by Agha Iqrar Haroon in Pakistan Today, Jan 23, 2023(The writer is an international award winning journalist who has been in the field since 1988 and appears in national and international media as analyst and political scientist)On January 19, in response to the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) directive to provide details with regards to Toshakhana gifts, the PML(N)-led Federal Government excused itself from complying with the orders, arguing that it may lead to damaging Pakistan’s…
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Report in Dawn, January 19th, 2023• Blames former army chief for current political, economic instability; claims he’s not in contact with new military leadership• Says govt will be forced to hold polls in AprilKARACHI: Former prime minister Imran Khan once again apportioned blame for the recent resurgence of terrorism in the country on the unwillingness of the current government to abide by the commitments made by the previous regime, saying that despite an agreement among…
By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Jan 17, 2023Chinese International Department Vice Minister Chen Zhou yesterday told political party leaders that China is ready to work with any party and that the developing world can benefit greatly from collaboration with Beijing. Zhou made this statement, briefing political party representatives, and journalists, on the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He said that Sri Lanka and China have a long standing relationship and China…
The writer is editor at the Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies, Lahore.… At present, the fissures within Pakistani society run deep; rarely has the country seen such vast divisions not only over issues but also cultish personalities, motivated by anger rather than political agendas. The election, whenever it takes place, will be heavily contested and the challenge is to ensure that sanity prevails. Active steps need to be taken by the government, the mainstream…
By Imran Danish in TOLOnews, Jan 15, 2023 at 10:29 PMMore than 100 former Afghan officials and politicians have returned to the country in the past three months, the Return and Communications Commission for Former Afghan Officials and Political Figures said. Ahmadullah Wasiq, a spokesman for the commission, said the returnees include former ministers, provincial governors and other political figures. “The returned individuals included at the level of deputies, ministers, governors, security chiefs, members of…
report in Daily FT, Jan 12, 2023The talks between several Tamil political parties in Sri Lanka with President Ranil Wickremesinghe have been postponed indefinitely. The group including the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) were set to engage in a marathon round of talks with Wickremesinghe commencing yesterday and continuing till 13 January. Instead, the parties have submitted three demands to President Wickremesinghe calling on him to provide solutions to these within a week’s time. They are…
By Attiya Munawer in Pakistan Today, Jan 8, 2023Terrorism is the indiscriminate or disproportionate use of violence against civilian targets, a product of modernity and a globalization of the wrong meaning of ‘jihadism’ that shows no signs of abating. This idea terrorism is on the rise again in Pakistan and state institutions are very active in dealing with it, but the ongoing political and economic instability in the country is also a major obstacle to…
report in The Morning, Jan 6, 2023The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested popular YouTube political commentator Sepal Amarasinghe at Bellanwila last evening (5) for making disrespectful comments about the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy. The public complaints division of the CID commenced an investigation into the matter after Inspector-General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne received written complaints in this regard. Speaking on the matter, a senior police officer stated that…
by Kamal Ahmed in The Daily Star, Jan 5, 2023The writer is an independent journalist.As we enter 2023, there remains palpable anxiety and nervousness about the national political landscape. It is expected that the 12th parliamentary election will be held at the end of this year or early next year, thereby making everything in politics revolve around the issue of the national election. In a way, the ruling Awami League has already kicked off its…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 5, 2023Nepali Congress spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat on Wednesday claimed that the present ruling coalition has a short life as it is a coming together of opportunistic political forces. The Congress reaction comes around 10 days after it lost the battle to lead the new government despite being the largest party in the House of Representatives. On December 25, hours before the deadline for claiming the new…