Report in The Nation, Dec 6, 2023LAHORE – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Tuesday expressed doubts regarding the upcoming general elections scheduled for February next year as he called for ensuring a conducive environment for the electioneering. While speaking to reporters after participating in a meeting of Wifaqul Madaris Al-Arabia (WMA) here, Maulana stated that two provinces, KPK and Balochistan, are currently grappling with terrorism, and areas like Dera Ismail Khan Tank, and…
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report in The Island, Sept 8, 2023Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, in an interview with Sirasa TV on Wednesday night, said that she would have gone for a general election if she had been in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s shoes. She said that Wickremesinghe did not go for an election because he feared defeat.Wickremesinghe had been able to halt the rapid decline of the country but he was unable to move forth because he worked with…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, August 31st, 2023ISLAMABAD: General elections would be held by mid-February at any cost, perhaps by late January if the delimitation of constituencies is completed earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) assured the Awami National Party (ANP) on Wednesday, allaying fears that polls could be delayed indefinitely to extend the interim government’s tenure. The assurance was given during a consultative meeting between the ECP and an ANP delegation to…
AFP report , July 19, 2023COLOMBO: Sri Lanka´s president arrives in India on Thursday for his first visit to the regional powerhouse, with concerns mounting in New Delhi over China´s increasing influence in the strategically placed but financially bankrupt island. New Sri Lankan leaders usually travel to India within a few weeks of taking office, but Ranil Wickremesinghe´s trip comes exactly a year after he became president following the toppling of his predecessor at the…
Agencies Report in Dawn, May 3rd, 2023DOHA: UN chief Antonio Guterres made a new attack on the Taliban government’s “unprecedented” curbs on Afghan women’s rights on Tuesday as he highlighted international fears over stability in the crisis-stricken state. Meanwhile, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will visit Islamabad at the end of the week for talks with Pakistani and Chinese officials, his ministry said. The United Nations is reviewing its Afghan operations after the Taliban…
by Tahir Khan in Dawn, February 8th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Saudi diplomats’ departure from Kabul amid security concerns has sparked fears that at least three other countries were also planning to close their embassies in Afghanistan, though Taliban and other officials have dismissed such reports. An Afghan Taliban official has confirmed to Dawn that Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its staff, but said the Saudis “have told us that they have withdrawn embassy staff for a week-long training”.…