21St Constitutional Amendment In Pakistan Triluma

Pakistan |2017-11-14 21:14:04
Proposed constitutional amendment on census deviates from constitutional framework, Fafen warns

The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) has expressed serious concerns over "the ongoing efforts to amend the 1973 Constitution seeking deviation from the basic constitutional framework that requires allocation of seats among all federating units on the basis of population in accordance with the last census," in a press release issued on Tuesday...
"The proposed amendment also seeks a one-off exemption from the requirement of...
Pakistan |2015-12-09 07:03:42
JUI-F wants changes to 21st amendment

ISLAMABAD: Through a private members’ bill, the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) on Tuesday sought changes in the 21st amendment in the Constitution which allows the setting up of military courts to try terrorists and those involved in anti-state activities...
It asked for the omission of the words ‘religion’ and ‘sect’ from the 21st amendment...
Pakistan |2015-08-06 06:31:35
Six judges declare 21st Amendment, military courts illegal

ISLAMABAD: A dissenting but minority judgement by six judges of the Supreme Court against the majority judgement of 11 judges has declared the 21st Amendment as well as trials of the accused by military courts as illegal and unconstitutional...
Khawaja held that the 21st Amendment was liable to be struck down since parliament was not a sovereign or supreme body in the sense that there were no limitations on its power to amend the...
Archive |2015-06-04 07:00:10
Amendment undermines constitutional structure, SC told

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told that the 21st amendment, which established military courts to try hardened terrorists, had seriously undermined, disturbed and distorted the five broad structures and the scheme of the constitution...
The bench was hearing challenges to the 18th and 21st amendments...
Archive |2016-08-11 22:24:31
Minority MPs seek constitutional amendment, demand top govt slots for non-Muslims

Khalil George, who belongs to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, was of the view that a constitutional ban on non-Muslims barring them from becoming head of the state and chief executive was sending wrong message to minorities residing in the country...
“Non-Muslims think they are not equal citizens in Pakistan,” George said, adding that an amendment in the Constitution will send positive message to the minorities...
Pakistan |2018-12-02 09:45:01
MQM-P hints at reviewing 18th Amendment if ‘constitutional violation’ continues

KARACHI: Accusing the Pakistan Peoples Party-led Sindh government of violating the Constitution, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Saturday hinted at reviewing the landmark 18th Amendment to the Constitution...
He alleged that after the 18th Amendment the grant of Karachi University and other universities in Sindh had been considerably slashed...
Pakistan |2018-12-05 08:40:16
Govt to move constitutional amendment seeking implementation of job quota

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan on Tuesday assured a parliamentary committee that the government would soon move a constitutional amendment to ensure appointment of government officers/officials as per provincial quota...
Addressing the Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances, the minister said the amendment would soon be moved and for that the government was trying to muster...
Archive |2020-11-17 17:15:00
Govt to move constitutional amendment for show of hands in Senate polls, vows PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the government has decided to move a constitutional amendment in the Parliament to introduce a 'show of hands', during voting in the Senate elections, instead of secret ballots, as part of its efforts to bring about electoral reforms in the country...
"What [the proposed amendment] would do is end the money exchange and corruption in the Senate electoral process," he explained...
Archive |2021-09-18 11:45:00
Quota system hasn’t been extended for want of constitutional amendment, SHC told

KARACHI: The federal authorities informed the Sindh High Court that a further extension in the quota system to allocate government jobs had so far not been made due to lack of a constitutional amendment...
The establishment division further submitted that the matter about amendment in the first proviso of Article 27 (1) was considered by the then cabinet in its meeting held in March 2013 in which it had recommended further extension...
Pakistan |2021-11-18 14:25:05
Abbasi calls for constitutional amendment to apply Article 6 on 'stealing of elections'

Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday suggested that a constitutional amendment be made to apply Article 6 of the Constitution — which deals with treason — on anyone found "stealing the elections"...
Talking to the media in Karachi today, Abbasi said "elections are [often] stolen here and the only way to ensure free and fair elections in Pakistan is to bring a constitutional amendment...
Archive |2017-09-27 06:21:59
Wrestlers fail to impress as Pakistan end up 21st in Ashgabat

ASHGABAT: All hopes that Pakistan harboured about clinching some medals in wrestling at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games were shattered on Tuesday when none of its six wrestlers could make it to the medal stage and got eliminated in the pre-quarter-finals here at the City Olympic Village...
In the first bout of the last-day proceedings, the 30-year-old Mohammad Umair of Pakistan lost to 20-year-old Sukhroj Azizov of...
Archive |2022-12-05 10:35:01
Urdu Conference concludes with satire on ‘21st century’s Pakistan’

KARACHI: The concluding session of the 15th International Urdu Conference on Sunday evening organised by the Arts Council of Pakistan was attended by a large number of art and book lovers as writer Anwar Maqsood entertained them with his satirical piece on ‘The 21st century’s Pakistan’...
“But for me (Maqsood) he instructs that I talk about Pakistan while Pakistan has nothing to do with literature...
Archive |2015-05-08 06:40:44
National netball from 21st

KARACHI: The 14th National Men’s Netball Championship 2015 will be held at the Hamidi Hall, PSB Sports Complex in Islamabad from May 21-24 in collaboration with the Pakistan Sports Board, PNF secretary general Mudassar Arain announced on Wednesday...
Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF) is organising the event in which Pakistan Army will be defending its title...
Archive |2015-04-18 06:58:43
President Xi to address parliament on 21st

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has summoned a joint session of parliament on April 21 which will be addressed by Chinese President Xi Jinping...
“On a summary initiated by the Ministry of Parliament Affairs, the president has approved prime minister’s advice for summoning a joint sitting of both houses of Majlis-i-Shoora (parliament) on Tuesday, April 21, at 0925 hours in the Parliament House,” said a notification issued by the...
Archive |2015-04-19 07:40:57
Old Ravians reunion on 21st

Eminent alumni, including ministers, politicians, bureaucrats, journalists and businessmen from all over Pakistan, are scheduled to be attending the reunion, said Old Ravians Union Secretary Dr Khalid Manzoor Butt on Saturday...