by Naeem Asghar in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Authorities claim to have released all Baloch protesters who arrived in Islamabad last week to highlight the issue of missing persons but were rounded up in a crackdown. However, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)—the protest organizers—disputes this, asserting that Islamabad Police have failed to release all detained protesters despite the three-day deadline’s expiration. The BYC announced that people in Balochistan will stage demonstrations and strikes…
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by Rashidul Hasan/ Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary in The Daily Star,Nov 23, 2023Little-known and recently-formed political parties have started announcing that they are taking part in the polls, as the government seeks to get as many registered parties as possible to run. These small parties are said to be being bolstered to make the January 7 election look participatory since the BNP, its allies, and some other parties have decided to boycott any election under Sheikh…