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JUIF in contact with other parties to defeat Nawaz Sharif

report in The News, December 31, 2023MANSEHRA: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) leader Mufti Kifayatullah on Saturday said his party was in contact with other political parties to get their support against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supreme leader Nawaz Sharif for NA-15 in February 8 elections. “This is a wrong perception that JUIF is pursuing the agenda of PMLN as an ally. JUIF has its own policies and being a strong political power we will defeat Nawaz Sharif…

ECP removes Imran’s name from the list of party heads

Report in Business Recorder, Dec 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released a fresh list of registered political parties in the country. According to the fresh list, the number of registered political parties in Pakistan has reached 175. The election commission removed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s name from the party heads. The list mentioned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as a leaderless political party. Pervez Khattak-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentarians has been…

JUIF, PPP leaders meet for 3rd time to discuss seat adjustment

report in The News, December 25, 2023PESHAWAR: Desperate for some electoral adjustment, a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) delegation paid another visit to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) and the two parties decided to work out recommendations for seat-to-seat adjustment at the district level. Headed by former provincial president of PPP and ex-minister Syed Zahir Ali Shah, the visiting delegation consisted of Shazi Khan and Misbahuddin. Provincial secretary of the JUIF Ataul Haq Darvesh, Secretary Information Abdul…

Politicos dive into action after election schedule

report in The Express Tribune, Dec 17, 2023KARACHI / LAHORE / PESHAWAR: The political heat in the country picked up steam further after the ECP announced the election schedule with major political parties readying to plunge into the fray and designating ground zero for the poll campaign. The electoral battles began to take shape as bigwigs of parties spent a busy Saturday, highlighting their priorities after coming to power, convening ’emergency sessions’, naming candidates for…

PTI remains obstinate as other parties hail SC order on polls

by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Dec 16th, 2023LAHORE: Buoyed by the Supreme Court’s decision, followed by the announcement of the general elections schedule, most political parties on Friday unanimously proclaimed that a “major conspiracy to delay the polls” has failed. PTI, however, refused to join the celebrations, with party leaders continuing to question the biases of bureaucrats to be appointed as poll officers. In a post on X, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif wrote: “The SC’s…

Fuel pipeline project goes against green energy pledge

by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 3, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal flew to Dubai on Wednesday to attend the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28) and spoke on climate finance Nepal seeks from the international community. In his speech at the summit, Dahal said, “Nepal is fully committed to the Paris Agreement. We are committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emission by…

PPP open to seat adjustments, alliance

report in The Express Tribune, Nove 28, 2023.ISLAMABAD: In a bid to solidify its political footing, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided to deploy its negotiation team in discussions with various political parties for alliance or seat-to-seat adjustments ahead of the upcoming general elections. The strategic move follows the strides made by the PML-N, prompting the PPP to proactively seek alliances to counter its rival’s advancements. The PPP finds itself confronted with unprecedented challenges,…

BNP, Jamaat, like-minded parties threaten to resist one-sided polls

report in Prothom Alo, Nov 24, 2023The leaders of BNP and some like-minded parties and alliances on Thursday threatened that the people of the country will foil the government’s move to hold a lopsided national election on 7 January by using their all might. Speaking at demonstrations and rallies in different areas of the capital in support of their ongoing 48-hour blockade on Thursday, they also called upon the government to cancel the election schedule…

Smaller parties joining the election fray

report in Prothom Alo, Nov 23, 2023Bangladesh Kalyan Party’s chairman Syed Mohammad Ibrahim on Wednesday announced launching a new alliance ‘Jukto Front’ and joining the forthcoming 12th parliamentary election. GM Quader-led Jatiya Party (JaPa) also informed the media of its decision to join the election in the afternoon. Sources said, in the next few days many parties, including several smaller Islamic parties, will change their decision and make announcements of contesting the elections under the…

US letter to political parties: AL rejects dialogue, BNP open for talks:

Report in The Daily Star, Nov 16, 2023Awami League General Secretary Obaidullah Quader yesterday ruled out the possibility of engaging in dialogue with opposition parties, saying the time for dialogue is over. However, BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan told The Daily Star that BNP is always open for dialogue. “When will the dialogue take place? The election schedule is being announced today [yesterday],” Quader told journalists after a talk with US Ambassador Peter…

Solangi urges Alvi to represent all parties, not just one

Report in Dwn, Nov 13th, 2023LAHORE: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi has urged President Dr Arif Alvi to represent all the political parties in accordance with the law and the Constitution for fostering unity in the country. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he said the president’s role was not limited to one party and asked him to speak on behalf of all the political parties. He said if President Alvi…