by Atika Rehman IN Dawn, Oct 23, 2023The room for a new political party in Pakistan certainly exists, but proponents of any new association will need an aggressive governance reform agenda, that can be sold well to people in order to capture their imagination. A move towards that end has already been made; however, its patrons appear unsure of whether the launch date should be before or after the January elections. It is no secret…
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Report in Dawn, October 23rd, 2023KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which has been consistently vocal against attempts to delay the polls beyond the January timeline set by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), on Sunday took issue with the demand — coming from the PML-N and JUI-F — to postpone the elections even further. In a statement, PPP leader and former deputy NA speaker Faisal Karim Kundi said the ECP was bound by the…
Report in The Daily Star, Oct 27, 2023Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal stated that in the event of significant voting irregularities, the entire national election would be halted and held again. He made the statement while replying to a comment of The Daily Observer Editor Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury at a workshop titled “12th National Parliament Election: Role of the Media, Expectations of the Nation” at the EC Secretariat in Agargaon today. Iqbal questioned the…
Report in The Daily Star, Oct 26, 2023Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman has said the Election Commission has nothing to do if any political party does not take part in elections. “Political parties know it very well what is mentioned in the manual [a book prepared for officials and candidates with all electoral laws and regulations and the code of conduct]. It is up to the political parties whether they will participate in polls. The…
report in Daily Times, Oct 26, 2023Senior PML-N leader Senator Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said he expected a meeting between party supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari would “hopefully” take place, after weeks of enduring veiled criticism from the PPP over election delays. Speaking in an interview with a private news channel , the senator was questioned about increasing criticism from the PPP for the treatment meted out to Nawaz on his…
report in The Express Tribune, Oct 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that he does not see general elections taking place in January 2024. “I do not believe that elections will be held in January,” President Alvi said in an interview with a private TV channel on Wednesday. Uncertainty has surrounded the holding of general elections after the premature dissolution of the National Assembly on Aug 9. As the NA was dissolved three…
By Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, October 26th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday extended the deadline for voters’ registration till Oct 28 and invited international observers to monitor the upcoming general elections. In a letter sent to the secretaries of interior and foreign affairs ministries, the ECP stated, “We would take this opportunity to welcome international observers to observe the polling process neutrally, impartially with their very well-articulated feedback and reports.”…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Oct 19, 2023The Awami League has tasked two of its presidium members, Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and Jahangir Kabir Nanak, with coordinating its Dhaka South and North units as the ruling party plans continuous programs in the run-up to the upcoming election. Mirza Azam, organizing secretary of the Awami League’s Dhaka divisional unit, confirmed the assignment of the two leaders to media on Wednesday and said: “Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya will…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, Oct 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former chief minister of Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has said that the upcoming general elections will not be considered ‘credible’ if Imran Khan was not allowed to contest. Talking to media persons outside an anti-terrorism court, where he was brought in a case pertaining to violence outside the judicial complex in Islamabad, ex-CM Elahi said any election without Mr Khan would not be accepted and such elections…