Post Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 27, 2023It was a valiant effort at damage control. After failing on several fronts in the past one year, from combating corruption to service delivery to good governance, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced a slew of promises in his televised address to the nation on Tuesday. Dahal, who marked his year in office on the day, addressed the nation, while admitting he is not satisfied with the…
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Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 26, 2023 at 10:03 PMThe acting minister of Interior, Sirajuddin Haqqani, in a meeting with Tadamichi Yamamoto, the former head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and the president of Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Atsushi Sunami, said that restrictions imposed by foreigners are causing the tragedy of humanitarian needs. According to the statement, Sirajuddin Haqqani said: “The visit of experts from Sasakawa Peace Foundation was positive and we hope…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 26, 2023 at 9:29 PMActing Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that all lands of Afghanistan are under the rule of the Islamic Emirate and that there is no political detainee currently in Afghanistan. In his meeting with some of the Afghan refugees in Iran, Muttaqi said that security is provided all over Afghanistan. “The opposition does not have control even over one meter of land. All feudal…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 26, 2023 at 8:44 PMThe Express Tribune reported that Islamic Emirate acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that most of the issues between Pakistan and the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) had been sorted out and that both were close to striking a deal, but Islamabad backed out. According to the report, during a conversation with Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed in Tehran on the sidelines of the conference on…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 27, 2023ISLAMABAD: Surprising as it may sound, several prominent figures from the previous National Assembly have chosen not to participate in the upcoming elections, creating space for new entrants. Former prime ministers Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, along with former ministers and party chiefs, including Miftah Ismail, Ayesha Ghaus Pasha, Shireen Mazari, Khusro Bakhtiar, and ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan, are among approximately six dozen politicians stepping…
by Hasnaat Malik in The Express Tribune, Dec 27, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has issued an interim order regarding the allocation of election symbols, sparking a surge in morale among Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters, potentially setting the stage for a crucial legal resolution of the party on the horizon. The single judge has granted final relief to PTI and postponed the matter until January 9. The decision came days after the Election Commission…
By Waseem Ahmad Shah in Dawn, December 27th, 2023PESHAWAR: In another legal victory for the PTI, the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday suspended an order of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which had declared the former ruling party’s intra-party polls ‘void’ and revoked its electoral symbol last week. Justice Kamran Hayat Miankhel pronounced a short order on a petition, jointly filed by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali and six other leaders, requesting the court…
by Behram Baloch in Dawn, December 27th, 2023GWADAR: A large motorcycle rally took place in Gwadar on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the government crackdown against workers and leaders of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT). Led by HDT chairman Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch and other leaders, hundreds of motorcyclists and participants from various areas of Makran division reached Gwadar town and joined the rally. The event began at Javed Complex and concluded at Lala…
by Naeem Asghar in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Authorities claim to have released all Baloch protesters who arrived in Islamabad last week to highlight the issue of missing persons but were rounded up in a crackdown. However, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)—the protest organizers—disputes this, asserting that Islamabad Police have failed to release all detained protesters despite the three-day deadline’s expiration. The BYC announced that people in Balochistan will stage demonstrations and strikes…
Report in Dawn, December 27th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As Baloch protesters remain encamped outside the National Press Club to press authorities for the acceptance of their demands, some unidentified armed men on Monday night barged into the camp – right under the nose of the police – and took away the sound system used by the demonstrators. Despite denial of any involvement or knowledge of the incident by the relevant authorities, including the Islamabad police and the…
report in The Daily Star, Dec 26, 2023Two members of the Criminal Investigation Department along with an accomplice were arrested on Sunday on charges of abducting a man from his residence in Dhaka and withdrawing over Tk 5 lakh from his bank account on October 8. The arrestees are: sub-inspector Rezaul Karim, 39, constable Abu Saied, 32, and Sharif Hossain, 26. A team of detectives arrested them from different areas in a case filed by…