by Rizwan Ghilzai in The Express Tribune, Nove 28, 2023.ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has initiated preparations for its long-pending intra-party elections, aiming to fulfil the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) directive by completing the process before December 13. Sources within PTI revealed the decision to kickstart the intra-party election proceedings this week, adhering to the ECP’s order. However, the party’s incarcerated chief, Imran Khan, won’t participate in the elections due to ongoing legal constraints,…
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Report in Dawn, November 28th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PML-N on Monday notified a 35-member central parliamentary board, led by Senator Ishaq Dar, to award tickets to aspiring candidates for the 2024 general elections, slated to be held on Feb 8. According to the party’s spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb, the board was constituted after the approval of party supreme leader Nawaz Sharif and President Shehbaz Sharif. Some of the members are Khawaja Asif, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Ahsan Iqbal,…
by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Nov 26th, 2023KHYBER: Cross-border movement of scores of daily wagers and porters has been badly affected after Afghan security officials confiscated passports from a large number of Pakistani and Afghan workers without citing any valid reason. Sources at Torkham told Dawn that the Afghan border security officials had started a crackdown on Pakistani daily wagers and porters some three weeks ago and forcibly took their passports, and then refused to…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Nov 26th, 2023LAHORE: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday formed different committees to reach out to ‘electables’ and other political players to formidably place the party in the 2024 elections. “President PPPP @AAliZardari has formed a committee for dialogues with other political personalities with immediate effect,” party’s information secretary Faisal Karim Kundi said on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday. Nayyer Hussain Bukhari, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Faisal Karim Kundi, Muhammad…
Report in The Nation, Nov 26, 2023SIALKOT – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif said Saturday that political stability is a must to move the country forward. “We have to rebuild the country afresh. After realising what has happened to this country, a person like me thinks 10 times how the country could be put on the right path again,” the former prime minister stated this while addressing a ceremony at the Sialkot Chamber…
report in Business Recorder, November 26, 2023SIALKOT: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said the PTI chairman didn’t come into power on his own as he was ‘promoted’ to the office, adding that those behind imposing him on Pakistan were equally responsible for the current state of affairs of the nation. Addressing a PML-N workers’ convention here, he questioned how a country could be managed when the prime ministers are removed, arbitrarily.…
by Abid Mehmood in Dawn, November 26th, 2023• PML-N supremo says Imran’s sponsors equally responsible for economic mess• Calls for political stability, long-term policy to rake in investmentsNAROWAL: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday touted the policy and economic achievements during the tenure of PML-N and said the decision to impose PTI chief Imran Khan on the country stopped the wheel of progress. Addressing a ceremony at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry,…
by Noor Ahmad & Rafi Bhatti in The News, Nov 26, 2023LALAMUSA/SIALKOT: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said he was wrongfully punished without any reason, slamming the judges who were involved in issuing verdicts against him. “What was the need to conspire against us? What was the need for judges to give a decision against us?” said Nawaz during a workers convention at party leader Khawaja Asif’s residence in Sialkot. “The…
REPORT in The Express Tribune Nov 26, 2023Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, on Saturday, reiterated his “Mujhe Kyun Nikala” (why was I ousted?) narrative that he previously used at public gatherings after being removed as prime minister in 2017. He questioned the panel of five judges, suggesting that by removing him in the Panama case, they achieved nothing substantial but to install a person, referring to PTI Chairman Imran…
by Baqir Sajjad Syed in Dawn, November 26th, 2023 Corps commanders Gujranwala, Quetta changedISLAMABAD: Senior military promotions in Pakistan, especially at the three-star level, are closely watched as they are indicative of potential future leaders within the powerful Army. These appointments impact both the military policy and the broader political landscape, potentially altering the balance of power within Pakistan’s complex political framework. The Army, under former chief Gen Qamar Bajwa, announced its intention to recede…
by Wajih Ahmad Sheikh in Dawn, Nov 26th, 2023LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for former information minister and senior PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb in a terror case registered against her last year. Neither Ms Aurangzeb nor her lawyer appeared before the court as Judge Abher Gul Khan resumed the hearing of the case. At the previous hearing, the judge had issued bailable arrest warrants for Ms Aurangzeb and ex-MNA Javed…