PPP leaders oppose Karachi handover to Centre, tinkering with 18th Amendment

KARACHI: The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday gathered constitutional experts, journalists, civil and human rights activists, who agreed after discussions that any move to place Karachi under federal control, reduce provincial shares under the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award or amend the 18th Constitutional Amendment would undermine the spirit of the Constitution. Speaking at a seminar organised by the party’s Sindh chapter at the Arts Council, they argued that strength...

By [email protected] (Imran Ayub)