Report in Dawn, Nov 21st, 2023NOWSHERA: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday urged the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) and the chief election commissioner (CEC) to play their role in ensuring fair elections so that no one could question their legitimacy. “State institutions should play their role within the constitutional framework to ensure free, fair and impartial elections to steer the country out of the existing economic crisis,” the PPP chairman said while addressing party…
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by Syed Irfan Raza | Amjad Mahmood in Dawn, November 20th, 2023• Says environment ‘conducive’ for elections, Peoples Party ready for contest• PML-N ‘endorses’ statement, asks all political leaders to sit together to overcome crises ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A day after sharing apprehensions regarding the lack of level playing field in the lead-up to polls, PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday reposed confidence in the Election Commission of Pakistan’s ability to hold transparent elections — a…
By Samsur Rahman in Prothom Alo, Nov 17, 2023A total of 17 out of 44 registered political parties of the country rejected the polls schedule announced by the election commission (EC) on Wednesday evening. Ruling Awami League (AL) and 14 other parties welcomed the polls schedule. The remaining 12 parties are yet to disclose their stance on the issue. The ruling AL is gearing up for the election while Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been…
Report in The Daily Star, Nov 17, 2023Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday hinted that many political parties and individuals will eventually decide to contest the national polls before the nomination paper submission deadline. “The last date for submitting nomination form is November 30. Many flowers will bloom by then,” said Quader. He was addressing a press conference at AL’s Dhaka district unit office in Tejgaon on the occasion of election schedule announcement by…
By Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, November 17th, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif was ready to dissolve the coalition government to go into polls following the ouster of PTI chief Imran Khan in a no-trust vote in April 2022, but claimed the decision was changed at the eleventh hour because “we did not want to give in” to purported threats. “Shehbaz Sharif was all set to resign…
by Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, Nov 15, 2023The Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the 12th parliamentary polls this evening. The EC may also announce that ballot papers will be sent to the polling stations on the morning of the election day, and deputy commissioners and divisional commissioners will act as returning officers, instead of EC officials, something that had earlier been planned. More than one election commissioner also said…
REPORT IN THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE, NOV 15, 2023KARACHI: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has shrugged off concerns about emerging alliances aimed at challenging his party’s dominance in the upcoming Feb 8 general elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Zardari said he was confident that PPP would secure victories across the nation in the upcoming polls while disregarding the electoral alliances marshalled against the party to put a dent in its electoral prospects. The PPP…
by Syed Ali Shah in TheExpress Tribune, Nov 15, 2023QUETTA: In a strategic manoeuvre ahead of the February 8 general elections, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday secured backing from over two dozen influential figures in Balochistan, notably former chief minister Jam Kamal Khan – a political handshake that will potentially ensure the PML-N receiving the lion’s share in the polls. The development came as political manoeuvres have intensified, with the PML-N attempting to…
Report in The Daily star, Nov 13, 2023Islami Andolan Bangladesh would march towards the Election Commission the day EC announces election schedule without political consensus and creating a level playing field, the party said today. It also said it would hold protest rallies in every district and city the following day of the schedule announcement. Ameer of the party Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim said this during a press conference at the party’s headquarter in Purana…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, November 12th, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, apparently perturbed at being tagged by his opponents as ladla (blue-eyed) and his party a ‘favourite’ of the military establishment, asked party’s new manifesto committee to address this matter while finalising it later this month. On the other hand, PML-N has defended its current equation with the powers that be, wondering why such a question is being raised now when the party had…