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Elections can be postponed in areas under security threat: Abdul Qadir Baloch

report in The News, Dec 11, 2023ISLAMABAD: PPP leader and former federal minister Abdul Qadir Baloch has suggested postponing elections in areas that are under security threat. He said that by-polls could be held in these constituencies later. In an interview on private TV channel on Saturday, PPP’s Baloch said in a country with 236 seats, it was not appropriate to postpone elections for seven to eight seats and derail the democracy. “Attack by TTP…

By Abdul Wahid Shahwani in Dawn, April 13th, 2023

KHUZDAR: A policeman was gunned down and another injured by unknown armed men in the Nawa Jaffarabad area of Khuzdar district. Police officials said the incident took place late on Tuesday night when the Eagle Squad personnel were patrolling the area. “Armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on the personnel, resulting in the killing of one policeman on the spot and injuries to another,” a senior official said. Police returned fire, but the attackers…

Islamic Emirate Introduces New Consul to UAE

report in TOLOnews, Mar 14, 2023 at 9:00 PMThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) introduced Abdul Rahman Feda as the General Consul of Afghanistan in the UAE. Feda’s appointment was announced in a letter issued by the Foreign Ministry. In the letter, MoFA announced that the official term of former General Consul Mansour Ahmad Azizi had ended. A second letter said the former chief of protocol of MoFA, Abdul Rahman Feda, had been appointed as…

Expelled BNP leader Abdus Sattar wins Brahmanbaria-2 by-polls

report in Prothom Alo, Feb 2, 2023Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan unofficially won the by-polls to Brahmanbaria-2 (Sarail and Ashuganj) by a big margin than his nearest contestant Jatiya party candidate, Abdul Hamid Bhasani, as the former bagged 44,916 votes and the latter 9,635 in 132 centres. The returning officer of the by-polls and the deputy commissioner Md Shagir Alam announced the result on Wednesday at 9:30pm, adding that 60,122 out of 373,319 voters in the constituency…

Foreign minister to ambassadors: Respond immediately to false info against Bangladesh

report in Prothom Alo, 03 Jan 2023Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday said that Bangladesh’s ambassadors to other countries have been instructed to speak up against false allegations made against Bangladesh themselves and not wait for an official response from Dhaka. On Sunday, the foreign minister presided over an interministerial meeting, where law minister Anisul Huq, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and senior officials of law enforcement agencies were present. In the meeting, it was…