report in The News, Nov 15, 2020ISLAMABAD: A survey conducted by Ipsos has revealed that price hike has been felt across Pakistan, bottom end socio-economic classes are most worried about it, and consider the federal government responsible for it. The survey, conducted from October 28 to November 04 with interviews of over a thousand respondents shows that half of the Pakistanis blame federal government for the inflation, only 15 percent consider previous governments to be…
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by Fahd Husain in Dawn, November 15th, 2020byTHE PTI government has planned a new phase of political outreach to get a grip on its electoral and governance problems and the appointment of Special Assistant to the PM (SAPM) on Political Affairs is a first step in this plan, Dawn has learnt.The Prime Minister’s Office issued a notification on Friday appointing PTI MNA and chief whip in the National Assembly Malik Mohammad Amir Dogar as the…
by PEER MUHAMAMD in The Express Tribune, Nov 15, 2020GILGIT: All eyes are on Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) today, as voters cast their ballot in one of the most hotly contested polls in the history of the mountainous territory that stretches across northern Pakistan. Situated at the confluence of world’s greatest mountain peaks – the Karakoram, the Himalaya, the Hindukush, and the Pamir, G-B is now the battleground for all political parties. The contest has brought all…
by Anwaar Ahmad in Daily Times, Nov 15,2020More than 300 candidates are vying for 24 constituencies of GB Assembly while regional parties besides three mainstream parties are caught in an electoral tug of war. Today it is the polling day. Hopefully, this day will also see peace like unruffled elections rallies and charged but nonviolent campaign. As far as GB Assembly elections are concerned, PPP, PTI, PML N and Ittehad Banul Muslimeen are pulling the…
report in The News, Nov 15, 2020ISLAMABAD: As the clock struck 12, the time allotted for electioneering in Gilgit-Baltistan came to an end Friday night, with the people all set to vote on Sunday (today). For those who didn’t stop campaigning, the region’s chief election commissioner warned of legal action for violating rules. He, however, also dismissed allegations of fraud and rigging by the opposition as ‘premature’ and ‘baseless’. A total of 745,361 voters will…
by Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, November 15th, 2020.GILGIT: As the people of Gilgit-Baltistan head to the polls today to elect only the region’s third legislative assembly, the hopes of its outgoing ruling party seem anything but promising. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which secured a landslide victory with 16 directly-elected seats in the previous election held in 2015, appears to be struggling this time around. With 10 of its main regional leaders jumping ship…
Report in Dawn, November 14th, 2020HYDERABAD: Members of the Christian community in Latifabad held a protest demonstration outside the local press club on Friday demanding action against a teacher of a government primary school for allegedly harassing a class-II student. The protest was led by family members of the seven-year-old victim and other community members. They said the girl studied in the Govt Primary School, Christian Colony, Latifabad, where one of her schoolteachers allegedly harassed…
by Mohammad Asghar in Dawn, November 14th, 2020RAWALPINDI: Police arrested more than 150 workers of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Friday in order to prevent them from participating in a protest march against France tomorrow. The TLP had announced plans to gather and march — from Rawalpindi Press Club till Faizabad — against publication of blasphemous caricatures by French magazine Charlie Hebdo whilst demanding for a boycott of French products along with expulsion of the French…
report in The News, Nov 14, 2020PESHAWAR: Clashes between protesters and police on Indus Highway here on Friday left a police constable injured and the road remained blocked for all kinds of traffic for five hours, causing problems to commuters. The protesters finally opened the road after getting assurance from Member Provincial Assembly Salahuddin Khan and officials from the administration that all their demands would be met. The protesters hailing from Tilaband village on the…
by Murtaza Ali Shah & Nadeem Syed in The News, Nov 14, 2020LONDON: A veteran PML-N leader from Lahore has said Nawaz Sharif’s latest position on the security establishment is like “blowing hot and cold” as the PML-N supremo allowed the party lawmakers to vote for the extension of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa a few months ago and now he had adopted a different stance. On condition of anonymity, the PML-N leader said…
by Tariq Butt in The News, Nov 14, 2020ISLAMABAD: Negligible desertions — less than half a dozen and those too only in the Punjab Assembly — from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) belie its past when it had suffered massive defections at least thrice. “We are better off without turncoats,” senior PML-N leader and former Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq told The News while answering questions. “The tiny number that has left us now can’t be…