Pakistan elections
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US highlights irregularities in Feb 8 polls in Pakistan
Washington: The US has highlighted irregularities in the February 8 general elections in Pakistan and expressed the US commitment to strengthening the cash-strapped country’s democratic institutions and cooperating to counter terrorist threats.…
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Voting begins in Pakistan’s presidential election: Asif Ali Zardari set to win
Islamabad: Voting began on Saturday in the Presidential elections in Pakistan in which Asif Ali Zardari is set to be elected for a second time. Asif Ali Zardari, the 68-year-old joint candidate…
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Suspension of X platform enters fourth week in Pakistan
Lahore: Suspension of popular microblogging platform X in Pakistan entered the fourth week on Friday after it was enforced apparently to forestall the “propaganda” of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party…
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Imran Khan’s party announces nationwide protests on March 10
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Tuesday announced that it will launch nationwide protests on March 10 against the “stealing” of the mandate, nearly a month…
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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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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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Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan’s Prime Minister for a second time
Islamabad: Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday became the prime minister of Pakistan for a second time to lead a coalition government after he comfortably won a majority in the newly-elected Parliament amidst sloganeering…
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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…
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Pak elections: PPP’s Owais Shah elected as Sindh Assembly Speaker
Karachi: Senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party Syed Owais Shah was on Sunday elected as the Speaker of the Sindh province Assembly while the party’s Christian face Anthony Naveed was elected as…
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Maryam Nawaz & newly elected lawmakers take oath in Pak’s Punjab Assembly
Lahore: Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of three-time ex-Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, on Friday, February 23, launched her innings in parliamentary politics when she was administered the oath as a member of…
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Imran Khan wants IMF aid to Pakistan stalled over rigged elections: Report
Rawalpindi: In a significant development, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Zafar said that his party founder Imran Khan will write a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) demanding it to…
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Pak: Bilawal Bhutto says he foresees ‘stalemate’ in formation of new govt
Islamabad: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said he foresees a “stalemate” in the formation of a coalition government in Pakistan if someone is not ready to budge, indicating that the political…
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Nawaz Sharif’s party says Pakistan’s electoral history not perfect
Islamabad: Terming the 2018 general elections as a “dark chapter” in Pakistan’s history, former premier Nawaz Sharif’s party on Tuesday said that the country’s electoral history was not perfect and this situation…
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Pak polls: Rawalpindi Commissioner resigns in protest against rigging
Rawalpindi: Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chatta on Saturday resigned from his post in protest against electoral irregularities, local media reported. Chatta made the announcement in a press conference at Rawalpindi Cricket…
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Pakistan elections have exposed fake narrative of Islamabad on Kashmir
“What have I to do with Pakistan”, snapped Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari president of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party at a reporter who wanted his reaction on the recent elections in…
