Pakistan
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PM Modi congratulates Shehbaz Sharif on taking oath as Pakistan PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on taking oath as the prime minister of Pakistan. Sharif on Monday took the oath as prime minister of Pakistan, assuming…
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Shehbaz Sharif to take oath as Pakistan PM today
Islamabad: Shehbaz Sharif will take the oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan on Monday, taking over the reins of the country for a second time since 2022, amidst staggering economic and security…
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Imran Khan’s party elects Gohar Ali Khan as its chairman
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Sunday announced that Barrister Gohar Ali Khan was elected as its chairman following fresh intra-party polls. The party was forced to…
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Shehbaz Sharif – a pragmatist, loyal brother and powerful establishment’s favourite
Islamabad: Shehbaz Sharif, who is known to be an astute politician and a good administrator, has once again donned the mantle of prime ministership of cash-strapped Pakistan by a quirk of fate…
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Pak Parliament convenes to elect new PM; Shehbaz Sharif poised to win
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Parliament met on Sunday to elect a new Prime Minister, a contest in which senior Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz leader Shehbaz Sharif is poised to win easily. Shehbaz, 72, is locked…
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Pakistan Senate to take up resolution seeking permanent ban on social media sites
Islamabad: Amidst serious concerns over the continued disruption of the social media platform X in Pakistan for over a fortnight now, a member of the Senate has demanded a permanent ban on…
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Shehbaz Sharif set to become Pakistan’s Prime Minister for a second time
Islamabad: Senior PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif is set to become the next prime minister of Pakistan on Sunday to lead a coalition government after last month’s elections produced a split mandate. Shehbaz,…
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Pakistan court confirms interim bail of Imran Khan in four cases
Lahore: A Pakistani court has confirmed the interim bail of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in four cases related to the May 9 violence and others, according to a media report…
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Pak Presidential polls: Asif Ali Zardari, Mahmood Achakzai file nomination papers
Islamabad: PPP and the PML-N joint candidate Asif Ali Zardari and PTI backed Sunni Ittehad Council’s candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai have filed nominations for the presidential polls in Pakistan, scheduled on March…
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Pakistan sees 97 militant attacks in Feb: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan experienced 97 militant attacks in February, resulting in 87 fatalities and 118 injuries, the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) said. “While there was a marginal increase in…
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Pakistan: Hindu teacher acquitted in blasphemy case after 5 yrs
Karachi: A Hindu teacher, charged with blasphemy in 2019 in the Ghotki district of Sindh in Pakistan, was ordered by a court to be released immediately if not wanted in any other…
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Pakistan’s new president to be elected on March 9; Zardari frontrunner
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Friday announced that the polling for the presidential election will take place on March 9, with former president Asif Ali Zardari almost certain to bag the top…
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Imran Khan’s letter to IMF akin to hostility towards state: Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday criticised jailed ex-premier Imran Khan’s letter to the IMF linking the cash-strapped country’s political stability with any future bailout talks, saying his action…
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Three-time former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif takes oath as ordinary lawmaker
Islamabad: Three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday took oath as an ordinary lawmaker in the 16th session of Pakistan’s National Assembly, days after giving up his bid to lead the…
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Pak: Imran Khan urges Feb 8 polls ‘audit’ by IMF before any bailout talks
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has written to the IMF, urging it to conduct an “audit” of at least 30 per cent of the national and provincial assembly seats…
