by Hasnaat Malik in The Express Tribune, Sept 1, 2023ISLAMABAD: With the apex court having dismissed the Elections Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) review petition against its April 4 order to hold polls for the Punjab Assembly on May 14, pressure is mounting on the ECP either to hold the general elections within 90 days or to approach the court to seek guidance on the question of conducting new delimitation based on the 7th Population Census.…
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by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, July 29, 2023Despite the tensions and heat, BNP and Awami League’s rallies in Dhaka yesterday, Friday, ended peacefully. That is a matter of relief. Today, Saturday, however, BNP is staging sit-in progammes at the entry points to Dhaka. And Awami League has said they will keep these programmes under strict watch. Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police last night stated in a press release that no one had been given permission…