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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

SC issues show-cause notices to Faisal Vawda, Mustafa Kamal

The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday issued contempt of court notices to independent Senator Faisal Vawda and MQM-Pakistan MNA Mustafa Kamal over anti-judiciary rhetoric. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and including Justice Irfan Saadat Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan heard the case. During the hearing today, CJP Isa inquired from the AAG regarding whether he heard Vawda’s presser to which AAG responded that he heard some parts of the press conference. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Court takes suo moto notice of Faisal Vawda’s press conference

The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Thursday took suo moto notice of a press conference held by Senator Faisal Vawda who demanded evidence of interference in the judiciary. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Irfan Saadat and Justice Naeem Akhtar will hear the suo moto case on Friday, the sources privy to the development added. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Senate elections: Vawda wins; PPP secures 10 seats from Sindh

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) bagged 10 out of 12 seats in the Senate elections from Sindh with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and independent candidate Faisal Vawda winning a seat each. As per the results announced by the returning officers, the PPP secured five general, two technocrats, one minority, and two women seats. PPP’s Ashraf Ali Jatoi, Dost Ali Jaisar, Kazim Ali Shah, Masroor Hassan, and Nadeem Bhutto, MQM-P’s Aamir Chishtiand independent candidate Faisal Vawda were elected on general seats. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

Faisal Vawda submits resignation to Senate chairman

Karachi: Former PTI leader Faisal Vawda on Wednesday submitted his resignation as a senator to Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in line with the Supreme Court’s order. Mr. Vawda announced the development on Twitter, stating: “This seat belongs to Imran Khan”. The Karachi-based politician said he was resigning from the post morally and in line with the orders of the apex court. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

'Faisal Vawda renounced US citizenship': CJP Bandial

On Thursday, Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial remarked that PTI leader and former federal minister Faisal Vawda renounced his US nationality after submitting the nomination papers for the 2018 election. He made these remarks while hearing a petition filed by Faisal Vawda against his lifetime disqualification by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over filing false nomination papers. The CJP also said that a declaration under Article 62(1)(f) could be given by a court and no one could be called “dishonest” without examining the evidence. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

Vawda moves to Supreme Court against IHC, ECP

Islamabad: It emerged on Friday that the PTI leader and former federal minister Faisal Vawda challenged his lifetime disqualification and the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) order to maintain it, in the Supreme Court. In his plea, Vawda, who was recently declared ineligible as a lawmaker for life by the ECP, sought his restoration to the Senator's seat. "The ECP exceeded its authority [...] ECP lacked jurisdiction to invoke Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution to disqualify me for life since it was not a court of law," he argued in the… Read More…

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IHC reserves verdict on admissibility of Vawda's plea

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday reserved its decision on the admissibility of a petition filed by ruling PTI politician Faisal Vawda challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) lifelong disqualification in a case involving his dual nationality. Today, the petition was heard by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah. Waseem Sajjad, Vawda's lawyer, claimed in his arguments, "The ECP is not a court of law." Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

ECP demands Vawda to return salary, privileges

On Feb 9, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified PTI Senator Faisal Vawda as a lawmaker over obscuring his dual nationality at the time of contesting the National Assembly election in the 2018 general elections. The ECP also notified Vawda to return within two months the salary and other privileges he had received as a minister and parliamentarian. It also revoked the statement announcing Vawda's victory on a Senate seat in polls held last year. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Politics

PMLN Leadership Working on Indian Agenda: Faisal Vawda

KARACHI, Oct 18 (APP): Federal Minister for Water Resources, Muhammad Faisal Vawda said that the PMLN Leadership was working on the Indian agenda and that’s why it is maligning the country’s institutions. "Pakistan army is sacrificing their soldiers for the defence of the country, while the leadership of PMLN leadership is criticising it. We will not let them fulfil the agenda of India", he said. Read More…

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