By Azeem Samar in The News, Dec 30, 2023KARACHI: Despite intense high-level negotiations, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Friday failed to convince the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan on a seat adjustment formula to jointly contest the upcoming general elections in Karachi. Similarly, they also failed to agree on fielding a joint candidate from NA-242 in Karachi. The high-level PMLN delegation, led by its president and former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, visited the MQM headquarters…
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by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Dec 16th, 2023LAHORE: Buoyed by the Supreme Court’s decision, followed by the announcement of the general elections schedule, most political parties on Friday unanimously proclaimed that a “major conspiracy to delay the polls” has failed. PTI, however, refused to join the celebrations, with party leaders continuing to question the biases of bureaucrats to be appointed as poll officers. In a post on X, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif wrote: “The SC’s…
report in Dawn, Dec 15th, 2023BATTAGRAM: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has said that incompetent and corrupt leaders have failed to revive economy and restore peace in the country. Speaking at a public gathering here on Thursday, he said that after remaining in power, both Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and member parties of Pakistan Democratic Movement had no justification to seek votes from people. He claimed that JI always strived for enforcing a corruption-free and merit-based system in…
report in Dawn, Dec 15th, 2023BATTAGRAM: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has said that incompetent and corrupt leaders have failed to revive economy and restore peace in the country. Speaking at a public gathering here on Thursday, he said that after remaining in power, both Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and member parties of Pakistan Democratic Movement had no justification to seek votes from people. He claimed that JI always strived for enforcing a corruption-free and merit-based system in…
By Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, October 14th, 2023LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reached Sheikhupura to mobilise workers ahead of the homecoming of party supremo Nawaz Sharif on Oct 21, but failed to unite two party groups — one led by Chaudhry Tanvir Hussain and the other by Javed Latif. The outspoken Javed Latif did not turn up in the workers’ convention since it was hosted by Mr Hussain and the former had serious…
by Kamrani Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Sept 13th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan continued to persist on Tuesday as both the sides failed to make any headway in their talks to reopen the key border crossing that remained shut since Sept 6. “The status quo persists. No progress so far in talks. In fact, both sides are no longer holding talks for now,” an official source familiar with the development told The Express…
report in Dawn, August 22nd, 2023TOBA TEK SINGH: The Minorities Alliance Pakistan (MAP) says the state completely failed to protect the Christians at Jaranwala. Addressing a press conference at the Faisalabad Press Club on Monday, MAP Chairman Akmal Bhatti said the minorities had always played their role in progress of the country but the state had always denied them their fundamental rights since 1947. On Aug 16, he said, the whole world saw how the…
By Amith Gamage in Ceylon Today, Aug 19, 2023It has been revealed that though Sri Lanka had received fuel from Iran, in exchange for tea, during the early part of last year, to tide over its dollar and economic crisis, thus far the Government has failed to keep up its promise to Tehran. It has come to light that though Sri Lanka had received USD 250 million worth of fuel from Iran, the Government has…
by Sheain Fernandopulle in Daily Mirror, July 21, 2023The Health Ministry has acknowledged that a total of 63 drugs have failed quality tests in 2023, Additional Secretary to the Health Ministry, Dr. Saman Rathnayake, disclosed during a news briefing held at the Ministry auditorium yesterday. Dr. Rathnayake emphasized that among the drugs identified, some have been withdrawn, withheld, or discontinued. He also stated that quality failures are not uncommon and have been observed in the…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 21, 2023The government has decided to give three more years to the Nepal Army to complete the Rs175 billion Kathmandu-Tarai expressway, the fourth extension in six years after the project failed to meet the completion deadline. The Cabinet meeting on Tuesday took the decision to this effect. The new deadline is April 2027. On May 4, 2017, the government formally handed over the much-touted project to the army, putting…
report in The Himalayan Times online, Feb 25, 2023Sudurpaschim Province Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah has intensified attempts to secure confidence vote as the deadline for the same nears. After the previous government failed to secure mandatory trust vote leading to its downfall, Nepali Congress’ Shah, in capacity of the parliamentary party leader of the largest party in the provincial assembly, had, by default, become the chief minister. It is important to note that though…