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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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  Who will be next Prime Minister of Pakistan? Tussle continues as Shehbaz and Bhutto hold talk

  World | February 12, 2024 10:47 IST

  According to the report, PML-N would take the post of prime minister, and the posts of the President and Speaker would be set aside for its partners if an alliance is agreed upon.

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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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  US condemns political violence, restrictions on internet and mobile services in Pakistan

  World | February 09, 2024 11:55 IST

  The elections in Pakistan were marred by political violence, rigging claims and connectivity issues after the government suspended mobile and internet services to foil suspected terror attacks. At least nine people were killed in two dozen incidents of violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

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  Pakistan Elections 2024: Govt shuts land borders hours after imposing restrictions on mobile service

  World | February 08, 2024 12:16 IST

  Pakistan elections 2024: Pakistan temporarily shut some of its land borders on Thursday as it beefed up security for voters in a general election that has been preceded by a surge in militant violence. The borders with Iran and Afghanistan were also shut.

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  Pakistan Elections 2024: Imran Khan casts his vote from Adiala jail, wife Bushra misses out

  World | February 08, 2024 12:02 IST

  Pakistan Elections 2024: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and other prominent incarcerated political figures have cast their votes through a postal ballot from Adiala Jail but his wife Bushra Bibi was unable to partake in the voting.

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  Pakistan Election 2024: Why each voter can cast two votes? How electoral system works I 10 POINTS

  World | February 08, 2024 12:02 IST

  Pakistan election 2024 voting process is scheduled to begin at 8 am (03:00 GMT) and will continue, without a break, till 5 pm (12:00 GMT). Those already in the queue to vote at 5 pm will be allowed to vote even if that extends the process.

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  Pakistan Election Results Highlights: PTI-backed candidates put up valiant effort despite all odds

  World | February 09, 2024 0:00 IST

  Pakistan Election 2024 Live Updates: Voting has ended in Pakistan after eight hours amid claims of rigging and attacks on security personnel. The polls began against the backdrop of former PM Imran Kha's imprisonment, an economic crisis, rising militant violence and other woes.

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  Pakistan election 2024: What are the key issues of South Asian nation as it heads to elect new PM

  World | February 07, 2024 9:52 IST

  Pakistan elections: The South Asian nation of 241 million people is reeling from decades-high inflation and an economy that has come to a grinding halt as it navigates a tough International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme.

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  Pakistan Elections 2024: From Nawaz Sharif to Bhutto, a look at key candidates and players of polls

  World | February 08, 2024 6:59 IST

  Pakistan- a country where civilian governments have been upended by military takeovers and where the army has ruled the nation for half of its 76 years of independence, it’s often the traditional elites that have called the shots. Here are the key players ahead of the country’s elections.

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  Pakistan gears up for mega elections with 'old school leaders' but without top contender Imran Khan

  World | February 06, 2024 12:51 IST

  Ahead of the mandatory moratorium, all major parties have plans for using the last day to hold rallies across the country with top leaders like Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Shehbaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Asif Ali Zardari, Maulana Fazlur Reham and other addressing rallies in various cities.

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  US to monitor Pakistan’s electoral process quite closely as violence soars tremendously: Official

  World | February 06, 2024 9:07 IST

  US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that it wants the broad participation of the people of Pakistan in the country's election adding concerns over the recent violence that rocked the country's Balochistan province.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan, his aide Qureshi do labour job in jail despite being high-profile prisoners

  World | February 08, 2024 13:16 IST

  A report said that high-profile prisoners could not be kept in jail factories, kitchens, hospitals, gardens, etc, among ordinary inmates. Therefore, both Imran Khan and Qureshi will be kept there in their compound for maintenance work or any other task assigned by the jail administration.

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  Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, face of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's, to participate in elections

  World | February 05, 2024 12:07 IST

  Saeed, who has been incarcerated in a jail in Lahore, has been sentenced to a total of 31 years by Pakistan's anti-terrorism courts in several cases of financing terrorism.

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  Pakistan: Ahead of polls, 10 cops killed as terrorists target police stattion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | February 05, 2024 17:08 IST

  Violence has also escalated in the last few days in Pakistan as the South Asian nation approaches its national elections later this week.

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  '98 per cent job is done, only Excel sheet approval is pending': Pakistan Airlines on sale

  World | February 04, 2024 14:23 IST

  "Our job is 98% done," Privatisation Minister Fawad Hasan Fawad said when asked about the plan to sell the airline. "The remaining 2% is just to bring it on an Excel sheet after the cabinet approves it."

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to seven years in 'un-Islamic' marriage case

  World | February 03, 2024 16:46 IST

  The verdict marks Imran Khan's third conviction this week and his wife Bushra Bibi's second, as they were sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in the Toshakhana corruption case. Bushra Bibi's ex-husband Khawar Maneka accused Imran of marrying his wife while she was on her 'Iddat' period.

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  US informed about Osama bin Laden hiding in Pakistan much before his death: Ex-PM Yusuf Gilani

  World | February 03, 2024 12:16 IST

  Pakistan's former PM Yusuf Raza Gilani said that ex-US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice informed him about her apprehensions of bin Laden hiding in Pakistan during a visit in 2008 after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Gilani had then dismissed the claims as "disinformation".

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  After getting 14-year jail, Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's marriage with Bushra Bibi is now under woes

  World | January 31, 2024 18:43 IST

  The plea sought legal action against 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party supremo Imran Khan for marrying his present wife while she was reportedly on iddat period.