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Shahbaz Sharif

Shahbaz Sharif elected as 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Shahbaz Sharif has been elected as the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan. The much-anticipated election for the post of Prime Minister witnessed a head-to-head battle between Shahbaz Sharif and…

JUI-F

Maulana arrives in Karachi on eve of PM vote

KARACHI: Despite signs of “good news” pouring in for the PML-N, all efforts to win over JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman appeared to have failed on Saturday as he drove down the main road to Karachi, dashing all hopes of…

IMF

US encourages Pakistan to cooperate with IMF

UNITED NATIONS: The United States (US) supports Pakistan’s efforts to “extricate itself” from a vicious cycle of debt and financing, a State Department spokesman said, urging the new government to continue working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other…

Barrister Gohar

PTI intraparty election: Gohar & Yasmin elected unopposed

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) uncontestedly elected Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as its new chairman during Thursday’s internal party elections. Dr Yasmin Rashid was also elected unopposed as the party president for Punjab. On 22 February, the PTI announced its…

Azma Bokhari

Azma Bokhari hits out at Faisal Vawda

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Azma Bokhari on Tuesday took a shot at former federal minister Faisal Vawda. Expressing her thoughts, Azma said, “Faisal Vawda can’t even get 98 votes. He can’t even become a councillor.” “By making irrelevant statements,…

President Alvi

Alvi under fire in Senate for ‘attack on Constitution’

ISLAMABAD: Former Senate President Raza Rabbani called the President’s rejection of Dr. Arif Alvi to sign the summary to convene the constituent session of the National Assembly for a “terrorist attack” on the constitution. “Pakistan’s constitution is threatened by terrorism;…

SIC

SIC members boycott Punjab Assembly’s proceedings

LAHORE: The Punjab session witnessed a brief ruckus on Monday as members of the opposition Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) boycotted the proceedings after being barred from speaking At the start of the session, Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan Khan administered the…

PML-N

Australian envoy meets with PML-N Maryam Nawaz

LAHORE: Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Neil Hawkins met Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief organizer Maryam Nawaz at Jati Umra, a neighborhood in Lahore. The meeting between the Australian envoy and Maryam Nawaz was shared in a post on PML-N’s…