Govt, opposition lock horns as SC hears Senate open ballot case today
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ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/MULTAN: With the Supreme Court set to resume the hearing today of the presidential reference about open balloting in Senate elections, the government and opposition continued to question each others’ intent over the matter on Sunday.
The five-member larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, includes Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi. Attorney-General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan will represent President Arif Alvi and continue his arguments today.
On December 23, 2020 President Alvi, after approving the Prime Minister’s proposal, filed an 11-page reference in the Supreme Court under Article 186 of the Constitution relating to the advisory jurisdiction of the court and sought its opinion on holding the upcoming elections for the Upper House of the Parliament through open ballot and show of
Asad Umar says reports received of vaccines being given to close contacts in Karachi
Pakistan
Sun, Feb 07, 2021
Chief of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) and Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar. AFP/File
Chief of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), Asad Umar, on Sunday said that complaints have been received that the coronavirus vaccine is being administered to close contacts in Karachi.
He said that the NCOC team, under the supervision of Prime Minister Imran Khan s adviser on health Dr Faisal Sultan, held a meeting with the Sindh government representatives, where they were firmly told to ensure that the vaccine is only given to healthcare workers .
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