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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Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2023Over a month and a half since government formation, Chief Minister Kedar Karki of Koshi Province is still struggling to give a full shape to his Cabinet. Karki rebelled against the party leadership to become the chief minister with the CPN-UML’s backing on October 14 while the Congress had officially stood in favour of CPN (Maoist Centre)’s Indra Bahadur Angbo. The UML quit the Koshi government on November…
report in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2023.ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: In a strategic move for full slate of candidates, the leadership of PPP Punjab convened on Wednesday and finalised plans to nominate candidates for every provincial and national constituency within the province. The party also decided to open doors for aspiring candidates, inviting applications to bolster the electoral roster. The decision was taken during a meeting led by Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpur with the party’s…
Report in Kathmandu Post, Nov13, 2023The plan of the ruling parties to oust the CPN-UML from the Koshi provincial government while keeping the government intact seems to work as long as the largest party in the province continues its backing to the Kedar Karki-led government even after quitting his Cabinet. Forming the government for Karki, a dissident leader of the Nepali Congress, would not have been possible without UML’s support. On October 14, he became…
Report in Dawn, October 23rd, 2023LAHORE: On the instructions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar, the police ensured foolproof security arrangements for Christian prayer programmes in churches across the province on Sunday. The police remained on high alert and performed their duties diligently, allowing Christian citizens to conduct their prayers in a peaceful environment and participate in their holy prayer ceremonies. Earlier, Mr Anwar directed regional police officers and district police officers…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 28, 2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.Differences are growing among the ruling parties in the Koshi province even before the government completes a month of its formation. On October 14, Kedar Karki, a provincial assembly member from the dissident faction of the Nepali Congress, became the chief minister of the Koshi Province with the main opposition CPN-UML’s backing. He took the…
Report in Dawn, October 23rd, 2023LAHORE: On the instructions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar, the police ensured foolproof security arrangements for Christian prayer programmes in churches across the province on Sunday. The police remained on high alert and performed their duties diligently, allowing Christian citizens to conduct their prayers in a peaceful environment and participate in their holy prayer ceremonies. Earlier, Mr Anwar directed regional police officers and district police officers…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 16, 2023Continuing the deportation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan, officials in Balochistan province have stated that 5,000 Afghan migrants returned to Afghanistan in the last 15 days. Pakistani media reported on Sunday that these migrants have returned to their country through the Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing. Afghan refugees in Pakistan are alleging that the Pakistani army is destroying their homes to force them to leave the…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 12th, 2023QUETTA: Caretaker Balochistan Information Minister Jan Achakzai has said that out of 250 madressahs in the province, 84 are being run by Afghan refugee clerics and around 8,500 students were studying there. “These 84 madressahs will be handed over to the local ulema for running them as the government has no plan to close these seminaries,” he said on Wednesday at a joint press conference with caretaker Home…
by Tahir Siddiqui in Dawn, October 7th, 2023KARACHI: A meeting of the Sindh Apex Committee, attended by caretaker Chief Minister retired Justice Maqbool Baqar and Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir, was informed on Friday that pockets where illegal Afghan nationals were concentrated in the province had been identified. The provincial government informed the meeting that an action plan to implement the federal government’s policy on illegal foreigners’ repatriation plan had been shared…