By Mushtaq Paracha in The News, Dec 4, 2023NOWSHERA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Parliamentarians (PTIP) Chairman and former defence minister Pervez Khattak on Sunday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for what he said was conducting a ‘fake’ intra-party election. Addressing a gathering of party workers here, he said that the PTI had a history of holding fraudulent intra-party elections. Calling for democracy in the political parties, he alleged that the PTI’s intra-party elections were carried out on paper.…
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by Imran Mukhtar in The Nation, Dec 3, 2023ISLAMABAD – Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Saturday replaced incarcerated ex-premier Imran Khan as the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in a crucial but controversial intra-party polls whose fate will be decided by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and higher courts. Barrister Gohar was elected PTI chairman unopposed in the contest held in Peshawar on the directions of the electoral watchdog. The entire panel of new…
By Zebunnisa Burki in The News, Dec 03, 2023KARACHI: The PTI’s intra-party election could go either way for the party, with electoral and constitutional experts saying that the PTI’s fate as an enlisted party and its election symbol both hang in the balance until the ECP notifies the party’s intra-party poll results. As the PTI’s founding member Akbar S Babar raised objections to the process adopted by the party for its intra-party polls, and with…
Report in The Daily Star, Dec 01, 2023The upcoming national election is unlikely to be “participatory” and it is impossible to ensure public confidence in such an election, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said yesterday. TIB organised a press conference on “Political Commitments for Democracy, Good Governance and Integrity: TIB’s Recommendations” at its Dhanmondi office yesterday, according to a press release. TIB placed 76 recommendations for fostering democracy, institutionalising democratic values and practices, establishing an effective…
report in Daily FT, Dec 1, 2023The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is preparing to introduce its new political program at the second party conference, slated for December 15 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. Speaking at a press conference, SLPP MP Sanjeewa Edirimanna emphasised that 2024 would be an election year, and the party would therefore introduce its new political plan at the forthcoming conference. According to Edirimanne, the party has effectively strengthened its…
By Ali Raza in The News, Dec 01, 2023LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif met different party leaders including former premier Shehbaz Sharif, here on Thursday. Along with party Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz, he reached the PMLN Model Town office and spent a busy day there. Shehbaz, in his meeting, congratulated his brother Nawaz Sharif on his acquittal in Avenfield reference. He expressed good wishes for him and…
Report in The Daily Star, Nov 29, 2023BNP needs to inform the Election Commission within the next two days if they want to join polls, said Election Commissioner Md Alamgir yesterday. Mentionable, the last date for submitting the nomination papers is tomorrow. The EC is open to adjusting the election schedule “within the constitutional limits” to facilitate parties who are still undecided to join the election, he said. “If necessary, we will reschedule the polls.…
By Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Nov 29, 2023The rift between GM Quader and Raushan Ershad, the two most known leaders of the Jatiya Party, has put the parliament’s main opposition in serious trouble. Leader of the opposition and JP chief patron Raushan Ershad and her son Rahgir Almahe Ershad MP yesterday said they would not participate in the January 7 election under the leadership of party Chairman GM Quader. The main reason behind…
By Mumtaz Alvi in The News, Nov 29, 2023ISLAMABAD: The senior leadership of the PTI, including legal and constitutional experts, are trying to resolve the matter of holding intra-party elections as per the ECP’s orders, given the tricky question of incarcerated party chairman Imran Khan’s participation in the upcoming party polls. A senior party leader told The News that the party is “yet to reach a conclusion regarding our chairman and vice-chairman [Shah Mehmood Qureshi]…
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…