Search results

Independents have three days to secure some sort of political stand and this is crucial for PTI because if in 3 days they dont solve this issue then they wont get special seats. So Pakistan has a system where we have elections through ballot and after those election there are special unelected...

Courts flooded with challenges as PTI-backed hopefuls assail ‘rigging’ LAHORE/KARACHI/ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR/GUJRAT: The courts were flooded with legal challenges on Saturday as candidates challenged the provisional results in their constituencies in a bid to turn the tide. A vast majority of...

Army chief backs efforts towards ‘healing’ alliances KARACHI: As political parties make their moves to secure alliances and assurances to form governments in the Centre and Punjab after the elections, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has said the nation needs “stable hands and a...

No doubt about it that the government will be a coalition one however PTI is losing the initiative. Their policy was rigid before the election and it is rigid even now as they are more focused on filing petitions in the court of law to overturn results rather than create alliances to circumvent...

All roads lead to coalition • Closed-door meetings belie denials of ‘consensus’ between PML-N, PPP camps • MQM-P delegation in Lahore to meet PML-N leaders • Bilawal says no decision yet on power-sharing formula with Sharifs • Insiders say office of president being dangled as a ‘political...

Caretakers, ECP moves make election results controversial ISLAMABAD: Overemphasis on security, mismanagement on part of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the eleventh-hour ‘unilateral’ decision of the caretaker government to shut down mobile phone services not only caused delay in...

PML-N regains lost ground in Rawalpindi and Islamabad SLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Amid complaints of rigging, the PML-N made a clean sweep after 16 years by grabbing all the three seats of the National Assembly in the federal capital. The party also made a similar comeback in Rawalpindi where it...

However rigging claims are growing especially when the system went down, internet was shut in some areas and mobile networks were shut by the government which has raised questions. PTI would have been a force if they had the bat symbol. Truly the Supreme Court of Pakistan cast a dark shadow on...

PTI had no symbol so they were running on independent candidates and in our history, save for the partyless elections under zia, this is the most independents in our parliaments. PTI has a very strong chance to form government if they can just form an alliance with one party and gain maajority...

South Africa v Israel: A Weak Ruling, But A Diplomatic Victory On 29th December 2023, South Africa championed the Palestinian cause by instituting proceedings against Israel in the International Court of Justice for violations on the part of Israel of its international duties as per the...

As for the conflict, both sides have resumed diplomatic relations... I have no idea how nukes and attacks on refineries came into this thread. With both sides engaging in de-escalation, this thread has served its purpose it seems.

They have been conducting anti-terror ops since late december. About a week or two ago, they arrested some 20+ individuals affiliated with terror networks in Punjab province and there were more arrests last week.. Taqi was attacked twice, one in 2019 and the other in 2021 whereas the former was...

Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar: Pakistan strikes terrorist hideouts in Iran after airspace violation Pakistan on Thursday morning struck terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Siestan-o-Baluchistan province, less than 48 hours after Iran violated its airspace. According to a statement by the Foreign...

Great. I hope India will also provide similar support to Pakistan for its counter-strikes as well. They could have waited for a day to see Pakistan's response and made a statement saying violation of sovereignty is crossing the line and both sides should calm down or simply stayed silent but now...

I dont think there will be any meetings for some time. Pakistan just cut diplomatic ties with Iran. Thats a pretty big thing. I dont think we have ever done that. Infact whilse we have multiple track II diplomacy and diplomatic channels with India thanks to our multiple conflicts with India and...

Convey what message? To rebel? Pakistan has always enjoyed cordial relations with Iran till 1979 when the revolution happened. Pakistan provided diplomatic support to Iran but Iran was quite confident in its revolution and Pakistan's internal Shia politics were changing. Pakistan has 15-20% shia...

Whilst the Supreme Court is part of the Establishment but so are the electable candidates that sit in the parliament so the cabal has members everywhere. Pakistan's constitutional set up functions on the trichotomy of power concept which means that rather than a single supreme instituion, power...

Could be many factors. Could be an attempt to legitimise their strikes in Syria and Iraq by stating that look we are using the expanded anticipatory defense doctrine to strike all such individuals and use that as a justification for further strikes in the region but even if its this then it...

Well Pakistan has recalled its ambassador and has informed Iranian authorities to keep theirs in Iran. emergency meeting has been conducted in GHQ where a response measures are being discussed. It would seem that what i stated will be in works because the first thing that will come into play...

We did form a joint mechanism and conducted operations together as well. There are two major issues with many minor issues. One major issue is that the region is sparsely populated with rigid mountains and barren areas. Washuk, chaghai and Panjgur alone account for nearly 100K territory and i am...