Noticias

Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment (DTCE) Chief Operating Officer Azhar Bashir Malik said this while speaking at a seminar titled, “Citizens’ engagement and accountability for an effective LG system and policy and implementation under 18th amendment”, organised by DTCE in collaboration with USAID under the “Citizens’ Voice Projects”.

La Misión de Asistencia de las Naciones Unidas en Afganistán (UNAMA) ha declinado supervisar el recuento de votos de la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales que se celebraron en Afganistán el 14 de junio.

Iraqi Shi’ite and Sunni political leaders made a joint call for national unity on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting called after a week of sectarian violence that saw Sunni militants seize northern cities.

The leaders, including Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shi’ite, and Sunni Usama al-Nujaifi, the last speaker of parliament which dissolved this month, stood apart and listened as Maliki’s predecessor Ibrahim al-Jafaari called for “defending the state and protecting its sovereignty and dignity.”

Afghanistan's leading election monitoring groups on Wednesday spoke on the recent statements made by presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, including his allegations of fraud against the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and its Secretariat Chief, Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhail.

Ahmad Zia Massoud, brother of Ahmad Shah Massoud and a member of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's campaign team, came out on Wednesday and urged for restraint in the election process moving forward

Jakarta. The national broadcasting watchdog has called on the Indonesian government to sanction two television news stations, MetroTV and tvOne, for imbalanced coverage on news surrounding the presidential election campaign.

Jakarta. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is seen losing his firm grip on the Democratic Party and its members, according to Yuddy Chrisnandi, a politician of the People’s Conscience Party, or Hanura.

Yudhoyono, who serves as Democratic chairman, has often said that the party would remain neutral ahead of the July 9 presidential election. However, some members have decided to express their personal support to Prabowo Subianto.

The appointment of Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu as the joint presidential candidate of the two main opposition parties, has sparked a debate within the Republican People’s Party (CHP), and İhsanoğlu is not thought to represent the party’s authentic worldview. 

Around 15 CHP lawmakers came together yesterday under the leadership of former chairman Deniz Baykal to evaluate the appointment and to mull over how they would react to the nomination of İhsanoğlu, a former head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).