by Anowar Hossain in Prothom Alo, Dec 12, 2023Nilofar Anjum secured Awami League nomination in the Mymensingh-3 (Gauripur) constituency. She is the widow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s former special assistant Mahbubul Huq Shakil. But there are six others from Awami League in the fray ready to challenge her there. They may be contesting as independent candidates, but all of them hold posts in the party. The local leaders and activists have divided up accordingly.…
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By Mumtaz Alvi in he News, November 21, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) core committee Monday thrashed out a comprehensive strategy against what it alleged the undemocratic, unconstitutional and non-political state actors making Imran Khan a target of discrimination. At its meeting, the core committee reviewed court proceedings against Imran Khan which caused frustration and anger among the people and damaged Imran’s popularity. The core committee resolved to strongly counter the ‘reprehensible attempts’ to speed up…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, Sept 11th, 2023• PPP leader downplays episode• Observers believe it to be ploy to boost Bilawal’s political image ISLAMABAD: After PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari publicly disowned a statement about elections made by his father Asif Ali Zardari, some party insiders said the disagreement was an attempt by the former to step out of his father’s shadow while for some it was a ‘cosmetic’ confrontation to woo the disgruntled youth.…
by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, Sept 10, 2023LAHORE: A PPP leader on Saturday maintained that both the father and son – Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari – actually had a difference of opinion regarding the handling of party affairs, especially with reference to the establishment. “It is not a ‘good cop, bad cop’ strategy as being perceived by the media,” he said while talking to The Express Tribune on condition of…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Aug 15, 2023Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (14) appealed for a common Opposition strategy against President Ranil Wickremesinghe-led government. The former External Affairs Minister stressed the urgent need for a consensus to pressure the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government on multiple fronts. The one-time top law academic said so addressing the media at the Nawala Office of the rebel SLPP group, comprising 12 lawmakers. Alleging that the government sought to divide the…
by Amir Wasim in Dawn, August 5th, 2023• JUI-F members question how militants are able to infiltrate ‘fenced border’ISLAMABAD: Angry lawmakers from the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) on Friday warned the government against a possible strong reaction from tribal people over the ongoing terrorism spate in their area, asking the “responsible authorities” not to force them to adopt a strategy which might be harmful to Pakistan. Speaking on a point of order during the Question Hour…
report in The Island, Aug 1, 2023Japan has sought Sri Lanka’s backing for its Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy. Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa has taken up this issue with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry, PC, when they met on 29th July. According to a statement issued by the Japanese Embassy, in Colombo, Minister Yoshimasa has also briefed Minister Sabry regarding Russia terminating an international agreement that allowed grain exports from Ukraine through…
by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee/ Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, June 13, 2023Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami gathering at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, in the capital ahead of their rally yesterday afternoon. Dhaka (south) city Jamaat held the rally to press home the party’s three-point demand, including the next national polls under a caretaker government. Photo: Amran Hossain Saturday’s rally of Jamaat-e-Islami in the capital after a decade has raised many eyebrows and…
Pakistan’s imperative for pragmatic diplomacy and economic resilience
by Sayyeda Aqsa Sajjad in The Express Tribune, December 20th, 2023.The writer is a Research Associate at NUST Institute of Policy StudiesWithin the complex framework of international geopolitics, recent developments most notably the outcomes of the Xi-Biden summit highlight the necessity for nations such as Pakistan to reevaluate their economic and foreign policy approaches. The evolving dynamics within the Asia-Pacific region and the prominent competition between major powers, notably the United States and China, necessitate…