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  Pakistan: Who is Omar Ayub, picked by Imran Khan's PTI as PM candidate? 5 facts about him

  World | February 15, 2024 17:35 IST

  PTI leader Asad Qaiser said Imran nominated Omar Ayub as the Prime Minister candidate and will reach out to other parties to support his candidature. Omar served in Imran Khan's Cabinet as a federal minister and has been a member of Nawaz Sharif's party and the ruling party under Pervez Musharraf.

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  Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif nominates brother Shehbaz for PM, Maryam to become CM of Punjab province

  World | February 14, 2024 8:14 IST

  All main parties, barring Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, announced that they would try to form a coalition government to resolve Pakistan's issues. None of the parties won a majority, with PTI-backed independent candidates getting the lion's share of National Assembly seats.

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  Pakistan: Bilawal Bhutto's PPP to back PML-N candidate for PM, won't join federal govt

  World | February 13, 2024 18:35 IST

  Nawaz's PML-N was the largest party with 75 seats, while Imran Khan's PTI-backed candidates won the highest number of seats overall. Imran has ruled out forming a coalition with PML-N and PPP and will join hands with Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) to form the government.

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  Pakistan elections: Imran Khan rules out alliance with PPP, PML-N and MQM-P as talks continue

  World | February 13, 2024 16:03 IST

  PTI-backed independent candidates dominated the elections by winning 93 out of 264 seats, although they can't technically form the government. A coalition seems inevitable even as the PML-N has already snared some of the independents as no parties have won the majority.

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  Shehbaz may become next PM as Nawaz's temperament will not suit coalition govt, party insiders say

  World | February 13, 2024 13:52 IST

  Pakistan election results: Party insiders say Nawaz isn’t suited to a coalition because of his temperament. His younger brother, Shehbaz, led a coalition after Khan was ousted from power and is regarded as more accommodating.

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  Pakistan announces final vote count without offering magic number of 169, what's next?

  World | February 11, 2024 23:47 IST

  As no party wins a majority of 169 seats, the one with the biggest share can form a coalition government. The vote was overshadowed by violence, an unprecedented national shutdown of all mobile phone services and allegations of vote rigging.

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  Pakistan elections: Imran Khan's PTI aims to form next govt amid coalition talks | What's happened?

  World | February 10, 2024 18:25 IST

  Out of the 253 seats whose results have been declared, PTI-backed candidates have won 100 seats, while Nawaz's party won 71 seats and Bilawal's PPP got 54 seats. None of the parties have gone past the majority mark, indicating a hung parliament and a possible coalition government.

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  US, UK and EU express concerns over Pakistan's electoral process, urge probe into irregularities

  World | February 10, 2024 16:35 IST

  The elections in Pakistan held on Thursday were marred by militant attacks and suspension of mobile phone services, resulting in at least 12 deaths. Despite that, Pakistan's Foreign Office insisted that the elections were held "peacefully and successfully".

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  Pakistan elections: Nawaz Sharif's PML-N, Bilawal Bhutto's PPP agree to form coalition govt

  World | February 10, 2024 11:19 IST

  PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif met PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and former president Asif Ali Zardari and invited them to work together for Pakistan. Imran Khan's party-backed independent candidates have won the most seats in the turbulent elections.

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  Pakistan elections 2024: As vote counting nears finish line, who will become the next PM?

  World | February 10, 2024 9:36 IST

  Votes are still being counted as Pakistan's Election Commission received criticism for the delay in announcements, with Imran Khan-backed independents in the lead. Nawaz Sharif and Imran both claimed victory, despite neither of them reaching the majority mark.

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  Pakistan polls: Nawaz Sharif invites rivals for coalition, advocates 'good relations' with world

  World | February 10, 2024 6:25 IST

  Addressing his party workers in Lahore, Nawaz Sharif said that he has told his younger brother Shehbaz to reach out to the PPP’s Asif Ali Zardari, JUI-F’s Fazlur Rehman and MQM-P’s Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui for the formation of a coalition government.

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  Pakistan goes for high-stakes elections today, results expected to be announced on Feb 9

  World | February 08, 2024 0:00 IST

  Nearly 650,000 security personnel have been deployed across poll-bound Pakistan, including the personnel of police, civil armed forces, and the armed forces. At least 128 million Pakistanis will vote for 44 political parties contesting for 266 seats in the National Assembly.

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  How are elections in Pakistan different from India? EXPLAINED

  Explainers | February 07, 2024 6:24 IST

  Pakistan's National Assembly has 336 seats, including 266 general seats, 60 seats reserved for women, and 10 for non-Muslims, a decrease of six seats overall after fresh delimitation. A total of 18,000 candidates would participate in federal and provincial elections on Thursday.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI-backed candidate running against Nawaz Sharif indicted in terrorism case

  World | February 06, 2024 16:31 IST

  Dr Yasmin Rashid, running against Nawaz in Lahore's NA-130 constituency, was indicted in connection with the May 9 riots, where several military installations were vandalised in the wake of Imran's arrest. PTI leaders are contesting as independents as the party has been denied its electoral symbol.

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  'Only happens in Pakistan': Nawaz Sharif's supporters bring lion, tiger to his rally in Lahore

  World | January 25, 2024 17:11 IST

  The wild animals have been brought to multiple PML-N public gatherings in the past. However, Nawaz Sharif was not impressed by the stunt as he ordered for the animals to be returned immediately and barred from any rallies in the future.

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  Pakistan: 'Fool me once, shame on you...', says Bilawal Bhutto on rejoining Nawaz Sharif's party

  World | January 20, 2024 15:22 IST

  Bilawal's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) were major partners of the Pakistan Democratic Movement's 16-month government. However, the PPP chairman has slammed PML-N for rising inflation and economic mismanagement.

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  Pakistan Supreme Court strikes down lifelong ban on public office in relief for Nawaz Sharif

  World | January 08, 2024 19:04 IST

  The court's ruling has far-reaching implications, overturning the provision that previously allowed for a lifetime ban on holding public office. This decision could reshape the political landscape, especially considering the timing in the lead-up to the forthcoming polls.

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  Countries around us have reached the moon but we...: Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif

  World | December 21, 2023 22:20 IST

  Earlier, the PML-N supremo said that neither India nor the United States are responsible for Pakistan's current problems. He blamed the country's military establishment of worsening Pakistan's economic problems and making the lives of the citizens unbearably miserable.

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  Pakistan: Ex-CJI who disqualified Nawaz Sharif in Panama Papers Case, attacked with grenades

  World | December 21, 2023 10:45 IST

  Former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisa said the injured were shifted to hospital. He suspected that the attack might be carrying some serious message to him. Police reached the spot and launched an investigation.

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  'Neither India nor US, we shot ourselves in our own foot...': Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif

  World | December 20, 2023 11:08 IST

  During a conversation with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ticket aspirants, the party supremo, who is eying to become prime minister for a record fourth time, pointed out that he was ousted from power three times in 1993, 1999 and 2017.