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Liaqat Jatoi again quits PML-N

Monday, September 1, 2014

KARACHI: Former Sindh chief minister Liaqat Ali Khan Jatoi has once against parted ways with the PML-Nawaz, which he had joined before the 2013 general elections. Talking to a private news channel Sunday, Jatoi informed that he first resigned from the post of Chief Coordinator and then from the chief of the provincial election committee of the PML-N Sindh. He complained that he has neither demanded any post in the government nor in the party but Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif did not even give him time of meeting for the last nine months.

Newspaper: The Nation

http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2014-09...

Politics

PM summons joint session of Parliament on Tuesday

Monday, September 1, 2014

ISLAMABAD: The government on Sunday decided to convene a joint session of the National Assembly (NA) and Senate on Tuesday to discuss the political crisis in the country in the wake of PTI and PAT protests. The decision was taken by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after a meeting with his key aides. According to the premier’s media office, the decision was taken on Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah’s proposal.

Newspaper: Express Tribune

http://tribune.com.pk/story/756261/pm-summons-join...

Politics

MQM hints at joining Islamabad protests

Monday, September 1, 2014

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Farooq Sattar has said that his party will have no option but to take to the streets if crackdown on protesters continues in Islamabad.Talking to reporters at the MQM headquarters here on Sunday, he said the MQM and its chief Altaf Hussain tried to resolve the current crisis through dialogue. But the situation worsened after police acted against demonstrators.

Newspaper: Dawn

http://www.dawn.com/news/1129166/mqm-hints-at-join...

Politics

Jamaat convenes multi-party conference today

Monday, September 1, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has decided to hold a national consultation conference of political parties in Islamabad on Monday in a bid to find a negotiated settlement of the ongoing political crisis in the country. The conference will be presided over by JI emir Sirajul Haq, Participants of the conference will be requested to play their role in bringing the government, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) back to the negotiating table.

Newspaper: Dawn

http://www.dawn.com/news/1129092/jamaat-convenes-m...

Politics

Imran parts ways with Hashmi

Monday, September 1, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Fissures in the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf over its decision to march on the Prime Minister House came out in the open on Sunday when PTI Chairman Imran Khan parted ways with the party’s elected President Javed Hashmi. “We have different paths to tread on,” Mr Khan said in a speech from atop his container in the red zone. He also said Mr Hashmi had disappointed him.

Newspaper: Dawn

http://www.dawn.com/news/1129111/imran-parts-ways-...

Politics

Army calls for political solution

Monday, September 1, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Reaffirming its support to democracy, Pakistan Army called for employing political means to resolve the existing crisis that has taken a violent turn resulting in loss of lives and large-scale injuries, and expressed reservations that further use of force will only aggravate the problem.

Newspaper: The Nation

http://www.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2014-09...

Election

International obligations should guide electoral reforms

Monday, September 1, 2014

Stealing elections used to be so much easier. These days, the combination of international law and best practices, expert observers, and web-based information-sharing makes it much harder to “rig” an election in a way that changes election results.

Newspaper: The News

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-5-270209-Int...