ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) rejects any attempts to further gag the fundamental right of freedom of expression in the name of preventing defamation and disrespect of the armed forces. Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P) Secretary General Farhatullah Babar in a statement on Wednesday expressed grave concern over a bill moved by a PTI MNA […]
Explainer: Why is the Aurat March so controversial?
The Express Tribune navigates controversy around organic women s rights movement
With March 8 right around the corner, citizens will mark International Women s Day by taking to the streets to raise their voice for not only women s rights but other marginalised groups in Pakistan under the banner of the Aurat March.
The Express Tribune looks into why the movement is such a polarising topic in the country.
How did it all start?
The idea for Aurat March started back in 2018 when a handful of women decided to mobilise their networks and gather in Karachi on International Women s Day demanding an end to violence and harassment. It has since evolved into a wider movement, including transgender people, demanding better laws to protect women and enforcement of existing laws, as well as raising awareness and changing attitudes.
National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting chairman Mian Javed Latif says the committee will summon the National Accountability Bureau chairman and the prime minister’s adviser on accountability in connection with the Broadsheet scam. APP/File
LAHORE: National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting chairman Mian Javed Latif says the committee will summon the National Accountability Bureau chairman and the prime minister’s adviser on accountability in connection with the Broadsheet scam that caused a loss of millions in foreign exchange in the name of ‘dubious’ accountability.
“The parliamentary committee will certainly call the NAB chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal and the prime minister adviser on accountability Shahzad Akbar despite concerns of the ruling PTI members,” Mr Latif told a presser here on Friday.
Broadsheet case: NA Standing Committee decides to summon Chairman NAB
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Broadsheet case: NA Standing Committee decides to summon Chairman NAB
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting has decided to summon Chairman NAB Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal for a briefing on the Broadsheet case.
Chairman Committee Javed Latif has asked the NAB chief to appear and explain why and how the money was paid to Broadsheet however Information Minister Shibli Faraz opposed the decision and exchanged harsh words with Javed Latif over the decision.
According to sources Shibli Faraz said that why Chairman NAB should be summoned, if that happens, any committee will summon any former prime minister in future.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice (retired) Azmat Saeed Sheikh has been appointed the head of the inquiry committee that will investigate the matter of Broadsheet LLC, Information Minister Shibli Faraz said Thursday. Faraz shared the news on Twitter. The inquiry committee will complete its investigation within 45 days, the minister earlier told the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information. UK-based firm Broadsheet LLC was hired in 2000 by General Pervez Musharraf’s government to recover assets stolen by the past Pakistani governments. The contract expired in 2003 and the firm alleged it was not paid. It sued Pakistan in the London Court of International Arbitration in 2016 a.