانے کے حوالے سے خدشات موجود ہیں۔.............
Keywords: KP and Punjab polls, ECP
Keywords: KP and Punjab polls, ECP
Experts see political expediency behind court martial talk | The Express Tribune
Some politicians have lately been assailing former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and former spymaster Faiz Hameed but experts believe that they are merely acting as “cheerleaders” because any concrete action was linked with the military’s nod..............
Keywords: COAS Bajwa, DG ISI Faiz Hameed, Court Martial
Keywords: COAS Bajwa, DG ISI Faiz Hameed, Court Martial
Is PM Shehbaz following in Imran’s footsteps? | The Express Tribune
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday declared that former premier Imran Khan was a “coward” and “criminal” while grudgingly venting that the PTI chairman was running away from courts instead of facing them like the Sharif family as well as other PML-N leaders did not so long ago..............
Keywords: Economy of Pakistan, IMF
Keywords: Economy of Pakistan, IMF
Govt weighs options to delay Punjab, K-P polls | The Express Tribune
The ruling alliance is busy discussing not only the length of delay of the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) assemblies’ elections by utilising the parliamentary forum, among others, but also contemplating on holding general elections across the country in October this year.............
Keywords: Punjab and KP polls, Supreme Court
Keywords: Punjab and KP polls, Supreme Court
Concentrated power: Return of local govt system seems a distant dream | The Express...
With the Supreme Court’s decision on the provincial assembly elections, sooner or later Punjab will have polls but a similar concern for the local government system seems to be missing..............
Keywords: Local Government, Punjab and KP polls, Supreme Court
Keywords: Local Government, Punjab and KP polls, Supreme Court
Discretion or procedure? | Dawn
While the chief justice of Pakistan solely enjoys the discretionary powers to take suo motu, constitute the benches and fix the cases purely ‘under the Constitution’, members of the legal fraternity and civil society.............
Keywords: Article 184(3), suo moto power, Supreme Court
Keywords: Article 184(3), suo moto power, Supreme Court
Will SC decision on polls date unnerve govt? | The Express Tribune
At a time when people are on their toes for a Supreme Court judgment on the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa polls’ delay case, the political experts said that the slogan of “‘justice first and elections later”.............
Keywords: Punjab and KP polls, Supreme Court
Keywords: Punjab and KP polls, Supreme Court
To what degree pressure tactics influence judges?| The Express Tribune
Since the return of Maryam Nawaz, the Senior Vice President of the PML-N, from London, she has been focusing on reorganizing her beleaguered party and countering the rising popularity of Imran Khan, the Chairman of the PTI..............
Keywords: Pressure on Judiciary, PML-N
Keywords: Pressure on Judiciary, PML-N
Parliamentary politics: A moment of reckoning for PTI | The Express Tribune
Renowned political experts have said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) desire to return to the National Assembly was reflective of its "flawed decision-making" and noted that the party did not think through the political implications of its decision to quit the House en masse in April last year.............
Keywords: NA by-elections, PTI MNAs resignations
Keywords: NA by-elections, PTI MNAs resignations
Pakistan’s president slammed for declaring poll date in provinces | Al-Jazeera
Yet another political crisis is brewing in Pakistan after President Arif Alvi bypassed the country’s election commission and unilaterally announced election dates for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces..............
Keywords: Poll date by President, Punjab and KP elections
Keywords: Poll date by President, Punjab and KP elections
Alvi orders ECP to hold elections in Punjab and KP on April 9 |...
The president announced that general elections for the parliaments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will take place on April 9, a day after the chief election commissioner declined point-blank his summon for an “urgent meeting” on the subject..............
Keywords: Poll date by President, Punjab and KP elections
Keywords: Poll date by President, Punjab and KP elections
PILDAT president accuses Alvi of creating constitutional crisis| The Nation
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) President Ahmed Bilal Mehboob accused on Monday President Arif Alvi of creating a constitutional crisis by announcing himself to hold elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 9..............
Keywords: Poll date by President, Punjab and KP elections
Keywords: Poll date by President, Punjab and KP elections
Pakistan’s democratic deficit | The Express Tribune
Democratic ideals are easier to pay lip-service to than they are to implement. Most countries around the world are struggling with overcoming elite capture and paying genuine heed to the will of their people. In countries with large.............
Keywords: Political economy, Civil-Military relations
Keywords: Political economy, Civil-Military relations
NA by-election an exercise in futility? | The Express Tribune
The Constitution makes it mandatory to fill a vacant assembly seat at the earliest to ensure that no constituency is deprived of representation in parliament.............
Keywords: Political economy, Civil-Military relations
Keywords: Political economy, Civil-Military relations
No end in sight for audio, video leaks culture | The Express Tribune
While audio and video leaks may serve as a tool to discredit any political leader’s reputation and garner millions of views across social media platforms, the elephant in the room.............
Keywords: Audio leaks, Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif
Keywords: Audio leaks, Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif
What impact will APC have without PTI? | The Express Tribune
The government’s laziness in sending a formal delegation or invitation to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for attending the All Parties Conference (APC), and the PTI’s insistence that it will reconsider its decision.............
Keywords: APC, terrorism
Keywords: APC, terrorism
Imran needs to ‘act like Jinnah, not Gandhi | The Express Tribune
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s announcement of “Jail Bharo Tehreek” and asking the party ranks and file to get ready for courting arrests has baffled the political experts who call on the former prime minister.............
Keywords: Jail bharo tehrrek, PTI, Imran Khan
Keywords: Jail bharo tehrrek, PTI, Imran Khan
Delaying polls unconstitutional, experts say, as Pakistan law minister hints at extension for provincial...
The general elections in Pakistan’s Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces should be held within 90 days after the dissolution of the assemblies as per the constitution.............
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
کیا پنجاب اور خیبر پختونخوا کی اسمبلیوں کے انتخابات میں تاخیر ہوسکتی ہے؟ |...
پنجاب اور خیبر پختونخوا میں اسمبلیوں کی تحلیل کے بعد تاحال صوبائی الیکشن کی تاریخوں کا حتمی اعلان نہیں ہوسکا جسے تحریک انصاف نے آئین شکنی کے مترادف قرار دیا ہے۔.............
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Conundrum: Can KP, Punjab polls somehow be shelved? | Geo News
Interim setups in both Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have settled in after the former prime minister Imran Khan in a gambit to force the government to hold snap polls.............
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
پنجاب اورکے پی میں پارٹی کو الیکشن کی تیاری کی ہدایت کردی،عطاء تارڑ |...
میزبان منیب فاروق سے گفتگو کرتے ہوئے وزیراعظم کے معاون خصوصی عطاء تارڑ نے کہا ہےکہ پنجاب اور خیبرپختونخوا میں پارٹی کو الیکشن کی بھرپور تیاری کرنے کی ہدایت کردی.............
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
NA corridor: Cat-and-mouse game continues | The Express Tribune
As the government remains recoiled into a defensive posture, it appears to have grudgingly waived the white flag on the matter of resignations of the PTI lawmakers -- offering another glimpse into the deepening peril it confronts..............
