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Posts tagged as “rejection”

PTI calls rejection of nomination papers ‘state terrorism’

by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, December 31st, 2023• Omar Ayub alleges ‘status quo forces’ resorting to underhanded tactics• Barrister Gohar says ECP failed to perform its constitutional dutiesISLAMABAD: The PTI decried on Saturday the rejection of the nomination papers of several of its election candidates, including Murad Saeed and Sahibzada Sibghatullah. PTI’s Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan has branded these rejections as “politically motivated”, accusing the “forces of status quo” of resorting to underhanded tactics…

Afghan applying to resettle in UK asked to provide Taliban approval

by Rajeev Syal, Home affairs editor, in The Guardian, Apr 1, 2023An Afghan who worked with the British Council and is applying to come to the UK has been told to retrieve documents from the Taliban or risk rejection, despite assurances earlier this month that such demands would end. The Ministry of Defence apologised on 18 March after an investigation found that applicants to the Afghan relocations and assistance policy (Arap) scheme were required to…