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Tale of two elections: Pakistan’s flawed political journey versus India’s credible electoral process
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tale of two elections: Pakistan’s flawed political journey versus India’s credible electoral process

Firstpost  

As the campaign for the world’s largest electoral exercise came to an end, my mind turned to the election for the National Assembly held in Pakistan on February 8 this year. In the 2018 elections, the army, under General Qamar Bajwa, who ironically was appointed by Nawaz Sharif as the army chief, decided that Imran Khan should be assisted from …

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Apna Dal (K)-led PDM bloc declares seven candidates for Lok Sabha polls in UP
8 months, 1 week ago

Apna Dal (K)-led PDM bloc declares seven candidates for Lok Sabha polls in UP

The Hindu  

Apna Dal -led PDM Nyay Morcha on Saturday declared candidates for seven Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The list of candidates includes Hafiz Mohammad Mobeen from Rae Bareli, Prem Dutt Baghel from Firozabad, Subhash Patel from Bareilly, Jaiveer Singh Dhangar from Hathras, Prem Chand Bind from Bhadohi, Ramkishan Pal from Fatehpur and Jawahar Bind from Chandauli. Apna Dal, a …

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Lok Sabha polls: Apna Dal (K) forms PDM Nyay Morcha with Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM, exits INDIA bloc
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Apna Dal (K) forms PDM Nyay Morcha with Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM, exits INDIA bloc

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: On Sunday, Apna Dal announced that they are exiting the INDIA bloc. Apna Dal leader Pallavi Patel announced a new joint front with Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, which will contest the Lok Sabha polls. Pallavi Patel told PTI that it was SP chief Akhilesh Yadav who said that the alliance with Apna Dal was for the 2022 …

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WORLD AFFAIRS | Can Pakistan’s fragmented mandate pave the way for a national charter of democracy?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

WORLD AFFAIRS | Can Pakistan’s fragmented mandate pave the way for a national charter of democracy?

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 08, 2024 17:45 IST - 9 MINS READ A simmering political crisis has continued in Pakistan even after the February 8 national and provincial elections. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party-backed independent candidates won 93 seats, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League won 74 seats, and the Pakistan People’s Party claimed 54. …

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Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses to fertiliser firms
10 months ago

Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses to fertiliser firms

Live Mint  

Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses to fertiliser companies to earn additional revenue and also receive nutrient-based subsidies on it, food and public distribution secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday. The union government said it has facilitated a mutually agreed price of ₹4,263 per metric tonne for the sale of PDM by sugar mills to fertiliser companies …

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PTI-backed independents join Sunni Ittehad Council: Report
10 months ago

PTI-backed independents join Sunni Ittehad Council: Report

New Indian Express  

Almost all jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf -backed winning independent candidates of national and provincial assemblies submitted affidavits to the Election Commission on Wednesday, officially joining the Sunni Ittehad Council, the Dawn has reported. On Monday, PTI had said that the party-backed independent candidates, who won the February 8 elections, will join the right-wing Sunni Ittehad Council, …

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Pakistan's next coalition government: The ups and downs of Sharif-Bhutto ties | EXPLAINED
10 months ago

Pakistan's next coalition government: The ups and downs of Sharif-Bhutto ties | EXPLAINED

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan is expected to witness the formation of its next coalition government after Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Bilawal Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party struck a power-sharing deal to form a coalition after weeks of negotiations, putting an end to political uncertainty in the country after a fractured verdict. The PML-N, PPP, MQM-P and four other parties decided to …

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Bhutto about-turn: Behind the PPP plan to back Pakistan’s new government
10 months, 1 week ago

Bhutto about-turn: Behind the PPP plan to back Pakistan’s new government

Al Jazeera  

What is the party’s reasoning behind joining a coalition with its longtime rivals without cabinet positions? Criticising the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leadership – consisting of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif – the PPP chief said that the PMLN’s policies had hurt the country’s economy. Less than four weeks later, Bhutto Zardari’s father, former president …

