By Mumtaz Alvi in The News, Nov 29, 2023ISLAMABAD: The senior leadership of the PTI, including legal and constitutional experts, are trying to resolve the matter of holding intra-party elections as per the ECP’s orders, given the tricky question of incarcerated party chairman Imran Khan’s participation in the upcoming party polls. A senior party leader told The News that the party is “yet to reach a conclusion regarding our chairman and vice-chairman [Shah Mehmood Qureshi]…
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By Zebunnisa Burki in The News, November 29, 2023KARACHI: PTI senior leader and lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar has said that in a meeting with Imran Khan one person has been agreed on as someone who can contest the PTI’s intra-party polls in Imran’s place. The name of the person will be announced as soon as all legal compulsions are finalized, and the party could hold the intra-party election on Saturday or Sunday. Speaking to host…
report in The Express Tribune, Nove 28, 2023.ISLAMABAD: In a bid to solidify its political footing, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided to deploy its negotiation team in discussions with various political parties for alliance or seat-to-seat adjustments ahead of the upcoming general elections. The strategic move follows the strides made by the PML-N, prompting the PPP to proactively seek alliances to counter its rival’s advancements. The PPP finds itself confronted with unprecedented challenges,…
By Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, Nov 28, 2023Twenty-three of the 44 registered political parties, mostly ruling alliance members, little-known and recently-formed ones, have shown interest to take part in the January 7 national election until Sunday. They have also written letters to the commission in this regard. They are sending letters to the commission letting the latter know who will be signing nomination papers of candidates on behalf of their parties and whether…
Report in The Daily Star, Nov 28, 2023Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the upcoming 12th parliamentary election should be free, fair, and credible for the sake of the country’s economy and future. It is unfortunate that some countries are trying to meddle in the polls, he said. “Other than a few exceptions, most countries are not truly sovereign. The way the US can command us, we can’t do the same to them,” the…
by Rizwan Ghilzai in The Express Tribune, Nove 28, 2023.ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has initiated preparations for its long-pending intra-party elections, aiming to fulfil the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) directive by completing the process before December 13. Sources within PTI revealed the decision to kickstart the intra-party election proceedings this week, adhering to the ECP’s order. However, the party’s incarcerated chief, Imran Khan, won’t participate in the elections due to ongoing legal constraints,…
Report in Dawn, November 28th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PML-N on Monday notified a 35-member central parliamentary board, led by Senator Ishaq Dar, to award tickets to aspiring candidates for the 2024 general elections, slated to be held on Feb 8. According to the party’s spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb, the board was constituted after the approval of party supreme leader Nawaz Sharif and President Shehbaz Sharif. Some of the members are Khawaja Asif, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Ahsan Iqbal,…
report in Prothom Alo, Nov 26, 2023Awami League (AL) has finalised its candidates in all 300 constituencies for the upcoming national election and is set to disclose the names on Sunday afternoon. According to sources, many familiar faces, including presidium member and former minister Mahiuddin Khan Alamgir, might be dropped from the list of candidates. Multiple members of the party’s parliamentary board said the number of dropped candidates may reach 50, while some new leaders…
by Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary/ Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Nov 25, 2023At least 26 out of the 44 registered political parties have decided to take part in the January 7 national election. Only five of those had seats in the ninth parliament formed after the 2008 election, the last “accepted election” in the country. Twelve parties ran in the 2014 election which was boycotted by the BNP and most other opposition parties. Although 39…
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…