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ISLAMABAD: Anwarul Haq Kakar, a former senator and founder of a party close to the military, was sworn in as the country’s caretaker prime minister on Monday, tasked with overseeing a neutral interim government until the next general elections.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday appointed a senator from the southwestern province of Balochistan as the caretaker prime minister to oversee the upcoming general elections, the presidency said.
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ISLAMABAD: A passenger train derailed on Sunday in southern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 80 others, officials said.
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday from his residence in Lahore, hours after a court convicted him of corrupt practices in a case related to the gifts he received from foreign dignitaries during his tenure.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will chair a key meeting on Saturday to decide whether to approve the results of the country’s first-ever digital census, a move that could delay the general elections by at least six months.
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has proposed to dissolve parliament on August 9, three days before the end of its term, political
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered a new hearing on whether to proceed with the trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is accused of concealing income from selling state gifts during his time in office, his lawyer said.
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ISLAMABAD: A bill that would grant near-blanket powers to Pakistan’s top intelligence agencies, including the right to enter and search any person or place without a warrant, was blocked by protests from lawmakers in the upper house of parliament on Wednesday.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the next general elections would be held on the basis of the latest census, sparking a row with opposition and coalition parties who fear a delay in the vote.
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KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 22 percent on Monday, saying it expected inflation to ease in the coming months after securing a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
