by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Dec 15, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued the much-awaited election schedule for the general elections to be held on Feb 8, 2024, after the Supreme Court suspended an order of the subordinate judiciary, which had led to pausing the training of the returning officers responsible for monitoring electoral activities and casting a shadow over timely elections. A cloud of potential delay loomed large…
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report in The Nation, Dec 15, 2023 iISLAMABAD/LAHORE – …….. However, the ECP rejected the allegations of any planning to delay the upcoming polls, claiming that it has completed all necessary arrangements to conduct the polls. In reaction to the PTI blames about delaying the polls, the Commission rejected these claims. “These are unfounded and baseless claims which are aimed at misguiding the people,” said the election regulatory body in a statement issued here. The…
report in The Island, Oct 28, 2023The Catholic Church has appealed to the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to back its efforts to secure a transparent investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has made representations in this regard to United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif during a recent meeting in Geneva. The Cardinal was accompanied by Shammil Perera, PC, to the meeting…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Oct 19, 2023The government has requested UN intervention to prevent the large Indian fishing fleet from poaching in Sri Lankan waters. Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda has made the request on behalf of the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government. A statement issued by the Fisheries Ministry on 16 Oct., quoted Devananda as having told UN Resident Coordinator in Colombo Marc-André Franche that the invasion of Sri Lankan waters was a serious problem. The…
By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Sept 14, 2023Former President Maithripala Sirisena has said there must be an international investigation into the Easter Sunday attacks, following the revelations of the Channel 4 documentary. Sirisena said that for four years, various parties had levelled allegations against him for not stopping the terror attacks. “I was harassed. There were court orders against me. But when you watch the Channel 4 video, you can see that what actually…
report in Khaama Press, online ,Sept 4, 2023Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, has reiterated the call for the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, despite warnings from the Taliban de facto administration against foreign intervention in internal affairs. Abdul Ghani Baradar, acting Deputy Prime Minister of the de faction administration, emphasized during a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador and Special Representative to the President that external intervention should be avoided in our internal matters. The…