Keywords: PTI MNAs resignations, National Assembly
Keywords: PTI MNAs resignations, National Assembly
ملک میں دو انتخابات سے 20 ارب روپے کا اضافی خرچ ہوگا: ماہرین |...
پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) کی جانب سے پنجاب اور خیبر پختونخوا کی اسمبلیوں کی تحلیل کے نتیجے میں ہونے والے انتخابات سے کیا سیاسی اور معاشی استحکام حاصل ہو سکے گا.............
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Pakistan not ready for EVMs in elections | Dawn
Technology has lessened human interference and labour in almost all spheres of life but it has become heavily politicised when it comes to politics..............
Keywords: EVM, overseas voting, electronic voting machines
Keywords: EVM, overseas voting, electronic voting machines
پنجاب اسمبلی تحلیل: نگران وزیرِاعلیٰ کون چنے گا اور نئے انتخابات کب ہوں گے؟...
پاکستان کے صوبے پنجاب میں سنیچر کی شب صوبائی اسمبلی تحلیل ہونے کا عمل مکمل ہو گیا ہے۔ گورنر پنجاب بلیغ الرحمان نے وزیرِاعلیٰ پنجاب چوہدری پرویز الٰہی کی طرف سے اسمبلی تحلیل کرنے کی سمری پر دستخط تو نہیں کیے تاہم انھوں نے اسمبلی کی تحلیل کے عمل کو روکنے کی کوئی کوشش بھی نہیں کی.............
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Irregularity in bill’s passage gives rise to ‘constitutional first’ | Dawn
Once hailed as a landmark legislation, the bill to criminalise enforced disappearances is currently in limbo as the Constitution is silent about a way out of the complicated situation the proposed law is in..............
Keywords: Legislation, irregularity in legislation
Keywords: Legislation, irregularity in legislation
Imran Khan Dissolving Regional Assemblies to Push Pakistan Polls | BNN Bloomberg
Allies of Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan are moving to dissolve two of the four provincial assemblies in a bid to force Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to call for national elections well before November..............
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Keywords: Early dissolution of Provincial Assemblies, early elections
Political instability prevails as president refuses to sign Islamabad local government bill | Arab...
Pakistan's President Arif Alvi on Sunday refused to sign a bill that would raise the number of existing union councils in Islamabad, a move experts believe would further deepen the prevailing political crisis in the country. .............
Keywords: Islamabad LG bill, President
Keywords: Islamabad LG bill, President
Next election to test how PTI safeguards its citadel — K-P | The Express...
Despite the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) repeated attempts to force a general election this year, nothing transpired except a couple of by-elections which they comfortably won..............
Keywords: Early elections, dissolution of Provincial Assemblies
Keywords: Early elections, dissolution of Provincial Assemblies
ہائیکورٹ کے فیصلے سے عمران خان کے بیانیہ کو نقصان پہنچا، تجزیہ کار |...
صدر پلڈاٹ احمد بلال محبوب کا کہنا ہے کہ ہائیکورٹ کے فیصلے سے پی ٹی آئی، ق لیگ ن لیگ سب کو کچھ نہ کچھ مل گیا ہے مگر عمران خان کے بیانیہ کو نقصان پہنچا ہے..............
Keywords: CM Punjab election, Punjab Assembly
Keywords: CM Punjab election, Punjab Assembly
Marriyum dares Imran to go ahead | The Express Tribune
Soon after PTI Chairman Imran Khan made the announcement to dissolve the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assemblies on December 23, the government asked the former premier to go ahead with his plan instead of “just giving dates”..............
Keywords: Early dissolution of provincial assemblies, Imran Khan
Keywords: Early dissolution of provincial assemblies, Imran Khan
Experts call for youth participation in voting process | The Express Tribune
All eligible citizens, especially the youth, must participate in the electoral process on election day for changing the destiny of the country, participants of a National Voters Day dialogue organised by Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) said on Thursday..............
Keywords: Youth, youth participation
Keywords: Youth, youth participation
Gen Qamar’s political legacy leaves much to be desired | Dawn
The “Bajwa doctrine” had clothed itself as being the wave of the future but in fact, it was a reversal of that -- it was going back to a time where the security establishment controlled the political authority..............
Keywords: COAS Bajwa, Army Chief, Criticism on Bajwa
Keywords: COAS Bajwa, Army Chief, Criticism on Bajwa
جنرل باجوہ ریٹائرمنٹ کے بعد بھی شہ سرخیوں کی زینت | DW
مران خان کا کہنا ہے کہ جنرل باجوہ پر بھروسہ ان کی ’کمزوری‘ اور انہیں بطور آرمی چیف توسیع دینا ایک ’بڑی سیاسی غلطی‘ تھی۔ تحریک انصاف کے دیگر اہم رہنما بھی سابق آرمی چیف کو مسلسل تنقید کا نشانہ بنا رہے ہیں.............
Keywords: COAS Bajwa, Army Chief
Keywords: COAS Bajwa, Army Chief
Symposium stresses need to restore student unions | The News
Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi has called upon the need to restore student unions and said that there was a need to initiate a great national dialogue to create harmony, eliminate polarisation and sentiments of hatred from society..............
Keywords: Youth, youth participation
Keywords: Youth, youth participation
Will Imran sit with rivals amid calls for reconciliation? | The Express Tribune
If the past precedents offer any clue to the future developments, it could safely be said that Imran Khan would avoid the first available opportunity to sit with his long-time rivals.............
Keywords: Imran Khan, political reconciliation
Keywords: Imran Khan, political reconciliation
PTI options: Has Imran got it right or is he making a mistake? |...
After being disappointed with the Supreme Court and establishment for not facilitating to hold early general elections, PTI Chairman Imran Khan has changed his strategy wherein he has decided to quit from all provincial assemblies..............
Keywords: Early dissolution of provincial assemblies, Imran Khan
Keywords: Early dissolution of provincial assemblies, Imran Khan
Change of command: Will political chaos end now? | The Express Tribune
For months, everything revolved around army chief’s appointment. The polemic over the selection of the new military czar was unprecedented. It caused stalemate and led to political instability in the country..............
Keywords: Army Chief appointment, COAS
Keywords: Army Chief appointment, COAS
Stakeholders wonder why youth losing interest in electoral process | Dawn
Youth is our strength, our power. But the youth of this country has been sidelined,” said senior politician Mehtab Akbar Rashdi while speaking at a dialogue on improving participation of youth in electoral processes.............
Keywords: Youth, youth participation
Keywords: Youth, youth participation
Dysfunction in the Punjab Assembly | Pakistan Standard
Amidst rumors of the ruling coalition in Islamabad once again aiming to oust the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) coalition in Punjab, the provincial assembly’s marathon sessions are raising eyebrows over public funds being spent on lawmakers.............
Keywords: IMF agrPunjab Assembly, Assembly expenses
Keywords: IMF agrPunjab Assembly, Assembly expenses
Imran paid Rs38m for Rs148m gifts: Pildat chief | The News
President and CEO Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat) Ahmed Bilal Mehboob says PTI chief Imran Khan got 160 gifts in three years (2018-21) out of which he retained 55 gifts free of cost and bought 53 as per the value assessed by the government..............
