by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, Oct 12, 2023• Fawad fails to turn up, Asad appears sans lawyer; hearing put off to Oct 24• PTI alleges electoral body focusing on ‘minus-Imran agenda’ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of Pakistan to issue a production order for its Chairman Imran Khan in the contempt of the commission case. The request was made by the former prime minister’s lawyer…
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by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Oct 3rd, 2023QUETTA: The chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), Balochistan chapter, Maulana Abdul Wassay, has said that elections should be held in the last week of either November or in February, reiterating the stance of the party chairman that the month of January would be too cold and it would deny the people of northern areas and Balochistan their right to vote. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday,…
By Asim Yasin & Imtiaz Hussain in The News, Sept 10, 2023ISLAMABAD/BADIN: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari appeared playing ‘good cop, bad cop’ on the issue of delimitation of constituencies and the election schedule, on Saturday. While Zardari supported the idea of elections after completion of the delimitation process, Bilawal reiterated his demand for polls within 90 days, as obligated under the Constitution. Bilawal, speaking to the press…
report in Nepalnews.com, Sept 5, 2023Chairman of the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP), Mahantha Thakur, has said the Madhesh agenda was not watered down, but relevant and vibrant. Addressing the extended meeting of the LSP province committee at Bardibas on Monday, Chairman Thakur reminded that the party would reach the agenda of the party establishment time to the people again. “Some of the political agenda we raised were established based on movement. However, the suppression from…
report in The Express Tribune, Sept 3, 2023An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Saturday rejected the bail applications of former information minister Fawad Chaudhry as well as ex-foreign minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi. The judge, after hearing both parties, dismissed Fawad’s interim bail over non-appearance. On the other hand, in cases related to the May 9 violence, Judge Abhar Gul also ordered the cancellation of bail of Qureshi and Fawad…
report in The Express Tribune, Sept 3, 2023LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: In Islamabad, a special court has postponed the hearing of post-arrest bail applications submitted by PTI Chairman Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the diplomatic cipher case till the Islamabad High Court (IHC) decides a plea challenging the court’s jurisdiction. Meanwhile, the Lahore High Court (LHC) is scheduled to address petitions filed by Imran Khan against the rejection of his pre-arrest bail applications in…
report in The Island, July 8, 2023India plans to allow Sri Lanka up to 12 years to repay its debt to help ease the financial burden on the country, India’s Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) Ltd’s Chairman-cum-Managing Director M. Senthilnathan said. Sri Lanka, facing its worst economic and political crisis in over seven decades, owes $7.1 billion to bilateral creditors— $3 billion owed to China, $2.4 billion to the Paris Club and $1.6 billion to…
report in Prothom Alo, June 3, 2023The rift in Jatiya Party (JaPa) has come to fore again over keeping or removing Mashiur Rahman as opposition chief whip in the parliament. JaPa chairman GM Quader has sent a letter to the speaker on appointing Fakhrul Imam in place of Mashiur. Meanwhile, the party’s chief patron Raushon Ershad has sent another letter to the speaker urging Mashiur to be kept in the post. The issue has disclosed…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, April 29, 2023After the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won two out of three seats in the by-elections, its chairman Rabi Lamichhane, who took the oath of office and secrecy as a newly-elected lawmaker, said on Friday that his party isn’t thinking of joining the government in its current set-up. With the RSP emerging from the April 23 by-elections with an increased strength, all eyes are now on…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 8, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting with CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli at the latter’s residence in Balkot on Wednesday. Meetings between the two leaders have ramped up after Rabi Lamichhane-led Rastriya Swatantra Party quit the government. The meeting between Dahal and Oli comes at a time when the elections of the President and Vice President are approaching. The Election Commission has slated March 9 for…