By Muhammad Riaz Mayar in The News, Dec 26, 2023MARDAN: Tough contests are expected in Mardan district among Awami National Party (ANP), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F, Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, and JI, in 3 national and 8 provincial constituencies. The total registered voters in Mardan district are 1,538,078, including 696,382 females and 841,696 males. The election commissioner has designated 1,055 polling stations, comprising 353 male, 319 female, and 383 combined. For the…
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By Tahir Khan Azikhel in The News, Dec 26, 2023BATKHELA: Unidentified people lobbed a hand-grenade into the hujra of the former member provincial assembly, Peer Musawwar Khan Ghazi, on Monday, sources said. It was learnt that the hujra or male guest house of the former MPA was attacked with a hand grenade as soon as he reached his adjacent house. “ The sound of a motorcycle approaching the hujra was heard and it was followed…
report in The News, Dec 26, 2023WANA: A tribal elder was killed in Azam Warsak area in Lower South Waziristan district here on Monday, police sources said. The sources said that the tribal elder identified as Akbar Jan was going home on a motorcycle when he was attacked with an improvised explosive device (IED) at the Azam Warsak area. He lost life on the spot. The slain Akbar Jan was the son of late Malik…
report in Dawn, December 26th, 2023A PROCESSION of carol singers makes its way through back streets, gathering singers as they go. Starting from the church, a pastor, two drummers and over a dozen enthusiastic singers shine phone torches to illuminate the dark streets, summoning more people to join their ranks. The children are dressed in their Christmas best, singing their favourite carol lines. Some of the older boys throw small firecrackers, giggling as their mothers…
report in The News,Dec 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and senior politician Muhammad Ali Durrani says the ground realities in the run-up to the general elections have revived the memories of 1977 elections marred by worst rigging in the history. “Revocation of electoral symbol, snatching of nomination papers, curtailing the right to campaign, and suppressing freedom of expression, is not an election but a selection and this war against democracy will result in the defeat…
Report in Dawn, Dec 25th, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a party considered to be backed by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, has fielded candidates for each and every national and provincial assembly constituency in the Feb 8, 2024 general election. Hafiz Saeed’s son Talha Saeed is also in the run. He is contesting from National Assembly’s constituency NA-127, Lahore, while PMML’s central president Khalid Masood Sindhu is taking part from NA-130, against Pakistan Muslim…
by Naeem Asghar in The Express Tribune, Dec 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: Talks between the government delegation and Baloch protestors hit a stalemate on Sunday as the latter claimed that authorities had not yet released all individuals participating in the protest highlighting the issue of Baloch missing persons.An official statement issued Sunday night, however, stated that the Islamabad Capital Police had released over 250 individuals in the last three days, following directives from a committee formed by…
Report in Dawn, Dec 25th, 2023• Organisers claim 100 students still missing, demand they be produced in court• Balochistan minister accuses protesters of ‘following an agenda’ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police said on Sunday the bail of all detained Baloch protesters — taken into custody during a demonstration demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings — had been approved and they were being released. However, the protesters have accused the police of “giving false statements” and…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, December 25th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As more than 100 Baloch students reportedly remain missing in the aftermath of a crackdown on their long march, the police on Sunday set up a ‘special help centre’ for the release of the incarcerated individuals. The long march — which started in Turbat on December 6 after the alleged “extra-judicial killing” of a Baloch youth by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials — had reached the federal…
eport in Dawn, Dec 25th, 2023SHANGLA: Several local leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Awami National Party have changed their loyalties ahead of general elections and joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. They made the announcement here on Sunday in two different public meetings. PML-N provincial president Amir Muqam was chief guest at both the meetings. Former MPA and PML-N candidate for PK-28 Fazalullah Pir Mohammad Khan, candidate for PK-29 Mohammad Rashad Khan, Faiz Mohammad and others also…