The sequence of political events taking place one after the other, from the vote of no-confidence tabled against the Prime Minister Imran Khan to the dismissal of the no-confidence motion by the National Assembly deputy speaker, and the subsequent dissolution of the Assembly by President Arif Alvi and the call for general elections; had created
READ MOREImran Khan recently survived a move by the opposition to oust him as Pakistan’s prime minister, getting a reprieve only when the deputy speaker NA blocked a no-confidence motion as unconstitutional, citing the involvement of ‘foreign conspiracy’. Subsequently, the opposition moved to challenge the block on the vote before the Supreme Court, while Imran Khan advised the
READ MOREPakistan has suffered as a result of its involvement in bloc politics and now for the first time since its formation the country adopted a policy of refraining from such engagements. A controversy was recently stirred by PM Imran’s declared and open response to European Union’s letter asking Islamabad to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
READ MOREArticle 94 Article 94 of the Constitution of Pakistan is a single clause which states the Presidential authority to ask the Prime Minister to continue to hold office until his successor enters upon the office of Prime Minister. In the current political situation, after the Cabinet Secretariat had issued a notification stating that the Premier
READ MOREArticle 69 of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan Article 69(1) says, “The validity of any proceedings in [Majlis-e-Shoora or Parliament] shall not be called in question on the ground of any irregularity of procedure. Article 69(2) says, “No officer or Member of [Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] in whom powers are vested by or under the Constitution for
READ MOREThe Prime Minister of Pakistan recently held talks with the Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang during his four-day visit to Beijing from 3rd to 6th February, 2022. Both the countries agreed to work closely on further enhancing economic engagement and reaffirmed their commitment to advance the strategic cooperative ties in light of
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