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PML-N finalizes 9-point election agenda

report in The Express Tribune, December 18th, 2023.LAHORE: The PML-N party has finalized a nine-point agenda that will serve as a reference in their campaign for the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8, 2024, according to a party spokesperson in Lahore. The agenda includes key points such as reducing government and administrative expenses, boosting the country’s income, enhancing productivity, reforming the tax system, and implementing immediate measures to increase exports. Other aspects of the…

EC plans to deploy armed forces from December 29:

Report in The Daily Star, Dec 12, 2023The Election Commission is planning to deploy the armed forces for 13 days from December 29 to January 10, said sources. The 12th national election is scheduled to be held on January 7. The armed forces will work as striking forces and act as per instruction of the Election Commission. However, the sources said all decisions regarding the deployment will be finalised if President Mohammed Shahabuddin approves the…

Fazl demands security amid fears of terror attacks ahead of elections

Report in The Nation, Dec 6, 2023LAHORE – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Tuesday expressed doubts regarding the upcoming general elections scheduled for February next year as he called for ensuring a conducive environment for the electioneering. While speaking to reporters after participating in a meet­ing of Wifaqul Madaris Al-Arabia (WMA) here, Maulana stated that two provinces, KPK and Balochistan, are currently grappling with terrorism, and areas like Dera Ismail Khan Tank, and…

Nawaz ‘eyes’ Balochistan now

By Rameez Khan in the ExpressTribune, Nov 9, 2023ISLAMABAD: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to fly to Balochistan next week to further expand his party’s alliances with regional players, whereas PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will also visit Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa a few days later in a bid to cobble up some support for the next elections. The PML-N on Tuesday formed an alliance with the MQM-P and announced reaching out to other players in Sindh.Now it…

Immigrants allowed to resettle abroad exempted from arrest

by Saleem Shahid | Ibrahim Shinwari | Umer Farooq in Dawn, Nov 5th, 2023PESHAWAR: The caretaker Khyber Pakhtun­khwa government has exem­pted the illegal immigrants scheduled to resettle in Western countries from the ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants. The KP home department said in a letter that a list of illegal foreigners destined for third countries was received from the federal Ministry of Interior and individuals destined for third countries would not be subject to arrest.…

US deputy asst secy due today:

Report in The Daily Star, Oct 16, 2023US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Afreen Akhter is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a three-day visit today. Her visit will feature prominently the national elections and Rohingya crisis, according to diplomatic sources. She may hold meetings with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and then visit the Rohingya camp during her visit on October…

NAB moves to greet returning Nawaz with three old cases

by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, September 28th, 2023LAHORE: With the PML-N’s supreme leader Nawaz Sharif sche­duled to arrive in Pakistan in less than a month, the National Acco­u­ntability Bureau (NAB) is set to reopen three cases against him linked to alleged illegal plot allotments and land acquisitions in Lahore, as well as a questionable share transfer in Chaudhry Sugar Mills. This move by NAB is based on a recent Supreme Court decision that struck down…

RW to visit India next month

report in The Morning, June 11, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to visit India next month on his first official tour since assuming office as President, it is learnt. A highly-placed Government source told The Sunday Morning that the President was expected to visit India between 20 and 30 July. It is also learnt that 21 July has been tentatively set for the meeting between Wickremesinghe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Wickremesinghe is also…

Cabinet expansion unlikely before by polls:

Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 14, 2023The much-awaited Cabinet expansion is unlikely to happen before the by-elections in Tanahun, Chitwan and Bara that are scheduled for April 23. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will appoint new ministers only after the by-elections, leaders of the ruling alliance said on Thursday quoting Dahal and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba. Earlier, Prime Minister Dahal had expanded the Cabinet on March 31 for the seventh time in…

Country caught up in by-polls fervour

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 4, 2023With several prominent politicians and noted personalities registering their nominations, the by-elections scheduled for April 23 in three constituencies in three districts have garnered considerable public interest. Candidates registered their nominations on Monday for the by-elections to be held at Bara-2, Chitwan-2 and Tanahun-1, as asked by the Election Commission. Of the three constituencies, the race in Bara-2 is perhaps the most intriguing. Three regional…

Ruling alliance to strike power-sharing deal only after Dahal secures trust vote

Report in The Kathmandu Post, March 8, 2023The much-awaited power-sharing deal among ruling parties will only be struck after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal wins a vote of trust after the elections to the vice president scheduled for March 14. Since more parties are likely to join the eight-party alliance, the process of power-sharing deal will be delayed further, said party leaders. “The prime minister will seek a vote of trust in the House of…