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Pakistan Today
April 26, 2018
He also set up nurseries to train the jihadists. The TTP and IS who are attacking Hazras, Christians and security forces in Balochistan are the offshoots of Zia's locally raised jihadi networks that included LeJ. Political parties in a peaceful Balochistan were already becoming a part of the mainstream politicsÃâà...
Pakistan Today
April 26, 2018
LAHORE: Experts and academics on Thursday called for the abolition of minority wings in political parties, saying that the party seats should be given on ... Jamaat-e-Islami's (JI) Asadullah Bhutto; Awami National Party's (ANP) Bushra Gohar; and Balochistan National Party's (BNP) Shah Khurshid Shah.
The Express Tribune
April 3, 2018
In the seventy years of Pakistan's history, the most recurrent and complex electoral political situation has existed in Balochistan. Insurgencies, violence and countless explanations have complicated the issue. In finding solutions, the retrogressive condition of the political parties has created a vacuum ofÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 29, 2018
QUETTA: A new Balochistan-based political party namely the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) was launched here on Thursday. Former senator of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q Saeed Ahmed Hashmi and Senator Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar announced the launch of the new party at a press conference at ChiefÃâà...
Samaa Web Desk
March 29, 2018
BY: Roohan Ahmed. QUETTA: PML-N dissidents and independent lawmakers have formed the Balochistan Awami Party—in an apparent move to engineer the province's political landscape. “The BAP will protect the constitutional rights of Balochistan and emerge as a strong partner of the federation,” saidÃâà...
gulfnews.com
March 29, 2018
Pakistani lawmakers in Balochistan announced the launching of a new province-based political party in Quetta on Thursday. The announcement of the formation of Balochistan Awami Party (Balochistan Peoples Party) was made by Pakistan Muslim League-Q's Saeed Ahmad Hashmi at a press conferenceÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
March 29, 2018
Also present at the news conference, Kakar said the economic and social issues of Balochistan would be prioritised in the party manifesto as there should be no compromise on the rights of the people of Balochistan. Balochistan Awami Party would be a new page in the politics of the province, he added.
DAWN.com
March 29, 2018
Lawmakers announced the launch of a new Balochistan-based political party comprising the political and tribal elite of the province in Quetta on ... The new party could be a major blow to the former ruling coalition of PML-N and PML-Q in Balochistan since more than 20 legislators from these parties haveÃâà...
Pakistan Observer
March 29, 2018
Balochistan Senator Anwarul Haq Kakar and former Pakistan Muslim League–N leader Saeed Ahmed Hashmi launched a new political party, Balochistan ... Kakar said that there have been groupings in parties on federal and provincial levels but our aim is to ensure that our political aims are so strong theyÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 28, 2018
QUETTA: The announcement of the launch of a new Balochistan-based political party has been postponed for one day due to the absence of Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo who could not return to Quetta on Wednesday due to his official engagements in Islamabad. Earlier, the media wasÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
March 28, 2018
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has said he will make the announcement about a new political party and its members on Thursday. "The new party will be a gift and a surprise for the people of Balochistan," Bizenjo said. The chief minister will hold a press conferenceÃâà...
Pakistan Today
March 23, 2018
In the coming days, Balochistan will witness intense political maneuvering as important political personalities are reportedly considering uniting under the banner of a new political party, according to a private television channel. Sources close to the development said that the new party would include theÃâà...
Green Left Weekly
March 23, 2018
Some political observers, however, wondered about inclusion of some parties, such as the radical nationalist party Jeay Sindh Mahaz, headed by Khalig Junejo, in the leftist alliance. A similar point was raised in relation to Haye Baloch's Balochistan National Movement, which did not attend the first meetingÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 23, 2018
Balochistan may be the scene of more political wheeling and dealing in the coming days, with influentials from varying political backgrounds reportedly considering joining forces to create a new political entity, credible sources told DawnNewsTV on Thursday. The new political party will comprise variousÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 23, 2018
“We are going to establish a new progressive political party that will be different from parties doing politics in Balochistan. Further details of the party policy and members will be shared in one or two days,” said Bugti. Political sources within the incumbent provincial government revealed that United MuslimÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 21, 2018
Liaquat Baloch said the Central Workers Convention of MMA will be held in the first week of April. In December last, a meeting of these five major religious-political parties was held in Karachi and decided in principle to fully revive MMA. The decision was made in a religious parties meeting in Karachi andÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 21, 2018
In a democratic country, national elections are supposed to provide its leaders and political parties an opportunity for introspection and renewal. ... The PTI leadership has been making repeated claims that their party stands for clean and principled politics but the recent drama that unfolded in BalochistanÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 20, 2018
Despite crying itself hoarse over queering of the political pitch, the ruling party has landed the post of leader of opposition and emerged an equal partner along with Balochistan Chief Minister Abdus Quddus Bizenjo in deciding the future interim set-up. This entitles the ruling party to the kind of clout thatÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 16, 2018
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday submitted her nomination for the slot of the Senate's leader of opposition with 33 members supporting her bid. ... “We have spoken to different political parties and we have the numbers for it,” he claimed.
