Senate body calls for legislation on right of appeal against military court verdicts - Pakistan dawn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dawn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Under the rules, the Judicial Commission can recommend the appointment of ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court after its sanctioned strength of 17 judges is complete. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has issued a countrywide strike call for Wednesday (July 28) to protest the summoning of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to take up for a second time the elevation of Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar of the Sindh High Court (SHC) for filling the remaining vacant office of a judge in the Supreme Court.
In addition, Khushdil Khan, the PBC vice chairman, summoned an emergent meeting for Tuesday (today) to consider names for representing it at JCP meetings.
حکومت الیکشن ایکٹ کی آئین مخالف ترمیمی شقیں واپس لینے پر آمادہ
اسلام آباد (انصار عباسی) حکومت نے الیکشن ایکٹ 2017ء میں کی جانے والی وہ ترامیم واپس لینے پر آمادگی ظاہر کی ہے جو نہ صرف قومی اسمبلی میں کارروائی بلڈوز کرتے ہوئے منظور کرائی گئی تھیں بلکہ یہ آئین کی شقوں سے متصادم بھی ہیں۔ سینیٹ کمیٹی برائے پارلیمانی امور کے اجلاس میں حکومت نے یقین دہانی کرائی ہے کہ جو بات بھی آئین سے متصادم ہوگی اسے قانون کا حصہ نہیں بنایا جائے گا۔ حکومتی حمایت یافتہ متنازع انتخابی اصلاحات کا بل قومی اسمبلی سے غیر شائستہ جلدبازی کا مظاہرہ کرتے ہوئے منظور کرایا گیا
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ISLAMABAD: Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said he had the ability to interact with power circles without any outside support.
He was talking to journalists after securing pre-arrest interim bail in connection with an investigation into the ownership of a New York apartment. Asked whether he wanted to give any message to ‘selectors’ through the media, Mr Zardari said: “Why should I convey a message through you.”
When asked if there was any direct interaction of the PPP with them, he said: “We are also citizens of Pakistan and we are living in this country.”