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Congress members express worry over mounting public frustration, poor governance

Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 31, 2023The Central Working Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress has entrusted its parliamentary board to select the candidates for the upcoming National Assembly elections. This decision came as the three-day central meet of the ruling party concluded on Saturday. The party will follow the candidate selection criteria that are almost final, said Min Bishwakarma, head of the party’s publicity department. The criteria will prefer Congress members who have…

PML-N stands united as never before: Nawaz

report in The Express Tribune, Dec 31, 2023LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif stated on Saturday that the PML-N is now stronger and more united than ever, emphasizing the party’s commitment to rescuing the people of Pakistan amidst current economic challenges. During the PML-N parliamentary board meeting, Nawaz praised his brother Shehbaz Sharif, the party president, for his unwavering commitment to both the party and the people of Pakistan. He credited Shehbaz for successfully addressing…

ECP decides to take ‘bat’ back from PTI

by Amna Ali in The Express Tribune, Dec 30, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided to challenge the decision of the Peshawar High Court, which suspended the declaration of PTI’s internal polls as “unconstitutional” and the revocation of the party’s ‘cricket bat’ electoral symbol. Sources indicate that the ECP plans to file an intra-court appeal in the PHC challenging the decision of its single-judge bench. In the event of no relief,…

Life of Fazl, Aimal under serious threat, warns interior ministry

Report in Dawn, December 30th, 2023PESHAWAR: The interior ministry has warned that there are serious threats to the life of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl emir Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Awami National Party provincial president Aimal Wali Khan. In a letter to the chief secretaries and inspector general of police of all provinces and circulated by the ANP, the interior ministry said it had received reports from reliable sources revealing serious threats to the life of Mr Fazl…

PTI heads to Peshawar High Court today in bid to regain its ‘bat’

by Ikram Junaidi | Mansoor Malik | Waseem Ahmad Shah in Dawn, Dec 26th, 2023PESHAWAR/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The PTI is expected to approach the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday (today) in a bid to retain the ‘bat’ as the party’s symbol for the upcoming elections. “It is our legitimate right to contest the upcoming general election with the symbol of bat,” party spokesperson Raoof Hasan told Dawn, referring to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s Dec 22…

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…

MIDWEEK REVIEW: Declining power and challenges before SLPP

By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Dec 20, 2023Re-elected leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Mahinda Rajapaksa (MR) and its founder Basil Rajapaksa (BR) declared last week that the party would definitely win the next national election. The boastful prediction was made at the second convention of the party held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on Dec 15, two days after the SLPP voted for President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s (RW) Budget for 2024, presented…

Lopsided election would trigger ‘Bangla spring’: AB Party

report in Prothom Alo, Dec 20, 2023The Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party has demanded the resignation of the incumbent government and an election under a neutral government. The party held a protest rally Tuesday afternoon which crossed through the Shegun Bagicha, Bijaynagar and Kakrail area of the capital. AFM Sulaiman Chowdhury, convener of the AB Party urged the people of the country to boycott the forthcoming elections. “We do not support this lopsided election like everyone…

Rashid Soomro likely to contest elections against Bilawal

By Aftab Ahmed & Imtiaz Hussain in The News, Dec 18, 2023HYDERABAD/ SUKKUR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) secretary general Sindh chapter Rashid Mahmood Soomro said he has applied to the party ticket to contest the election against PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, adding the final decision will be taken by the party. Addressing a press conference on Sunday in Sukkur, the JUI-F leader said as to how the PPP will run its election campaign in…

UML ends west-east march, asserts problem-solving role

report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 18, 2023The CPN-UML’s 18-day mid-hill march concluded in Chiwabhanjyang in Panchthar district on Sunday with a national flag hoisting ceremony. By raising the national flag near the India border in Sikkim, the party has tried to convey that nationalism remains a key element of its political agenda. The KP Sharma Oli-led party had fared excellently in the 2017 general election—the first after the promulgation of the constitution—largely attributed to…

UML chair Oli manhandled in Dhankuta

Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 14, 2023 Updated at 19:45 hrsCPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli was manhandled by a man as the leader walked through a crowd of his party’s supporters in Mahalaxmi Municipality-5 of Dhankuta on Thursday. Police said a local named Mahesh Rai attempted to attack the former prime minister and was promptly held by security personnel and youths associated with the National Youth Federation of CPN-UML. Rajbabu Maharjan, Dhankuta police spokesperson,…