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ECP must come up to the mark 

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: President Arif Alvi has sent back the Islamabad Local Government Amendment Bill without his signature. In the Bill, the government has made amendments including increasing the number of union councils, which…

Hope & Trepidation for 2023

Ishtiaq AhmedLondon: We are about to say goodbye to 2022 and a warm welcome to 2023, in hope and in trepidation. 2022 has been perhaps the most tumultuous year for both countries of my residence – Pakistan my country of birth and…

Political Tug of War in Punjab

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: The political confrontation in Punjab has entered a critical phase as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) seeks to challenge Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi’s hold over the provincial assembly, while…

Abrogation of Obligation to Provinces

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: The governments of Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have complained of serious financial difficulties due to non-payment of arrears and dues by the federal government.…