Promise Tracking
Shahbaz Promises Solar Energy Park in Cholistan
The Promise Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, in his speech on July 31, 2013, announced various plans to overcome the energy crisis, including building Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in Cholistan, a desert area on 10,000 acres of land in south Punjab. Background Pakistan has been facing a severe energy crisis and electricity shortages for the past …
PTI to bring White Paper against election rigging
Promise Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), in early August, announced it would bring a White Paper against alleged election rigging. While addressing reporters at a press conference on August 5, in Islamabad, party chairman Imran Khan said that his party would issue a White Paper on August 16 regarding widespread election rigging in the 2013 general elections. Later, …
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Honourable Chief Justice, sir, the people expect . . .
Pakistan’s democratic system is facing the biggest challenge in the face of the current judiciary-government conflict. Supreme Court of Pakistan and Chief Justice Saqib Nisar are seriously taking on the federal and provincial government’s performances. The CJ is taking a number of suo moto notices in Punjab and Sindh in order to check the provincial …
PM-CJ meeting puts Supreme Court’s credibility and Sharif’s narrative at stake
Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, met Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, on March 27th. The sudden and unscheduled meeting between the executive and judiciary’s heads stunned almost every political activist in the country. Both dignitaries released stereotypical statements after the meeting. Prime Minister’s camp says that he assured the CJ of the government’s …
Who is Malala?
Malala Yousafzai came to Pakistan 6 years after the lethal attack on her life. Her arrival was welcomed by the government in an unprecedented fashion. The government and the armed forces had kept news of her arrival under wraps until she landed in the capital amidst tight security. Exhilarated upon touching ground, Malala vowed to …
