18th Amendment

QWP chairman says conspiracy being hatched against the National Finance Commission Award

Pakistan’s biggest governance problem is lopsided decorum of distribution of powers

Marriyum denies party mulls altering 18th Amendment

PML-N spokesperson denies media reports suggesting alterations to 18th amendment

Senate body summons establishment, law secretaries

Opposition leader accuses PPP of using 18th Amendment for personal gains

18th Amendment has been reduced to a mechanism of dividing Centre’s financial pie among provinces

BNP-M chief says party will not vote for finance bill

Imran says there is no discrimination against any province

Syed Qalb-i-Hassan says greater provincial autonomy strengthens state

Law minister believes some of 18th Amendment’s provisions need to be rolled back to prevent federation from weakening

18th Amendment, NFC award have strengthened federation, says Qamar Zaman Kaira

FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi warns India of befitting response

The 18th Amendment is criticised for never being implemented

Farogh Naseem says PPP founder wanted a strong federation

Opposition parties lash out at PM for skipping NA session

The state, till the 18th, assumed a more central role in our national affairs

Says Centre, provinces must work together to deal with crisis

A Covid-19 lesson is that population per bed continues to be much larger and poses a threat to our health sector

It is better to focus on governance by fuller implementation of the Constitution, laws, better tax collection

Introduced by corrupt politics that became Pakistan's second nature

Many legal minds believe apex court’s various orders in last 10 years strengthened Centre

Ahsan Iqbal says nations need unity right now to fight coronavirus; revive economy

Only when we would liberate the provinces, would we be able to unleash the creative forces in the federating units

CM says provincial govt should be taken on board when licences for oil, gas exploration are issued

With the govt announcing its inadequacy in provisioning of funds, the wheels of development will come to a standstill

Defence minister says agreement reached with coalition partner, reservations will be addressed

Main issue, though, is not that oil was not found in the latest four-month-long on the ground — or over water — effort

Opposition walks out in protest, claiming federal govt has no such plans

BNP chief says his party would wait for four more months before parting ways with PTI

Such overtures must be avoided at all costs

Announces interest-free loans to 80,000 women and houses for 2,000 families

If the Constitution can be modified, then why not the 18th Amendment?: President Arif Alvi

PPP co-chairman addresses party workers at Zulfikar Bhutto's 40th death anniversary

Current, former lawmakers say 18th constitutional amendment was one of our greatest political achievements

Changes under the 18th amendment are being termed as too sacred, too sacrosanct

Vows to help Sindh government in resolving issue

It seems the superior judiciary may continue to take the burden of rectifying the wrongs done by the 18th Amendment

Party chairman challenges PM to set up hospital 'at par with GIMS in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa'

Asfandyar Wali warns of street protests if provincial autonomy clause touched

Top court judge dissents the majority verdict against the Sindh govt's claim about the ownership of three hospitals

Parliamentary secretary on planning stresses federation can inquire its units about SDGs implementation

Issues notice to federal, Punjab governments to examine legal status of Sheikh Zayed Hospital

President says conflict between Centre, Sindh due to graft; Asghar Khan case must continue

Top judge says federal government has not been restrained from building hospitals in provinces following the amendment

PPP co-chairman says party will fight any attempt to withdraw provincial autonomy

People spout opinions and pointing accusations towards the 18th amendment of weakening the federation

We can at least give some credit to the 18th Amendment for allowing two peaceful democratic transitions of power

It started later in the British rule when they proceeded to consolidate their Indian Empire on constitutional basis

Seeks details from provinces on status of transfer of departments