by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Nov 20, 2023ISLAMABAD: Dismissing complaints of no “level playing field”, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday that the environment in the country is not only conducive for general elections, it is also moving towards transparent polls. Expressing complete faith in the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) duty to conduct fair elections, the former president claimed that the PPP is the only party capable…
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report in The Nation, Nov 20, 2023KARACHI – Former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday that the country has been moving towards transparent elections. Talking to media here, Zardari said that his People’s Party Party (PPP) is fully prepared for the upcoming general elections. It is to be mentioned here that the Election Commission of Pakistan has announced that the elections will be held in the country on February 08 next year. Zardari reposed…
by Syed Irfan Raza | Amjad Mahmood in Dawn, November 20th, 2023• Says environment ‘conducive’ for elections, Peoples Party ready for contest• PML-N ‘endorses’ statement, asks all political leaders to sit together to overcome crises ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A day after sharing apprehensions regarding the lack of level playing field in the lead-up to polls, PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday reposed confidence in the Election Commission of Pakistan’s ability to hold transparent elections — a…
by Imran Ayub in Dawn, Nov 20th, 2023KARACHI: The PML-N has hinted at “making changes” to the 18th Constitutional Amendment with key focus on reshaping the revenue distribution mechanism among provinces, sources privy to the development told Dawn. The manifesto committee has received several proposals, ranging from reversing the 18th Amendment altogether to changing the distribution mechanism of financial resources among provinces. The party is set to enter the election campaign with the promise to…
report in Dawn, Nov 20th, 2023In A major blow to Imran Khan and his party, PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan made public appearance and joined the Istehkam-i- Pakistan Party (IPP) on Sunday, media reports said. Mr Awan who used to forcefully defend PTI in TV talk shows, held a meeting with IPP chief Jahangir Tareen and President Aleem Khan, according to Geo News. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, the IPP termed the former…
report in The News, Nov 20, 2023ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on the courts during this week as the Supreme Court (SC) and Islamabad High Court (IHC) are set to hear most important cases from today (Monday). IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb will hear the appeal against the sentence of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on November 21 (Tuesday) in the special bench of the IHC. Nawaz Sharif spent 10…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 20, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court will take up PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan’s intra-court appeal on Monday (today) against a single-judge bench’s decision that had approved his jail trial in the cipher case and the appointment of the judge for the special court of the Official Secrets Act. An IHC division bench, comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, will hear the matter.…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 20, 2023RAWALPINDI: Four terrorists including a ring leader were killed, arms, ammunition and explosives recovered in intelligence base operation (IBO) in North Waziristan, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. According to the military’s media wing, the security forces on an intelligence tip-off regarding presence of wanted terrorists conducted operation in Khaisoor area of the district. During operation four wanted terrorists including ring leader Ibrahim alias Musa were killed.…
report in Dawn, November 20th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT/KOHAT: A policeman was martyred and his colleague received injuries when unknown motorcyclists attacked them on Mandan Road in Bannu district on Sunday, an official said. He said two cops of the Ababeel Squad came under fire when they were on patrol duty in the area. He said the attackers escaped. The attack left Iqrarullah dead, and his colleague, Shafiur Rehman seriously wounded. The official said the deceased and…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 20, 2023QUETTA/KECH: Three people travelling in a car were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on roadside exploded in Hoshab area of Kech district in Balochistan on Sunday, officials said. Commissioner Mekran Division Saeed Ahmed Umrani confirmed that unidentified terrorists targeted a car using an improvised explosive device (IED) in Hoshab tehsil of district Kech, adding all three persons travelling in the car were killed on the spot.…
report in The News, Nov 19, 2023LAHORE : Tanzeem-e-Islami (TI) Ameer Shujauddin Shaikh has voiced concerns over the statement of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar calling the Afghan government illegitimate. Addressing a meeting on Saturday, he said it is inappropriate and undiplomatic for a caretaker prime minister to declare Kabul an illegitimate regime. He said the PM should keep in mind that an international conspiracy is being hatched to divide Muslim states waging proxy war…