ISLAMABAD, SEPT 14: The chief of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), Akhtar Mengal, has claimed that two senators of his party were being “pressurised” to vote in favour of a highly anticipated “constitutional package”. The “constitutional package” is a set of proposed amendments to the Constitution that aims to — among other things — fix the tenure of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) at three years. With sessions of both houses of the parliament summoned this evening (Saturday) with only an hour’s gap, the legislation seems set to beRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 14: A majority bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday warned the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that non-implementation of its judgment on reserved seats would result in serious consequences. The clarification comes after the electoral watchdog and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed petitions regarding the court’s July 12 decision on the matter. The eight-member bench, led by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and comprising Justices Athar Minallah, Ayesha Malik, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Shahid Waheed, and Irfan Saadat Khan, reiterated that there was no ambiguityRead More

RAWALPINDI, 14 Sept /DNA/ – General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI (M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on an official visit to People’s Republic of China held separate meetings with General He Weidong, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and General Liu Zhenli, Chief of CMC Joint Staff Department and delivered a talk in 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum on the Role of Pakistan towards regional peace and stability. During meetings, both sides appreciated deep and historic relationship of Pakistan and China in multiple domains and acknowledged assuring progressRead More