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Nawaz pins hopes on masses after back to back legal triumphs

report in Daily Times, Dec 15, 2023Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif Thursday hoped the people would back his party when elections take place next year after he secured major victories from courts. “I am hopeful that you [the people] will announce your judgments on February 8, [2024] and end the punishments meted out to you,” Nawaz said in a recorded message to the nation, aired live on television channels. Nawaz has time and…

Nawaz pins hopes on masses after back to back legal triumphs

report in Daily Times, Dec 15, 2023Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif Thursday hoped the people would back his party when elections take place next year after he secured major victories from courts. “I am hopeful that you [the people] will announce your judgments on February 8, [2024] and end the punishments meted out to you,” Nawaz said in a recorded message to the nation, aired live on television channels. Nawaz has time and…

Imran has picked who will contest intra-party polls in his place: Ali Zafar

By Zebunnisa Burki in The News, November 29, 2023KARACHI: PTI senior leader and lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar has said that in a meeting with Imran Khan one person has been agreed on as someone who can contest the PTI’s intra-party polls in Imran’s place. The name of the person will be announced as soon as all legal compulsions are finalized, and the party could hold the intra-party election on Saturday or Sunday. Speaking to host…

Nawaz directs party leaders to start polls preparations

report in Daily Times, Nov 7, 2023Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Monday directed the party leaders to begin their preparations for the elections – scheduled to take place on February 8, 2024. The directions were issued in a meeting at the PML-N’s central secretariat in Lahore where the three-time prime minister was welcomed by party president Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N Senior Vice-President and Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz and other leaders. Khawaja Muhammad…

Dar expects Nawaz-Zardari meeting in the near future

report in Daily Times, Oct 26, 2023Senior PML-N leader Senator Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said he expected a meeting between party supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari would “hopefully” take place, after weeks of enduring veiled criticism from the PPP over election delays. Speaking in an interview with a private news channel , the senator was questioned about increasing criticism from the PPP for the treatment meted out to Nawaz on his…

President doesn’t see elections taking place in Jan

report in The Express Tribune, Oct 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that he does not see general elections taking place in January 2024. “I do not believe that elections will be held in January,” President Alvi said in an interview with a private TV channel on Wednesday. Uncertainty has surrounded the holding of general elections after the premature dissolution of the National Assembly on Aug 9. As the NA was dissolved three…

UN bigwigs at JVP hq

report in The Island, Aug 31, 2023A meeting between the Permanent Resident Representative of the United Nations in Colombo Marc-Andre Franch, and the National People’s Power leader Comrade Anura Kumara Dissanayake, took place Tuesday (29) morning at the JVP head office. Edward Rees, Development Adviser and Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Sri Lanka Office, and Comrade Bimal Ratnayake, National Executive Member for the National People’s Power, were also present. The discussion centred around the…

Political violence has no place in a democracy: United States

report in Prothom Alo, July 28, 2023The United States backs Bangladesh’s objective of conducting free, fair, and peaceful elections. The US administration stresses the significance of collaborating with the Bangladeshi government to accomplish this goal. However, it is crucial to bear in mind that political violence has no role in the democratic process, as remarked by Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department, Vedant Patel. During the regular press briefing of the US State Department…

Leading Afghan Journalist ‘Reza Shaheer’ Detained in Zabul: Sources

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in The Khaama Press Online, June 19, 2023Reports emerged that Reza Shaheer, a leading journalist of ‘Rah-e-Farda’ TV channel who had freshly returned from Iran, was arrested in Zabul and taken to an unknown place, while Taliban provincial officials rejected his arrest. Previously, Reza Shaheer had been detained by the de facto authorities of Afghanistan, which forced him to move to Iran to get a French visa. Upon his return from Iran,…

Four policemen martyred in Quetta gun battle:

Report in The News, April 12, 2023QUETTA: Four policemen were martyred during an intelligence-based operation in Quetta on Tuesday. The attack took place in the Kuchlak area near Quetta during a search operation launched following Monday’s bombing, Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo said. “The officers who were martyred during the encounter with the terrorists set an example of courage and bravery,” he said in a statement. Zohaib Moshin, a senior superintendent of police (operations), said…