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Constitutional Amendments: In new challenge to government, key Pakistani politician urges judicial reforms

fatimah.amjad — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:21:06 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: The chief of a leading Pakistani religio-political party said on Friday he had suggested that the government undertake judicial reforms instead of passing an elaborate constitutional amendments package, posing a new challenge to the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, which is pushing for the changes.

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In election manifestos, Pakistani religious parties push for women’s empowerment, right to inheritance

fatimah.amjad — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:10:39 +0000

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s three major religious parties have promised to ensure women’s empowerment and their right to inheritance in their election manifestos, with analysts noting that at least one of them offered solutions to women’s issues in Pakistan.

With less than a week left before millions of Pakistanis head to ballot boxes to elect their representatives for the next five years on Feb. 8, nearly all political parties have unveiled their manifestos and pledged to improve lives of people through various measures and initiatives.

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Authorities arrest militants plotting suicide attacks against two prominent politicians in Pakistan’s northwest

fatimah.amjad — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:15:05 +0000

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PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province announced the arrest of a suicide bomber and his handler on Friday, saying they were planning attacks on two prominent politicians who wield significant political influence in the province.

According to an official statement, the arrests were part of an intelligence-based operation that led to the recovery of two suicide jackets, three hand grenades and a pistol from the militants.

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Pakistani religious party chief meets Afghanistan’s PM to discuss regional security, refugees

fatimah.amjad — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:27:03 +0000

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ISLAMABAD: The leader of a prominent Pakistani religious political party, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, met Afghanistan’s Prime Minister Mohammad Hasan Akhund on Monday to discuss bilateral issues such including the repatriation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan, regional security and other matters, a statement from the party said.

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Pakistan religious party leader warned of militant threat as security concerns rise ahead of national polls

fatimah.amjad — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 04:28:49 +0000

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Wed, 2024-01-03 07:10

PESHAWAR: Police in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have advised Maulana Asad Mahmood, a top leader of Pakistan’s prominent Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam (JUI-F) religious party, to avoid unnecessary travel and public gatherings due to security threats as political parties gear up for the general elections scheduled for February 8.

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PML-N to press for resignations at PDM meeting tomorrow

fatimah.amjad — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:09:46 +0000

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March 15: Dawn report by Amjad Mahmood and Amir Wasim states that divided over the issue of submitting resignations from the assemblies at a time when their already-announced long march is just two weeks away, the heads of the component parties of the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will hold a crucial session in Islamabad on Tuesday.

’Not an appropriate time to meet,’ Deobandi scholars tell PM Khan

farheen.fatima — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 13:32:03 +0000

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Sat, 2019-10-19 16:28

KARACHI: Top clerics from Pakistan’s Deobandi Islamic school of thought did not attend a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and Islamic scholars on Friday, citing concerns their presence would be inappropriate, and give the impression they supported the government ahead of a protest march led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), a Deobandi political party.

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JUI-F to launch anti-government protest on October 27

wasey — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:54:53 +0000

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Thu, 2019-10-03 17:47

ISLAMABAD: One of the leading religio-political parties in the country, Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam (JUI-F) said Thursday it would begin its anti-government movement on October 27 after staging protest demonstrations across Pakistan to express solidarity with the people of Indian-administered Kashmir.
“The incumbent government is a product of fake elections and fake results,” JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed while addressing a news conference in Islamabad along with his senior party members.

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