PTI leader Shahid Gondal dies from coronavirus, PM Imran Khan expresses grief
Pakistan
Sun, Jan 31, 2021
Shahid Gondal (L) pictured speaking at a meeting and Prime Minister Imran Khan (R). Photo: File
Prime Minister Imran Khan and other leaders of the party offered their condolences over the death of Insaf Lawyers Wing member Shahid Gondal on Sunday.
Shahid Gondal passed away on Saturday night due to complications from the coronavirus. He had undergone treatment at a private hospital in Rawalpindi where he expired.
PM Imran Khan and other members of the government paid tribute to Shahid Gondal, crediting him with fighting the PTI s legal battles especially during the 2014 sit-in protests.
The PML-N on Tuesday withdrew a private member’s bill seeking an amendment to the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, in the National Assembly. APP/File
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday withdrew a private member’s bill seeking an amendment to the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, in the National Assembly in line with the decision of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) which had announced that the opposition would not support any government move to change the country’s accountability laws.
The other significant happening in the National Assembly was the rejection of a bill that had jointly been moved by independent MNA Mohsin Dawar and Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal seeking the punishment of life imprisonment for those found involved in enforced disappearances of the people in any part of the country after it was opposed by the government.
• PML-N busy with its parliamentary party meeting
• PPP’s Naveed Qamar says meeting without PML-N not possible
• Minister hints at inviting opposition for another round
ISLAMABAD: The much-anticipated government-opposition talks, scheduled for Monday, could not take place as the opposition seemed not interested in sitting with the treasury members to sort out issues.
A three-member government delegation, which had met the opposition leaders on Friday, seeking better relations at least in the parliament, were to hold another round of talks with opposition parties on Monday.
However, following the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary party’s meeting in the Parliament House, which was also addressed by party’s vice president Maryam Nawaz, the opposition dropped the idea of holding the meeting.