report in Daily Times, Dec 28, 2023 *The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed on Wednesday the request to immediately hear the plea challenging the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case. However, there is an indication that the appeal filed by the PTI for a level-playing field in elections is expected to be scheduled for hearing tomorrow. The two matters were brought before acting Chief Justice Sardar Tariq Masood. Petitioner’s counsel…
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By Rafiq Mangat in The News, December 28, 2023ISLAMABAD: An election will be held in early 2024, at which the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) expects a victory for the coalition, led by the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), under former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, “with help from the military, despite widespread discontent with the government’s austerity measures”. The EIU says in its assessment the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party will lose. “Domestic protests will intensify,…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, December 28th, 2023LAHORE: With elections just round the corner, the PML-N on Wednesday unveiled an online portal to seek inputs from Pakistani nationals at home and abroad by Jan 5 for its upcoming manifesto, likely to be launched in the second week of next month. PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif underscored the participation of people in this endeavour and said the former ruling party aimed to enter elections “with a mission…
report in The Nation, Dec 28, 2023GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari yesterday launched his party’s campaign for the general elections in the country by unveiling a 10-point agenda primarily focused on welfare initiatives. Addressing a gathering held here to mark the 16th death anniversary of his mother and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto here, Bilawal outlined the party’s election agenda for the upcoming polls scheduled for February 8, 2024.…
By Imtiaz Hussain in The News, December 28, 2023GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that Pakistan was not a poor country but it was Islamabad that had a poor insight into the issues confronting the nation. Speaking at the 16th death anniversary of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto here on Wednesday, Zardari said: “The problem lies not in Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, or Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, but in the…
by Malik Asad | Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, December 28th, 2023ISLAMABAD: A judge of Islamabad High Court (IHC) expressed displeasure over the discriminatory treatment of police against the Baloch protesters and directed them to complete the identification parade of 34 detained protesters. On the other hand, lawyers expressed solidarity with the Baloch demonstrators and asked the government to release the protesters and accept their demands. During the hearing of a petition seeking the release of…
report in The News, December 28, 2023LAHORE: In its fact-finding report titled ‘The Merger and its Discontents’ launched Wednesday, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern about the alleged mismanagement of development resources for the Newly Merged Districts (NMDs), the resurgence of militancy in the region, the delayed repatriation of internally displaced persons (IDPs), curbs on fundamental freedoms, incidence of enforced disappearances and the continued use of internment centres. Led by former…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 28, 2023ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday sought the details of the bail orders of Manzoor Pashteen issued on December 26 in two separate cases. Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzaib heard Manzoor Pashteen’s plea, in which the petitioner sought details of the cases registered against him. Attaullah Kundi, counsel for Manzoor Pashteen, informed the court that Pashteen was apprehended in a separate case immediately following the issuance of…
By Javed Aziz Khan in The News, December 28, 2023PESHAWAR: Two policemen were wounded in yet another attack on a police post in Dera Ismail Khan late Wednesday night. Officials said the alert cops bravely fought back and repulsed the attack. Reports said the attackers opened fire with sniper guns and automatic rifles on a post in Maddi area. Police and security personnel retaliated and the firing continued for some time. Reports said two policemen…
By Ifham Nizam in The Island, Dec 28, 2023A visiting Chinese trade delegation assured top officials of the Ministry of Agriculture that it is ready to purchase five tons each of all Sri Lankan spices annually. A senior official of the ministry told The Island Financial Review that the quantity to be exported is minimal and steps would be taken to increase it in keeping with the demand. The visiting Chinese trade delegation discussed the…
REPORT IN Daily Mirror, Dec 28, 2023The economic crisis is bearing on people with as many as 60.5 percent of households finding their monthly average incomes reduced while 91.0 percent of households experiencing an increase in their monthly expenditure levels, according to a survey by the Department of Census and Statistics. The Department traced back the origin of the crisis to the 2019 Easter Sunday attack, said it was exacerbated by the pandemic. The survey…