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Opposition protests against ‘secrecy’ of govt’s references

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  The opposition has voiced strong concerns over government’s apparently secret action against the judges. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday decided to protest in Parliament against the government’s decision to file reference against judges in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).   The PML-N’s parliamentary group which was presided over by PML-N Vice President […]

Maduro hails start of Norway-brokered talks with opposition

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President Nicolas Maduro welcomed Friday the “beginning of talks” with the Venezuelan opposition in Norway, after months of bloody clashes between the two sides. “The talks have begun nicely to move toward agreements of peace, agreement and harmony, and I ask for the support of all Venezuelan people to advance on the path of peace,” […]

Ugandan pop star and opposition MP arrested over 2018 protest

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Ugandan police arrested pop star turned MP Bobi Wine on Monday, barely two days after lifting the house arrest of a potential challenger to veteran President Yoweri Museveni, and placed him in custody over a protest he organised last year, his lawyer said. Wine, at 37, is the figurehead of a new generation who grew […]

Nicaragua opposition defies ban to march on deadly protest anniversary

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Nicaragua’s opposition said at least 67 people were arrested after defying a protest ban and a heavy riot police presence on the streets of Managua to mark the first anniversary of a deadly uprising against President Daniel Ortega. The opposition National Unity Blue and White (UNAB) coalition gathered in the south of the capital, planning […]

Turkey’s opposition party takes narrow lead in Ankara mayor race

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Turkey’s main opposition party candidate took a narrow lead in the capital Ankara in Sunday’s local elections, early results showed, with President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party leading the race in Istanbul. Mansur Yavas of the secularist opposition Republican People’s Party had 49.1 percent of the vote in Ankara, one percentage point more than AKP former […]

Thailand’s opposition forms alliance, claims lower house majority

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Thailand’s Pheu Thai party said on Wednesday it has formed a “democratic front” with other parties after a disputed election, and claimed that the alliance’s 255 seats gave it a majority in the lower house of parliament and the right to try to form a government. However, the coalition would likely fall short of electing […]

Opposition stresses upon joint parliamentary session over Indian LoC violation  

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ISLAMABAD: Opposition called for a joint parliamentary session after Indian violation of Line of Control (LoC) on early Tuesday. In today’s National Assembly sessions Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former defence minister Khwaja Asif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah demanded a joint parliamentary session on emergency basis. Khwaja Asif while speaking […]

Sahiwal incident: Opposition demands judicial commission for transparent investigation   

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LAHORE: Opposition strongly condemned the Joint Investigation Teams’s (JIT) report and the government’s stance on Sahiwal incident and demanded the formation of a judicial commission to probe the matter transparently. Additional Chief Secretary Home Punjab Fazeel Asghar briefed the provincial assembly on Sahiwal incident and the progress on the ongoing investigation by JIT. Leader of […]

Minor conflicts within party ranks are a normal phenomenon: Fawad Ch

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that minor conflicts within the ranks of the party are a normal phenomenon. The federal minister in a press conference said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is our supreme leader and his decisions are decisive. “Nobody should remain in fallacy that a crisis […]