A day after Pakistan’s lower house of Parliament, the National Assembly, passed a constitutional amendment merging the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Senate on Friday passed the bill.
Seventy-one senators supported the constitutional amendment, while five voted against it. Senators from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal and the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party walked out in protest against the merger.
Sen. Raza Rabbani termed the passage of the bill a “historic” development. On Thursday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told the National Assembly that passage of the bill shows that political parties are on the same page on important national issues.
“Both the treasury and opposition benches showed great spirit by supporting the government to enact the legislation,” he said.
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Pakistan Senate approves bill to merge FATA with KP
Pakistan Senate approves bill to merge FATA with KP
- Seventy-one senators supported the constitutional amendment, while five voted against it
- Senators from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal and the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party walked out in protest against the merger
Dutch police say probing Rotterdam synagogue fire
- Dutch police on Friday said they were investigating a fire that erupted in a synagogue in Rotterdam overnight, without resulting in any injuries
AMSTERDAM: Dutch police on Friday said they were investigating a fire that erupted in a synagogue in Rotterdam overnight, without resulting in any injuries.
“The fire burned for a short moment before going out on its own. No one was injured,” the police said on social media of the blaze that erupted at 3:40 am (0240 GMT) at a synagogue on A.B.N. Davidplein.
An unverified video showing an explosion near a building resembling the targeted synagogue circulated on social media on Friday, which police were using in their probe.
“There is no place in Rotterdam for antisemitism, intimidation, violence or hatred toward religious communities,” city mayor Carola Schouten told Dutch news agency ANP.
Scouten said the incident had caused “a great deal of anxiety among our Jewish fellow citizens.”
On Monday, an explosion shook a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege before dawn, causing material damage but no injuries.
It was strongly condemned by Belgian politicians and European Union officials.
“The fire burned for a short moment before going out on its own. No one was injured,” the police said on social media of the blaze that erupted at 3:40 am (0240 GMT) at a synagogue on A.B.N. Davidplein.
An unverified video showing an explosion near a building resembling the targeted synagogue circulated on social media on Friday, which police were using in their probe.
“There is no place in Rotterdam for antisemitism, intimidation, violence or hatred toward religious communities,” city mayor Carola Schouten told Dutch news agency ANP.
Scouten said the incident had caused “a great deal of anxiety among our Jewish fellow citizens.”
On Monday, an explosion shook a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege before dawn, causing material damage but no injuries.
It was strongly condemned by Belgian politicians and European Union officials.
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