National Assembly – The Law Today Pakistan

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NA passes controversial PECA Act Amendment Bill 2025

Estimated read time 16 min read
January 24, 2025

Lower house also passes Digital Nation Pakistan Bill

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Parliament Approves Bills to Extend Service Chiefs’ Tenure and Increase Judges in Supreme Court

Estimated read time 8 min read
November 5, 2024

Both houses of parliament passes six bills, including one raising the number of SC judges to 34 and the other to extend term of military chiefs from 3 to 5 years

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ECP Summons Nawaz Sharif, PTI Founder

Estimated read time 2 min read
November 2, 2024

The ECP will commence hearing on Nawaz Sharif’s reference in the matter on November 05.

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Upper and Lower Houses Approve 26th Constitututional Amendment Bill

Estimated read time 5 min read
October 21, 2024

After Senate approval, 26th constitutional bill sails through National Assembly

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PTI invokes SC jurisdiction against Election Act Amendment Bill

Estimated read time 2 min read
August 7, 2024

Filing petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution of Pakistan through Advocate Salman Akram Raja, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan made the federal government and the Election Commission of Pakistan as…

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NA session due tomorrow

Estimated read time 2 min read
May 12, 2024

The Assembly must meet for at lease 130 days and there must be at least three sessions in a year.

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PTI seeks SC directives for early polls

Estimated read time 2 min read
November 2, 2023

The petition also questions approval of new population census by the Council of Common Interests on August 05

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SC extends stay on law clipping CJP’s powers ’till further orders’

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May 5, 2023

The top court on Thursday decided to continue its stay order against implementation on the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023 till further orders and sought complete record pertaining to debate…

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Govt tables judicial reforms bill in NA – suggests right to appeal against suo motu notice

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March 29, 2023

After the Supreme Court has invoked its suo motu jurisdiction regarding elections in two provincial assemblies and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold the election in the country in…

IHC suspends PTI MNAs de-seating notification

Estimated read time 2 min read
March 2, 2023

Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court Justice Aamer Farooq Wednesday suspended Election Commission of Pakistan’s notification that de-seated Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf’ lawmakers Asad Umar, Ali Nawaz Awan and Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz…

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