by Zafar Bhutta in The Express tribune, Sept 6, 2023ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday recommended the Power Division not to increase the power tariff for the consumers using less than 200 units per month, warning that inflated electricity bills could force the people towards civil disobedience in the country. The Senate Standing Committee on Power met here with its Chairman Senator Saifullah Abro in the chair. During the meeting, the committee members grilled the…
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By Asim Yasin in The News, September 01, 2023ISLAMABAD: PPP Parliamentarians President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the party’s senior leaders in Dubai to assess the country’s political situation in the wake of countrywide demonstrations against inflation and the inflated power bills. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is already in Dubai. Zardari is expected to hold important consultations with the party leaders to decide the party’s final course of action in the given situation. Sources…
Editorial in Pakistan Today,.August 29th, 2023There was some sound and fury on the caretaker premier’s part on the issue of electricity bills. And, as almost always is the case, it signified nothing at all. Reverse these high prices, said PM Kakar on the much higher than usual bills. But it was more akin of a deranged monarch from the past, ordering the sun to rise from the west. If the rates and bills could have…
By Sohail Khan in The News, August 23, 2023ISLAMABAD: The controversy over President Alvi’s claim he did not sign the two legislations amending the Official Secrets Act and Pakistan Army Act reached the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday after a plea was filed praying for suspending both the legislations. Advocate Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta filed the petition with the apex court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, making the Federation of Pakistan through secretary, Law…
by Wajih Ahmad Sheikh in Dawn, August 21st, 2023While legal and political analysts have varied opinions on the fate of the bills for amending the Official Secrets Act and the Pakistan Army Act, they are unanimous in their belief that President Arif Alvi should have taken timely action against those involved in the alleged forgery committed at the Presidency. Some also said the president acted ‘irresponsibly’, as an afterthought, when he decided to use social…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, April 25, 2023As the counting of votes of Sunday’s by-elections continued with candidates of new parties leading those from more established ones, a meeting of three major parties on Monday agreed to share among them the leaderships of various thematic committees of Parliament. They also agreed to work together to pass major bills including on transitional justice. The main opposition CPN-UML agreed to discuss the long-awaited bill…
by Masud Milad in Prothom Alo, Jan 19, 2023 Chattogram: The unloading of commodities from three freighters has been stalled at Chattogram seaport for different terms as the banks here have failed to settle the import bills in dollar despite receiving full payments from the importers in the local currency. The ships carried unrefined sugar and edible oil, two essential commodities during the holy month of Ramadan, to Bangladesh from Malaysia and Brazil. The volume…