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Pakistan elections: four provinces, mixed results, one message | Data
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan elections: four provinces, mixed results, one message | Data

The Hindu  

The results of the 2024 elections in Pakistan for the four provinces — Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan — match the National Assembly trend. The provincial elections are less likely to change the political situation in the provinces, despite nuances in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. Independents, including those backed by the PTI, have won seven seats, followed by the …

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The illusion of change in Pakistan
10 months, 1 week ago

The illusion of change in Pakistan

The Hindu  

The story so far:Pakistan’s recent election was considered a crucial one that would lead to a stable government with a clear mandate, end political instability, and start a process of political healing at the national level, especially in Punjab. The Establishment would have wanted the PML-N to win, especially in Punjab, and expected its pre-election political engineering to dent the …

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PML-N nominates Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s Prime Minister
10 months, 1 week ago

PML-N nominates Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s Prime Minister

The Hindu  

In a surprise development, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Tuesday nominated its president Shehbaz Sharif as the prime ministerial candidate of Pakistan instead of the party supremo and three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif. The development comes a few hours after Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari withdrew from the prime ministerial race, saying his party would support ex-premier Nawaz without being …

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The political flux in Pakistan
1 year, 11 months ago

The political flux in Pakistan

The Hindu  

With the dissolution of Punjab and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assemblies, Pakistan’s politics has entered tumultuous territory. Though the TLP could not win a single seat for the National Assembly, it spoiled the chances for PML-N in many constituencies, thereby providing space to the PTI. It is said that the deep state wanted to remove Altaf Hussain from Karachi’s politics …

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Imran Khan News Updates: Pakistan PM’s Address to Nation Cancelled; Resignation May Come Directly Now, Say Sources
2 years, 8 months ago

Imran Khan News Updates: Pakistan PM’s Address to Nation Cancelled; Resignation May Come Directly Now, Say Sources

News 18  

Imran Khan News Updates: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s future looked increasingly in doubt on Wednesday after his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s ally and the main coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan reached an agreement with the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party. The instructions came a day after Pakistan’s opposition on Monday tabled the no-trust motion in the National Assembly against Khan, …

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Imran Khan loses majority after key partner sides with Opposition
2 years, 8 months ago

Imran Khan loses majority after key partner sides with Opposition

The Hindu  

Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday effectively lost majority in Parliament after a key partner of the ruling coalition joined the ranks of the Opposition, which has tabled a no-confidence motion against his government in the National Assembly. It was also announced that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president and Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif would be next Prime …

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan Has Lost the Numbers Game, Writing on the Wall is Crystal Clear
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan PM Imran Khan Has Lost the Numbers Game, Writing on the Wall is Crystal Clear

News 18  

The numbers game in the No Confidence Motion moved against Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has transcended simple addition and subtraction and is now dependent on various permutations and combinations. How the Numbers Stack Up On paper, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf with 155 Members of National Assembly is facing off three main opposition parties which together also have the same …

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Pakistan's embattled PM Imran Khan summons special session of Cabinet
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan's embattled PM Imran Khan summons special session of Cabinet

Firstpost  

State-run Radio Pakistan reported that on a special invitation, heads of the allied parties will also attend the special session of the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Khan. Islamabad: Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday summoned a special session of the federal cabinet amidst reports that two ministers belonging to the ruling coalition partner MQM-P have resigned after …

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Imran Khan loses majority as MQM strikes deal with opposition
2 years, 8 months ago

Imran Khan loses majority as MQM strikes deal with opposition

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government received a major blow by the key ally and the main coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan after it struck a deal with the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party. The PTI government lost the majority in the lower house of the parliament following the late-night development ahead of the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan on …

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Pakistan: Imran Khan's govt may fall, alliance partner MQM withdraws support
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Imran Khan's govt may fall, alliance partner MQM withdraws support

Op India  

In a major blow to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan, the major coalition partner of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, has decided to withdraw its support from the Imran Khan-led government, leading to its imminent collapse. According to media reports from Pakistan, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan has decided to join hands with the united opposition to …

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Imran Khan Loses Majority, May Resign Ahead of Trust Vote as Ally MQM Sides With Oppn
2 years, 8 months ago

Imran Khan Loses Majority, May Resign Ahead of Trust Vote as Ally MQM Sides With Oppn

News 18  

The game seems to be over for Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan with main ally Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan striking a deal with the opposition Pakistan People’s Party ahead of the all-important trust vote in the first week of April. If they resign, Imran Khan will lose majority in the National Assembly, the lower house of Pakistan parliament, and the …

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Pakistan: Khan gov’t’s key ally quits ahead of vote to remove PM
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Khan gov’t’s key ally quits ahead of vote to remove PM

Al Jazeera  

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pressure is growing on Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down after a crucial ally switched to the opposition ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament. The political turmoil started in Pakistan earlier this month after the opposition announced it would bring a no-confidence motion against Khan’s government amid accusations that he has mismanaged the …

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Pakistan political crisis: Top contenders for PM post if Imran Khan steps down
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan political crisis: Top contenders for PM post if Imran Khan steps down

India TV News  

Highlights Pakistan PM Imran Khan is facing a no-trust vote Imran Khan govt's allies two major allies have withdrawn support The united Oppn in Pakistan is building pressure on Imran Khan to resign Pakistan Political Crisis: Pakistan PM Imran Khan, who is facing no-trust vote, suffered another blow on Wednesday after a key partner of the ruling coalition said it …

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Imran Khan loses majority as MQM strikes deal with opposition ahead of no-confidence motion
2 years, 8 months ago

Imran Khan loses majority as MQM strikes deal with opposition ahead of no-confidence motion

India TV News  

Highlights "Congratulations Pakistan," tweeted PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari The PTI government lost the majority in the lower house of the parliament The joint opposition has 177 members of the national assembly Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government received a major blow by the key ally and the main coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan after it struck a deal with …

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