report in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2023.LAHORE: In an apparent reference to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan, former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Thursday questioned why Pakistan was punished by imposing [establishment’s] ladla (darling) on them after his removal from power in 2017. “Your enmity was with Nawaz Sharif and you had put him in jail but why did you punish the people? Why the lives…
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report in The Nation, Dec 14, 2023Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) supremo Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Wednesday that his political party was ready to form a coalition government with the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N). Maulana Fazlur Rehman told the journalists that JUI-F has not held talks with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) regarding seat adjustment and electoral alliance. He said that common citizens and law enforcers were being martyred in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank…
report in The News, November 15, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN) supremo and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will undertake a one-day visit to Sialkot after returning from Quetta. It will be his first visit outside Lahore in Punjab. He has been invited for the visit by former federal minister and PMLN stalwart Khawaja Muhammad Asif. Sialkot has been a stronghold of the PMLN in recent years. Sources in the PMLN told The News here…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, Oct 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Months after the death of former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf, the All-Pakistan Muslim League (APML), once founded by him, has also ceased to exist following ‘internal disputes’. There were three claimants for the symbol of “eagle”, but none of them could prove they ever held any position in the party before a three-member bench of the ECP, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan…
Report in Dawn, Oct 14th, 2023LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Sirajul Haq has raised concerns about the silence of the rulers of the Islamic world regarding the Israeli brutal aggression against the innocent people of Gaza, emphasizing that the time has come for them to demonstrate whether they stand with the aggressor or the oppressed. Addressing the Palestine Solidarity March on The Mall on Friday, he said, “Israel is an illegal occupant of Palestinian land and…
by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Oct 9, 2023Emboldened by the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the expulsion of Nazeer Ahamed from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leading to the termination of his parliamentary seat, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said it would seriously consider similar disciplinary action against around 25 of its MPs who broke ranks with it, a party official said. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the decision by…
report in The News online, Sept 21, 2023LAHORE: Former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif rushed back to London merely after 48 hours to hold “important consultations” with his elder brother and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, sources told Geo News Thursday. The party’s chief organiser Maryam Nawaz has also left for the UK capital where she is expected to stay for a week. “Shehbaz Sharif is coming back to London with an important message…
By Murtaza Ali Shah in The News, Sept 16, 2023LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Deputy Secretary General Attaullah Tarar has said that PMLN supremo Nawaz Sharif’s planned return to Pakistan on October 21 will not be affected by SC decision. After holding meeting with Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif here, Attaullah Tarar said that CJP Umar Ata Bandial has displayed his pro-PTI and pro-Imran Khan bias once again by trying to favour Imran Khan but…
report in The News, August 21, 2023ISLAMABAD: Three major political parties, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) and Awami National Party (ANP), have sought the resignation of President Dr Arif Alvi after his statement on the issue of signing of two important bills. Faisal Karim Kundi, a spokesman for the PPP, responded by calling the incident unfortunate and lamenting the fact that the president apologised 24 hours after it was reported in…
Report in The Island, July 15, 2023Muslim Personal Law Reforms Action Group (MPLRAG) on Friday (14) alleged that Muslim MPs continued to thwart attempts made to amend the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) to protect the rights of women and children. MPLRAG said in a letter dated 8 June 2023, 18 Muslim MPs had submitted recommendations in response to the Draft Bill on MMDA Reforms to Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe. Issuing a press…
A complicated relationship
By Abdul Qadir in The News, December 16, 2023The writer is an independent researcher.The historical relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been marked by a series of conflicts and diplomatic tensions despite the two being dominantly Muslim neighbouring countries with thousands of years of shared history and culture. The seeds of discord were sown as early as September 1947 when Afghanistan stood as the lone dissenting voice against Pakistan in the United Nations. In September…