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,…
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report in The News,Dec 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and senior politician Muhammad Ali Durrani says the ground realities in the run-up to the general elections have revived the memories of 1977 elections marred by worst rigging in the history. “Revocation of electoral symbol, snatching of nomination papers, curtailing the right to campaign, and suppressing freedom of expression, is not an election but a selection and this war against democracy will result in the defeat…
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…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News,Dec 15, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) order on Wednesday to suspend the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notification to requisition returning officers from bureaucracy is likely to delay the Feb 8 general elections. ECP former secretary and presently caretaker Punjab CM’s Adviser on Law Kanwar Dilshad, when approached, told The News that Feb 8 elections are likely to be delayed because of the LHC judgment. Dilshad said a…
report in The Nation, Dec 14, 2023The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is likely to announce the schedule for the forthcoming general elections, scheduled for February 8, 2024, in ‘two days’. Sources told ARY News that the electoral watchdog has completed all the preparations for the general elections, including the appointment of Returning Officers (ROs). The ECP has also imposed a ban on the appointment and transfer of Deputy Commissioners (DCs), they said, adding that…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 12, 2023Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has highlighted that it will make no difference if the general elections are delayed by eight to 10 days, saying that factors such as adverse weather conditions or security situation in erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) may impact the schedule of polls. In an interview with a private news channel, Zardari emphasised that the elections were…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Dec 11, 2023 DeskMajor General (Retd) Syed Mohammad Ibrahim, chairman of the Bangladesh Kalyan Party, has been expelled from the organization by its other leaders. The information was disclosed in a statement from the Bangladesh Kalyan Party on Sunday. The statement revealed that Ibrahim was expelled for joining the electoral alliance called the United Front without prior notice, a move considered to oppose the party’s ideology. According to Article 20 (E)…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 11, 2023ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir on Sunday departed for his first official visit to the United States, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In its brief statement, the military’s media wing said General Munir is “scheduled to meet senior military and other government officials of the US”. The visit comes after senior US officials visited Pakistan last week. Last week,…
By Asim Yasin in The News, December 07, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Senate Senator Mian Raza Rabbani said the general elections should be held on the 8th of February, 2024 as the internal security situation cannot be an excuse for delay as elections are held when countries are even at war. “The political instability undermines the economy. The Supreme Court has ruled that delay is a continuous Constitutional violation which cannot be perpetuated,” he said while…
Report in Dawn, December 6th, 2023PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday informed the Peshawar High Court that under the law, the schedule of general elections was to be declared at least 54 days ahead of the Feb 8 polling day, so it still had many days to do so. The court directed it to produce the election schedule after its formal announcement. The directions were issued by a bench consisting of Justice Abdul…