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Imran Khan elected as PM; Calls success just one part of dream
Pakistan’s National Assembly elected Imran Khan as the country’s prime minister as the former cricketer secured 176 votes in the chamber in a moment of crowning his 22 years of political struggle. But the Khan, before...Aug 17, 2018 1689 0 -
Massacres in Mastung scar Pakistan ahead of July 25 election
In one of the deadliest attacks, 130 Pakistanis los their lives when a suicide bomber hit an election rally in Mastung district of Balochistan, the southwestern province struggling against militancy. The Pakistani government has announced one-day...Jul 14, 2018 893 0 -
Pakistan’s political scene tense after shoe hurled at Sharif
Pakistan’s political temperature rocketed Sunday after two men lobbed shoes at former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, who last year resigned after Court conviction in a corruption scandal but continues to enjoy significant support among voters...Mar 11, 2018 1075 0 -
Software enabling overseas Pakistanis to vote to be ready by April
Image: Election Commission of Pakistan A software to facilitate overseas Pakistanis cast vote in elections would be ready for use by April this year, the National Database and Registration Authority informed the Supreme Court on Monday....Jan 29, 2018 1064 0 -
Pressure grows on Nawaz Sharif to leave office after scathing SC verdict
Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad, Pakistan, Photo Shubert Ciencia from Nueva Ecija, Philippines/Wikimedia Following a scathing Supreme Court verdict raising questions about the Sharif family’s property in London and ordering a wider probe into Panamagate scandal, Pakistan’s legal...Apr 22, 2017 1987 4 -
Panamagate verdict: Supreme Court orders further JIT probe of Sharif family
Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Photo by Khalid Mahmood/Wikimedia Commons In a split judgement on a case seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif due to secret offshore property, Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the...Apr 20, 2017 1444 0 -
Panamagate : Will Thursday be a moment of truth for Pakistan politics?
The Supreme Court of Pakistan will speak Thursday on a high-profile case involving Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family assets and political opponents seeking justice in the form of his removal on charges of corruption. The political...Apr 19, 2017 1239 0 -
Pakistan improves ranking on corruption index even as Sharif family faces Panamagate case
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family are facing corruption charges in the Supreme Court but the Transparency International says the country has improved in its ranking on the annual Corruption Perceptions Index. Pakistan ranks number...Jan 26, 2017 965 0 -
US,Pakistan should fight terror witn socioeconomic uplift, not just military actions
US-Pakistan counterterrorism alliance must target socioeconomic development in militancy prone areas, and not just rely on military actions, a Pakistani opposition party leader said following President Donald Trump pledge last week to root out terror. Pakistan...Jan 26, 2017 1347 0 -
Amnesty International slams Pakistan crackdown on opposition; urges release of activists
As the Nawaz Sharif government continued heavy-handed action against PTI protesters, Amnesty International urged Islamabad to “immediately and unconditionally” release hundreds of opposition activists and “lift restrictions on their movement. In a statement the AI asked...Nov 1, 2016 813 0