report in The Express Tribune, Dec 6, 2023ISLAMABAD: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday raised questions over the holding of peaceful elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan amid the deteriorating security situation in the two provinces. In the wake of JUI-F activists losing their lives in terrorist attacks, Fazl emphasised the need for a secure environment for the next general elections. He questioned the feasibility of holding the elections in K-P districts including Dera Ismail…
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report in The Express Tribune, Dec 5, 2023LAHORE: Setting the stage for an electoral alliance, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday met to actualise their seat-adjustment strategy and other joint electoral initiatives, including making a foray into Sindh through MQM-P’s aid. The high-profile gathering, held at the PML-N Secretariat located in Lahore’s Model Town, marked the second meeting between the political heavyweights since Nawaz’s return to the country on…
By Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, December 5th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) has submitted the results of its recently-held controversial intra-party elections and other required documents to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), asking it to issue a certificate in this regard as early as possible. “All required documents of the intra-party elections were filed before the ECP today. As general elections schedule is to be announced anytime soon, the ECP is ought to publish…
by Imran Mukhtar in The Nation, Dec 5, 2023ISLAMABAD – The beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday decided to speed up its political activities countrywide and special instructions were issued to the party’s Punjab chapter to start preparations for holding workers’ conventions across the province after such “successful” gatherings in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The PTI Core Committee in a meeting congratulated all the party’s officials including the newly elected Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan for…
by Omer Farooq Khan in The Times of India, Dec 4, 2023 at 12.42 PM ISTISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Taliban have established a shadow rule in parts of the volatile northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, directing local officials and contractors to “consult and cooperate” with the outfit’s clandestine administrative apparatus. Such is the situation that KP governor Ghulam Ali expressed concern over the region’s security in a TV interview on Saturday, saying it was “unfavourable for political…
by Ali Hamza in The Nation, Dec 5, 2023ISLAMABAD – A special Court on Monday fixed December 12 to frame charges against Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case. Special Court Judge Abual Hassan Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the case in Central Jail Adiala against chairman PTI and co-accused. During the course of proceeding, the two accused were produced before the court. The court ordered to provide the copies of challan with the…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, December 5th, 2023• Babar Awan says former PM has requested court to summon ‘ex-army chief and US diplomat’• LHC bench ‘unavailable’ to hear PTI leader’s appeal concerning May 9 casesISLAMABAD: A special court seized with the cipher trial of former prime minister Imran Khan has decided to indict him and his aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Dec 12 for alleged breach of the official secrets law, whereas the PTI leader…
by Amna Ali in The Express Tribune, Dec 5, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) requested on Monday the federal government for the deployment of Pakistan Army and the civil armed forces personnel at polling stations during the upcoming general elections on February 8. The request, made through a letter addressed to Federal Interior Secretary Aftab Akbar Durrani, invoked Article 220 of the Constitution, emphasising the duty of all executive authorities to support the…
Report in Dawn, December 5th, 2023PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami emir Sirajul Haq has ruled out possibility of forming electoral alliance with any political party for upcoming general polls to be held on February 8. He said that JI could not make alliance with those, who had destroyed the national institutions. He said that the three political parties were groomed in military nurseries and wasted 40 years of nation. According to a statement, he was addressing a convention…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 5, 2023LAHORE: As the party ramps up its electoral preparations for the general election, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif took charge on Monday, presiding over the party’s second parliamentary board meeting to allocate tickets on both national and provincial assembly. The session, helmed by Nawaz, conducted interviews for prospective candidates vying to contest the 2024 general elections from Rawalpindi, Attock, and Chakwal. Interviews slated for candidates eyeing two National Assembly…
By Ali Raza & Farooq Aqdas & Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News,December 05, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) has clarified that it will not form an election alliance with the JUIF, but seat adjustments may be considered. “There is no talk of an election alliance with Maulana Fazlur Rahman, but seat adjustments,” PMLN Punjab President Rana Sanaullah said in a media talk after a meeting between Mian Nawaz Sharif and Maulana Fazlur…