by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Nov 8, 2023 .ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja assessed on Tuesday the preparedness for the next general election with the former assuring the latter of provision of “all necessary resources” for the polls. The premier assured the CEC that the interim government would provide “funds and necessary security for the elections so that ECP could ensure free, fair…
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By Ansar Abbasi in The News, November 08, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has said the party is not going to fight with any state institution and there is no decision of contesting the upcoming elections with the narrative of civilian supremacy vs establishment. The PTI Information Secretary, Rauf Hasan, when approached by The News, distanced the PTI from party lawyer Barrister Gohar Khan’s statement that PTI’s narrative for the elections would be civilian supremacy vs…
By Waseem Shamsi in Dawn, November 8th, 2023SUKKUR: Soon after the PML-N and MQM-P announced an electoral alliance in Lahore on Tuesday, PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, without naming the two parties, said he welcomed his opponents and their intentions to stand in the elections. He said PPP would field its candidates against its opponents in the elections. Addressing a party meeting at Gohar Palace in Khangarh town of Ghotki, the former president said his…
By Zebunnisa Burki in The News, November 08, 2023KARACHI: While some political analysts see the proposed ‘alliance’ between the PML-N and the MQM-P as a ‘marriage of inconvenience’, others feel that this alliance or partnership is the only suitable option available to both parties. With the PML-N and MQM-P announcing that they will be jointly contesting the upcoming general elections, journalist Zia Ur Rehman who has covered Karachi politics for decades talks to The News…
By Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, November 8th, 2023LAHORE: In a surprising turn of developments, the “electoral alliance” announced by the PML-N and MQM-P on Tuesday appears to have been downgraded to “seat adjustments”. The announcement of the electoral alliance, seen as a first step towards countering the PPP in Sindh, came against the backdrop of a cold war between the PML-N and PPP, with the second-tier leadership of PPP accusing the Nawaz-led party of being…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 8, 2023LAHORE : With Punjab safely in the bag, the PML-N has stepped up its efforts to build a grand alliance in Sindh, seemingly to counter their former ally the PPP, announcing an alliance with the MQM. The party now intends to collaborate with other players in the province, including JUI-F, to expand its outreach. This much-anticipated announcement came after a meeting between MQM and PML-N leadership at PML-N’s…
by Muhammad Ilyas/Aihtesham Khan/Razzak Abro in The Express Tribune, Nov 8, 2023PESHAWAR/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: Zain Ijaz, a resident of Gujrat, had a long-standing dream of studying in the United Kingdom. When he finally secured admission to a university in the UK, it seemed like his dream was within reach. However, an extraordinary delay in obtaining his passport now threatens to shatter his aspirations. A scarcity of lamination paper, which is used in passports and is…
By Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, November 8th, 2023WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump claims that former prime minister Imran Khan was elated at the assassination of Qassem Soleimani. Mr Trump made this claim this week while addressing a campaign rally in Houston, Texas, a city with a large Pakistani diaspora population. Many PTI supporters in Houston are leaning towards Mr Trump because they perceive the Biden administration as being hostile towards Mr Khan. Mr Soleimani…
By Farrukh Saleem in The News, Nov 8, 2023ISLAMABAD: Over the years, Pakistan has encountered terrorist attacks targeting its military installations. These incidents have been both shocking and extremely tragic. However, it is important to note that these attacks have had a negligible impact on the country’s overall strategic operational capability. Instead, they can be characterized as primarily tactical in nature. It’s worth noting that terrorist attacks on military installations have primarily focused on personnel,…
By Wajid Ali Syed in The News, November 08, 2023WASHINGTON: The US on Tuesday underscored its continual partnership with Pakistan in various areas of mutual interest between the two countries. “We have partnered with Pakistan for more than 40 years to support law enforcement, rule of law, counter narcotics efforts, and other areas in the security space,” the State Department’s principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said during a press briefing. He acknowledged that large-scale military…