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PTI urges President to provide polls date as black coats observe strike tomorrow

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2 weeks ago

September 8, 2023

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) core committee on Friday unanimously handed a decision, demanding President Dr Arif Alvi to announce election date with none delay forward of legal professionals’ nationwide strike introduced by the Pakistan Bar Council to press the demand for elections date on Saturday (immediately).

Throughout a session held right here, the PTI core committee members mentioned that the nation is going through constitutional, political, democratic, administrative and financial crises because the state infrastructure was shaken after the ‘unconstitutional transfer’ of April 2022.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) had urged President Dr Arif Alvi to announce a date for elections by exercising his constitutional authority below Article 48 of the Structure.

In the course of the All-Pakistan Legal professionals Representatives Convention within the Supreme Court docket, the PBC additionally introduced that legal professionals will observe a nationwide strike on September 9 to demand the announcement of election date.

In a presser exterior the court docket, Haroon Rashid and Hassan Raza Pasha — vice-chairman and chairman PBC Government Committee — knowledgeable journalists a few decision handed by the convention, looking for the president’s intervention within the matter.

Hassan Raza Pasha mentioned that legal professionals will deliver out peaceable rallies on September 9 and there will likely be an entire strike, including the Punjab Bar Council may also maintain a conference in Lahore.

“Below Article 48 of the Structure, the President of Pakistan is competent to announce the date for holding basic elections, and they need to be held inside the stipulated 90 days,” Pasha mentioned.

Rashid, in the meantime, spoke in regards to the nation’s constitutional disaster, including that regardless of the dissolution of nationwide and provincial assemblies, elections don’t appear to be held inside the stipulated time of 90 days.

Subsequently, he mentioned it’s incumbent upon the president to play his constitutional function and announce the date for basic elections within the nation. “The president will not be required to carry any session with anybody; therefore, he ought to play his constitutional function and announce the date for basic elections forthwith,” Rashid added.

The PTI committee identified that the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assemblies had been dissolved on January 14 and 18 respectively however the Pakistan Democratic Motion (PDM) authorities didn’t fulfil its constitutional obligation to conduct polls to each the assemblies in 90 days moreover violating the Supreme Court docket’s April 4 orders.

The political celebration urged for concrete steps to determine a democratic authorities to resolve the disaster.

The PTI core committee mentioned that Article 48 bounds the president to finalise the election date in 90 days and the president ought to fulfil his constitutional obligation.

The core committee mentioned that the president can be liable for violating constitutional and democratic rights if he failed to provide election date.

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Ousted from CEC: PPP debars Latif Khosa’s celebration membership

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39 mins ago

September 22, 2023

Pakistaneo.com

ISLAMABAD: Failure to answer to the show-cause discover issued final week, the Pakistan Folks’s Occasion (PPP) on Friday not solely suspended celebration membership of the ‘disgruntled’ chief Sardar Latif Khosa but additionally ousted him from its central government committee (CEC).

PPP Secretary Basic Nayyar Bukhari confirmed the event to a non-public TV channel, saying the choice was taken after lawyer Khosa didn’t reply to the show-cause discover issued to him by the celebration final week.

On September 14, the PPP had issued a show-cause discover to Sardar Latif for “representing head of one other political celebration with out prior approval of [party] management”.

Though the latter didn’t point out anybody by identify, it was a transparent reference to PTI Chairman Imran Khan who was arrested final month within the Toshakhana case. Khosa has been representing the PTI chief in a number of instances registered towards him.

The ex-premier can also be going through a case underneath the Official Secrets and techniques Act which pertains to a diplomatic doc which reportedly went lacking from Imran’s possession. The PTI alleges that it contained a menace from the USA to oust Imran from energy.

The show-cause discover served on Latif Khosa learn: “You being member of central government committee are defending/pleading/representing a head of one other political celebration with out prior approval of management …whereas delivering a speech in legal professionals perform you criticised the state coverage concerning [the] cipher.

“You might be hereby by means of this present trigger discover requested to elucidate why disciplinary motion not be taken towards you for working towards the celebration coverage; the reply ought to attain the undersigned inside seven days, failing disciplinary motion might be taken towards you by withdrawing your membership…”

Beforehand, Khosa had additionally been served a show-cause discover for giving a press release in favour of the PTI chief.

