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PTI slams Solangi, ECP for censuring Alvi

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  In response to separate statements issued by caretaker Federal Information Minister Murtaza Solangi and the ECP, the PTI spokesperson maintained that the nation was well aware of the “shameful tactics” of the interim government as well as the elections supervisory body to deprive the party of its constitutional and legal rights to freely contest the polls. “The shameful role of caretaker government and the election commission in continuously depriving the PTI of a level playing field is not hidden from anyone,” the spokesperson responded a day after the interim federal information minister and ECP spokesperson criticised the president. Solangi and the commission expressed their discontent with the president for rallying behind PTI’s concerns over a level playing field and attempts to make the electoral process “suspicious”. The president found himself under fire from multiple fronts after his move to convey in a letter to the interim prime minister the PTI’s concerns about the alle

Alvi’s ‘one-state solution’ remarks stir Senate debate

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  The Senate session resonated with demands for clarity and accountability over the president's controversial remarks, underscoring the need for coherence in Pakistan's foreign policy stance on sensitive global issues. The president's statements later retracted , sparked outrage as they diverged from Pakistan's established stance on the matter. Senator Rabbani, addressing the upper house, denounced Alvi's advocacy for a "one-state solution," emphasising that such a stance had never been part of Pakistan's official position on the Palestine issue. He demanded clarity on the Foreign Office's response to the president's remarks. In a significant departure from established policy, the presidential office made waves on Friday by advocating for a "one-state solution" to the Palestine issue. However, the stance swiftly reversed course within a few hours, marking an abrupt about-face in the official position. Read also:  Alvi under fire for a