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Parliament Panel Clears 27th Amendment Draft as Punjab Extends Section 144

Opposition parties vow to resist the measure, with a floor debate expected next.

Overview

  • The joint Senate–National Assembly law committee approved the draft clause by clause, endorsing 49 changes and preparing it for presentation to the houses.
  • PTI’s Senator Ali Zafar denounced the proposal in the Senate, while Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and allied groups signaled protests and a broader legal‑political campaign.
  • Punjab’s Home Department extended Section 144 across the province through 15 November, maintaining bans on rallies, large gatherings, loudspeakers and public display of weapons.
  • Pakistan’s aircraft safety bureau issued its final report on a 17 January wrong‑runway landing, faulting the captain, first officer and Lahore control tower and urging retraining.
  • A separate PIA Airbus (AP‑BLS) was grounded again after recurring flight‑control computer faults caused hours‑long delays, highlighting parts shortages and maintenance planning issues.