Keywords: Toshakhana, Imran Khan
Keywords: Toshakhana, Imran Khan
نیا آرمی چیف کوئی بھی ہو سینئر موسٹ اور میرٹ پر ہوگا، کامل علی...
مسلم لیگ ق کے سینیٹر کامل علی آغا نے کہا ہے کہ میں سمجھتا ہوں نیا آرمی چیف جو کوئی بھی ہو سینئر موسٹ اور میرٹ پر ہوگا..............
Keywords: Army Chief appointment, COAS
Keywords: Army Chief appointment, COAS
Political culture: Politicians need to move beyond ‘tactical gains’ | The Express Tribune
Despite the military leadership’s repeated announcements that the armed forces would stay away from politics, Pakistan’s politics is mainly characterised by its dominance and feebleness of the political.............
Keywords: PDM, political consensus
Keywords: PDM, political consensus
COAS appointment: Imran’s shifting scales | The Express Tribune
Ever since he started to flex muscles on the streets and kick up storms by broaching some of the hot-button issues, PTI chief Imran Khan has used, discarded and rehashed several countervailing lines on the matter of the army chief’s appointment..............
Keywords: Army Chief appointment, Imran Khan
Keywords: Army Chief appointment, Imran Khan
Political parties urged to provide space for youth | Express Tribune
Pakistan needs to provide reserved seats for the youth in National Assembly, discussed Thursday in a Dialogue organized by PILDAT & Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Pakistan..............
Keywords: Youth, youth participation
Keywords: Youth, youth participation
Gruesome and tragic history of political assassinations | Pakistan Observer
FORMER Prime Minister and Chairman PTI Imran Khan sustained bullet wounds to his leg after an armed assassination attempt when bullets were fired point blank on his container while he was leading the PTI long march towards Islamabad..............
Keywords: Assassination attempt on Imran Khan, Political assassinations
Keywords: Assassination attempt on Imran Khan, Political assassinations
Governance issues blamed for ‘duality’ in power structure | The News
Governance weaknesses and problems in Pakistan are direct outcome of prevalent duality in its power structure, run by different de jure as well as de facto entities. This duality bearing on civil and military establishments.............
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system, governance
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system, governance
Politicians’ disqualification: An insult to voters or triumph of rule of law? | The...
پاIn August 2017, former premier Nawaz Sharif said five judges of the Supreme Court and not the voters had sent him home, asking if it was not an insult to the millions who elected him..............
Keywords: Politicians disqualification,
Keywords: Politicians disqualification,
Call for new social contract | The Express Tribune
Speakers have said that governance weaknesses and problems in Pakistan are a direct outcome of prevalent duality in its power structure, run by different de jure as well as de facto entities..............
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system, governance
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system, governance
Experts call for end to civil-military duality in political system and governance | Pak...
Governance weaknesses and problems in Pakistan are direct outcome of prevalent duality in its power structure, run by different de jure as well as de facto entities..............
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system
Experts call for end to civil-military duality in political system, governance | Centerline
Governance weaknesses and problems in Pakistan are direct outcome of prevalent duality in its power structure, run by different de jure as well as de facto entities.............
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan barred from elections for five years | The Guardian
The former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been disqualified from running for political office for five years, after the country’s election commission ruled that he misled officials about gifts he received from foreign leaders while in power..............
Keywords: Toshakhana, Imran Khan disqualification,
Keywords: Toshakhana, Imran Khan disqualification,
ملکی استحکام کیلئے سیاسی نظام اور طرزِحکمرانی میں سول ملٹری دوہرے پن کا خاتمہ...
پاکستان میں طرزِ حکمرانی میں کمزوریاں اور مسائل ملک کے طاقت کے ڈھانچے میں موجود دوہرے پن کا براہ راست نتیجہ ہیں، جسے ڈی جیورو اور ڈی فیکٹو الگ الگ انداز میں چلایا جاتا ہے۔.............
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system
Keywords: Civil Military relations, Political system
الیکشن کمیشن کا ایک سے زیادہ نشستوں پر الیکشن لڑنے کی اجازت محدود کرنے...
الیکشن کمیشن آف پاکستان ایک آئینی ترمیم کیلئے تجویز تیار کر رہی ہے جس کے تحت ایک امیدوار کو دو سے زیادہ نشستوں پر الیکشن لڑنے سے روکا جا سکے گا کیونکہ اس سہولت کی وجہ سے ایک ہی نشست پر متعدد مرتبہ الیکشن کرانا پڑتے ہیں.............
Keywords: Multiple candidacy, ECP
Keywords: Multiple candidacy, ECP
Grand National Dialogue | Roundtable: ‘Pakistan’s Political System and Governance’ | IPS
Governance weaknesses and problems in Pakistan are direct outcome of prevalent duality in its power structure, run by different de jure as well as de facto entities. This duality bearing on civil and military establishments.............
Keywords: National dialogue, political consensus
Keywords: National dialogue, political consensus
عمران خان کی ضمنی انتخابات میں چھ نشستوں پر جیت، چھ سوال اور ان...
اتوار کے روز پاکستان میں قومی اسمبلی کی آٹھ اور صوبائی اسمبلی کی تین تشستوں کے لیے ضمنی انتخابات کا انعقاد ہوا، جس کے نتیجے میں غیر سرکاری و غیر حتمی نتائج کے مطابق قومی اسمبلی کی آٹھ نشستوں میں سے چھ پر پاکستان تحریکِ انصاف کے چیئرمین عمران خان جبکہ دو پر پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کامیاب ہوئی۔
Keywords: By-elections, PTI
Keywords: By-elections, PTI
عمران خان کی ضمنی انتخابات میں ریکارڈ جیت: کیا چیئرمین تحریک انصاف اب مزید...
اتوار کے روز پاکستان میں قومی اسمبلی کی آٹھ اور صوبائی اسمبلی کی تین تشستوں کے لیے ضمنی انتخابات کا انعقاد ہوا، جس کے نتیجے میں غیر سرکاری و غیر حتمی نتائج کے مطابق قومی اسمبلی کی آٹھ نشستوں میں سے چھ پر پاکستان تحریکِ انصاف کے چیئرمین عمران خان جبکہ دو پر پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کامیاب ہوئی۔
Keywords: By-elections, PTI
Keywords: By-elections, PTI
قومی اسمبلی سے استعفوں پر پی ٹی آئی اراکین کا ‘یو ٹرن’ | ڈان
قومی اسمبلی کے اسپیکر راجا پرویز اشرف کی جانب سے استعفوں کی منظوری کو اسلام آباد ہائی کورٹ میں چیلنج کرنے والے پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) کے 10 ارکان اسمبلی کے مؤقف نے سیاسی حلقوں بالخصوص پارٹی کے مخالفین میں پائے جانے والے اس عام تاثر کو تقویت دی
Keywords: PTI resignations
Keywords: PTI resignations
Situationer: How ‘U-turn’ on quitting NA may play into govt’s hands | Dawn
Senior lawyer Irfan Qadir on Wednesday was appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to details, the position of Qadir will be equal to that of a federal minister. A notification in this regard has also been issued........
