by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, Dec 8th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The UK envoy on Thursday called on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence and asked the latter to use his influence on the Afghan Taliban to remove a bar on women’s education in Afghanistan. Maulana Fazl, however, told High Commissioner Jane Marriott that the Western model of education was “not possible in Afghanistan due to its cultural and traditional norms”. He suggested the West…
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by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, Dec 8th, 2023• CEC says printing, delivery of final electoral rolls completed• Judiciary refuses to spare officers for poll duty• DROs, ROs to be selected soon from among district administration officials ISLAMABAD: With the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) all set to unveil schedule for the Feb 8 polls next week, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Thursday said printing and delivery of final electoral rolls had successfully…
By Mumtaz Alvi in The News, December 08, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce the schedule for the much-awaited general elections, possibly on December 14, triggering cut-throat electioneering across the country. The commission recently published the final list of delimitations clearing a major hurdle to the announcement of the polls. It is in the final phase of appointment of district returning officers, returning officers and assistant officers as per the provisions of…
by Wajih Ahmad Sheikh in Dawn, December 8th, 2023LAHORE: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday petitioned the Lahore High Court challenging his five-year disqualification in the Toshakhana case by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the cancellation of PTI’s party polls held last year. In the petition, the former prime minister, presently confined at Adiala Jail, said the National Assembly speaker forwarded a reference against Mr Khan in August last year, alleging…
report in The News, Dec 8, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan has said party tickets will be given to those endorsed by the founder of PTI Imran Khan. Talking to the media outside the Adiala Jail on Thursday, Barrister Gohar said that there are 180 cases against Imran Khan and added the judiciary was also passing through a difficult phase along with PTI. He said he is confident that the judiciary will…
By Anwar Hussain & Sarfaraz Khan in The News, December 08, 2023SHANGLA: Expressing concern over the current economic crisis and political polarization, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said his party would not seek the help of any institution to come into power, as they had the trust and support of people. Addressing a workers convention here, Bilawal Bhutto said they have learnt how to be of service to the…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Dec 8th, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is wary of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) dominance on social media platforms, but it asserts that it may not have an impact on the polls, which will be contested on the ground. “The PTI invested in social media over the last 15 years, and we lagged behind. What is happening in cyberspace is not on the streets. The elections will be held…
By Mariana Baabar in The News, December 08, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Thursday reaffirmed that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui remained the government’s utmost priority and her lawyer’s recent statements pointing to her alleged sexual abuse had been taken very seriously. “The prime minister of Pakistan has directed that this matter may be taken up by the Government of Pakistan with the US authorities to investigate the matter and to address it, as these are certainly very serious statements.…
report in The Nation, Dec 7, 2023LAHORE – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif accompanied by PML-N president Mian Shehbaz Sharif visited the residence of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) chief Ch Shujat Hussain on Wednesday, marking their first meeting in almost 15 years to initiate discussions for seat adjustments ahead of the February 8 elections. This encounter follows a prior meeting in 2009 when Nawaz Sharif offered condolences to Ch Shujat Hussain on…
by Mansoor Malik in Dawn, December 7th, 2023LAHORE: In a ‘historic’ political development on Wednesday, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif visited PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain at his Lahore residence and both parties agreed to prepare proposals for an electoral alliance in the upcoming Feb 8 elections as well as long-term political relationship. Nawaz Sharif visited Mr Hussain 15 years after the latter had parted ways with the PML-N and joined former army chief and military…
by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, Dec 7, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, who has engaged with various party leaderships since his return from London in October, finally made a visit to the residence of PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat on Wednesday. Nawaz’s visit to the Lahore residence of the PML-Q chief — whose party played an instrumental role in forming the PML-N led coalition government that remained at the helm of affairs for 16…