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  • Is the US really behind the regime- change?0

    After what seems to be some of the most tumultuous few days in Pakistan’s history, Mr. Imran Khan has been ousted as the prime minister. Within the last seven days, the country has witnessed the violation of the Constitution, a historic judgment by the Supreme Court, and the first time where a prime minister has

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  • Who should decide the fate of Article 63A?0

    Defection clauses are commonly found in nascent democracies to deal with the vices of floor crossing and horse trading. This is certainly not the first time Article 63A has come into the limelight (with the recent presidential reference filed by Arif Alvi). While the law has its proponents it still remains a subject of debate

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  • DISSOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY – ARTICLE 58 EXPLAINED0

    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

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  • Article 224: Caretaker Government Process Explained0

    Imran 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

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  • No to Bloc Politics?0

    Pakistan 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,

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  • ARTICLE 94 AND ARTICLE 950

    Article 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

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  • What is Article 69? – Relevant Case Law and Analysis0

    Article 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

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  • CPEC Phase II and Geo-economics0

    The 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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  • Comprehensive Maritime Strategic Aspects in the view of National Security Policy0

    The Maritime industry is one of the key factors to secure Pakistan’s economic future. As 95% of its trade is happening through the sea and Pakistan has always been on its verge of having an improper management in the field of maritime. So, the emphasis must be on how Pakistan will proceed to implement the

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