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The illusion of change in Pakistan
10 months, 1 week ago

The illusion of change in Pakistan

The Hindu  

The story so far:Pakistan’s recent election was considered a crucial one that would lead to a stable government with a clear mandate, end political instability, and start a process of political healing at the national level, especially in Punjab. The Establishment would have wanted the PML-N to win, especially in Punjab, and expected its pre-election political engineering to dent the …

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‘Mandate thieves’: New Pakistan government takes shape amid slew of jabs
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Mandate thieves’: New Pakistan government takes shape amid slew of jabs

Al Jazeera  

The PMLN and the PPP will lead a six-party coalition that has a comfortable majority. Islamabad, Pakistan — A six-party alliance appears poised to form Pakistan’s next government, after nearly a week of political drama following a fractured mandate delivered by the country’s voters in the February 8 elections. However, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, …

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Why Nawaz Sharif failed to win Pakistan election despite tacit army support
10 months, 1 week ago

Why Nawaz Sharif failed to win Pakistan election despite tacit army support

Al Jazeera  

The three-time PM’s party fell short in the election, as Imran Khan’s candidates emerged on top. Almost all of the remaining seats in Punjab, the bastion of Sharif’s PMLN, went to candidates backed by former PM Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf — a party that experts believed had been decimated by targeted political and legal attacks in recent months. But, said …

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Imran’s PTI plans to form new Pak govt, Nawaz’s PML-N gets an offer: 10 points
10 months, 1 week ago

Imran’s PTI plans to form new Pak govt, Nawaz’s PML-N gets an offer: 10 points

Live Mint  

Uncertainty over the new Pakistan government looms large as no political party won a clear majority in Parliament in the February 8 polls. While the Election Commission of Pakistan is yet to declare official results, Pakistani media show Independent candidates, backed by former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, leading the race. PTI-backed candidates have so far won 93 seats, …

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Pakistan election 2024: Which are the major political parties?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan election 2024: Which are the major political parties?

Al Jazeera  

From the left to the right, mapping the major stakeholders in the general election on February 8. The vote comes amid a crackdown on former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and a fluid political climate. Seats won in 2018: 116 Seats won in 2013: 28 Pakistan People’s Party The centre-left Pakistan People’s Party, led by Bilawal Bhutto …

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The ‘tarnished legacy’ of Pakistan’s retiring top judge Umar Ata Bandial
1 year, 3 months ago

The ‘tarnished legacy’ of Pakistan’s retiring top judge Umar Ata Bandial

Al Jazeera  

The Lahore-born judge’s tenure lasted 20 months after he took over as the country faced a serious political crisis. Islamabad, Pakistan – As Umar Ata Bandial prepares to hang up his robe on Saturday, ending his tenure as Pakistan’s 28th chief justice, his detractors and supporters say he will be remembered as one of the most polarising top judges in …

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Pakistan Elections: Will Bilawal’s PPP, Imran’s PTI Join Hands to Upset the Sharif Brothers?
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan Elections: Will Bilawal’s PPP, Imran’s PTI Join Hands to Upset the Sharif Brothers?

News 18  

The Pakistan People’s Party’s recent steps will create tensions among the Pakistan Democratic Movement coalition partners. The PPP said that it decided to approve the digital census results at the Council of Common Interests only because they were assured that the move will not delay the Pakistan elections. There’s no ambiguity and doubt,” PPP leader Nayyar Bukhari, who also served …

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Pakistan's economy bears brunt of vicious political turf battle, but no rejuvenation in sight
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan's economy bears brunt of vicious political turf battle, but no rejuvenation in sight

Firstpost  

A host of important political issues loom in Pakistan in a seemingly decisive phase, in the ensuing weeks of June and July 2023. These include the timing of elections, both of the National and Provincial Assemblies, formation of caretaker administrations and their duration, the imminent arrest/disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan, ways of circumventing judicial relief to him, the …

