Author: none@none.com (Iftikhar A. Khan | Amir Wasim)

The government bulldozed a controversial election law through both houses of parliament, sparking protests from PTI members and criticism from opposition parties. The law, which aims to circumvent a Supreme Court verdict and reduce PTI’s expected parliamentary strength, was passed without much debate and will have retrospective effects from 2017. PTI plans to take the issue to the apex court, while government-allied MQM-P views it as an attempt to pit parliament against the judiciary. Opposition members raised slogans and tore up copies of the bill during the National Assembly session, leading to a heated debate and accusations of unconstitutional actions.…