Keywords: Federal Cabinet
Keywords: Federal Cabinet
Senior lawyer Irfan Qadir appointed SAPM | The Express Tribune
Senior lawyer Irfan Qadir on Wednesday was appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to details, the position of Qadir will be equal to that of a federal minister. A notification in this regard has also been issued........
Keywords: Federal Cabinet
Keywords: Federal Cabinet
Haqiqi March on Islamabad: who will have the last laugh? | The Express Tribune
In May, PTI Chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan expected that roughly two million people would march towards the capital and hold a sit-in at D-Chowk in Islamabad until the date for the dissolution of assemblies and new general elections was announced.......
Keywords: Haqiqi March, PTI
Keywords: Haqiqi March, PTI
پاکستان، آٹھ معاونین خصوصی کی تقرری پر تنقید کا طوفان | DW
معاشی بدحالی سے نڈھال پاکستان میں وزیراعظم شہباز شریف نے آٹھ مزید معاونین خصوصی کا تقرر کر دیا ہے، جس پر تنقید کا ایک طوفان اٹھ کھڑا ہوا ہے
کئی حلقوں میں اس فیصلے کو ہدف تنقید بنایا جا رہا ہے اور اسے قومی خزانے پر بوجھ قرار دیا جا رہا ہے۔ ناقدین کا دعوی ہے کہ ان آٹھ معاونین خصوصی کے تقرر کے بعد وفاقی کابینہ کا حجم تقریبا 70 کے قریب ہو گیا ہے
Keywords: Federal Cabinet
Keywords: Federal Cabinet
Federal cabinet swells to 70 members | The Express Tribune
The PML-N-led coalition government’s federal cabinet swelled to 70 members on Tuesday after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed eight more special assistants for himself......
Keywords: Federal Cabinet
Keywords: Federal Cabinet
The cost of harangue outside safe confines of parliament | The Express Tribune
Lawmakers get a minimum of 130 days in a year to speak their heart out on the floor of parliament. Yet, they frequently abandon the prestigious, top constitutional forum
Keywords:
Keywords:
Experts skeptical about Alvi’s mediation offer | The Express Tribune
Political experts are skeptical about President Arif Alvi’s offer to mediate between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan as leaders
Keywords: Civil-military relations, Dr. Arif Alvi
Keywords: Civil-military relations, Dr. Arif Alvi
PML-N facing challenges in retaining popularity | The Express Tribune
After months of a constitutional crisis Punjab’s politics seems to have hit a snooze, as parties try to figure out their next move on the political chessboard.
Keywords: PML-N, popularity
Keywords: PML-N, popularity
What legal repercussions is PTI in for after ECP’s prohibited funding ruling? Experts weigh...
Punched in the gut by voters, the ruling PML-N received a thumping in by-elections held in its heartland, Punjab, on Sunday. Of the 20 consistencies up for grabs, 15 seats fell to its rival, the PTI, while the PML-N could only secure four.
Key Words: CM Punjab, Punjab Assembly
Key Words: CM Punjab, Punjab Assembly
Analysis: When filed, it will be first reference against any CEC | The News
The PTI’s decision to file a judicial reference against Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja and other members of the Election Commission of Pakistan — for violating electoral rules and judicial code of conduct......
Key Words: ECP, PTI, reference against CEC
Key Words: ECP, PTI, reference against CEC
Politico-legal impasse: What’s the solution? | The Express Tribune
As key stakeholders go for each other’s jugular, a toxic brew of political brinkmanship is brewing in the cauldron of politics amid economic instability.
Dost Mazari’s ruling sparks constitutional debate | The News
Legal eagles are unanimous in their view that the parliamentary party and not the party head has the right to support any candidate for the election of Leader of the House under Article 63-A and the ruling of Deputy Speaker in the election of Hamza Shehbaz as Chief Minister Punjab......
Key Words: CM Punjab election, Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker ruling
Key Words: CM Punjab election, Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker ruling
Punjab CM election: legal experts say Mazari’s ruling ‘illegal, void’ | Pakistan Today
Legal eagles are unanimous in their view that the parliamentary party and not the party head has the right to support any candidate for the election of Leader of the House under Article 63-A and the ruling of Deputy Speaker in the election of Hamza Shehbaz as Chief Minister Punjab......
Key Words: CM Punjab election, Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker ruling
Key Words: CM Punjab election, Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker ruling
Down, but not out: How PML-N plans to keep Hamza Shahbaz in office |...
Punched in the gut by voters, the ruling PML-N received a thumping in by-elections held in its heartland, Punjab, on Sunday. Of the 20 consistencies up for grabs, 15 seats fell to its rival, the PTI, while the PML-N could only secure four.
Key Words: CM Punjab, Punjab Assembly
Key Words: CM Punjab, Punjab Assembly
By-poll breach: Unchecked campaign spending raises questions | The Express Tribune
With campaigning for the by-polls now wrapped up, candidates will now anxiously wait for their supporters and respective vote banks to tilt them towards a victory but little will be asked of how much was actually spent to gain a win.
Key Words: By-elections, election expenses
Key Words: By-elections, election expenses
پاکستان میں پارلیمنٹ کمزور ، اسکو مضبوط ہونا چاہیے، احمد بلال محبوب
پاکستان میں جمہوریت اور شفافیت کے فروغ کیلئے کام کرنے والے ادارے پلڈاٹ کے سربراہ احمد بلا ل محبوب کا کہنا ہے کہ پاکستان میں پارلیمنٹ کمزور ہے ، اس کو مضبوط ہونا چاہیے، پارلیمنٹ مکالمے اور احتساب کا نام ہے اور ہمارے ہاں دونوں امور پارلیمنٹ کے دائر ہ اختیار سے باہر نظر آتے ہیں ،عالمی یوم پارلیمان پر خاموشی افسوسناک ہے
Key Words: Parliament, budget process
Key Words: Parliament, budget process
Pakistan should stop living off borrowed money | The Express Tribune
Pakistan knocked upon the IMF’s door in 1959, merely a decade after its inception. The young nation’s call for help continues to echo through the decades. And even when it is not seeking palliative medicines from the global money lender,
Key Words: Pakistan economy, loans, budgets
Key Words: Pakistan economy, loans, budgets
پنجاب اسمبلی: حکومت اور اپوزیشن کے الگ الگ اجلاس
پاکستان کی تاریخ میں پہلی بار ملک کے سب سے بڑے صوبے پنجاب میں دو الگ الگ بجٹ سیشن منعقد کیے گئے۔ ایک اجلاس میں اپوزیشن غائب اور دوسرے میں حکومت موجود نہیں تھی۔مبصرین کے مطابق عوام کومعاشی ریلیف مہیا کرنے کی بجائےعوامی نمائندوں کی سیاسی لڑائیاں جمہوریت کے لیے اچھی علامت نہیں ہیں۔ حزب اختلاف اپنےارکان کے خلاف مقدمے واپس لینے کے لیے حکومت پر دباؤ ڈال رہی ہے۔
Key Words: Punjab Assembly, Punjab Government, Opposition
Key Words: Punjab Assembly, Punjab Government, Opposition
انتخابات کے راستے میں آئینی اور قانونی رکاوٹیں حائل، ماہرین
اہرین آئین و قانون نے کہا ہے کہ اس سال نئے انتخابات کے راستے میں اہم آئینی اور قانونی رکاوٹیں حائل ہیں، یہ رکاوٹیں دسمبر سے پہلے ختم نہیں ہوسکتیں۔ماہرین آئین و قانون نے جیو کے پروگرام کیپٹل ٹاک میں انکشاف کیا کہ گزشتہ سال عمران خان نے بطور وزیراعظم کونسل آف کامن انٹرسٹ کے اجلاس کی صدارت کرتے ہوئے خود فیصلہ کیا تھا کہ پہلے مردم شماری ہوگی پھر نئے انتخابات ہوں گے
Key Words: New general election, ECP, Fair elections
Key Words: New general election, ECP, Fair elections
موروثی سیاست یا نئے چہرے: پنجاب میں حمزہ شہباز کی کابینہ میں کون کون...
