report in Prothom Alo, Oct 30, 2023A total of 28 cases have been filed over the incident of violence and death of policeman centering the BNP’s grand rally on 28 October. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been accused in several cases and most of the leaders of the party were named in one case or other. The cases were filed on Sunday. Allegations of killing policeman, exploding cocktails with attempt to kill…
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report in The Express Tribune, Oct 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that he does not see general elections taking place in January 2024. “I do not believe that elections will be held in January,” President Alvi said in an interview with a private TV channel on Wednesday. Uncertainty has surrounded the holding of general elections after the premature dissolution of the National Assembly on Aug 9. As the NA was dissolved three…
By Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, October 26th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday extended the deadline for voters’ registration till Oct 28 and invited international observers to monitor the upcoming general elections. In a letter sent to the secretaries of interior and foreign affairs ministries, the ECP stated, “We would take this opportunity to welcome international observers to observe the polling process neutrally, impartially with their very well-articulated feedback and reports.”…
Report in The Daily Star, Oct 14, 2023The United States has advised its citizens to exercise increased caution while travelling to Bangladesh ahead of the general election. “The next general election is anticipated to occur before January 2024, and political party rallies and other election-related activities have already commenced. Political rallies and demonstrations may be held with increasing frequency or intensity as the general election draws nearer. Travellers to Bangladesh should practise vigilance and remember…
Report in Pakistan Today, Oct 10, 2023— Says PTI’s status as a political party remains intact— Clarifies caretaker government has no bias towards any political partyISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday said that only “law-abiding” Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders would be allowed to participate in the upcoming general elections. During an informal conversation with senior journalists in Islamabad, the caretaker PM affirmed that PTI’s status as a political party remained intact. Reiterating…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 7, 2023As Nepal’s protracted transitional justice process grinds on, the victims of the Maoist insurgency have urged the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to press the government to amend the Transitional Justice Act to ensure a victim-centric resolution. A group of conflict victims’ representatives submitted their written concerns on Friday to Guterres through the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Kathmandu. They made the appeal to the…
Report in Dawn, October 5th, 2023LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday extended pre-arrest bail of PTI former secretary general Asad Umar, former prime minister Imran Khan’s sisters Uzma Khan and Aleema Khan in multiple cases of May 9 riots as police sought their arrest in the Jinnah House attack case. Mr Umar and both sisters of the PTI chairman appeared before the court on expiry of their previous bail in four cases, including attacks…
Report in Dawn, October 1st, 2023KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has said that relief from the courts is the only option available to PTI Chairman Imran Khan, if he seeks to contest the general elections. In an interview with BBC Urdu, Mr Kakar said if “judicial remedy” did not work out for Mr Khan and if he was not able to get relief from the courts, then he would have to face the…
by Akmol Hossain in Prothom Alo, Sept 30, 2023Moulvibazar: They are sometimes seen together on one stage, delivering speeches. But in actuality they have not been together for around two years. The movement and programmes are being held, but separately. BNP’s activities in Moulvibazar district are being carried out in this manner, under the leadership of the president and the general secretary. Awami League, on the other hand, is quite well organised in Moulvibazar. Even…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 27, 2023Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa, United Nations assistant secretary general for Safety and Security, has visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. She visited the Kutupalong-2 and Balukhali-8 refugee camps, as well as the extended part of the 20-year-old refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila on Tuesday. Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mizanur Rahman said during the visit, Vuniwaqa spoke to officials of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN World…