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Opponents question legitimacy of PTI’s intra-party polls

Report in Dawn, December 3rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Saturday received a sharp criticism from its opponents over its intra-party elections as a party dissident and one of the founding members, Akbar S. Babar, announced that he would challenge the whole process in a court of law. The leaders of the country’s mainstream parties, including the PML-N and PPP, also put question mark on the legitimacy of the intra-party elections conducted by the PTI on…

BNP facing 2-pronged challenge:

By Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Nov 25, 2023With the deadline for submitting nomination papers to the Election Commission only a week away, the BNP now faces two challenges: preventing defection from the party and drawing up fresh programmes to keep the anti-government movement going. Leaders of the party believe the government will crack down even harder on the opposition to foil the movement. The ruling Awami League is also trying to persuade…

Govt set to appeal verdict in NAB tweaks case

by Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, October 13th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The federal government has, in the wake of top judiciary’s verdict upholding the Practice and Procedure Act 2023, decided to challenge the Supreme Court’s Sept 15 ruling in which it had declared as illegal the amended National Accountability Ordinance (NAO). Talking to Dawn, Attor­ney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan said the appeal is likely to be moved early next week. Permission may also be sought…

Eyes on election, not talks or movement

by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Jul 15, 2023The ruling Awami League thinks the main challenge for the party does not stem from the BNP’s one-point movement, but from the possibility of BNP joining the national polls at the last minute. Although the BNP says it will not take part in the polls under the Sheikh Hasina-led government, the AL leadership says the BNP has already started making preparations to contest the parliamentary…