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WATCH: Members of PDM, key govt ally, storm Pakistan's Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

WATCH: Members of PDM, key govt ally, storm Pakistan's Supreme Court

Firstpost  

The members of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, a key government ally, on Monday stormed the Supreme Court of Pakistan with the police allegedly acting as a mute spectator, according to reports. Organised goons of a religious extremist party have entered Red Zone in Islamabad to attack the Supreme Court of Pakistan, to pressurise the judges, so they issue decision against …

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Pakistan’s Imran Khan slams critics ahead of arrest, says he is ‘ready for jail’
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan’s Imran Khan slams critics ahead of arrest, says he is ‘ready for jail’

Live Mint  

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan asserted on Tuesday that he was “ready” to be jailed and insisted that there was no case against him. Footage shared on social media by PTI showed scores of security personnel in riot-control gear whisking Khan away in a van. Top aide and former Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry said in a video message that …

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Hours before arrest, former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's claim: ‘For two reasons’
1 year, 7 months ago

Hours before arrest, former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's claim: ‘For two reasons’

Hindustan Times  

Hours before former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested by paramilitary forces from outside the Islamabad high court, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief accused a senior officer of plotting to kill him. In a video statement, Khan claimed that the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement coalition and its alleged "handlers" were trying to arrest him to prevent him from campaigning for …

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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif calls for submission of reference against SC judges after Punjab poll verdict
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif calls for submission of reference against SC judges after Punjab poll verdict

Firstpost  

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-N Supremo and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif slammed the supreme court’s verdict in the Punjab election delay case and called for the submission of a reference against the three-member SC bench, The Express Tribune reported. While addressing a press conference on Tuesday in London, where Nawaz has been living since 2019, said, “A reference should be …

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Crisis after Crisis: Political Instability, Failing Economy, Terrorism Haunt Pak Since Regime Change
1 year, 8 months ago

Crisis after Crisis: Political Instability, Failing Economy, Terrorism Haunt Pak Since Regime Change

News 18  

Following Imran Khan’s exit in 2022 via a no-confidence vote, Pakistan has been mired in several crises under the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan Democratic Movement’s coalition government. Here are the main six crises that are haunting Pakistan: Political Crisis: When the PDM combine submitted the no-confidence motion against former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, it triggered a political crisis. The protest …

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Pakistan faces political uncertainty as questions arise over holding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan faces political uncertainty as questions arise over holding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone

Firstpost  

On 13 March, Imran Khan’s lawyers once again sought exemptions from his personal appearances in lower courts in Islamabad, on grounds of security. A new phase in the country’s turbulent politics opened with the `suo motu’ Supreme Court ruling directing that election to the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies be held within the constitutionally stipulated 90-day period. In sharp contrast, …

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Pakistan: Amid economic crisis, ruling PDM coalition and army struggle to counter Imran Khan's popularity
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan: Amid economic crisis, ruling PDM coalition and army struggle to counter Imran Khan's popularity

Firstpost  

As Pakistan Democratic Movement’s popularity has been adversely impacted by the dire economic situation. Almost eleven months after the Pakistan-e-Tehreek-e-Insaaf led coalition government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan was thrown out through a vote of no-confidence in the National Assembly in April 2022 and the Shahbaz Sharif led Pakistan Democratic Movement government took office, Pakistan continues to be in …

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‘Crisis State’: Pakistan gets new Army chief, but situation will continue to remain turbulent
2 years ago

‘Crisis State’: Pakistan gets new Army chief, but situation will continue to remain turbulent

Firstpost  

For General Asim Munir, the first task is to put his stamp on the Army and devote attention to the country’s security situation The moment Lt Gen Asim Munir received the Pakistan Army chief’s baton from his predecessor Gen Qamar Bajwa on 29 November 2022, he became the most important person in Pakistan. It matters little what political stratagems and …

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