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NCSW head election row may land in court
June 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The nomination by a parliamentary committee of the new chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) is likely to end up in a superior court as the election has been marred by a furious row between the ruling coalition and the opposition parties.
The 12-member bipartisan Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of the NCSW Chairperson interviewed two contenders, Fauzia Waqar and Nilofer Bakhtiar, a participant said.
During the voting in the parliamentary panel, Fauzia Waqar was elected through a show of hands by six votes against five. As the opposition’s choice won, committee chairperson Falak Naz, belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), voted in favour of Nilofer Bakhtiar.
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Imran Khan s MP Demands Pakistan Declare Jihad Against Israel; Slams US VP Kamala Harris
PM Imran Khand-led PTI leader Asma Hadeed on Wednesday told the Pakistan Parliament that the jihad was the last resort remaining to deal with Israel
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With Israel and Hamas violent clashes continuing for the third week now, a call for waging jihad against Israel has been raised in the Pakistan Parliament, at a time when the global community is seeking a ceasefire to ensure peace in the Middle East and the world is still combatting the COVID pandemic - the most disruptive single global event since World War 2. Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI s legislator Asma Hadeed on Wednesday told the Pakistan Parliament that the jihad was the only resort remaining to deal with Israel, adding that dialogue is not an option anymore.