Polls on Feb 8, 2024report in The News, Dec 16, 2023No Events Date1 Public notice to be issued by the returning officer 19.12.20232 Dates for filing of nomination papers 20.12.2023 to 22.12.2023 3 Publication of names of the nominated candidates 23.12.20234 Last date for scrutiny of nomination papers 24.12.2023 to 30.12.20235 Last date for filing of appeals against decisions of the returning officer rejecting/accepting the nomination papers 3.1.2024 6 Last date for deciding appeals by…
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Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 23, 2023 at 9:36 PMProtests continue across the Durand Line in the Chaman area of Quetta, Balochistan, against Pakistan’s policy which stipulates passengers must have a visa. The protestors said that they will continue their demonstration until the Pakistan government rescinds its decision. They also blocked the Chaman-Quetta highway from 20th November. “They are neighboring countries, when someone wants to cross to the other side, what is the need for…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 19, 2023 at 8:53 PMAn official of the Supreme Court said that the implementation of Sharia Hudod (rules of punishment) are not against human rights or violate freedom. Speaking at a gathering held in the Academy of Science of Afghanistan, head of the Darul Iftah (a decision-making entity within the Supreme Court), Azizullah Mutaheri, said that the implementation of Sharia Hudod has its certain conditions. “What is the biggest wisdom…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 20, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court will take up PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan’s intra-court appeal on Monday (today) against a single-judge bench’s decision that had approved his jail trial in the cipher case and the appointment of the judge for the special court of the Official Secrets Act. An IHC division bench, comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, will hear the matter.…
By Awais Yousafzai in The News, Nov 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has observed that the sections applied to the cipher case against Imran Khan involve death and life-term penalties, and the case against co-accused Shah Mehmood Qureshi will also be seen in the same context. The court issued a detailed decision on Saturday, rejecting the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case. IHC Chief Justice Aamir…
Report in The News, November 17, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Thursday blasted the ‘guarantee’ of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and continuation of the family tradition of conspiring against democracy and the Constitution under the ‘London Agreement’. In a statement issued here, he alleged that Nawaz Sharif’s ‘fake political life’, introduced as a project in politics, was a collection of humiliating ‘deals and guarantees’. “PMLN’s humiliating journey is from ‘Vote ko izzat do [Give…
By Javed Aziz Khan in The News, Nov 9, 2023PESHAWAR: Around 200,000 Afghans have returned home via Torkham after the government’s drive against undocumented foreigners. The police in Peshawar and other districts have started checking documents of vendors and shopkeepers in some areas to find if they possessed the Proof of Registration (PoR) cards or any other document legalizing their stay in Pakistan. No mass arrests were reported from any locality. There were concerns from…
Report in TOLOnews, March 26, 2023 at 7:17 PMPakistan Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch called on the Afghan interim government to take steps against “terrorist entities and to ensure that they do not pose a threat to Pakistani people and Pakistani security forces.” Speaking at a press conference, Baloch said they are in “contact with the Afghan interim authorities on security and counter-terrorism matters including our concerns regarding terrorist entities which have hideouts in…
by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee/Ashik Abdullah Apu in The Daily Star, Mar 14, 2023Left-leaning parties in the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday took a firm stance against any possible inclusion of Islamist political parties in the combine. Even an Islamist political party, Bangladesh Tariqat Federation, opposed inclusion of any other Islamist party in the alliance. Partners of the 14-party alliance expressed their reservations in this regard at a meeting at the New Eskaton house of…