by Faisal Ahmad Daily Times, Dec 26, 2023The writer is a graduate of QAU, PhD scholar & freelance writer.Baluchistan remained in the news headlines for multiple reasons related to internal security during the past weeks. There is an emerging silver lining and multiple extraordinary challenges amid complex socio-political dynamics in the province. Before discussing the surrender of militant commander Sarfaraz Bungalzai and much talked about the hype on the march of Baluch protestors, let’s recall…
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by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, December 9th, 2023• Interior minister highlights ‘general threat’ to politicians, but ‘specific alert’ for FazlISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti emphasised the government’s readiness to ensure peaceful general elections but at the same time acknowledged the terrorist threats faced by political leaders in the run-up to the February polls. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Mr Bugti highlighted a general threat to political figures, with a specific…
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…
Report in Prothom Alo, Nov 16, 2023Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal unveils the election schedule at a televised speech on 15 November 2023.Screengrab BTV videoNoting significant differences among political leaderships, chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal asserted that it is not impossible to avoid mutual mistrust and settle differences through a dialogue. In his speech for the nation on Wednesday, he humbly requested all the political parties to find out a solution as…
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 Imran Ayub in Dawn, Nov 16th, 2023KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party on Wednesday described the fresh ‘political manoeuvring’ of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in which the PML-N engaged some political parties, making new electoral deals and alliances with political stakeholders mainly from Balochistan, as a rebirth of the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), which was an alliance formed in 1988 with the backing of the then establishment. Senator Nisar Khuhro, the president of the PPP’s…
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…
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 Dwn, Nov 13th, 2023LAHORE: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi has urged President Dr Arif Alvi to represent all the political parties in accordance with the law and the Constitution for fostering unity in the country. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he said the president’s role was not limited to one party and asked him to speak on behalf of all the political parties. He said if President Alvi…
Report in Dwn, November 13th, 2023LAHORE/GUJRAT: Senior leader of PML-Q Chaudhry Shafay Hussain says his party is not being merged into any other political entity. In a statement issued in Lahore on Sunday, the former federal minister in the PDM government said his party would maintain its separate identity instead of merging with the PML-N. However, both the parties could strike seat adjustments in the general election, he said. Shafay added that the PML-Q candidates…
report in The News, Nov 13, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PMLQ) Punjab General Secretary Chaudhry Shafay Hussain said in a statement on Sunday that his party was not merging with any other political party. He said there would be only seat adjustments with the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) in some constituencies. The PMLQ would maintain its individual status and its candidates would participate in elections on tractor symbol, he added.https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1128534-pmlq-to-adjust-seats-with-pmln