by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, Dec 4th, 2023The hullabaloo over the PTI’s intra-party elections has once again put the spotlight on the inherent lack of democracy that plagues most of Pakistan’s major political parties, with many raising questions about the democratic credentials of leaders who are unwilling to let popular opinion dictate who should and shouldn’t be in high-office. While the Election Commission of Pakistan-mandated exercise focused attention on the PTI’s internal hierarchy and…
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by Aamir Yasin in Dawn, October 21st, 2023RAWALPINDI: The mysterious re-emergence of “missing” political leaders in TV interviews continued on Friday when the face of Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed flashed on TV screens after a disappearance of 34 days. In the interview, Mr Rashid kept professing his proximity to the army and said that attempting to block the appointment of Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir was PTI Chairman Imran…
by Anowar Hossain in Prothom Alo, 08 Aug 2023Awami League lawmakers and people’s representatives are at loggerheads with the grassroots activists. The policymakers think that uniting the party by bridging this gap ahead of the next general election is a tough challenge. If this internal conflict cannot be minimised, the situation might exacerbate further after selection of candidates in the election.. The internal conflict in the party has become more evident to the top leadership…