by Ikram Junaidi | Mansoor Malik | Waseem Ahmad Shah in Dawn, Dec 26th, 2023PESHAWAR/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The PTI is expected to approach the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday (today) in a bid to retain the ‘bat’ as the party’s symbol for the upcoming elections. “It is our legitimate right to contest the upcoming general election with the symbol of bat,” party spokesperson Raoof Hasan told Dawn, referring to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s Dec 22…
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by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Dec 26th, 2023LAHORE: The PML-N leadership’s decision to nominate women, either from influential families or the upper echelons of society, on reserved seats has sparked disquiet among the ranks of the party’s loyal women workers, who are questioning the criteria of the selection process. The party’s old guard has also expressed dissatisfaction, particularly over the preference given to PTI turncoats, leading to a broader debate on the party’s values and…
By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, Dec 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: PMLN Quaid and former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers for Lahore and Mansehra constituencies would be scrutinized on Tuesday (today). The party has tasked its lawyer wing’s stalwarts with defending the nomination papers. Well-placed sources told The News on Monday that the PTI and PPP lawyers had worked out their strategies to challenge the nomination papers with reference to the Supreme Court’s verdict…
by Zulfiqar Memon in Dawn, December 26th, 2023NAWABSHAH: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Monday that 17 federal ministries had become redundant after the 18th Amendment, and would be abolished if his party came to power, adding that the Rs300 billion saved in this way would be utilised for the people’s welfare through the kissan, mazdoor and youth cards. Energy parks will be set up at the district level under the public-private partnership and up…
by Zafar Bhutta in The Express Tribune, Dec 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is aggressively pursuing arrangements to secure $1 billion promptly to progress towards achieving financial closure for the strategic Diamer Basha Dam project. Sources indicate the country needs approximately $3.5 billion for this purpose. During the recent visit of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar to Kuwait, Pakistan and the gulf state had signed an agreement to raise capital for the project. Diamer Basha Dam…
by Faisal Ahmad Daily Times, Dec 26, 2023The writer is a graduate of QAU, PhD scholar & freelance writer.Baluchistan remained in the news headlines for multiple reasons related to internal security during the past weeks. There is an emerging silver lining and multiple extraordinary challenges amid complex socio-political dynamics in the province. Before discussing the surrender of militant commander Sarfaraz Bungalzai and much talked about the hype on the march of Baluch protestors, let’s recall…
by Dr Asif Channer in The Nation, Dec 26, 2023The unfolding drama in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province, unveils a nuanced narrative marked by historical grievances, contemporary protests, and the ongoing struggle for autonomy. The roots of dissent trace back to the early 1970s when the Baloch Students Organisation-Awami (BSO-Awami) emerged from a split with the Baloch Students Organisation (BSO). With a Marxist-Leninist ideology, BSO-Awami vehemently opposed the sardari system and aligned itself with the Baluch…
by Arifa Noor in Dawn, Dec 26th, 2023The writer is a journalist.EARLY on Sunday, there were few people in the green areas in front of the Islamabad Press Club. The rows of quietly seated protesters were missing as were the cameras and visitors. The camp was just waking up. The young men were busy fixing the tent, straightening out rugs, etc. One of them carried away a ring-light and stand used with phone cameras. Most…
by Kalbe Ali | Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, Dec 26th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government on Monday claimed to have released about 290 Baloch demonstrators held in the wake of a crackdown on a long march organised by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee. The claim was contested by the organisers of the protest, who said the authorities released about 130 protesters on Sunday night, but not a single person was released on Monday as claimed…
report in Dawn, December 26th, 2023MANSEHRA: The Pakistan Peoples Party has approached the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl for seat adjustment in the Feb 8 elections to two national and five provincial assembly seats here. “The PPP recently contacted us through its provincial general secretary, Shujah Salim Khan, with a request for seat adjustment here but we have yet to respond to it,” JUI-F provincial deputy emir Hidayatullah Shah told reporters on Monday. He said the PPPwanted seat…