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Cabinet committee to look into issues raised by Balochistan protesters: PM.

Report in The Nation, Dec 24, 2023ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar Saturday assured that the government would investigate the complaints about hurdles to stop some people from taking part in the electoral process. In an interview with a private tele­vision, ……. Talking about the protesters from Balochistan who came to Islamabad, he said everyone had the right to protest with lawful behaviour. How­ever, if a situation of law and order would be…

Won’t allow polls to be delayed, reiterates SC

by Shahid Rao in The Nation, Dec 20, 2023ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday suspended Balochistan High Court (BHC) decision in a petition filed against the delimi­tation carried out by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Balochistan. A three-member bench of the SC headed by the acting Chief Justice Sardar Tariq Masood conducted hearing of the peti­tion and suspended the BHC’s decision observing that the an­nouncement of election date was not something…

Jamaat calls for talks with protesting Chaman traders

Report in Dawn, Dec 04, 2023PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief Prof Mohammad Ibrahim Khan has stressed the need for holding negotiations with the protesting traders in Chaman, Balochistan. He said the government should reconsider ‘conditioning’ passport for movement between Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to a statement issued from the Jamaat’s Markaz-i-Islami here on Sunday. Prof Ibrahim said people living along the border had family relations in each country, and moved freely across the border for…

Fazlur Rehman voices concern over winter polls in KP, Balochistan

by Shafiq Butt in Dawn, Oct 2nd, 2023SAHIWAL: While calling PTI Chai­rman Imran Khan’s return to power “out of question”, JUI-F emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday raised questions over holding elections in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtun­khwa at a time when they remain grip­­ped by intense winter. “It is out of the question that Imran, who is a product of a fake and bogus election, will return to power again,” Mr Rehman said. He was…