report in The Express Tribune, Dec 31, 2023Veteran politician and esteemed lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan has made startling predictions regarding PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, suggesting that the former premier might once again exit the country before the upcoming elections and keep tabs on the results from abroad. Ahsan shared his insights during an interview with a private news channel on Friday. Pointing out that the PML-N supremo “is abroad anyways”, Ahsan speculated on the possibility of…
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by Noman Awan in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2023KARACHI: Political observers have said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) parties, especially the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), were having a “rude awakening” as they struggle to muster voters’ support ahead of the February 8 general elections. “They thought that the PTI had become a thing of the past. They thought the PTI had been erased from the political arena for good,…
report in The Nation, Dec 28, 2023GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari yesterday launched his party’s campaign for the general elections in the country by unveiling a 10-point agenda primarily focused on welfare initiatives. Addressing a gathering held here to mark the 16th death anniversary of his mother and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto here, Bilawal outlined the party’s election agenda for the upcoming polls scheduled for February 8, 2024.…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 27, 2023ISLAMABAD: Surprising as it may sound, several prominent figures from the previous National Assembly have chosen not to participate in the upcoming elections, creating space for new entrants. Former prime ministers Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, along with former ministers and party chiefs, including Miftah Ismail, Ayesha Ghaus Pasha, Shireen Mazari, Khusro Bakhtiar, and ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan, are among approximately six dozen politicians stepping…
report in Prothom Alo, Dec 26, 2023Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday urged the United States (US) to impose visa sanctions on those who are impeding the next general elections. “It is a widely circulated announcement of the US that it will impose restrictions on the people creating barrier to holding the elections and apply those. To this end, we are seeking attention to the visiting five-member US delegation, including NDI (National…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a strange twist, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday faced conflicting assertions after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarian (PTI-P) chief Pervez Khattak stirred the political pot by alleging he had been “offered” the symbol ahead of the upcoming elections. The claims raised alarms among observers and the supporters of the PTI, speculating that the ECP’s action to withdraw the symbol – amid concerns that the party…
report in Dawn, December 26th, 2023MANSEHRA: The Pakistan Peoples Party has approached the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl for seat adjustment in the Feb 8 elections to two national and five provincial assembly seats here. “The PPP recently contacted us through its provincial general secretary, Shujah Salim Khan, with a request for seat adjustment here but we have yet to respond to it,” JUI-F provincial deputy emir Hidayatullah Shah told reporters on Monday. He said the PPPwanted seat…
By Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Dec 20, 2023Colombo, Dec.20 (Daily Mirror) – Political circles are abuzz with speculation whether President Ranil Wickremesinghe will declare the general elections ahead of the presidential elections scheduled before the end of October 17. Various news reports, circulating both in mainstream and social media, suggest that the general elections will precede the presidential elections. According to inside political sources, some of the key members of the United National Party…
Report in The Nation, December 20, 2023ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday ordered the removal of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Establishment Ahad Cheema from his post, apparently to ensure free and fair elections. The ECP issued the directives, hearing a petition seeking the removal of Cheema, Privatisation and Inter-provincial Coordination Minister Fawad Hassan Fawad and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr Tauqeer Hussain Shah from their posts. The petition…
report in The News, December 20, 2023PESHAWAR: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said the higher judiciary should play its role in holding fair, free and transparent general elections to provide a capable leadership to the country. “We have petitioned the Peshawar and Lahore high courts to hold elections under the supervision of the judiciary, as we believe deputy commissioners and local administrations are not impartial,” he said while talking to reporters on…