by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 24th, 2023• Predicts no single party will secure two-thirds majority• Acknowledges ‘talented’ Bilawal needs more experience in politics• Defends Imran’s ouster, accuses him of plotting to extend stayISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday anticipated the formation of a “national unity government” after the upcoming general election, insisting that no single party would be able to secure a two-thirds majority. Mr Zardari expressed confidence that the Feb…
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By Muhammad Irfan Mughal in Dawn, November 8th, 2023DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Amid a renewed wave of assaults targeting security personnel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — particularly D.I. Khan — and Balochistan, two police personnel were martyred and three others sustained injuries when unidentified armed men attacked the camp office of a private oil and gas company in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident took place in Darazinda area and the attackers targeted the policemen on…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, Nov 5th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Yet another bill, which was passed by both houses of parliament months ago, has gone missing, it has emerged. A calling attention notice submitted with the Senate Secretariat, bearing the signatures of PPP Senators Saleem Mandviwala and Taj Haider, a copy of which is available with Dawn, invites the attention of the federal minister for parliamentary affairs towards the non-approval of “The Protection of Family Life…
By Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, November 3rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a controversial move, the Senate on Thursday extended the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, for another 120 days. A resolution to this effect was moved in the house by Law Minister Ahmad Irfan Aslam. Earlier, the minister laid in the Senate the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, (Ordinance No. I of 2023), as required by clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution. The extension…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post,August 18, 2023Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai, one of the ideologues of the Maoist insurgency, has warned of another conflict if the regular courts started to look into conflict-era cases. In his response to the Supreme Court in a case related to the use of child soldiers in the insurgency, the former vice-chair of the Maoist party said the regular court processes cannot ensure transitional justice and therefore…
Editorial in The Nation, Aug 17, 2023Yet again, a tragedy has taken place as an enraged mob vandalised multiple churches in the Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad over allegations of blasphemy. The impunity with which these acts are carried out in the presence of law enforcement personnel shows that these mobs and extremist groups have only grown stronger with conviction, and that is not without the state’s help. Condemnations and vows to hold the culprits accountable…
report in Dawn, February 14th, 2023QUETTA: A police officer was martyred and another man was injured in a heavy exchange of fire with unknown armed men who were traveling in a car in Duki area of Balochistan on Monday. “The firing incident took place at the eastern bypass, a locality on the outskirts of Duki town,” SSP Duki district Syed Abdul Saboor Agha said. He said when a police party, headed by Assistant Sub-Inspector Muhammad…