سیاست میں دلچسپی رکھنے والی نئی نسل کا ایک حصہ ملک کی دو بڑی جماعتوں مسلم لیگ ن اور پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی سے کئی موضوعات پر اختلافات رکھتا ہے۔
ان میں سے ایک اہم تنقیدی نکتہ یہ ہے کہ ان جماعتوں میں موروثی سیاست کی حوصلہ افزائی کی جاتی ہے اور نئے سیاسی چہروں، نوجوانوں کی نمائندگی کی بجائے پرانے سیاسی چہروں کو اہم عہدوں کے لیے منتخب کیا جاتا ہے۔
Key Words: Punjab Cabinet, CM Punjab, Hamza Shehbaz
Key Words: Punjab Cabinet, CM Punjab, Hamza Shehbaz
پنجاب کی سیاسی صورتحال: کیا نون لیگ کے پاس ایوان میں نمبر پورے نہیں؟
پاکستان کی سیاست پر تبصرہ کرنے والے حلقوں کے مطابق آج کل پنجاب کی سیاست ہچکولے کھا رہی ہے۔ ویسے تو منتخب وزیراعلیٰ پاکستان مسلم لیگ نون کے حمزہ شہباز شریف ہیں تاہم ابھی تک وہ اپنی کابینہ تشکیل نہیں دے پائے۔
صوبے میں کوئی گورنر نہیں، ڈپٹی سپیکر اور سپیکر کو تحریک عدم اعتماد کا سامنا ہے جبکہ صوبائی اسمبلی میں نمبر گیم اب تک واضح نہیں۔
پنجاب اسمبلی کے 22 مئی کو ہونے والے اجلاس کو پہلے 30 مئی کو بلایا گیا تھا لیکن سنیچر کی
Key Words: Punjab Assembly, CM Punjab, PML-N
Key Words: Punjab Assembly, CM Punjab, PML-N
IS POPULISM PARALYSING PAKISTAN? | The Express Tribune
When Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf came to power in 2018, many in the country felt nothing but happiness. The World Cup winner’s support base expected he would revamp the entire governance system and stamp out corruption for good in just 90 days.
Key Words: PTI, Imran Khan, PTI performance
Key Words: PTI, Imran Khan, PTI performance
ججز کی اکثریتی رائے نے بہت سارے نئے سوالات کو جنم دیا، شاہ خاور
پلڈاٹ کے سربراہ احمد بلال محبوب نے کہا کہ جج کی اکثریت سے بھی فیصلہ ہوا ہوتو بہرحال فیصلہ ہوتا ہے یہ بھی اہم بات ہے کہ دو ججز نے اس فیصلے سے اختلاف کیا،میزبان منیب فاروق نے تجزیہ پیش کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ جس کا تھا انتظار وہ فیصلہ آگیاسابقہ حکومت کے اتحاد کی غیر موجودگی میں ڈپٹی سپیکر دوست محمد مزاری نے لاؤڈ سپیکر کی مدد سے سپیکر کی گیلری میں کھڑے ہو کر اجلاس کی کارروائی چلائی اور الیکشن کروایا۔ انھوں نے پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن کے رہنما کو کامیاب قرار دیا۔
Key Words: Article 63-A, Defection, Parliamentarians
Key Words: Article 63-A, Defection, Parliamentarians
Defection of MPAs: A politically strong but legally weak case of PTI | The...
There was no ambiguity in the mind of Ahmed Bilal Mehboob that the defection of the dissenting PTI MPAs, who voted for Hamza Shehbaz, was an open and shut case. But he, the founder of PILDAT further explained in a tweet, had to revisit his views after hearing the arguments of the lawyer representing the provincial lawmakers loyal to Jehangir Khan Tareen.
What changed his mind was the point articulated by the lawyer that the PTI’s parliamentary leader in Punjab Assembly never issued a formal direction regarding who to vote for. Therefore, “I no longer consider it an open [and] shut case,” Mehboob tweeted. Reference against the dissenting MPAs was sent by Punjab Assembly Speaker and has been taken up by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Key Words: Defection, Article 63-A, dissent MPAs
Key Words: Defection, Article 63-A, dissent MPAs
Federal govt sacks Punjab governor | The Express Tribune
The federal government issued a notification for the removal of Punjab Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema as the constitutional period of sending the summary to the president to this effect ended, according to the notice of the Cabinet Division available with The Express Tribune on Tuesday.
The notification came as President Arif Alvi “strongly rejected” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice to remove Cheema, saying that under Clause 3 of Article 101 of the Constitution, “the Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President”.
Key Words: Governor Punjab, Federal Government
Key Words: Governor Punjab, Federal Government
POLITICS OF RELIGION: DEADLY TUG-OF-WAR OVER THE RELIGION CARD | The Express Tribune
Allegations of blasphemy have rendered every place from Pakistan’s courts and universities to police stations, factories and worship places a potential ‘crime scene’. Given how sensitive and inherently emotive the issue is for a significant segment of the populace, the threat of death extends beyond prisons and the gallows for those accused or convicted. It waits for them in the streets and the open markets, often before a judicial process can even begin.
Key Words: Politics of religion, religion card, Madina incident
Key Words: Politics of religion, religion card, Madina incident
PTI MNAs being given salaries even after they quit| The Express Tribune
Even though the resignations of PTI MNAs including former premier Imran Khan have not been accepted yet, sources in the NA secretariat told The Express Tribune that the salaries of these members were sent to their accounts from March to April 10.
They added that salaries and other benefits after April 10 would be decided after the confirmation of the resignations.
Salaries after April 10 were not released until a final decision was made.
The sources said PTI members were still in possession of parliament lodges.
Key Words: PTI MNAs resignations, Salaries, National Assembly
Key Words: PTI MNAs resignations, Salaries, National Assembly
What goes around… | The News
It seems that for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, recently ousted from federal government, the going is likely to get tougher in the coming months. The party’s top leadership is set for a bumpy ride in its pursuit of political glory in the next general elections.
Imran Khan, the former premier, has weaponised its rhetoric against state institutions ranging from the judiciary to the armed forces on social media platforms. Many experts say, however, that the party is likely to see diminishing political dividends in the campaign over the coming weeks and months.
