This update is meant to identify key developments during the month on Performance of Democratic Institutions in Pakistan with selected high-profile international developments included occasionally.
In this issue:
- Federal Government notifies commission to probe Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) sit-in at Faizabad in 2017
- Senate of Pakistan extended the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023
- ECP sets election date as February 08, 2024
- Cipher case against PTI Chairman
- Bill passed by Parliament goes missing
- SC strikes down a key decision of the PEMRA to centralise its powers in the hands of its chairperson
- Bill by caretaker information minister prevented from moving in the senate
- PM office says he doesn’t interfere in domain of intelligence agencies
- Supreme Court (SC) asks owner of a private housing society to approach the relevant quarters, including the defence ministry, for the redressal of grievances against former DG ISI
- PTI presents a 24-point Charter of Demands (CoD) to the ECP to ensure free, fair and transparent general elections
- Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decides to issues another detailed show cause notice to the Supreme Court judge, Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi
- Supreme Court returns petition against enforced disappearances
- Senior PTI leader Asad Umar leaves party
- CM Khyber Pakhtunkhwa passes away
- Senior JUI-P member reveals former CM Balochistan was forced to approve 2023 national census results
- Resolution urges Supreme Court to “reconsider” its verdict of declaring “unconstitutional” the military trial of civilians
- President says he will administrate oath to former PM, Mr. Nawaz Sharif if he is elected
- PTI President says that representatives of IMF and EU regularly visit PTI Chairman in Jail
- US and UK ambassadors discuss Poll concerns in meetings with Political Parties heads
- 20. Additional district & sessions judge (ADSJ) removed for admonishing the defence secretary for not complying with a court order
- Supreme Court seeks trial for those who validated General Musharaff’s coup
- CJP regrets precedents where high courts knowingly disregarded or invalidated earlier Supreme Court’s judgements
- European Union report highlights enforced disappearance and shrinking media freedom
- Supreme Court judge regrets President, CEC, Governors of KP and Punjab were guilty of not performing their duties by not holding elections within 90 days period
- ECP concludes hearings on objections to the new delimitation of constituencies
- Former president anticipates the formation of a “national unity government” after the upcoming general election
- PM urges political parties not to intertwine security challenges with political matters
- SFIC Meetings
- IHC warns PM with FIR if government fails to recover missing Baloch students
- PTI Chairman picks Barrister Gohar Khan as party’s chairman for the upcoming intra-party polls
- IHC acquits former PM, Mr. Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield Apartments reference case
- Army convicts two retried officers for violation of the provisions of Official Secrets Act, 1923 related to espionage and acts prejudicial to the safety and interest of the State
- Islamic Scholars meet COAS
- 82nd Formation Commanders Conference
- Speaker National Assembly meets Foreign Dignitaries
- Chairman Senate meets Foreign Dignitaries
- Interactions of COAS with Foreign Dignitaries
- Caretaker Prime Minister’s Interactions with COAS
