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February 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Monday strongly condemned the mode and manner in which an âunconstitutional ordinanceâ had been issued by the government.
In a meeting held here with Muhammad Faheem Wali in the chair, the committee observed that the ordinance was apparently an endeavour to control and manipulate the forthcoming Senate elections in disregard for all legal principles and ethics.
âSuch an act is a blatant violation of the constitutional norms, morality and democratic values, which is also in conflict with the provisions of the Constitution, particularly its Article 226,â the PBC Executive Committee said.
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February 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Monday strongly condemned the mode and manner in which an unconstitutional ordinance had been issued by the government.
In a meeting held here with Muhammad Faheem Wali in the chair, the committee observed that the ordinance was apparently an endeavour to control and manipulate the forthcoming Senate elections in disregard for all legal principles and ethics.
“Such an act is a blatant violation of the constitutional norms, morality and democratic values, which is also in conflict with the provisions of the Constitution, particularly its Article 226,” the PBC Executive Committee said.
Govt, opposition lock horns as SC hears Senate open ballot case today
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ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/MULTAN: With the Supreme Court set to resume the hearing today of the presidential reference about open balloting in Senate elections, the government and opposition continued to question each others’ intent over the matter on Sunday.
The five-member larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, includes Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi. Attorney-General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan will represent President Arif Alvi and continue his arguments today.
On December 23, 2020 President Alvi, after approving the Prime Minister’s proposal, filed an 11-page reference in the Supreme Court under Article 186 of the Constitution relating to the advisory jurisdiction of the court and sought its opinion on holding the upcoming elections for the Upper House of the Parliament through open ballot and show of
In this file photo, PTI chief Imran Khan addresses a press conference alongside Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Sheikh Rasheed. ─ DawnNewsTV/File
IN recent weeks, PTI’s “foreign funding” case has made a comeback in our political discourse. Opposition parties are relying on the case to question Prime Minister Imran Khan’s patriotism, whereas after years of opposing scrutiny of PTI’s financial records, the PM is now calling for open hearings before the Election Commission of Pakistan to demonstrate the party’s innocence.
Briefly, the “foreign funding” case against the PTI is primarily based on claims that in 2010 and 2013, the party appointed limited liability companies in Texas and California respectively as its agents. These companies were registered under the Unites States Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), to fundraise for the PTI, and allegedly collected and transferred 2.3 million US dollars from the United States to PTI Pakistan between 2010 and 2013. It is