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House of Zardari not aligned over question of poll timeline

by Imran Ayub in Dawn, Sept 10, 2023• Bound by father’s advice in family matters, not party’s affairs, says Bilawal• Asif says ‘delimitations necessary’ before elections; PPP leaders also seek poll date KARACHI: The house of Zardari seems split over the issue of timely polls, after PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari publicly disowned a statement made by his father, favouring a delay in elections due to fresh delimitations in light of the census that was approved…

‘Good cop, bad cop’ strategy for PPP?

by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, Sept 10, 2023LAHORE: A PPP leader on Saturday maintained that both the father and son – Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari – actually had a difference of opinion regarding the handling of party affairs, especially with reference to the establishment. “It is not a ‘good cop, bad cop’ strategy as being perceived by the media,” he said while talking to The Express Tribune on condition of…

Maithri’s SLFP aims for supporting President at presidential elections

by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror Sept 8, 2023The removal of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara from his post as SLFP (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) General Secretary appears to be a strategic move aimed at eliminating potential obstacles to the party’s support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming presidential election, according to sources. According to political sources, Mr. Jayasekara has been opposed to the idea of backing the President at the next election. Instead, he has…

It is difficult for JaPa to go out of govt’s will

by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, Sept 4, 2023Dhaka: Conflict between followers of Jatiya Party top leaders Raushon Ershad and GM Quader is increasing over the leadership and authority of the party as the parliamentary election is nearing. Both the factions of Jatiya Party, which is allied with the ruling Awami League for the last one and half decades, are now talking about the preparation for the next parliamentary election. There are discussions at different…

UML leaders in tug of war as Lumbini convention kicks off

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kaathmandu Post, Sept 3, 2023The Lumbini provincial convention of CPN-UML, an event keenly watched by party insiders and observers alike, kicked off in Butwal on Saturday. The convention is viewed as a test of strength of key UML leaders Bishnu Paudel and Shankar Pokhrel, who are the party’s vice-chairman and general secretary, respectively. This is the first provincial gathering organised after the second-largest party’s tenth general convention was held…

Missing persons’ issue to be centre of BNP-M poll campaign: Mengal

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, September 1st, 2023QUETTA: Balochistan National Party-­Mengal (BNP-M) Pres­i­dent Sardar Akhtar Mengal has announced that his party would contest the upcoming elections on the slogan of “recovery of missing persons”. He lamented that despite raising the issue at all forums, nothing was done by the government to resolve it. Speaking at a seminar, organised by the ‘Voice for the Baloch Missing Persons’ to observe the International Day of the Victims of…

Zardari calls party leaders’ meeting in Dubai

By Asim Yasin in The News, September 01, 2023ISLAMABAD: PPP Parliamentarians President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the party’s senior leaders in Dubai to assess the country’s political situation in the wake of countrywide demonstrations against inflation and the inflated power bills. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is already in Dubai. Zardari is expected to hold important consultations with the party leaders to decide the party’s final course of action in the given situation. Sources…

Intra-party polls: PTI given until Sept 13

report in The Express Tribune, August 31st, 2023.ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has granted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party until September 13 to present its arguments in the ongoing intra-party elections case. Emphasising the need for timely resolution, the electoral watchdog announced that a decision on the allocation of electoral symbols to PTI would be made after the arguments are heard. A three-member bench, led by Nisar Ahmad Durrani, presided over the PTI…

AL move to find new allies fails to get much traction

by Anowar Hossain in Prothom Alo, Aug 29, 2023Most of the old Islamist allies of Awami League remain with the party ahead of the next general election but the ruling party’s initiative to find new allies from the Islamists is not getting much traction. Moreover, the ruling party’s good relation with Islami Andolon Bangladesh was strained recently. Awami League is not getting much positive response about bringing the Islamist parties allied with BNP and other…

Congress says opposition attacks, internal rifts have weakened party

Report in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 23, 2023The Nepali Congress, the largest party in the federal and provincial parliaments as well the local level, has concluded that the public has misconceptions about it, arising from the flow of illusionary messages about the party’s policy and leadership. Releasing the findings of a nationwide campaign carried out by the party from August 5 to 15, Min Bishwokarma, head of the party’s publicity department, said that due to…

Jatiya Party calls for all-party dialogue ahead of polls

report in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 22, 2023Jatiya Party Chairperson GM Quader has called for an “all-party dialogue to ensure a free and fair polling” in Bangladesh. He came up with the call in a telephonic interview with the Hindu. In the interview, Quader created equidistance both from Prime Minister Hasina’s government as well as the BNP. Quader said that it is very important for the government to come forward seeking a dialogue with all political…