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SC reshuffles administrative officers | Pakistan Right now

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2 hours ago

September 22, 2023

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Courtroom of Pakistan (SC) on Friday introduced reshuffling in its administrative personnel.

The apex court docket after approval by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa issued notifications concerning transfers.

In accordance with the notification, Amer Saleem Rana, a District & Periods Choose (grade 21) serving as further registrar (grade 21) on deputation, has been repatriated to his mother or father division, the Lahore Excessive Courtroom.

The companies of Munawar Ali, a senior civil decide (grade 19), working as deputy registrar (grade 20) on deputation, have been returned to his mother or father division, the Sindh Excessive Courtroom, Karachi.

In a subsequent notification, Muhammad Akram Soomro, a senior auditor (grade 17) serving as assistant accounts officer (grade 17) on deputation in SC, is slated to return to his mother or father division, the Accountant Normal Pakistan Revenues, Islamabad, on September 22, 2023.

Lastly, Muhammad Owais, a senior civil judge-cum-magistrate (grade 19), who had assumed the position of deputy registrar (grade 20) on deputation, is ready to return to the Lahore Excessive Courtroom, efficient September 22, 2023.

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Mirwaiz requires dialogue to resolve Kashmir dispute

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3 hours ago

September 22, 2023

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SRINAGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Events Hurriyat Convention senior chief, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has referred to as for dialogue to resolve the Kashmir dispute peacefully.

In response to Kashmir Media Service, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressing a gathering on the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, in the present day, after his launch from over 4 years of home detention emphasised that Jammu and Kashmir dispute must be seen as a humanitarian concern reasonably than only a territorial one.

He stated the APHC believes that the Kashmir dispute must be resolved. Jammu and Kashmir concern generally is a territorial concern for a lot of, however for the folks of Kashmir it’s a humanitarian concern, he added.

The Mirwaiz whereas reacting to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion on the Ukraine concern stated that Modi was proper in saying that the current period will not be of battle. He stated, we too have been advocating for the decision of J&Okay concern by means of dialogue. He stated, following the trail of peace, we needed to bear difficulties, however sadly, we have been branded as separatists, anti-India and anti-peace. However we don’t have any private ambition, we solely need peaceable decision of J&Okay concern, he stated. “It’s due to our peaceable mission that we continued to enchantment for the return of Kashmiri migrants,” he added.

The Mirwaiz termed his home detention as essentially the most troublesome interval of his life since his father’s assassination in Might 1990.

“I used to be allowed to ship sermon on the pulpit of Jamia Masjid after 212 consecutive Fridays. Persons are conscious that after August, 04, 2019, I used to be saved below home detention and I used to be not being allowed to maneuver out of my house, attributable to which I couldn’t carry out my duties as Mirwaiz” he stated.

The Mirwaiz stated that after approaching the court docket, a number of law enforcement officials visited him yesterday and knowledgeable that he’s being launched and might go to Jamia Masjid tomorrow to supply Friday prayers.

“I can not utter my sentiments, however it’s all due to the prayers of folks that I’m right here once more to ship the sermon,” he stated, including that it was fairly troublesome for him to steer clear of the pulpit for 4 years.

He stated that after August 5, 2019, folks have confronted troublesome occasions as J&Okay’s particular id was snatched and was bifurcated in two Union Territories.

“As a Mirwaiz, I’ve the duty to lift the voice for the folks. Since Hurriyat Convention continued to lift the voice however the media stopped utilizing our statements. I wish to inform my folks that it’s the time to be affected person, to maintain religion within the Almighty,” he stated.

The Mirwaiz additionally demanded launch of all political prisoners, journalists, legal professionals, civil society members and the youth as effectively.

Earlier, an enormous and jubilant crowd of individuals welcomed the Mirwaiz on the grand mosque. The courtyard of the historic mosque was a sea of colors as folks from throughout Valley adorned the revered chief with garlands made from vibrant flowers.

In the meantime, numerous politicians together with Omar Abdullah welcomed the discharge the Mirwaiz.