The News International (blog)
March 16, 2018
LAHORE: Former parliamentarian and a renowned nationalist leader from Balochistan Abdul Hayee Baloch hailed Nawaz Sharif as the first leader from Punjab to challenge the authority of establishment. Talking to The News, Baloch, who served as senator as well as a senior leader of National Party,Ãâà...
ucanews
March 16, 2018
Sadiq Sanjrani, a little-known independent senator from restive Balochistan province, was elected chairman while Saleem Mandviwalla of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was named his deputy. The Senate elections come as the result of an unannounced agreement between various politicalÃâà...
Arab News
March 16, 2018
Baloch said that it was a difficult task to bring all religio-political parties which follow different schools of thoughts to one table but that the leadership of all ... The alliance emerged victorious in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Balochistan provinces in the wake of the elections and formed its governments inÃâà...
The Express Tribune (blog)
March 16, 2018
Whether in the realm of natural resources or politics, Balochistan has always been a target of exploitation by politicians and other powerful forces in Pakistan. ... Two of the largest political parties in Pakistan, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), deployed an arsenal of theÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 13, 2018
Anti-democratic forces may seek to dismantle the PML-N electoral machine and prise away winning candidates if Nawaz Sharif continues to fight attempts to remove him from frontline politics. Other major political parties, sensing an opportunity as they did in the Senate elections, may form otherwiseÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 13, 2018
Sanjrani, a relative political unknown, hails from the southwestern province of Balochistan and has previously served mainly in advisory and coordinating capacities for political leaders from several different political parties. His election was backed by the opposition Pakistan People's Party (PPP), PakistanÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 12, 2018
He criticised the PML-N and PPP governments and said they did nothing for the development of Balochistan. “They (leaders of the two political parties) remained busy in loot and plunder of national resources and wealth,” Mr Rind alleged, claiming that the federal government released Rs850 billion for theÃâà...
The Nation
March 11, 2018
“Credit goes to Imran Khan as after his offer, we are in a position to properly negotiate with other political parties, including the PPP ,” he said. He also appreciated PPP for surrendering its chairman Senate candidate for the sake of Balochistan although it had strength of 20 senators in the house.
The News on Sunday
March 11, 2018
It's an irony that political parties that base their politics on Baloch nationalism do not even have their organised culture wings. ... Dr Marri also believes that the Culture Department of the Balochistan government and Baloch cultural organisations should organise the culture day and provide it with theÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
March 10, 2018
With just two days remaining till the election to appoint the Senate chairman and deputy chairman, political parties have redoubled their efforts for the ... their support," he said, adding that he also values the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for appreciating the prospect of a Senate chairman from Balochistan.
Geo News, Pakistan
March 4, 2018
Political temperature in the country is on the rise as parties redouble their efforts to strategise alliances ahead of elections for the seat of Senate ... A PPP delegation that reached Quetta earlier today has claimed that all of the eight independent senators from Balochistan have assured the party of theirÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 2, 2018
THE political environment in Balochistan has been heating up since the end of February, as nearly all senior politicians from various political parties have arrived in Quetta city ... Similarly, Yousaf Baloch of the Pakistan Peoples Party also became a senator from Balochistan, even though he lived in Karachi.
DAWN.com
February 18, 2018
The leader of the rebellious faction within PMLN Balochistan, Mir Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti, was a small player in the local politics of Dera Bugti before his appearance on Balochistan's political scene in the wake of the military deployment in his home town and his meteoric rise to the coveted position of homeÃâà...
DAWN.com
December 31, 1999
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday announced that PTI's 13 senators will support the Balochistan chief minister as he thinks the ... After the results of the Senate elections were announced, various politicians had expressed extreme scepticism over political parties grabbing seats inÃâà...
DailyO
December 31, 1999
Imran Khan's PTI managed to grab Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and half-a-dozen seats in Punjab. And Balochistan threw up the sort of split mandate that it always does. Since 2013, the process of fragmentation and whittling down of the main political parties has gathered pace, with a lot of help from the "deepÃâà...
Newsline
December 31, 1999
This time, the coalition government led by PML-N, having Baloch and Pashtun nationalists, the National Party (NP) and the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party ... a handful of Senators elected by PML-N dissidents in Balochistan, as well as the support provided by major political parties, has raised eyebrows.