Key Words: PTI narrative, State institutions, accountability
Key Words: PTI narrative, State institutions, accountability
Daunting challenges ahead for ‘rainbow coalition’ | The Express Tribune
Now that the government has finally cobbled up a heteroclite federal cabinet comprising members from its ‘rainbow coalition’, the terrain ahead for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government is thorny and rough.
At a time when the air is thick with anticipations that the country stood just “inches away” from civil unrest, the question that now screams for answers is whether the coalition government will be able to juggle its priorities.
Key Words: PDM, Federal Cabinet
Key Words: PDM, Federal Cabinet
Analysis: How an unhelpful president can bother govt | The News
With President Arif Alvi seemingly opting out of his constitutional duties with the new government, there are questions as to what extent he can pose a challenge to the working of the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government. Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed says that: "The rules of business set out all the matters which are done on orders of the president -- on the advice of the PM. They also set out the ones which he does on his own (appointment of caretaker and dissolution of assemblies--on the advice of the PM). If the president starts refusing the advice of the PM, state machinery would quickly grind to a halt".
Key Words: President, Punjab Governor, CM Punjab
Key Words: President, Punjab Governor, CM Punjab
President directs Punjab governor to continue working | Aaj TV
President Dr Arif Ali on Monday directed Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema to continue working in his office till a decision is taken on the summary of the latter’s removal by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
“Continue performing your duties as Governor Punjab until a decision is taken on the summary,” read the brief statement from the presidency.
Key Words: Governor Punjab, President
Key Words: Governor Punjab, President
Punjab sans chief minister for last three weeks | Bol News
round 120 million people of the largest province of the country, Punjab, are without any regular chief minister since Sardar Usman Buzdar has resigned from the office on March 28.
The Punjab governor had accepted the resignation of Sardar Usman Buzdar on April 1.
Even after dilly-dallying by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) for the last couple of weeks, elections for the new chief executive of Punjab was held on April 16 but since then Hamza Shehbaz couldn’t take oath as the new chief minister after Punjab Governor Umar Cheema refused to administer him the oath, raising concerns on the election process.
Key Words: CM Punjab, Punjab Assembly
Key Words: CM Punjab, Punjab Assembly
حمزہ شہباز: اگر گورنر پنجاب عمر سرفراز چیمہ نو منتخب وزیر اعلی سے حلف...
پاکستان کے صوبہ پنجاب کی اسمبلی میں سنیچر کو ایک غیر معمولی اجلاس ہوا جس میں اپوزیشن کے امیدوار حمزہ شہباز نئے وزیرِ اعلی منتخب ہوئے مگر وہ تاحال اپنے عہدے کا حلف نہیں اٹھا سکے جس سے ایک غیر یقینی کی صورتحال پیدا ہوئی ہے۔
سابق حکمراں جماعت پاکستان تحریکِ انصاف اور پاکستان مسلم لیگ ق کے اتحاد نے اس اجلاس کی کارروائی کا بائیکاٹ کیا مگر اس سے قبل کئی گھنٹوں تک ہنگامہ آرائی جاری رہی جس میں بعض ارکان ہاتھا پائی بھی کرتے دیکھے گئے۔
سابقہ حکومت کے اتحاد کی غیر موجودگی میں ڈپٹی سپیکر دوست محمد مزاری نے لاؤڈ سپیکر کی مدد سے سپیکر کی گیلری میں کھڑے ہو کر اجلاس کی کارروائی چلائی اور الیکشن کروایا۔ انھوں نے پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن کے رہنما کو کامیاب قرار دیا۔
Key Words: Governor Punjab, CM Punjab, Oath-taking of CM Punjab
Key Words: Governor Punjab, CM Punjab, Oath-taking of CM Punjab
Continue your duties, President tells Punjab Governor | Business Recorder
President Dr Arif Ali on Monday directed Governor Punjab Omar Sarfraz Cheema to continue in his office till a decision is taken on the summary of his removal by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
“Continue performing your duties as Governor Punjab until a decision is taken on the summary,” read the brief statement from the Presidency.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday sacked the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Governor in Punjab through a summary forwarded to the President to pave the way for the oath taking of his son Hamza Shehbaz as the chief minister Punjab, after Cheema expressed reservations on the process of his election.
Key Words: Governor Punjab, President
Key Words: Governor Punjab, President
“Success of the no-trust motion has triggered new uncertainty” | The News on Sunday
The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) is an independent think tank that focuses on political and public policy research and legislative strengthening. It aims to strengthen democracy and democratic institutions through its work. The PILDAT also carries out a periodic performance review of the parliament and provincial assemblies. The News on Sunday spoke to Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, the PILDAT president, on the recent parliamentary and political crises. Excerpts follow.
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, Imran Khan, National Assembly
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, Imran Khan, National Assembly
Explainer: Imran Khan demands immediate polls, but is it even possible? | Geo New
Shehbaz Sharif was elected the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan on Monday, after his rival Imran Khan was ousted in a no confidence vote, a year before he was due to complete his five-year term.
On the day of Sharif’s election, Khan’s PTI resigned from the national assembly and promised to take to the streets to demand an immediate election.
As of now, there is no opposition party in the Parliament.
How will this affect the workings of the new government? Since the leader of the house and the leader of the opposition have to, in consultation, appoint members of the Election Commission, chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and a caretaker prime minister, amongst other important decisions.
Key Words: Imran Khan, early elections, PTI
Key Words: Imran Khan, early elections, PTI
En masse resignations: what’s next? | The Express Tribune
There has not been a single dull moment in the mercurial political climate of the country in the past few weeks.
Just as the mood of politics seemed to be heading back on an even keel with the election of a new prime minister, bang came another twist.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including former premier Imran Khan, announced they were quitting the National Assembly en masse.
Just a few days ago, the country was looking for a caretaker setup but it has now ended up electing
Key Words: PTI resignations, National Assembly
Key Words: PTI resignations, National Assembly
Party tickets the main concern as election bells start ringing | The Express Tribune
With the no-confidence motion on the horizon for the second time in a week, the country will likely head towards an election sooner or later given the political uncertainty; now the country’s political parties have a formidable task on hand - who gets the ticket?
The reinstated Prime Minister, owing to a Supreme Court decision, Imran Khan, recently announced that he would give tickets to ideological activists within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) instead of opting for ‘electables’ in the upcoming elections. Lahore is of particular importance to all who have a stake in the election due to the city having 14 general seats in the National Assembly and 30 general seats in the Punjab Assembly. However, a challenge awaits those who get the PTI ticket from Lahore, as in the 2018 elections, 95 percent of the PTI ticket holders in the city, who won the national and provincial seats, had a margin of victory on average of 9,000 votes; whereas in contests where the PTI lost, the margin was more than 21,000 votes on average.
Key Words: Party tickets allocation, electable, PTI
Key Words: Party tickets allocation, electable, PTI
What will be PM Imran’s next move? | The Express Tribune
Prime Minister Imran Khan is widely known for two things: he is unpredictable and he knows how to get attention. For instance, right when the opposition parties were celebrating the victory of democracy and Constitution after the country’s top court decision, he was mulling over resigning en masse from the National Assembly; a move discussed in detail but countered with the suggestion of doing what he did best: sit on the opposition benches instead of giving a walkover to the other side.
