Parliament vs. Supreme Court, Tensions Rise Over Reserved Seats Allocation

ISLAMABAD – The conflict between Pakistan’s parliament and the Supreme Court has intensified. National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq sent a strong letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday. The speaker urged the ECP to respect parliamentary sovereignty in allocating reserved seats to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The Supreme Court had earlier …

PPP wants PDM to remain intact, Yousaf Raza Gillani

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party’s leader, Yousaf Raza Gillani has said that “We [PPP] wants Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to remain intact”, after PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal criticised its alliance for nominating Gillani as the leader of the Opposition. The statement came during a press conference Gillani held on Friday. The PPP …

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