report in The Express Tribune, Dec 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a strange twist, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday faced conflicting assertions after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarian (PTI-P) chief Pervez Khattak stirred the political pot by alleging he had been “offered” the symbol ahead of the upcoming elections. The claims raised alarms among observers and the supporters of the PTI, speculating that the ECP’s action to withdraw the symbol – amid concerns that the party…
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by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, June 14, 2023Ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Leader and Government Parliamentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa and a number of SLPP District Leaders have boycotted a discussion called by the SLPP backed President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday (12) on the grounds that the latter does not have the power to call SLPP members for such meetings, The Daily Morning learned. The President had called the Cabinet of Ministers, Rajapaksa, SLPP General…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, Apr 3, 2023A new political party named “The United Republic Front” is being formed and will be launched next month, Opposition Parliamentarian, and “43rd Brigade” political movement leader Patali Champika Ranawaka said. Ranawaka told The Daily Morning that measures are currently underway to form a new political party by May this year. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP, said that Sri Lanka is now in need of a merit-based…