By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 26, 2023The writer is a reporter covering diplomacy, international relations and national politics for The Kathmandu Post.Finally, a breakthrough on transitional justice is on the horizon. Top leaders of the three major political parties have agreed to endorse the much-awaited bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act in the upcoming winter session of Parliament. After months of deliberations at the Law, Justice…
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by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Dec 21st, 2023WASHINGTON: In a two-hour engagement with US scholars and policymakers on Tuesday, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Syed Asim Munir highlighted Pakistan’s desire to develop as a hub of economic connectivity without getting involved in bloc politics and the US-China rivalry. “Pakistan is a country of consequence both from geopolitical and geoeconomic perspectives and wishes to develop itself as a hub of connectivity and a gateway…
Report in Dawn, Dec 20th, 2023LAHORE: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said if old politicians continued to fight using old methods, they would not be able to find solutions to the country’s problems. “I want to bury traditional politics and take the country in a new direction,” said the former foreign minister speaking at a gathering in connection with the golden jubilee celebration of the 1973 Constitution by the Lahore High Court Bar Association.…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, December 11th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Beset on all sides, the PTI seems to have finally come to the realisation that in order to survive in the electoral landscape of Pakistan, it may have to sit down with other political stakeholders, including the PML-N and PPP, instead of relying on the powers that be. “Although the party is not ready to hold negotiations with the PPP and PML-N, it seems we may be…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, December 9th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin, a key figure in the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, announced on Friday that he had decided to quit the PTI and politics for good, marking another setback for the Imran Khan-led party ahead of the general election. Mr Tarin, who was one of the heads of PTI’s manifesto committees, said he has also decided to resign as a member of the Senate. In a…
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…
by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Nov 16, 2023Bangladesh’s political climate appears to be in a perpetual stalemate considering how things stand in 2023 and how they were 10 years ago. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announced the election schedule yesterday, and the two political rivals — the Awami League and the BNP — remain entrenched in their positions. Ten years and ten days ago, then CEC Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed announced the…
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…
Report in Dawn, October 15th, 2023PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said that his party would resist any attempt of keeping it out of politics. Addressing Mufti Mehmood Conference in provincial capital, he said that they wanted to proceed towards elections and strengthen democracy in the country. Without naming anyone, he said warned those, who were trying to “fraudulently keep them out of parliament.” “Today I am making this announcement that…
report in The Express Tribune, Oct 13th, 2023.LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has claimed that during the rule of his elder brother, Nawaz Sharif, the entire world was startled by the pace of progress in the country but that during the party’s recent rule it sacrificed its politics for state. “We prioritized the state over politics. If there is no state, there will be no politics. To achieve economic development, political stability is necessary,” Shehbaz…
By ABM Ripon in Prothom ALo, Oct 3, 2023Lakshmipur: Before the 2014 election, all four of Lakshmipur’s parliamentary seats were in BNP’s control. The party leaders and activists would consider this BNP’s stronghold. Then in 2014, all four of these seats slipped away from BNP. Since then, Awami League dominates the district politics there. In 2015, Miah Golam Faruk was made the district Awami League president and Nuruddin Chowdhury the general secretary. A section of…