ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) on Thursday began a four-day public referendum to seek citizens’ views on the Punjab Local Government Act, JI emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman announced. The referendum aims to gauge public opinion before the party decides on further political actions, including potential demonstrations around the Punjab Assembly. Read More: LG polls: Failure of Punjab […]
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Canada approves Khalistan referendum, Sikhs prepare to vote
OTTAWA – The Canadian government has officially approved the holding of the Khalistan Referendum on November 23, a decision welcomed by the global Sikh advocacy group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). The vote will take place at Ottawa’s historic Billings Estate National Historic Site, where preparations are already underway. Thousands of Sikhs from the United States, […]
Polling for Khalistan referendum in Italy on Sunday
BRESCIA (ITALY): The polling for Khalistan referendum will start at 9 am and will continue till 5 pm on Sunday in the Brescia city of Italy. A referendum for a separate Sikh homeland started from London on October 31, last year, and so far tens of thousands of Sikhs have participated in the polling held […]
Rights debate and referendum sparked by Swiss anti-terror law
Switzerland: From the UN to Amnesty, fears abound that a new Swiss anti-terror law, which grants sweeping new powers to police to prevent future attacks, threatens Switzerland’s heritage as a human rights leader. Shocked by the deadly terror attacks in neighbouring France in 2015, Bern produced a new law allowing police to take preventative action […]
Duterte expected to strengthen clout after Philippine mid-term ‘referendum’
Voting was underway in the Philippines on Monday in mid-term elections seen as a referendum on the rule of maverick President Rodrigo Duterte, who looks set to strengthen his grip on power and further marginalise a dwindling opposition. Nearly 62 million of the country’s 107 million population are registered to vote in a massive nationwide […]