November 2025

Joint committee meets to deliberate on 27th constitutional amendment

The Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Senate and the National Assembly on Law and Justice has officially started its work to discuss the 27th constitutional amendment. The Joint Committee is expected to approve the draft 27th Constitutional Amendment today. Discussions on articles 243 and 200 will take place in a joint parliamentary committee. The meeting […]

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Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver will share the screen for the very first time

Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver to star in ‘Useful Idiots’ Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver are all set to star in Useful idiots. The actresses will join forces for director Joseph Cedar’s upcoming thriller, based on a script he wrote with 60 Minutes producer Shachar Bar-On. Streep will play the role of a veteran New

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PTI boycotts 27th Amendment deliberations

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Senator Syed Ali Zafar. PHOTO: X/@SyedAliZafar1 ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday announced that it would not participate in the process of tabling or passing the 27th constitutional amendment, calling it a “predetermined and non-transparent exercise”. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament alongside opposition leaders, Senator Ali Zafar said the government had submitted

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US, Pakistan plan to strengthen ties

Both sides described the discussions at the State Department as cordial and forward-looking. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh. PHOTO: FILE Pakistan and the United States on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen their bilateral relations, with both sides emphasizing the need to translate recent high-level political resolve into tangible cooperation in economic and strategic areas. The

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The minister’s brother wins the NA-66 vote

Bilal Farooq Tarar. Photo (file) LAHORE: The PML-N secured victory in NA-66 after its candidate, the younger brother of Federal Information Minister Ata Tarar, was declared the unopposed winner. Bilal Farooq Tarar, the PML-N candidate from NA-66, was declared elected unopposed on Saturday after all other candidates gradually withdrew from the race. The Election Commission

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Tempers flare in the Senate as the 27th amendment bill is tabled

The Minister of Justice affirms that all parties were consulted; The opposition protests against the lack of transparency; Cabinet approves bill Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar presented the 27th Amendment Bill (to the Constitution) in the Senate on Thursday, triggering a heated debate between the

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Syrian president arrives in the United States for a historic visit

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with top US diplomat Marco Rubio (right) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2025. — AFP First Syrian presidential visit to the United States since 1946. The Trump-Sharaa meeting at the White House is scheduled for Monday. The United States hopes

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A soulless Supreme Court

Legal fraternity warns FCC plan will shatter judicial independence and hand total control to executive ISLAMABAD: The proposed 27th constitutional amendment is widely seen as a blow to the independence of the judiciary, with critics warning that the Supreme Court cannot be split in two or placed under the thumb of the Federal Constitutional Court

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