The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has issued a report detailing its assessment of the recently-concluded general election, expressing deep concerns over a decline in fairness scores compared to previous election cycles.
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Sunday “dropped” a bill aimed at curbing violent extremism after fierce opposition from lawmakers, including those from the ruling coalition. According to the agenda for today’s session, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah was supposed to table the bill titled ‘The Prevention of Violent Extremism Bill 2023’. However, many parliamentarians, including those from the ruling coalition, opposed the bill. The bill said that those calling on others to show or use force, propagating and publishing extremist material, using all kinds of media for radicalization or manipulating people’s beliefs, or provoking sectarian strife would be guilty of violent extremism. PTI’s Mohammad Humayun Mohmandsaid that he did not know why the bill was being tabled on Sunday. “Is there an emergency in Pakistan that we come and do this on Sundays, on public holidays?” He went on to say that if such legislation was passed by following the due procedure, then it would only add to