by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Oct 10, 2023The government has moved to change the parliamentary electoral system triggering fears in political circles whether it is yet another attempt to postpone the national elections including the Presidential Election pending next year, Daily Mirror learns. Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has submitted a Cabinet resolution seeking approval to introduce a new system to elect members to Parliament under a mixed system. According to the resolution, the electorates…
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report in Dawn, September 28th, 2023QUETTA: The law-enforcement agencies on Wednesday foiled an attempt to carry out a car-bomb attack in the city and seized an explosives-laden car from a parking lot near a police station in the Eastern Bypass area. According to police, law-enforcement agencies had received information about the presence of a suspected car in the parking lot close to a police station in the Eastern Bypass area. Members of law-enforcement immediately acted…
Report in Dawn, August 15th, 2023BAJAUR: The police on Monday claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt by recovering 22 rockets in Bajaur tribal district. The cache was recovered from hilly Kas Krewand area of Mamond tehsil, according to a statement issued from the office of the district police officer. It said that after receiving information about the presence of rockets in the area, a team of bomb disposal squad led by its in-charge Ihsanullah…
report in Prothom Alo. July 7, 2023Russia has described the role of several European and American politicians regarding the upcoming election in Bangladesh as neo-colonialism. Moscow sees such types of activities is an “attempt at blatant interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia tweeted on Thursday. The tweet said, “We have taken note of certain European and American politicians publishing letters calling for “free and fair”…
Report in Dawn, March 9th, 2023CHARSADDA: The Shabqadar police foiled a sabotage attempt by arresting two suspected militants during a search operation here on Wednesday. The police also recovered explosives, grenades and mortar shells from their possession. Officials said a patrolling party of Shabqadar police station led by SHO Dawood Khan spotted two suspects entering the Fatimakhel cemetery. They said one of the persons was carrying a white plastic bag. They said police stopped the…
REPORT IN THE NATION, JAN 12, 2023PESHAWAR – Unknown men attacked the house of a Parachinar-based journalist Mohammad Ali Turi with hand grenade followed an attempt of putting it on fire, police said on Wednesday. Mohammad Ali Turi is the producer of a local radio and a private TV channel. The attack damaged different sections of the house including rooms, beside damaging doors, windowpanes and a vehicle parked inside the house. However, his family remained…