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BARRISTER GOHAR DEMANDS MILITARY LEADERSHIP SHOULD TAKE PARLIAMENT INTO CONFIDENCE FIRST
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OMAR AYUB ARGUES PEACE CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH RULE OF LAW, NOT BY FORCE
PTI-BACKED SIC MEMBERS WALK OUT OF NA SESSION IN PROTEST AGAINST BEING DENIED OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
Kh Asif accuses of PTI ‘siding’ with terrorists against army ISLAMABAD
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HE Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its members under the umbrella of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) on Sunday refused to support any military operation, demanding that military leadership should take Parliament into confidence first. Speaking to the media outside Parliament House in Islamabad after walking out from the National Assembly on Sunday, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar emphasised that any military operation must involve parliamentary consent, saying that the Parliament was supreme under the Constitution.” He called for an in-camera briefing by military leaders, citing previous practices.
He asserted that no matter how empowered a committee was, it could not supersede Parliament and that there were “rules” according to which the apex committee should approve the plans for ‘Operation Azm-i-Istehkam’. The PTI chairman said, “It is our demand […] that if there is any operation — whether intelligence-based or fullfledged or in certain districts or villages or tehsils — it is necessary to take this Parliament into confidence.” He told the media that their walkout from the NA session was in protest of being denied the opportunity to speak. He alleged that lawmakers from his party were denied the chance to speak and therefore staged a walkout in protest. On the occasion, former NA speaker Asad Qaiser demanded the same: “I simply demand that if any decision has been
Defence Minister and senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif on Sunday accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of siding with terrorists against the military. “PTI is standing with terrorists against the army that’s why the party is refusing support for Operation Azme-Istehkam,” Kh Asif alleged while speaking during the National Assembly (NA) session chaired by Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Sunday. He explained that the decision for Operation Azm-e-Istehkam was made in an Apex Committee meeting, which included PTI members and the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). His remarks prompted protests from the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), who chanted slogans against the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) operation and the killing of Pashtuns. He added, “The voice of minorities
taken [to launch an operation], then it be brought before Parliament and Parliament be taken into confidence.” He declared, “We cannot endorse any military operation without parlia-
rejecting budget, pTi, Jui-f decide to act as strong opposition in Na ISLAMABAD
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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamiat-eUlema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) have decided to act as a strong opposition in the National Assembly against budget 2024-25. The decision was made during a meeting between former National Assembly speaker and PTI leader Asad Qaiser and JUI-F President Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on the overall political affairs of the country and they announced plans to act as a strong opposition in the National Assembly. Both leaders discussed the deteriorating situation of law and order across the country specifically in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Both sides asserted that military operation was not the solution to any issue instead all political parties have to play their crucial role in the peace and order across the province. As per details, JUI-F chief and PTI leader expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and agreed to play a constructive role in the National Assembly, opposing the budget 2024 together.
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in Pakistan is being silenced. There are killings in Swat, Sargodha, and Faisalabad. Bloodshed in the name of religion cannot be allowed.” The development comes a day after the Apex Committee of National Action Plan, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, approved “Operation Azm-e-Istehkam” to eliminate terrorism and extremism across the country.
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Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif affirmed the protection of citizens and foreigners in Pakistan as a paramount state priority during a high-level meeting on Sunday. The session, which reviewed ongoing security and law-enforcement projects in Islamabad, underscored the government’s unwavering commitment to maintaining law and order. The prime minister emphasised that any negligence in safeguarding citizens and upholding the law and order would not be tolerated.
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