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Joint Parliament session passes election, NAB bills returned by President Alvi

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ISLAMABAD: Parliament’s joint session Thursday passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and National Accountability (Amendment) Bill, 2022, returned by President Arif Alvi. 

The election amendment bill has abolished the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in polls, while the NAB bill has formulated a post-retirement procedure for its chairman, among other changes.

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarrar presented both the bills, which the president had returned to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif as he “was not informed” about the legislative proposal under Article 46 before they were tabled.

But after the joint sitting’s nod, the bills will be sent once again to the president for approval, but if he does not sign them within 10 days, it will be considered that his assent has been given.

Article 75(2) reads: “When the president has returned a bill to the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), it shall be reconsidered by the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) in joint sitting and, if it is again passed, with or without amendment, by the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), by the votes of the majority of the members of both Houses present and voting, it shall be deemed for the purposes of the Constitution to have been passed by both Houses and shall be presented to the president, and the president shall give his assent within 10 days, failing which such assent shall be deemed to have been given.”

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On February 6, 2025, IHC will consider a plea against the X prohibition in Pakistan.

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Chief Justice Aamir Farooq of the Islamabad High Court will hear the lawsuit contesting the social media app X’s ban on February 6, 2025.

Numerous delays have affected the petition, which was last heard on April 17, 2024. Hearings were originally planned for May 2 and June 11, 2024, but those dates were not feasible.

On November 22, 2024, the court granted a miscellaneous application for an early hearing. A hearing date of February 6, 2025, was confirmed by the Registrar Office after Chief Justice Aamir Farooq ordered that the case be rescheduled after the winter break.

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The Prime Minister orders the safe evacuation of Pakistanis from Syria.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the creation of an action plan for the quick and safe evacuation of Pakistanis who want to leave Syria and return through nearby nations.

He stated that measures should be taken to ensure the safe evacuation of Pakistanis from Syria in light of the current circumstances there while presiding over a conference in Islamabad about the subject.

According to him, the government’s first priority is to ensure the safety of Pakistanis living in Syria, and all available resources should be used to achieve this goal.

Additionally, the prime minister directed the Pakistani embassy in Damascus to set up a helpline and information center for Pakistani nationals.

He ordered the Pakistani embassies in Syria and its neighboring countries to maintain their information desks and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ crisis management section operating around the clock till the security situation improves.

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PM Offers Condolences to Turkish President for Six Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash in Turkey

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Regarding the death of six Turkish troops in a helicopter crash in Isparta, Turkey, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan his deepest sympathies.

Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, posted on social media on Saturday to express his sadness and grief over the deaths of six Turkish troops.

Additionally, he expressed his sympathies to the Turkish people and the families who lost loved ones in the terrible event.

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