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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday took coalition parties into confidence over the much-touted ‘constitutional package’ as the government plans to establish constitutional court and amend Article 63-A of the Constitution — which is also known as defection clause. The prospects of the said constitutional package come amid speculations revolving around extension in the tenure of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa — who is set to retire in October this year — after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought an early issuance of notification regarding the next top…

ISLAMABAD: Following the issuance of production orders by National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, as many as 10 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Members of National Assembly (MNAs), who were arrested from the premises of Parliament House for allegedly violating newly-enacted public gathering law, were produced in the lower house on Thursday. The speaker, a day earlier, issued production orders of the PTI MNAs after a scathing criticism from the former ruling party as well as some members of the treasury benches. He also suspended five security staff, including the lower house…

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has termed media reports quoting his stance on jurists’ extension following an “off-the-record” conversation with journalists “misinterpreted”, stating that he will not accept any “individual specific” proposal on fixing the tenure of the country’s top judge. It was reported a day ago that CJP Isa — who is set to retire in October this year — had categorically rejected accepting an extension in his tenure, however, he suggested the government to go ahead with extending the tenure of other jurists. The top…