Pakistan
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Pakistan Rangers violate ceasefire along border in J&K
Jammu: Border Security Forces (BSF) on Wednesday said that they gave a befitting response to the unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan Rangers, along the International Border in the RS Pura sector of…
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Imran Khan’s party says its mandate has been stolen in dark of night
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party on Wednesday alleged that its “mandate has been stolen in the dark of the night” after major political parties in the country decided…
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Pakistan: Nawaz nominates brother Shehbaz for PM
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has nominated his brother, Shehbaz Sharif, for the position of Pakistan Prime Minister. He has nominated Maryam Nawaz for the post of Punjab Chief…
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Shehbaz affirms Nawaz Sharif to become PM for fourth time
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed on Tuesday, February 13, that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will become the prime minister for a record fourth time. The now-74-year-old…
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No govt can be formed in Pakistan without Imran Khan: party leader
Islamabad: No democracy can function and no government can be formed in Pakistan without jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, a senior party leader asserted on Tuesday as rival political parties were…
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Nawaz continues to be in PM’s race
Islamabad: PML(N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, who had expressed his wish to become the Prime Minister for the fourth time prior to the February 8 polls, is still not out of the Prime…
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Success of Imran Khan-backed candidates marks stinging rebuke to Pak military
Islamabad: Independent candidates affiliated with former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehereek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has secured the most parliamentary seats in last week’s nationwide election as per the Pakistan Election Commission,…
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Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N floats idea of ‘participatory coalition government’: Report
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) led by former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif has pitched the idea of a “participatory coalition government” to rival parties to end the logjam following the…
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Pakistan: Rejected ballots exceed victory margin in 24 constituencies
Islamabad: The number of rejected ballots was greater than the margin of victory in at least 24 National Assembly constituencies, according to an interesting statistical nugget from Pakistan’s recent general elections. The…
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Petitions flood Pak courts as losing candidates backed by PTI challenge poll results
Islamabad: Pakistan courts have been flooded with petitions by losing candidates who challenged the provisional results in their constituencies within days after the highly polarised general elections in the country, it emerged…
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Asif Zardari pitches Bilawal Bhutto for PM post in coalition talks
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif told his party leaders that former president Asif Zardari has demanded prime minister’s slot for his son and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal…
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Imran Khan-backed candidates lead in final tally in Pakistan polls
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Sunday declared the final result of Thursday’s general elections in which independent candidates backed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party got the biggest piece of…
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US lawmakers ask Biden administration not to recognise Pak poll results
Washington: Several US lawmakers, from both sides of the aisle, have urged the Biden administration not to recognise election results of Pakistan until alleged irregularities are investigated, media reported. “Claims of interference…
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Pakistani courts flooded with petitions challenging election results
Islamabad: The courts in Pakistan have been flooded with petitions as candidates, mostly backed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), challenged the results of Thursday’s general elections, alleging…
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Fractured mandate in Pak poll: PML(N) invites MQM(P)
Islamabad: Amid split mandate in the Pakistan general polls, hectic parleys are on among the political parties to stitch an alliance and form the government. PML(N) has invited MQM(P) delegation to discuss…
