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Court ruling: PTI to overtake all other parties in the National Assembly

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4 months ago

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Eight independents and 84 Sunni Alliance members mean that the PTI will likely have 92 legislators in the National Assembly, according to sources.

PTI’s strength in the Lower House is expected to surge to 114 members if it regains the 22 reserved seats it previously lost.

As for the PML-N, they have 108 members in the National Assembly; PPP has 68; MQM has 21; JUI-F has 8; PML-Q has 5; and IPP has 4.

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the distribution of reserved seats, the 77 extra seats meant for women and minorities were taken away from the PML-N, PPP, MQM, and JUI.

The electoral commission had on May 13 suspended the 77 Sunni Ittehad Council reserved seats on directives from the Supreme Court. 22 National Assembly seats and 55 provincial assembly seats are among the contested seats.

There are eleven seats from Punjab and eight from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the National Assembly that are up for debate among women. The suspended seats also include three seats that are designated for minorities. In the National Assembly, the PPP received five seats, the JUI received three, and the PML-N received fourteen of the 22 heavily contested seats.

There are no longer any allocated seats for minorities or women in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, with 21 seats for women. In addition to the JUI-F, the PML-N was allotted seven seats, the PPP seven, and the ANP one.

The Supreme Court’s decision has suspended the three minority seats and the 24 reserved seats for women in the Punjab Assembly. The PML-N received 23, the PPP received 2, the PML-Q received 1, and the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party received 1 in Punjab.

There are now no longer any designated seats in the Sindh Assembly for women and minorities. MQM was allotted one reserved seat out of these, and the PPP two.

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Crackdown on Smuggling: More than 13,000 Metric Tonnes of Fertilisers Found

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12 hours ago

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Economic growth is at risk due to smuggling. There is a continual crackdown to maintain public safety and a stable economy.

Between October 20 and 28, 131,000 litres of Iranian oil, 71 metric tonnes of grain, 293 pieces of cloth, and 1,105 cartons of cigarettes were confiscated by the authorities.

Since September 1, 2023, a total of 17.548 million litres of Iranian oil, 13,088.75 metric tonnes of fertilisers, 3,755.69 metric tonnes of flour, 35,129.1 metric tonnes of sugar, 4,381,102 cartonnes of cigarettes, and 155,037 pieces of fabric have been blocked.

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Mushaal Mullick Speaks at the RCC: Supports Palestinian and Kashmiri Rights

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12 hours ago

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At a meeting held today at the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce, Mushaal Hussein Mullick, the chairperson of the Peace and Culture Organisation and the widow of detained Kashmiri leader Mohammad Yasin Malik, was the chief guest. With a renowned delegation that included Dr. Owais Malik, Prof. Zafar Sindhu, and Kashmiri businessman Ishtiaq Bhatt, Mullick spoke about urgent issues pertaining to Indian crimes in Jammu and Kashmir and showed support for the Palestinian people.

The event ended with a protest walk with senior business leaders, civil society members, and the head of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce. In light of current conflicts, participants came together to express their concerns about human rights breaches and to stress the significance of worldwide awareness and action.

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12th IDEAS 2024 Edition. CM Sindh’s event to strengthen strategic ties with international partners

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12 hours ago

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IDEAS 2024 will improve commercial exchanges between delegates, trade visitors, defence officials, and OEMs from all across Pakistan and the world, according to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. It will also increase Pakistan’s strategic ties with its international allies.

Speaking during the 12th Edition of Ideas 2024’s 3rd steering committee meeting in Karachi, Murad Ali Shah stated that since the event’s founding in 2000, ideas have emerged as a defining characteristic of the national and international defence sector.

According to him, this twice-yearly occasion has gradually developed into a legendary assembly that promotes information sharing both inside and outside of Pakistan and displays cutting-edge technology.

The fact that IDEAS is now acknowledged globally, he continued, is evidence of the strong and advantageous ties we have with our international partners.

The Director General of Depo, Major General Asad Nawaz Khan, HI(M), led the second session, which was held to support the ongoing national-level preparations for this strategically significant event.