February 23, 2021
While we still await the final outcome of NA-75, Daska, following a strong statement from the Election Commission of Pakistan over the missing of 20 presiding officers and the mysterious silence from the Punjab police and administration, the recent by-elections in all the four provinces could be an eye-opener for the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and its allies, particularly before the March 3 Senate elections.
There are few lessons for the opposition as well as for the ECP to learn before the high profile local bodies elections as per Supreme Court orders unless the government has other plans following the results of six by-elections, two in Punjab, two in Sindh, one in Peshin and one in Nowshera, which the ruling party lost. As for the three by-elections on NA seats, the PTI and the PPP won one each.
ormer JUI-F leader Maulana Mohammad Sheerani Khan on Tuesday announced the formation of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam to be called JUI-Pakistan. ─ CII website/File
ISLAMABAD: Former JUI-F leader Maulana Mohammad Sheerani Khan on Tuesday announced the formation of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam to be called JUI-Pakistan and said the policy of the new party would be to isolate Maulana Fazlur Rehman through ‘power of truth’.
The expelled members of the JUI-F held a meeting at the residence of Maulana Sheerani in the Barakahu area of Islamabad along with their supporters. Hafiz Hussain Ahmed participated in the meeting via a video link as he was not allowed to board a flight in Quetta for not having an updated Covid-19 test result.