August 2022

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) on Sunday called upon parliament and political parties to strengthen the regulations on political finance to curtail the role of money in elections. It noted that unchecked use of money in electoral exercises practically deprived the majority of the population of exercising their right to contest elections.In …

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A DINNER was held in Bradford last night to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the independence of Pakistan. The dinner, held at the Bradford Hotel, was organised by the Pakistan Society of West Yorkshire and was attended by around 400 people, including the Lord Mayor of Bradford. One attendee was Dr Javed Bashir, a local …

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Five decades ago, an independent country was built on the belief that elections are a reflection of the people’s desires. Statesman News Service | August 21, 2022 7:30 am Image source (iStock) Fifty-one years ago, Bangladesh was founded on many noble principles such as nationalism, socialism, democracy, and secularism. Without oversimplifying, to a large extent, …

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ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers on Saturday again expressed their concern over the ongoing campaign against the country’s armed forces and urged political parties not to drag the state institutions into politics.Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif without naming Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said if the army did not want …

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By: Vishnu PrakashLast Updated: August 17, 2022, 10:01 ISTBilateral engagement has been minimal since the terror strike on Pathankot air-force base in January 2016 and more so after the gruesome Pulwama bombing in February 2019. (Shutterstock)Any time the leaders of India and Pakistan (or China) are slated to attend a regional or multilateral event, the …

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The Punjab by-elections sent a clear messageAfter the defeat of the PML(N) in the Punjab by-elections, the shadow of political uncertainty in the country is getting deeper instead of diminishing. Questions are also being raised on the survival of the coalition government of 11 parties in the federation even as the change of Hamza Shehbaz’s …

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Unfortunately, we as a nation have become intolerant, and highly emotional, the rural people are mostly under the spell of Peers and Faqirs or the coercive influence of the Chaudhry, Sardars and Waderas, while the urban youth has drifted towards the life of pleasure and so-called modernity.In this game of self-destruction, all the powers are …

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Imran trying to befool people through ‘fake propaganda’President rejects appeal of NAB official guilty of ‘disclosing secrets’ Home Latest Pakistan Business Sci-Tech Phones World Opinion Life & Style Sports Blogs Archive Other Both sides kept development away from the media glare, a move aimed at avoiding public attentionRussian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shehbaz …

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NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to raise millions out of poverty and turn India into a developed country in the next quarter-century as he marked 75 years since independence from British rule.Wearing a flowing, cream-colored turban printed with small stripes of orange, white and green, the colors of the country's flag, Modi …

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