report in The Nation, Dec 15, 2023 iISLAMABAD/LAHORE – …….. However, the ECP rejected the allegations of any planning to delay the upcoming polls, claiming that it has completed all necessary arrangements to conduct the polls. In reaction to the PTI blames about delaying the polls, the Commission rejected these claims. “These are unfounded and baseless claims which are aimed at misguiding the people,” said the election regulatory body in a statement issued here. The…
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by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, Sept 29, 2023LAHORE: To ensure a sizable presence at Nawaz Sharif’s reception rally on Oct 21, PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah has asked party leaders to submit a list of names and cellphone numbers of those who they will bring along on that day, claiming that they will track these numbers to verify if they had indeed taken part in the gathering. As the PML-N wants to mark…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Morning, July 24, 2023Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) will not participate the in the planned all-party conference this week (26) to discuss the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, the party said yesterday (23), claiming that the efforts taken by the incumbent Government will not bear fruit as it is a move to deceive people. The all-party conference is to be convened by President Ranil Wickremesinghe following his…
report in Daily Mirror online, Apr 20, 2023 Serious allegations of bribes paid to a Sri Lankan to bury the matter Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe instructs police to initiate probe CEJ says only 29 days remaining for govt. to take legal action At a time when the country is depending on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its international partners to bail Sri Lanka out of its worst ever economic crisis, there are serious questions as…
by Arun Bikash Dey in The Daily Star, Mar 10, 2023Another accident occurred at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila yesterday, claiming one life. But such accidents, and the injuries and deaths that accompany them, are nothing new there. In the past 18 years, 251 workers have been killed in accidents at shipbreaking yards. According to experts and rights activists, frequent accidents have been occurring at these sites due to the “sheer negligence” of…