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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday stopped state-run TV Chairman Naeem Bukhari from performing his duties and directed the information ministry to send a summary again to the cabinet for the appointment in the light of the Supreme Court judgment.
Chief Justice Athar Minullah conducted hearing of the case against the appointment of state-run TV chairman. Deputy Attorney General Syed Tayyab Shah informed the court that Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan would reach the court and give arguments in the case. The lawyer for the state-run TV chairman said that Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani was hearing a case already regarding formation of the state-run TV board. He stated that the matter of Naeem Bukhari was different from Ataul Haq Qasmi, who had been receiving heavy incentives, while his client was not getting even salary. The chief justice said that the case had no connection with the case being heard by the court of Justice Kiyani. It was a
Govt seeks Senate polls in February
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Govt seeks Senate polls in February
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to hold the Senate elections in February instead of March 2021, sources told Geo News.
The decision was taken on Tuesday during a federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has decided to use open voting for the elections, added the sources.
Addressing a post-cabinet meeting press conference, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government was striving to make the Senate elections free and fair. Controversies have always surrounded the Senate elections. It is such an old practice that it is assumed that in the elections, [horse trading] will surely take place, he said.
Govt seeks Senate polls in Feb
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ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to hold Senate elections in February instead of March 2021, sources told Geo News.
The decision was taken on Tuesday during a federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The government has decided to use “open voting” for the elections, added the sources.
Addressing a post-cabinet meeting press conference, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government was striving to make the Senate elections free and fair. “Controversies have always surrounded the Senate elections. It is such an old practice that it is assumed that in the elections, [horse trading] will surely take place,” he said. Reminding the people of the PTI promise to bring about reforms in the electoral process, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan had dismissed 20 members of provincial assemblies on the issue. He said the Supreme Court had i
Govt decides to hold Senate elections in February instead of March: sources
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Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz addresses a post-cabinet meeting press conference, in Islamabad, on December 15, 2020. APP
Govt decides to hold Senate elections a month earlier amid mounting pressure from Opposition
The Centre has decided to use show of hands for the election to make it free and fair
Information minister says the introduction of new method would be in favour of all parties
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to hold Senate elections in February instead of March 2021, sources have told
Geo News.
The decision was taken on Tuesday during a meeting of the federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.