By Mumtaz Alvi in The News, November 28, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Core Committee on Monday gave formal approval to hold the intra-party elections within the time frame given by the Election Commission of Pakistan. During the core committee meeting, the Central Media Department said, important issues including the country’s political situation, organizational activities, ongoing series of repression and fascism against PTI leaders and workers and intra-party elections were discussed. It strongly condemned the arrest…
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report in The Island, Nov 26, 2023A Minister warns of emerging racism in the island nation targeting ethnic minorities ahead of 2024 elections while regretting the past racism-led events including riots and insurrections since the 1948 independence. Sri Lankan politicians have historically used racism to divide the country and win elections with the help of their own ethnicities and religious groups.The island nation is expected to hold presidential and parliament polls next year. A parliamentary…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 23, 2023The Election Commission is preparing to hold the National Assembly polls for one third of its lawmakers on January 25 next year. A team led by Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya is meeting Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal with the proposal on Friday to recommend the election date. The term of 19 members of the upper house including its Chairperson Ganesh Timilsina expires on March 3.…
by Rizwan Shezad in The Express Tribune, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday decided to move forward with mutual consent and “adjustment” in the upcoming general elections and beyond. The two heavyweights of the country’s political arena had their first formal meeting after Nawaz returned to the country on Oct 21. The two leaders discussed the current political situation, and the…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 21, 2023PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Central General Council meeting on Monday decided to actively participate in general elections 2024 and directed its district organizations to forward final recommendations of candidates on National and Provincial Assembly constituencies till 27th of current month. Chaired by Central Ameer JUI-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the two-day meeting of the Central General Council concluded at Mufti Mahmood Markaz. Besides, central secretary general Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri,…
By Mushtaq Paracha in The News, November 21, 2023NOWSHERA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Monday said the people would not accept the results if free and fair elections were not held. Addressing a convention of party workers here in the Pabbi town, he hoped the Election Commission of Pakistan and Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa would ensure free and fair elections. He said it should be ensured that the upcoming…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 21, 2023Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) to ensure that the forthcoming general elections were free of controversy. He cautioned that holding contentious polls with “questionable results” would result in squandering billions of rupees. Expressing hope in the role of the ECP and the chief justice of Pakistan, Bilawal stressed the…
report in The Nation, Nov 20, 2023KARACHI – Former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday that the country has been moving towards transparent elections. Talking to media here, Zardari said that his People’s Party Party (PPP) is fully prepared for the upcoming general elections. It is to be mentioned here that the Election Commission of Pakistan has announced that the elections will be held in the country on February 08 next year. Zardari reposed…
by Imran Ayb | Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, November 19th, 2023• US ambassador Blome calls on Nawaz and Tareen in Lahore, Gilani in Multan• UK’s Marriott meets Zardari in Karachi to gauge PPP’s worries over elections KARACHI / LAHORE: In a flurry of meetings on Saturday, the envoys of the United Kingdom and the United States have called on leaders of various political parties, including the PPP and PML-N, ostensibly to seek their input about…
by Anowar Hossain & Riadul Karim in Prothom Alo, Nov 19, 2023Dhaka: The allies of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance once again want boat symbol to contest the 12th parliamentary election, to be held on 7 January next year. The alliance partners want to ensure the victory for their important leaders from the constituencies that they will get following their negotiation with the ruling Awami League. Other than this, the allies will also field several…
by Imran Mukhtar in The Nation, Nov 17, 2023ISLAMABAD – Incarcerated PTI senior leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser Thursday said that the nation wouldn’t accept the ‘selection plus’ as PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has already been declared as next prime minister by some quarters, months before the general elections. He said that “the reign of terror had been unleashed” on the PTI leaders and workers, saying that they could not be petrified…