Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that the federal cabinet “rightly decided” last week that the process of political reconciliation with the opposition PTI was over.
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process → say → PTI
He was addressing a Senate session following the imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and emergency in 12 of its districts, for which the Centre had cited the provincial government’s “deliberate disengagement” from the fight against terrorism.
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Centre → address → terrorism
Parliament approval for governor’s rule
President Zardari had on Sunday issued proclamations of emergency and governor’s rule under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution, respectively.
According to Article 232, in case the president “acts on his own” — which was not the case for KP as he acted on PM Shehbaz’s advice — the proclamation of emergency is to be placed before both houses of Parliament for approval by each house within 10 days.
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proclamation → issue → days
It also empowers Parliament “to make laws for a province, or any part thereof, with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Federal Legislative List” during emergency.
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It → empower → emergency
Meanwhile, a proclamation for governor’s rule issued under Article 234 “shall be laid before a joint sitting and shall cease to be in force at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by resolution of the joint sitting and may by like resolution be extended for a further period not exceeding two months at a time”.
In the upper house, Senator Kamran Murtaza of the Jamiat Ulemai-i-Islam–Fazl (JUI-F) had submitted a resolution on Monday opposing the imposition of governor’s rule in KP.
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Murtaza → issue → KP
President Asif Ali Zardari had summoned the Senate and National Assembly sessions after he and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif agreed on it during their weekend meeting on the country’s political and security situation.
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he → summon → situation
NA session
When the NA session began at around 7pm, Speaker Sadiq administered the oath of membership to PML-N’s Malik Munir Iqbal Channar, who won the Bahawalpur polls last month held to fill the seat of his late father Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar.
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who → begin → father
Lawmakers then offered prayers for late MNA Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk, who died last month after a prolonged illness.
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who → offer → illness
As MNAs from various parties took their turns to recall the services of Virk, there was slight commotion, which prompted the speaker to urge PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan to respect the late MNA.
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which → take → MNA
Gohar remarked that sessions are usually adjourned after prayers for a deceased member.
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sessions → remark → member
Referring to the governor’s rule in KP, he said the “funeral of this house was also held on Oct 11”.
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funeral → refer → Oct
“We tried to give you very much in dialogue, but you (PTI) were not ready to take what we had offered,” the speaker replied, then switched off Gohar’s mic.
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speaker → try → mic
The speaker said political discussion will not be allowed today, but tomorrow (Wednesday).
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discussion → say → ?
PPP’s Syed Naveed Qamar also urged the PTI chairman to acknowledge the services of Virk, who had stood by the Constitution.
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who → urge → Constitution
He said the PTI could raise its issues later as well.
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PTI → say → issues
Lawmakers then continued to pay tribute to Virk, with Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal among those who highlighted his professional life.
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who → continue → life
The proceedings were then adjourned till 11am on Wednesday.
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proceedings → adjourn → Wednesday
PTI seeks production orders for 9 MNAs
The PTI requested the NA speaker to issue production orders for its nine “detained” MNAs ahead of NA and Senate sessions on Tuesday.
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PTI → seek → Tuesday
In a letter to NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Chief Whip Amir Dogar claimed that the nine MNAs were “currently detained” and requested him to issue production orders for them to enable them to attend the 30th session starting today.
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MNAs → claim → session
The lawmakers comprised Haji Imtiaz Ahmad Choudhry (ΝΑ-68), Muhammad Jamal Ahsan Khan (NA-89), Mian Ghous Muhammad (ΝΑ-170), Sanaullah Khan Mastikhel (NΑ-91), Dawar Khan Kundi (NA-43), Junaid Akbar (NA-09), Amjad Ali Khan (NA-02), Fazal Muhammad Khan (ΝΑ-25) and Adil Khan Bazai (NA-262).
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lawmakers → comprise → Muhammad
“As the speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the impartiality of your esteemed office requires that production orders be issued for all detained members, irrespective of their political affiliation, to ensure that no constituency remains unrepresented during the proceedings of the House,” the letter read.
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letter → require → House
It requested Sadiq to issue the production orders under Rule 108 of the 2007 Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly.
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It → request → Assembly
The Aporia
