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Seat adjustment with PMLN: IPP prepares list of NA, PA constituencies

By Ali Raza in The News, Dec 11, 2023LAHORE: Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) has prepared a list of constituencies of National and Punjab Assembly where they want to field their candidates under a possible seat adjustment with the PMLN. Sources claimed the IPP’s committee consisting of Ishaq Khakwani, Aun Chaudhry and Nauman Langriyal has prepared the list of candidates, which will be given to the PMLN’s committee on Monday (today). According to different media reports, IPP…

PPP to contest every constituency in Punjab

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…

Nawaz likely to re-conquer Punjab, KPK

Report in Business Recorder, Oct 21, 2023LAHORE: All is set for the return of PML-N supremo to the country and a big power show of the party at Minar-e-Pakistan on Saturday (today). Nawaz Sharif, who is in Dubai, will travel to Pakistan in a charter plane on Saturday. He would reach Lahore Fort through a helicopter to attend the PML-N public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan. The PML-N supremo is returning to the country after ending his…

What challenges await Nawaz in Pakistan?

By Zebunnisa Burki in The News, Oct 21, 2023KARACHI: Political commentators feel that the fragile economic situation; Nawaz Sharif’s ‘narrative’; how he deals with Imran Khan; and the Punjab voter’s alleged proclivity for voting for establishment parties are the immediate challenges that await Nawaz as he returns home today. For some analysts, though, Nawaz Sharif’s politics are well past their sell-by date already. The News talked to political commentators on what challenges Nawaz faces as…

PML-N to go solo in Punjab elections

by Nadeem Chaudhry in The Express Tribune, Sept 14, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would go solo to contest the upcoming general elections in Punjab, but it might explore the possibility of an alliance or seat adjustment arrangements in other provinces, party sources said on Wednesday. The former ruling party took major decisions in its meeting in London on Tuesday, including the return of party Quaid Nawaz Sharif, party’s narrative during the election campaign,…

CTD foils major terror plot during operations in Punjab

report in The News, Sept 05, 2023LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has foiled a major terror plot in the province by arresting seven suspected terrorists linked with banned outfits during operations in different areas of Punjab. According to the spokesperson, the CTD Punjab conducted 49 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any untoward incident of terrorism, in which 49 suspected persons were interrogated and 7 alleged terrorists were…

Punjab orders ‘high-level’ probe after Faislabad churches vandalised

report in The News, August 17, 2023A high-level inquiry has been ordered by the caretaker Punjab government after a violent mob set fire to a number of churches and vandalised Christians’ homes on Wednesday. Around 100 people have been arrested, a first information reporter has been registered, and paramilitary Rangers have been called in to take control of the situation. The mob made its way through a predominantly Christian area on the outskirts of the…

CTD arrests four ‘terrorists’

report in The News, July 21, 2023LAHORE: The Counterterrorism Department (CTD) has arrested four alleged terrorists belonging to defunct organizations during operations in different areas of Punjab. The CTD Punjab conducted 71 intelligence-based operations to effectively deal with any untoward incident of terrorism, in which 71 suspects were interrogated and four alleged terrorists were arrested with weapons, explosives and prohibited materials. Those arrested were Ajmal, Feroz, Hamid Bashir and Syed Awais. They belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban…

TD arrests nine militants of banned outfits

report in Dawn, June 28th, 2023LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab has reported the arrest of nine suspects associated with defunct organisations across various parts of the province. According to a spokesperson for the CTD, the arrests were made as a result of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted by different teams of the department. A total of 35 IBOs were carried out in different districts of Punjab, leading to the questioning of 36 suspects. Of…

CTD arrests alleged terrorist

report in Daily Times, June 19, 2023The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab , during an operation Dera Ghazi Khan arrested an alleged terrorist of a banned outfit. According to the spokesman, the CTD Dera Ghazi Khan received information from a reliable source that a terrorist of the banned organization Baloch Liberation Army, Mohammad Rashid Bashmani, shared controversial content against government and law enforcement agencies through social media. The team of CTD police station Sader reached the…

CTD arrests six ‘militants’ of banned outfits in Punjab

report in Dawn, June 18th, 2023LAHORE: Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested six alleged militants of banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province. According to a spokesman, the Punjab CTD conducted 55 intelligence based operations (IBOs) in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any incident of terrorism, interrogating 50 suspects and arresting six alleged militants with weapons, explosives and other prohibited materials. He says those arrested…