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Cabinet Delays 27th Amendment as MQM-P Backs Draft, PPP Rejects Most Changes

The pause reflects contentious bargaining over provincial powers, with parties defending fiscal red lines.

Overview

  • The planned federal cabinet meeting to approve the draft amendment was postponed due to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s schedule, according to Jang.
  • MQM-P signaled support after assurances that a local-government draft would be folded into the package, while PPP’s CEC accepted only a change to Article 243 and rejected other proposals including those tied to the NFC share.
  • In Mirpurkhas, a magistrate- and police‑supervised exhumation of 17‑year‑old Neha produced 17 samples and X‑rays for forensic examination.
  • Rawalpindi police registered a murder and alleged rape case in Gujar Khan, arrested three named suspects, and opened an inquiry after the Punjab chief minister sought a report.
  • Sindh inaugurated the Student Attendance Monitoring and Redress System across 12 districts and 600 schools, as IESCO reported 158 anti‑theft fines and 42 arrests in October and a Ghotki operation was reported to have left nine bandits dead.