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RPP for new arrangement on monarchy, not for revival of old system

by Thira Lal Bhusal in The Kathmandu Post, December 11, 2023The writet is News Editor of the dailyPro-monarchy and pro-Hindu state forces have stepped up their activities. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), which has 14 seats in the House of Representatives, is the largest pro-monarchy force in the country. Thira Lal Bhusal of the Post sat with RPP chair Rajendra Lingden to discuss the party’s vision for a Hindu kingdom. Your party has stepped up efforts…

Resolution campaign for strengthening system: Chair Oli

REPORT IN NepalNews, Dec 08, 2023CPN UML Chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the nationwide resolution campaign of the party was aimed at strengthening democratic conduct and system. At a programme organized as part of the campaign at Hemja of Pokhara Metropolis-25 today, Oli claimed that the campaign had been effective for nationality, good governance and prosperity. He ruled out the possibility of the restoration of monarchy. He informed that the…

Imran to finalise issuance of party tickets: Gohar Khan

report in The News, Dec 8, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan has said party tickets will be given to those endorsed by the founder of PTI Imran Khan. Talking to the media outside the Adiala Jail on Thursday, Barrister Gohar said that there are 180 cases against Imran Khan and added the judiciary was also passing through a difficult phase along with PTI. He said he is confident that the judiciary will…

Bilawal says he doesn’t know politics of abuse, Gate No 4:

By Anwar Hussain & Sarfaraz Khan in The News, December 08, 2023SHANGLA: Expressing concern over the current economic crisis and political polarization, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said his party would not seek the help of any institution to come into power, as they had the trust and support of people. Addressing a workers convention here, Bilawal Bhutto said they have learnt how to be of service to the…

JP seeks consensus with AL over seat-sharing:

By Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Dec 07, 2023The main opposition in parliament, Jatiya Party, last night requested the ruling Awami League to reach a consensus with them over seat-sharing for the January 7 polls. A JP delegation made the request in a meeting with an AL team at a house in the capital’s Gulshan, meeting sources told The Daily Star. JP Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu and Senior Co-chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud and…

ASWJ man shot at, wounded in ‘targeted attack’ in Karachi

Report in Dawn, December 6th, 2023KARACHI: A local leader of the outlawed Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) was shot at and wounded in New Karachi on Tuesday evening, police and his party said. The police said that Bilal Murshid, 30, was targeted by armed assailants riding a motorbike in the Godhra area in Sector 11-G. He suffered five bullet wounds and was taken first to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital from where he was moved to…

Al-Led 14-Party Alliance: Seat-sharing stuck with JSD, Workers Party:

By Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Dec 06, 2023The decision on Awami League’s seat-sharing with the 14-party alliance partners seems to be stalled over the demands from Bangladesh Workers Party and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD). According to sources, the AL wants to share two seats with each of the parties, but Workers Party and the JSD seek to have the same number of seats they were given in the 2018 national election. Currently,…

Awami League candidates concerned over independent contenders

report in Prothom Alo, Dec 6, 2023The ruling Awami League has adopted a strategy to field independent candidates, aiming to enhance competitiveness in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election and ensure a 50 per cent voter turnout. This move has elicited mixed reactions among party contenders. However, numerous candidates participating in the upcoming election are advocating for the exclusion of independent contenders from the competition. Independent candidates have posed challenges for the 14-party Alliance and its…

Siraj rules out electoral alliance with any political party:

Report in Dawn, December 5th, 2023PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami emir Sirajul Haq has ruled out possibility of forming electoral alliance with any political party for upcoming general polls to be held on February 8. He said that JI could not make alliance with those, who had destroyed the national institutions. He said that the three political parties were groomed in military nurseries and wasted 40 years of nation. According to a statement, he was addressing a convention…

Siraj reiterates call for level playing field to every party

Report in The Nation, Dec 04, 2023LAHORE – Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq has reiterated the call for providing equal opportunities to every political party in the election, stating that it is the constitutional duty of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). During a press conference at Mansoorah on Sunday, he also announced that JI Youth will initiate a 63-day-long campaign to bring about real change through votes starting from December 08. In response to a…

‘Imran handed over his party to Zardari’s protégé’

report in The News, Dec 4, 2023ISLAMABAD: Taking a jibe at Barrister Gohar’s election as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) senior leader Khawaja Asif Sunday censured Imran Khan for handpicking Asif Ali Zardari’s “protégé” as the party’s new chairman. The former defence minister was referring to Gohar replacing Imran Khan as the party chief following the intra-party election on Saturday, which were held after the ECP issued a 20-day deadline warning the party…