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Gano Forum, JSD, People’s Party boycott election

report in Prothom Alo, Nov 26, 2023Gano Forum (a section), Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), and Bangladesh People’s Party have declared to boycott the upcoming parliamentary election. They made the declaration through separate press releases on Saturday night, saying they will not join any election under the current election commission as well as the current government. Gano Forum and People’s Party held a joint meeting at the former’s office on Saturday afternoon, with Gano Forum president…

EC may defer polls date if ‘one party’ joins:

Report in The Daily Star, Nov 24, 2023The Election Commission may consider deferring the date of the national elections if “one party” decides to participate in the polls, Election Commissioner Anisur Rahman said yesterday. He, however, did not name the party. The 12th JS polls is slated for January 7, 2024. BNP, a major political party, along with other like-minded allies are on the street demanding polls under a non-partisan caretaker government. Soon after the…

No proposal to alter 18th amendment, says PML-N

Report in Dawn, Nov 21st, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PML-N said on Monday no proposal to alter the 18th amendment to the Consti­tution was being considered by the party. This stance was adopted by party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb and Senator Irfan Siddiqui following the publication of a report in Dawn that the PML-N’s manifesto committee had received several proposals to redo the amendment in question. In a statement, Ms Aur­a­­ngzeb said that the PML-N had always purs­u­­ed…

Nawaz aides mediate party differences

report in The Express Tribune, Nov 21, 2023LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif assigned two of his close aides on Monday to act swiftly to reconcile the differences among the party leadership in Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), before his visits to those provinces as part of his efforts to bring the ‘electables’ to the party fold. According to an Express News report, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo took notice of the differences among the…

PPP will not accept Ladla like 2018: Bilawal Bhutto

Report in The Nation, Nov 17, 2023ABBOTTABAD/KARACHI – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing workers’ convention in Abbottabad on Thursday said that he is grateful to the Jiyalas of the Party for giving him such a grand and historic welcome on his tour of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…….. “I will never disappoint the people, will serve them day and night,” Bilawal vowed. He said that 70 percent of the country’s population consists of…

Bilawal says ready to play on any pitch as Nawaz wins Baloch leaders support

report in The Nation, Nov 16, 2023……..Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that if any party in the coun­try can bring stability by tak­ing everyone together, it is only his party, the PPP. He also add­ed that PPP is ready to play on any pitch, but rivals should trust their own politics and party, and not seek help from someone else. According to the press release is­sued by Media Cell Bilawal House,…

After Polls Schedule: BNP may lay siege to EC Secretariat:

By Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Nov 15, 2023The BNP activists will take to the streets once the Election Commission unveils the polls schedule, party insiders said. It is likely to announce a siege to the Election Commission Secretariat along with the blockade that is on, they added. The party is also considering replying to the letter from US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu about talks on the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad polls.…

Bilawal asks opponents to trust in their own politics:

By Imtiaz Dharani in Dawn, November 15th, 2023MITHI: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zar­d­ari has asserted that PPP is the only party that has the capability to bri­ng stability in the country by taking along all political stakeholders. He advised his opponents to rely on their own political strategies and refrain from seeking ‘external support’ in elections, while also declaring that PPP is well capable of navigating political terrains even otherwise. The PPP chairman expressed…

Zardari scoffs at alliances marshalled against PPP

REPORT IN THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE, NOV 15, 2023KARACHI: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has shrugged off concerns about emerging alliances aimed at challenging his party’s dominance in the upcoming Feb 8 general elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Zardari said he was confident that PPP would secure victories across the nation in the upcoming polls while disregarding the electoral alliances marshalled against the party to put a dent in its electoral prospects. The PPP…

Consensus must before polls schedule:

Report in The Daily star, Nov 13, 2023Islami Andolan Bangladesh would march towards the Election Commission the day EC announces election schedule without political consensus and creating a level playing field, the party said today. It also said it would hold protest rallies in every district and city the following day of the schedule announcement. Ameer of the party Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim said this during a press conference at the party’s headquarter in Purana…

PML-Q says no merger, only seat adjustment with PML-N

Report in Dwn, November 13th, 2023LAHORE/GUJRAT: Senior leader of PML-Q Chaudhry Shafay Hussain says his party is not being merged into any other political entity. In a statement issued in Lahore on Sunday, the former federal minister in the PDM government said his party would maintain its separate identity instead of merging with the PML-N. However, both the parties could strike seat adjustments in the general election, he said. Shafay added that the PML-Q candidates…