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PTI intra-party polls — all eyes now on ECP

By Rana Ghulam Qadir in The News, Dec 4, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PTI’s intra-party election dispute will now be settled at the Election Commission of Pakistan’s forum. According to sources, the report of PTI’s inter-party election will now be submitted to the ECP. In the decision announced on November 23, the commission had directed that intra-party elections be held within 20 days. It had also directed that the election report (Form 65) should be submitted to…

Dispute over SLPP breakaway group hinders CC’s functionality

report in Daily Mirror online, Nov 25, 2023 at 07:31 amCOLOMBO – The appointment of the tenth member to the Constitutional Council (CC) has been hampered over differences within the opposition, eventually leading to its activities being hamstrung, Daily Mirror learns. According to the Constitution, the current vacancy which has existed for more than one year should be reserved for a member of the third-largest party in Parliament, not represented either by the Prime Minister…

Chinese-funded housing project in jeopardy over dispute between CMC and UDA

report in The Island, Oct 30, 2023Urban Development and Housing Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has warned that the two housing projects funded by China for the benefit of low income families could be jeopardised over a continuing dispute between the Colombo Municipal Council and the Urban Development Authority (UDA). According to a spokesperson for the Urban Development and Housing Ministry, the Chief Government Whip has directed the CMC and the UDA to resolve their differences soon…

Seven injured in rocket attack on Darra tribe

report in Dawn, March 16th, 2023KOHAT: Seven tribeswomen and children belonging to Akhorwal tribe of Darra Adamkhel tribal subdivision were injured when rockets were launched at their houses by Akakhel and Maroofkhel tribes of the neighbouring Khyber district over a decades-old land dispute on Wednesday. Azam Khan, a local official, said that the firing prompted Darra assistant commissioner Ashrafuddin to call the Khyber administration for stopping the hostilities. Later, he also called a meeting of…