By Mumtaz Alvi & Sher Ali Khalti in The News, Dec 09, 2023LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif said on Friday his party wanted not only to form governments after winning elections, but also conduct accountability of those who staged his ouster in 2017 and destroyed Pakistan. Addressing a PMLN leaders and the parliamentary board meeting here, Nawaz said he did not return to the country only to form a government, but…
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Report in Dawn, Dec 7th, 2023ISLAMABAD: In the lead-up to upcoming elections on February 8, 2024, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday highlighted some critical observations shaping the country’s political landscape. The HRCP said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) brought some clarity by confirming the election date, addressing some uncertainties. However, persistent rumours of potential delays continued to circulate, creating an air of uncertainty. Concerns arose regarding the restriction of freedoms,…
By Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, December 5th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) has submitted the results of its recently-held controversial intra-party elections and other required documents to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), asking it to issue a certificate in this regard as early as possible. “All required documents of the intra-party elections were filed before the ECP today. As general elections schedule is to be announced anytime soon, the ECP is ought to publish…
Edit in The News,December 05, 2023Unidentified attackers opened fire on a passenger bus on Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan’s (GB) Chilas city this past Saturday, leaving at least nine dead and 25 injured. Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army were also martyred in the attack. On Sunday, the police arrested six suspects following the gun attack on the Islamabad-bound bus in Chilas, which ploughed into a goods truck due to the driver’s acceleration, prompted by the…
By Mariana Baabar in The News, Dec 4, 2023ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has informed the government here that due to paucity of time, it will not be sending a full election observation mission as it did in 2018. Also, no recommendations will be presented at the conclusion of February 8, 2024 elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stated that it welcomes observation missions for elections 2024. The EU Election Observation Mission (EU…
Report in Dawn, Dec 3rd, 2023PESHAWAR: The security forces arrested a key militant commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan during an operation carried out in Mardan district on Saturday, official sources said. They said that during interrogation, the banned outfit’s member revealed about as huge cache of arms kept in the Khyber tribal district. They added that later the weapons were recovered from area. “The banned outfit’s militants had planned to carry out terror activities…
Pakistan’s battle for stability:Op-ed by Omay Aimen in Pakistan Today, Nov 30, 2023The author frequently contributes on issues concerning national and regional security, focusing on matters having critical impact in these milieus.In the wake of the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan in August 2021, two decades after their expulsion by American forces, the geopolitical landscape of the region underwent a profound transformation. Pakistan was deeply implicated in the complex network of global attention and censure, strongly…
by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Dec 1st, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sent a clear message to the Afghan Taliban government that any future attacks having links to the neighbouring country would evoke a strong response, sources familiar with the development have said. Sources said the warning was conveyed through diplomatic channels after the recent attack in Bannu carried out by an Afghan national. This was the 16th suicide attack carried out by a national…
by Syed Ali Shah in The Express Tribune, Dec 1st, 2023QUETTA: The top-most leadership of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday promised to spring ‘Jiyala’ surprise in the Feb 8 general elections, claiming that their rivals were nowhere near even understanding the problems facing the people. The PPP held a major power show in the Balochistan capital to commemorate the party’s 56th foundation day, where party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Co-chairman Asif Zardari and…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 29, 2023 at 10:10 PMIn response to reports of some Pakistani media, the Islamic Emirate said that the Islamic Emirate’s Chargé d’Affaires in Pakistan was not summoned, but only received a message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Earlier, the Express Tribune, a Pakistani newspaper, had reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan summoned the charge d’affaires of the Islamic Emirate in Islamabad in response to…