PPP fears emergence of ’77-like situation

<div class="grid" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.31em; line-height: 17.99993896484375px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div class="grid__item two-thirds palm--one-whole" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 465.328125px; word-spacing: normal;"> <div class="push-half--sides push--top" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 9px !important; margin-right: 9px !important; margin-top: 18px !important;"> <div class="story__time" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #880044; font-size: 0.85714em;"> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block;" title="May 20, 2014 05:21am">rs ago</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.31em; line-height: 17.99993896484375px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div class="grid__item three-quarters palm--one-whole" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 523.5px; word-spacing: normal;"> <article class="story story--single push-half" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 1.14286em; margin: 9px !important; overflow: hidden;"><div class="slideshow " style="box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"> <div class="slideshow__slide slideshow__slide--first" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 0px; visibility: visible; width: 505.5px;"> <table class="media media--left one-whole palm--one-whole" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: left; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 505px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="media__item " style="-webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 303px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://i.dawn.com/primary/2014/05/537a73f89af0b.jpg?r=1243109392" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-height: 100%; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px;" title="" /></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <div class="story__body soft--top" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 18px !important;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> ISLAMABAD: The opposition senators, mainly from the PPP, expressed fears on Monday that a 1977-like situation was being created in an attempt to wrap up democracy.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> The PPP’s parliamentary leader, Raza Rabbani, warned that the federation would cease to exist in its present shape if attempts to change the democratic set-up succeeded.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> The senators also questioned the government’s “inaction and silence” over the prevailing situation in the wake of the ongoing fighting between media groups and launching of a movement by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) against the alleged rigging in last year’s general elections.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> “This time, the federation, and not the constitution, is at stake,” warned Mr Rabbani while initiating a debate on the political situation.</div> </div> </article></div> </div>

PPP fears emergence of ’77-like situation

rs ago ISLAMABAD: The opposition senators, mainly from the PPP, expressed fears on Monday that a 1977-like situation was ...

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PPP fears emergence of ’77-like situation

<div class="grid" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.31em; line-height: 17.99993896484375px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div class="grid__item two-thirds palm--one-whole" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 465.328125px; word-spacing: normal;"> <div class="push-half--sides push--top" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 9px !important; margin-right: 9px !important; margin-top: 18px !important;"> <div class="story__time" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #880044; font-size: 0.85714em;"> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block;" title="May 20, 2014 05:21am">rs ago</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.31em; line-height: 17.99993896484375px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div class="grid__item three-quarters palm--one-whole" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 523.5px; word-spacing: normal;"> <article class="story story--single push-half" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 1.14286em; margin: 9px !important; overflow: hidden;"><div class="slideshow " style="box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"> <div class="slideshow__slide slideshow__slide--first" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 0px; visibility: visible; width: 505.5px;"> <table class="media media--left one-whole palm--one-whole" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: left; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 505px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="media__item " style="-webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 303px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://i.dawn.com/primary/2014/05/537a73f89af0b.jpg?r=1243109392" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-height: 100%; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px;" title="" /></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <div class="story__body soft--top" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 18px !important;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> ISLAMABAD: The opposition senators, mainly from the PPP, expressed fears on Monday that a 1977-like situation was being created in an attempt to wrap up democracy.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> The PPP’s parliamentary leader, Raza Rabbani, warned that the federation would cease to exist in its present shape if attempts to change the democratic set-up succeeded.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> The senators also questioned the government’s “inaction and silence” over the prevailing situation in the wake of the ongoing fighting between media groups and launching of a movement by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) against the alleged rigging in last year’s general elections.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> “This time, the federation, and not the constitution, is at stake,” warned Mr Rabbani while initiating a debate on the political situation.</div> </div> </article></div> </div>

PPP fears emergence of ’77-like situation

rs ago ISLAMABAD: The opposition senators, mainly from the PPP, expressed fears on Monday that a 1977-like situation was ...

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PPP fears emergence of ’77-like situation

<div class="grid" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.31em; line-height: 17.99993896484375px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div class="grid__item two-thirds palm--one-whole" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 465.328125px; word-spacing: normal;"> <div class="push-half--sides push--top" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 9px !important; margin-right: 9px !important; margin-top: 18px !important;"> <div class="story__time" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #880044; font-size: 0.85714em;"> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block;" title="May 20, 2014 05:21am">rs ago</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.31em; line-height: 17.99993896484375px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div class="grid__item three-quarters palm--one-whole" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 523.5px; word-spacing: normal;"> <article class="story story--single push-half" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 1.14286em; margin: 9px !important; overflow: hidden;"><div class="slideshow " style="box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"> <div class="slideshow__slide slideshow__slide--first" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-left: 0px; visibility: visible; width: 505.5px;"> <table class="media media--left one-whole palm--one-whole" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: left; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 505px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="media__item " style="-webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 303px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://i.dawn.com/primary/2014/05/537a73f89af0b.jpg?r=1243109392" style="border: 0px; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; left: 0px; margin: auto; max-height: 100%; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px;" title="" /></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <div class="story__body soft--top" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 18px !important;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> ISLAMABAD: The opposition senators, mainly from the PPP, expressed fears on Monday that a 1977-like situation was being created in an attempt to wrap up democracy.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> The PPP’s parliamentary leader, Raza Rabbani, warned that the federation would cease to exist in its present shape if attempts to change the democratic set-up succeeded.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> The senators also questioned the government’s “inaction and silence” over the prevailing situation in the wake of the ongoing fighting between media groups and launching of a movement by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) against the alleged rigging in last year’s general elections.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> “This time, the federation, and not the constitution, is at stake,” warned Mr Rabbani while initiating a debate on the political situation.</div> </div> </article></div> </div>

PPP fears emergence of ’77-like situation

rs ago ISLAMABAD: The opposition senators, mainly from the PPP, expressed fears on Monday that a 1977-like situation was ...

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