by Kashif Abbasi in Dawn, Dec 12th, 2023ISLAMABAD: PPP leader Asif Zardari on Monday launched a scathing attack on Imran Khan, saying the former premier supports Afghans because he had allegedly got them included in the voter lists. The former president also hinted at the possibility of a “little delay” in the elections, but said his party had no problem with it. Afghan citizens were registered as voters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the past to…
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By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Nov 13, 2023Top SJB spokesman Mujibur Rahman yesterday (12) alleged that a section of the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government seemed to be raising funds for the presidential election scheduled for next year.The former SJB MP said that a well-organised operation was underway to raise funds at the expense of the country. Rahman told The Island that the recent increase in the Special Commodity Levy (SCL) imposed on imported white sugar had…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, June 6, 2023Top Opposition spokesman Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (05) alleged that President Ranil Wickremesinghe intended to silence television and radio stations through the proposed Broadcasting Authority Bill (BAB). The former External Affairs Minister asserted that the BAB was part of a destructive political strategy meant to neutralise the media against the backdrop of the President’s bid to roll back the election map. He said so, referring to…