Supporters of imprisoned Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on motorcycles chant slogans during a protest against the Pakistan Election Commission, in Lahore, Pakistan on March 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. has highlighted irregularities in the February 8 general elections in Pakistan and expressed the U.S. commitment to strengthening the cash-strapped country’s … Read more
Vehicles ride past the National Assembly building as the opening session of parliament commences, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, a senior leader from the party headed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was on March 1 elected as the Speaker of the newly-formed National Assembly. | Photo Credit: AP Sardar … Read more
Members of the media and security personnel gather at the main entrance of the National Assembly building, as the opening session of parliament commences, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Pakistan’s National Assembly swore in newly elected members on Thursday in a chaotic scene, as allies of jailed former Premier Khan protested what they … Read more
Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha speaks at a press conference on February 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP In a volte-face, former senior bureaucrat Liaquat Ali Chattha, who alleged that 13 candidates from Rawalpindi were forcefully declared winners in Pakistan’s general elections, on February 22 withdrew his allegations and said that he was “extremely ashamed … Read more
Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), wave flags as they protest demanding free and fair results of the elections, in Peshawar, Pakistan on February 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s election commission has formed a high-level committee to probe the explosive allegations levelled by a senior bureaucrat that … Read more
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a banner with a picture of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan outside the party office of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), a day after the general election, in Lahore, Pakistan, February 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party on February 15 nominated as its Prime … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. | Photo Credit: AP In the wake of the general elections in Pakistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following the situation in the country “very closely” and has urged the authorities and political leaders to refrain from violence and avoid actions that could increase tensions. Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the … Read more
Asim Munir said Pakistan needs to move on from the politics of anarchy. (File) Islamabad: Pakistan’s army chief told feuding politicians Saturday to show “maturity and unity” after an election failed to produce a clear winner, leaving the military’s favoured party having to cobble together a coalition in order to rule. The country faces days … Read more
Burnt motorbikes lie on a road a day after clashes during a demolition drive in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on February 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bihar BJP MLAs shifted to Bodh Gaya ahead of floor test With political tensions rising in Bihar ahead of the ruling coalition’s floor test in the Assembly on February 12, … Read more
Mr Sharif said his deputies will meet other political parties later in the day (File) Islamabad, Pakistan: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory in national elections on Friday, saying his party has emerged as the largest and would talk to other groups to form a coalition government as it had failed to win … Read more