Iran has arrested Javad Emam, spokesman for the Reform Front, a major reformist political coalition. The Revolutionary Guards detained him at his home yesterday. Authorities said the arrest is linked to recent protests and political unrest in the country. According to Iranian media, three other Reform Front politicians were also arrested yesterday. The judiciary accused […]
Political Unrest
PTI establishment backchannels freeze amid protest politics
ISLAMABAD: Both direct and indirect channels of communication between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the country’s establishment have reportedly frozen, sources within the party said on Wednesday. Cabinet members who previously maintained informal or backchannel contacts with PTI are no longer engaging with the party on politically sensitive matters. Read More: Reasons behind breakdown in PTI–Establishment contacts revealed […]
Hasina alleges Bangladesh elections will not be free
NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina on Friday claimed that next month’s elections would neither be free nor fair, in her first public address since being sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. Read More: Campaigning starts for first election after Hasina’s ouster Bangladesh, home to 170 million people, is scheduled to hold elections on February […]
PBC challenges KP Assembly probe panel in high court
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has moved the Peshawar High Court against the formation of a special committee of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly tasked with probing the 2023 attack on the Radio Pakistan building in Peshawar. The corporation has asked the court to strike down the assembly speaker’s notification, arguing that the inquiry […]
Bangladesh faces unrest after death of student leader
Bangladesh was gripped by unrest on Friday following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent student leader and spokesperson for the revolutionary group Inquilab Mancha. Police and paramilitary forces were deployed across Dhaka and other cities after violent protests erupted overnight, raising concerns about further disturbances ahead of the country’s national elections scheduled for […]
Bangladesh leader Osman Hadi dies after assassination attempt
Sharif Osman Hadi, a senior leader of Bangladesh’s 2024 student-led uprising, has died in a Singapore hospital following an assassination attempt in Dhaka last week. Masked attackers shot the 32-year-old outside a mosque, wounding him in the ear, before he was airlifted to Singapore for treatment. Singapore authorities confirmed his death and are assisting Bangladeshi […]
Bangladesh sets February 12 vote as BNP leads
Bangladesh will hold its national election on February 12 to choose a new parliament. The vote marks the first major transition since last year’s deadly student-led uprising. The Election Commission announced the date as the country works to restore democratic rule. The interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has governed since Sheikh Hasina […]