Despite the judicial setback on Thursday night, many believe that the prime minister can still mount a political comeback through public support provided how he deals with the Supreme Court’s decision nullifying his unconstitutional moves. The confirmation that he will continue to fight till the last ball came from his Twitter account soon after the court decision. The question, however, was if he still is the phenomenon that once was before the top court decision and if the nation would witness more criticism on the establishment for staying “neutral” amid political turmoil in the coming days.
Key Words: Imran Khan, PTI resignations, Supreme Court
Key Words: Imran Khan, PTI resignations, Supreme Court
Aftermath of Supreme Court’s ruling on no-trust move | The Express Tribune
A five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday passed a unanimous verdict, declaring the rejection of a no-trust against Prime Minister Imran Khan by the National Assembly deputy speaker as "unconstitutional".
Key Words: Supreme Court, Vote of No-confidence, Deputy Speaker ruling
Key Words: Supreme Court, Vote of No-confidence, Deputy Speaker ruling
Pakistan top court delays ruling on political crisis | Aljazeera
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has adjourned without ruling on the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to dissolve parliament and call new elections.
A five-judge bench of Pakistan’s top court is hearing multiple petitions challenging Khan’s dissolution of parliament, which set the stage for national elections. During Tuesday’s proceedings, the court said it still has to hear more arguments on the crisis and that the hearings would continue on Wednesday.
Parliament’s Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri dissolved the assembly on Sunday ahead of planned a no-confidence vote that Khan appeared set to lose, saying the motion was part of a foreign conspiracy. The opposition says the move was unconstitutional.
Key Words: Supreme Court, Vote of No-confidence, National Assembly
Key Words: Supreme Court, Vote of No-confidence, National Assembly
تحریک عدم اعتماد: کیا آئینی خلا عمران خان کو بچا سکتا ہے؟
پاکستان میں تحریک عدم اعتماد کے ذریعے موجودہ وزیراعظم کو آئینی طریقے سے ہٹا کر نئے وزیراعظم کے انتخاب کی باتیں زبان زد عام ہیں لیکن اسی آئینی طریقے میں نئے وزیراعظم کے انتخاب کی کوئی مدت طے نہیں کی گئی ہے، جسے آئین میں ایک خلا اور موجودہ وزیراعظم کے زیادہ عرصے تک عہدے پر رہنے کا راستہ بھی کہا جا رہا ہے۔
پاکستان میں انتخابات و پارلیمانی امور کے تجزیہ کار اور ادارے پلڈاٹ کے سربراہ احمد بلال محبوب نے انڈپینڈنٹ اردو کو بتایا کہ ’قومی اسمبلی میں تحریک عدم اعتماد کی قرارداد پیش ہونے کے بعد وزیراعظم کا انتخاب کرنے کے لیے سب سے پہلے کاغذات نامزدگی چھاپے جائیں گے۔ ان کی سکروٹنی (جانچ پڑتال) ہوگی اور اس دوران امیدواروں کی فہرست بھی سامنے آجائے گی، جس کے بعد ووٹنگ کے ذریعے 172 ووٹوں سے امیدواروں کا چناؤ ہوگا۔‘
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, Imran Khan, defection
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, Imran Khan, defection
Pakistani Prime Minister Facing No-Confidence Vote | VoA
Ahead of a serious challenge brewing in Pakistan's lower house, the National Assembly, embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan, a former cricket celebrity, has distanced his country from the United States and strained a fragile domestic political culture with verbal salvos against political rivals.
The opposition, made up of former adversaries, claims to have enough votes to overthrow Khan's government through a vote of no confidence.
Over a dozen elected members of his own Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party have officially backed the opposition's motion of no confidence, citing the government's failure to manage inflation and to govern properly. Some ruling coalition partners have joined forces with the opposition, while others have condemned what they call Khan's revenge politics.
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, Imran Khan, defection
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, Imran Khan, defection
Are MNAs awaiting ‘phone calls’ to pick sides? | The Express Tribune
Ever since the opposition filed requisition for a no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the lower house of parliament, it seems the decision to pick sides by the estranged members of the ruling PTI and its allies will be made once they finally start receiving “phones calls” from the “powerful circles”.
Lawmakers, both from the treasury and opposition benches, have candidly admitted that they had received phone calls from the “powerful circles” in the past. They also revealed that the time to receive phone calls has yet to come as they are usually made on that particular day or just a day or two before that.
Key Words: PTI alliance, Vote of No-confidence, National Assembly
Key Words: PTI alliance, Vote of No-confidence, National Assembly
Loyalists desert, Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces most serious challenge to his rule |...
Pakistan's Prime Minister is facing the most serious challenge to his rule as senior party leaders desert him amid a renewed opposition push to box him in with street protests and demands he faces a no-confidence vote.
A senior member of Khan's government, Aleem Khan, joined a breakaway group of the ruling Tehreek-e-Insaf on Monday citing disappointment with the premier's governance since he came to power in August 2018. Over the weekend, the prime minister's former special assistant Nadeem Afzal Chan also defected to the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party.
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, dissent MPs, PTI
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, dissent MPs, PTI
Govt can’t de-seat lawmakers ahead of voting on no-trust motion: Ahmed Bilal | Geo...
Legal expert Ahmed Bilal Mehboob Thursday said that neither the government nor the National Assembly (NA) speaker have the powers to de-seat or bar the lawmakers from casting votes in favour of the no-trust move. He was responding to the reports that the PTI is planning to bar or disqualify some of its disgruntled lawmakers ahead of voting on the no-confidence motion to thwart the Opposition’s move.
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, defection, PTI
Key Words: Vote of No-confidence, defection, PTI
PM Khan’s only option is to defeat no-trust motion by proving majority — experts...
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday described a no-confidence motion against him as “the political death of opposition” in a fiery speech which he delivered after meeting his coalition partners based in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. The prime minister flew to Karachi to interact with the top leaders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) after the opposition filed a no-trust motion in the National Assembly against him that can lead to the fall of his government.
Key Words: PM Imran, No-trust motion, vote of No-confidence
Key Words: PM Imran, No-trust motion, vote of No-confidence
Revving up the growth engine
The much-hyped efforts of the opposition parties to topple the government received a severe blow after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a reduction in the prices of petroleum products and electricity tariff to curb the inflation. Experts believed that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s timely decision to reduce the prices of the utilities would take the bite out of the opposition anti-government drive. Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat) President Ahmed Bilal Mehboob said that the short-term measure will dent the efforts of the opposition parties.
Key Words: Relief package, Imran Khan, PTI
Key Words: Relief package, Imran Khan, PTI
Vibrant ‘LG System’ to help resolve masses problems at their doorsteps
Efficient public service delivery is not possible without following the evolved mechanism given in the Constitution for empowerment of the elected ‘Local Government’ representatives to serve public and resolve their issues at the grassroots.’
Most of the nations have evolved respective systems to reach out to public and to serve them at their doorsteps to improve their living standards through the elected local body representatives. Therefore, de-centralization becomes a key for not only efficient service delivery but also paving way for real democracy by nurturing grassroots political activity.
