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Alvi puts PTI concerns on premier’s table

Report in Dawn, November 9th, 2023• Urges caretaker govt to give all political parties equal opportunities to contest polls• Forwards letter addressed to him by PTI general secretary ISLAMABAD: Presi­dent Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday conveyed to caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar the concerns raised by the PTI about the “erosion of fundamental rights” and urged the caretaker government to provide level playing field to all political parties in the run-up to general elections…

Crisis brews as Alvi holds ‘poll date’ meeting

Report in The News, Sept 12th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As the matter of the general elections in the country hangs in the balance with the political circles divided on the timing of the polls, President Arif Alvi is expected to announce the date for the electoral process anytime, sources privy to the development said on Monday. They said that the matter of the poll date was discussed in a meeting of President Alvi with the caretaker law…

Ministry adamant poll date not in Alvi’s purview

by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, Sept 12th, 2023• President holds another meeting with law minister on election process• PTI urges head of state to announce poll date as per his mandateISLAMABAD: As a deg­ree of uncertainty prevails regarding the timing of the next general elections, President Arif Alvi on Monday continued efforts to convince the caretaker set-up to expedite the process, only to be informed once again that it was the prerogative of the…

Alvi sacrifices rook ‘in bid to clear his name’

by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, August 22nd, 2023• Removed official says ready to prove his innocence, claims relevant files still lying in president’s office• Ex-PM Shehbaz seeks official inquiry to determine truth; ex-bureaucrats say matter calls for official inquiryISLAMABAD: The controversy surrounding the passage of amendments to the Official Secrets Act and Pakistan Army Act refused to die down on Monday, as President Arif Alvi sent his secretary Waqar Ahmed packing back to the…