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Start of political wrestling of PPP, PML-N

by Shafqat Ali in The Nation, Dec 4, 2023ISLAMABAD – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) are engaged in a fierce political fight in Balochistan weeks before the general elections. Both the major political parties are trying to win maximum electables before the February 8 polls. The contest so far is in favour of the PML-N, with the PPP not giving up. PPP supremo Asif Ali Zardari enjoys influence among…

Draft of Ansar Battalion Act, 2023 gets final nod

report in Prothom Alo, Sept 5, 2023The cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of Ansar Battalion Act, 2023, keeping death penalty as the maximum punishment for different crimes including mutiny and provocation for rebellion, UNB reports. The approval came from the cabinet meeting chaired by prime minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the city. According to the proposed law, there will be two courts for the trials of internal crimes…

TNA rejects Ranil’s throne speech

By Mirudhula Thambiah in The Morning, Feb 10, 2023The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) yesterday (9) stated in Parliament that they reject President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s throne speech cum Statement of Government Policy, delivered on Wednesday (8), stating that maximum devolution of power cannot take place within a unitary model. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, TNA’s Spokesman and Parliamentarian, President’s Counsel M.A. Sumanthiran noted: “He ends by saying that he will not allow for a separation of the…