Fearing state-sponsored violence, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), which is spearheading the protest in Islamabad, has appealed for international support, according to The Balochistan Post.
While resisting robbery, a father and son were critically wounded, following which the son succumbed to his injuries in Karachi's Surjani Town, ARY News reported on Friday, citing police sources. This comes amid a rise in street crimes in Karachi in recent days.
Pakistan's caretaker minister for parliamentary affairs, information, and broadcasting, Murtaza Solangi ruled out the possibility that the elections, which are set for February 8 this year, would be postponed.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has planned to establish over 92,500 polling stations nationwide, ahead of the 2024 general elections, ARY News reported.
It was previously reported that internal conflicts within the PML-N leadership arose around the distribution of party tickets, namely in Punjab, in the run-up to the general elections on February 8.
The involvement of Pakistan's caretaker government in the approval or rejection of the nomination papers for the upcoming general elections of the prospective candidates was flatly denied by Murtaza Solangi, the caretaker minister of information for the country, according to ARY News.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has filed a joint petition against the caretaker governments of the country for "depriving them" of their constitutional rights, ARY News reported on Saturday.
After the extended deadline for submitting nomination papers for national and provincial constituencies ended on Sunday evening, the 2024 general elections entered the next phase in Pakistan, according to Dawn.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has declared he will not run in the elections that are slated to take place in February next year, ARY News reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) made public the rules it would follow for candidates wishing to file nominations for seats in the national and provincial assemblies, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
As political parties get ready for the upcoming general elections in February, they ought to think about feeling the pulse of a populace that is eager for change, according to Dawn.