MQM-P goes public against PTI over Census 2017 approval
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MQM leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui speaking during a press conference. Photo: Geo.tv
ISLAMABAD: MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Thursday said that the people of Sindh are left with no other option but to take to the streets to protest the Centre s decision to approve the controversial census of 2017.
He was addressing a press conference in Islamabad during which he maintained that the population of Sindh s major cities was shown to be 25% less than the actual count in the census, adding that the report is riddled with inaccuracies. Our doubts related to the inaccuracy of the 2017 census have proven to be true now, he said. We had gone to courts to register our concerns even before the census had begun.
Federal cabinet allows interior minister to delegate powers for ECL s amendment
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Approval given only to carry out orders of judiciary
Federal cabinet also approves 2017 census
ECC decisions ratified
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has allowed the newly-appointed interior minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, to delegate powers to amend the Exit Control List (ECL).
According to a report by
The News, the decision was taken during Tuesday s federal cabinet meeting.
The approval has been given only to carry out the orders of the judiciary but the final approval of the amendment will be sought from the Cabinet, recommended by the cabinet committee - comprising ministers for law, home affairs, and accountability. The secretary for home affairs would attend the meeting upon a special invitation.
December 23, 2020 07:53 IST
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December 23, 2020 07:53 IST
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Cabinet authorises submission of 6th population census report
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December 23, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Tuesday authorised the submission of the Sixth Population and Housing Census 2017 report for final approval of the Council of Common Interests (CCI).
Presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan here, the cabinet also allowed the interior minister to delegate the power to amend the Exit Control List (ECL). This approval has been given only to carry out the orders of the judiciary.
However, final approval of the amendment to the ECL will be sought from the cabinet, which will recommend the cabinet committee. The cabinet committee will consist of minister for home affairs and the minister for law, while adviser on Home Affairs and Accountability and the secretary Home Affairs will be able to attend the meeting on special invitation.