By Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 15th, 2023QUETTA: At least two dozen prominent politicians from Balochistan joined the PML-N on Tuesday after a meeting in Quetta with its supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, who arrived in the provincial capital on a two-day visit to woo ‘electables’ in the lead-up to the Feb 8 elections. The former prime minister, who returned from London in October following four years in self-imposed exile, also met the leadership of several…
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Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 15, 2023QUETTA: In a significant move ahead of the February 8 general elections, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday garnered support from more than two dozen electables in Balochistan, including former chief minister Jam Kamal Khan. The former premier held meetings with the leaders of the National Party (NP), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) to gain their support. Nawaz Sharif arrived…
Report in Dawn, November 10th, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif will contest in general elections as the party expects his legal troubles to go away within two months. Talking to reporters on Thursday, PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah said Mr Sharif would not wait for by-polls to contest the elections and expressed hope that cases against him would be decided before the Feb 8 elections. There had been speculations among the party ranks that if…
Report in Business Recorder, Nov 9, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday constituted a five-member political engagement committee to open communication lines with other political parties for the upcoming general elections. A notification issued by PTI secretary general said that the political engagement committee comprising Ali Zafar, Dr Humayun Mohmand, Ali Muhammad Khan, Ali Asghar Khan and PTI’s central information secretary Raoof Hasan. The formation of the committee comes a day after rival Pakistan Muslim…
by Saleem Jhandir in The Express Tribune, Oct 9, 2023KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that at least some leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will still be able to participate in the forthcoming elections. In response to a question regarding the likelihood of the Imran Khan-led party’s participation, Bilawal said, “I believe that at least some candidates from PTI will take part in the electoral process”. However, those who have “run away”…
By Rameez Khan in the ExpressTribune, Nov 9, 2023ISLAMABAD: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to fly to Balochistan next week to further expand his party’s alliances with regional players, whereas PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will also visit Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa a few days later in a bid to cobble up some support for the next elections. The PML-N on Tuesday formed an alliance with the MQM-P and announced reaching out to other players in Sindh.Now it…
By Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 8th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday assured Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja of all possible support and resources for holding the next general elections, slated to be held on Feb 8. The meeting came a day before the prime minister’s departure for a series of high-level international visits, beginning with the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan,…
By Waseem Shamsi in Dawn, November 8th, 2023SUKKUR: Soon after the PML-N and MQM-P announced an electoral alliance in Lahore on Tuesday, PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, without naming the two parties, said he welcomed his opponents and their intentions to stand in the elections. He said PPP would field its candidates against its opponents in the elections. Addressing a party meeting at Gohar Palace in Khangarh town of Ghotki, the former president said his…
report in Daily Times, Nov 7, 2023Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Monday directed the party leaders to begin their preparations for the elections – scheduled to take place on February 8, 2024. The directions were issued in a meeting at the PML-N’s central secretariat in Lahore where the three-time prime minister was welcomed by party president Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N Senior Vice-President and Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz and other leaders. Khawaja Muhammad…
By Wajid Ali Syed in The News, Nov 7, 2023WASHINGTON: The US Department of State on Monday reiterated that it seeks free and fair elections in Pakistan. The department’s principal deputy spokesperson, Vendant Patel, said the United States’ focus “continues to be on ensuring andsupporting that there are free and fair elections that are conducted in a way for benefit of the Pakistani people.” While responding to a question about the announcement of the election…