Published by Al-Araby The ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a parliamentary no-confidence vote early Sunday set Pakistan on an uncertain political path, with Khan calling on supporters to take to the streets in protest and the political opposition preparing to install his replacement. Khan was brought down after …
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Shehbaz Sherif submits nomination for prime minister
Published by Al-Araby Opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif submitted his nomination to be Pakistan’s next prime minister to the legislature on Sunday, his party said, after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament after nearly four years in power. The younger brother of three-times prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, …
Read More »Elections not possible before Oct 2022: ECP
The Election Commission of Pakistan has said that general elections are not possible before October this year as ECP needs seven months to ensure free, fair, and transparent polls in the country.According to ECP Spokesperson, the commission, in its rep...
Read More »Pakistan’s Top Court Rejects Khan Bid to Avoid Confidence Vote
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a ruling by the deputy speaker of the national parliament that had blocked an opposition-led vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan.The controversial house ruling on Sunday led to the diss...
Read More »‘Fake’ US Agent Claimed Ties to Pakistan Intelligence, Prosecutor Says
One of two men arrested in Washington for allegedly posing as U.S. federal security officials and cultivating access to the Secret Service, which protects President Joe Biden, claimed ties to Pakistani intelligence, a federal prosecutor told a judge Th...
Read More »PM inaugurates unified emergency helpline 911 to facilitate common people
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday inaugurated the unified emergency helpline 911 to facilitate the common people.Addressing the inaugural ceremony in Islamabad, he said the emergency helpline is a great project, which needs support of all the feder...
Read More »Russia Suspended From UN Human Rights Body
The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the body’s Human Rights Council over atrocities it has been accused of committing in Ukraine.In a vote of 93 to 24 with 58 abstentions, the assembly suspended Russia for its “gross and sys...
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