In a ceremony marked by political tensions and uncertainties, Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time on Monday. The national election held on February 8 had been marred by allegations of irregularities, leading to a prolonged delay in the formation of a coalition government. Despite protests from […]
Read MoreIslamabad, March 4, 2024 – In the wake of a tumultuous electoral process marred by allegations of rigging, Shehbaz Sharif has been elected as Pakistan’s Prime Minister for a second term. The National Assembly convened on Sunday to finalize the appointment, where Shehbaz secured 201 votes out of the 336-member assembly. The February 8 elections […]
Read MoreA Pakistan court handed former Prime Minister Imran Khan a 10-year jail term on Tuesday for leaking state secrets, the former premier’s media team said, his second conviction in recent months and just 10 days before the country’s general election. The case pertains to allegations that Khan had made public contents of a secret cable […]
Read MorePakistani cricketing legend turned world leader Imran Khan is wildly popular in his constituency and ancestral homeland of Mianwali, but the political posters that line the streets do not bear his face and flags do not fly his colours. A relentless crackdown widely attributed to Pakistan’s powerful military has seen him and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf […]
Read MorePakistan has banned New Year’s Eve celebrations to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, the government said late Thursday, urging people to instead “observe simplicity”. In an evening televised address to the nation, Pakistan Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said because of the situation in the Gaza Strip, the government had “completely banned all kinds of […]
Read MorePakistan’s election commission on Thursday ordered jailed ex-premier Imran Khan’s party to hold leadership polls to retain its voting symbol in next year’s general election. Since being ousted in 2022, Khan has been tangled in a slew of legal cases he says are designed to stop him from contesting polls due in February, while his […]
Read MoreIslamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s decision to expel more than 1.5 million allegedly undocumented Afghan refugees and migrants has once again triggered tensions with the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Since October 31 when a government deadline for the refugees to leave Pakistan or face detention ended, more than 200,000 Afghans have crossed into Afghanistan, officials said, amid stringent […]
Read MorePakistani officials reported that more than 100,000 Afghan nationals had returned to their Taliban-ruled homeland in the past two weeks, as a deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave Pakistan was set to expire by the end of Wednesday. A senior official in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a northwestern province bordering Afghanistan, gave the number for people who […]
Read MoreA Pakistani court declined bail on Friday to detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case in which he has been indicted on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said. The charge is related to a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan’s ambassador in the United States last year, which Khan is […]
Read MorePakistan’s inflation rate rose to 31.4% year-on-year in September from 27.4% in August, statistics bureau data showed on Monday, as the nation reels from high fuel and energy prices. The country is embarking on a tricky path to economic recovery under a caretaker government after a $3 billion loan programme approved by the International Monetary […]
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