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Baloch leader wants commission on HR violations

report in The News, Dec 24, 2023ISLAMABAD: Baloch leader Dr Mahrang Baloch has demanded abolishment of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Balochistan, terming it a death squad. Addressing the media here, the Baloch leader said a commission on human rights violations in Balochistan should be formed and the Ministry of Interior must apologise for the ‘crimes’ openly. Members of Baloch Solidarity Council protested outside the National Press Club (NPC) in Islamabad in which political and social…

PTI urges ECP to re-allot ‘bat’ as its election symbol

Report in The Nation, Dec 6, 2023ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday called upon the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to fulfil its constitutional responsibilities and instantly allot the electoral symbol ‘bat’ to the party after holding intra-party elections, while on the other hand, the party’s founding member Akbar S. Babar moved the election watchdog against the party’s intra-party elections terming it ‘rigged and fraudulent’. The PTI came down hard on Akbar S. Babar…

EU questions Pakistan’s record of human rights, restrictions on media

by Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has expressed concerns about cases of forced disappearance and torture as well as restrictions on media freedom in Pakistan. Terming them a violation of international treaties, it has urged Islamabad to implement laws for the protection of economic, social, and political rights. A joint monitoring report released on Tuesday on Pakistan’s Generalised Scheme of Preference, known as GSP-Plus, also raised questions…

PTI says Nawaz returned to Pakistan under a deal

report in Daily Times, Oct 23, 2023Terming Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif a “fugitive and criminal”, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday claimed that the three-time former prime minister returned to the country under a “deal” and after changing his “narrative”. A day earlier, the PML-N supremo landed in Pakistan – ending a four-year self-imposed exile in London – and addressed a massive power show at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. During his maiden…

PTI says Nawaz returned to Pakistan under a deal

report in Daily Times, Oct 23, 2023Terming Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif a “fugitive and criminal”, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday claimed that the three-time former prime minister returned to the country under a “deal” and after changing his “narrative”. A day earlier, the PML-N supremo landed in Pakistan – ending a four-year self-imposed exile in London – and addressed a massive power show at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. During his maiden…

PML-N terms NAB law ‘destructive’ for Pakistan

by Atika Rehman in Dawn, Sept 25th, 2023LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Malik Ahmed Khan, who is visiting London, criticised the Supreme Court’s decision regarding amendments to the National Account­ability Ordinance, terming the law “destructive for Pakistan”. Mr Ahmed, who is here on a personal visit and is staying at The Churchill hotel in central London where interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar is also staying, said the two had not met and that…

Awami League to go for Plan B if BNP boycotts polls

by Ali Asif Shawon in Dhaka Tribune, June 1, 2023Though the Awami League mayoral candidate, Azmat Ullah Khan, was defeated by a rebel-backed candidate in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election on May 25, the Awami League’s central leaders are terming this election a peaceful, violence-free and model election. The ruling party will prefer this type of election in the next national polls if the BNP finally does not join the 12th national parliamentary election…