Key Words: LG, Article 140-A, Local bodies
Key Words: LG, Article 140-A, Local bodies
Guest Editorial: Chasing good governance | Daily Times
he outburst of criticism both from the Opposition and some cabinet ministers on the recently-announced results of a performance review of 41 ministries has, arguably, once again demonstrated that investing effort and money in large visible projects such as motorways and intra-city transport systems is much safer and politically more beneficial than undertaking long-term governance reforms. It was a bold step on part of Prime Minister Imran Khan to opt for systemic reforms in the government and undertake performance review. He, in fact, went a step further and, despite advice to the contrary, publicly announced the results of the performance assessment.
Key Words: Governance, Ministries performance agreement, PTI
Key Words: Governance, Ministries performance agreement, PTI
Political expediency brings adversaries to Lahore
Over the last few days, the top leadership of the PPP converged in Lahore to meet and discuss with the PML-N the possibility of closer cooperation among the opposition parties in parliament for ousting the ‘Kaptaan’ through a no-confidence motion. This was followed by a visit of the leaders of the MQM-Pakistan (MQM-P), a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) coalition ally, which spawned speculation about the future of the existing setup and added to the prevailing political uncertainty.
Key Words: PTI alliance, MQMP, PML
Key Words: PTI alliance, MQMP, PML
‘PM can’t arbitrarily decide who is criminal’
In a lengthy and fiery telephonic question and answer session with the general public live on air during a programme called “Aap Ka Wazir-e-Azam, Aap Kay Saath”, the prime minister blasted the Sharif family over corruption cases and revealed that he refuses to shake hands with Shehbaz on the pretext that it would normalise corruption as the latter was facing corruption cases worth billions of rupees.
Key Words: Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif, PTI
Key Words: Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif, PTI
Politics in Utopia
Politics is generally considered a dirty game, laced with treachery and conspiracies all over the world but the scorn is extremely pronounced in Pakistan. There are many reasons behind such negative connotations being attached to the word. First comes the activities of politicians, which is followed by a lack of awareness about political science–a discipline taught in many universities of Pakistan. Lastly, in some cases, the youth is deterred to discern and from taking part in politics due to an egregious picture before them.
Key Words: Politics in Pakistan, Democracy
Key Words: Politics in Pakistan, Democracy
فارن فنڈنگ رپورٹ۔۔تحریک ا نصاف کیخلاف کیا کچھ ہو سکتا ہے۔۔ماہرین نے بتادیا
الیکشن کمیشن کے سابق سیکرٹری کنور دلشاد کا کہنا ہے کہ سکروٹنی کمیٹی کی طرف سے پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے بینک اکاؤنٹ اور غیر ملکی فنڈنگ کے بارے میں جو رپورٹ پیش کی ہے اس کے بعد اب الیکشن کمیشن اس پر جوڈیشل کارروائی شروع کرے گا۔بی بی سی سے بات کرتے ہوئے انہوں نے کہا کہ الیکشن ایکٹ 2017 کا سیکشن 204 اس حوالے سے بڑا واضح ہے کہ کوئی بھی غیر ملکی ادارہ، تنظیم یا شخصیت پاکستان میں کسی سیاسی جماعت کو فنڈ فراہم نہیں کر سکتی۔انہوں نے کہا کہ سکروٹنی کمیٹی کی اس رپورٹ میں ان غیر ملکی اداروں اور ان شخصیات کی بھی نشاندہی کی گئی ہے جنہوں نے پاکستان تحریک انصاف کو فنڈ فراہم کئے۔کنور دلشاد کا کہنا تھا کہ پاکستان تحریک انصاف کی غیر ملکی فنڈنگ کا معاملہ 2014 میں سامنے آیا تھا اور الیکشن کمیشن کے حکام کی طرف سے اس معاملے کو منطقی انجام تک پہنچانے میں تاخیر کی گئی۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ خود پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے عہدیداروں نے بھی الیکشن کمیشن کی کارروائی کو رکوانے کے لئے مختلف ہائی کورٹس سے حکم امتناع بھی حاصل کئے۔
Key Words: Foreign funding case, PTI, ECP
Key Words: Foreign funding case, PTI, ECP
فارن فنڈنگ کیس:سکروٹنی کمیٹی کی رپورٹ حکمران جماعت کے لیے کیا مشکلات پیدا کر...
وزیر اعظم پاکستان عمران خان نے الیکشن کمیشن کی جانب سے سمندر پار پاکستانیوں کے عطیات پر مشتمل حکمراں جماعت تحریک انصاف کی فنڈنگ کی پڑتال کا خیر مقدم کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ وہ ’دیگر دو بڑی جماعتوں ن لیگ اور پی پی کے مالیات کی اسی قسم کی پڑتال کے منتظر‘ ہیں۔
Key Words: Foreign Funding, PTI, ECP
Key Words: Foreign Funding, PTI, ECP
Pakistan Senate election kicks off as Imran Khan’s ruling party looks for majority |...
The following mention appeared in Arab News on March 03, 2021 at the following link
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1818976/amp
The ruling party of Prime Minister Imran Khan and his political allies will seek to wrest control of Pakistan’s Senate...
Body formed to review legal aspects of TLP’s plea | The Express Tribune
The following mention appeared in The Express Tribune on April 30, 2021 at the following link
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2297650/body-formed-to-review-legal-aspects-of-tlps-plea
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Friday formed a three-member committee to examine the legal aspects of an application filed...
Imran Khan government in Pakistan at risk after shock setback
The following mention appeared on Live Mint website on March 04, 2021 at the following link
https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/imran-khan-government-in-pakistan-at-risk-after-shock-setback-11614846228663.html
Khan faced a surprise loss in the country’s Senate after Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh lost a tightly fought...
Pakistan Senate election kicks off as Imran Khan’s ruling party looks for majority
The following mention appeared on Arab News website on March 03, 2021 at the following link
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1818976/world
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The ruling party of Prime Minister Imran Khan and his political allies will seek to wrest control of...
Senate election 2021: Experts support ECP’s decision on secret ballot
The following mention appeared on Geo News website on March 03, 2021 at the following link
https://www.geo.tv/latest/337819-senate-election-2021-experts-support-ecps-decision-on-secret-ballot
Legal and political experts have strongly supported the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold this year’s...
Is a five-year term too short for a govt?
The following mention appeared on Express Tribune website on February 01, 2021 at the following link
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2282191/is-a-five-year-term-too-short-for-a-govt
In the last two decades, Israel has witnessed eight elections. The Jewish state’s national legislature – the Knesset –...
Is a forward bloc in making in Punjab?
The following mention appeared on Global Village Space website on January 28, 2021 at the following link
https://www.globalvillagespace.com/is-a-forward-bloc-in-making-in-punjab/
As the Senate elections are approaching, a group of provincial lawmakers in Punjab have once again decided to...
Transparency International report sparks debate over corruption in Pakistan
The following mention appeared on Arab News website on January 25, 2021 at the following link
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1618006/pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A recent Transparency International report that places Pakistan on 120th number on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has...
