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ISLAMABAD: Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, was sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second term on Monday, after a tumultuous election last month that was marred by allegations of fraud and protests by the opposition.
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ISLAMABAD: The Parliament will convene a joint session on March 9 to elect a new president, a contest that pits a former leader seeking a new term against a fiery nationalist who has challenged the military’s role in politics.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Dr. Arif Alvi on Thursday summoned a session of the newly elected parliament, ending weeks of uncertainty and criticism over his delay in convening the lawmakers.
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LAHORE: More than a year after the dissolution of the previous assembly, the newly elected members of the Punjab Assembly, the largest provincial legislature in Pakistan, took their oaths on Friday amid protests, delays, and scuffles.
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan urged the International Monetary Fund to demand an independent audit of the country’s disputed Feb. 8 election before resuming talks with the incoming government, his lawyer said.
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed a petition that sought to declare the February 8 general elections null and void, and imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on the petitioner, who failed to appear before the court for two consecutive hearings.
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ISLAMABAD: A high court on Monday suspended the election victories of three candidates for the National Assembly from the party of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, pending further scrutiny by the election commission.
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party led by former prime minister Imran Khan, demanded on Sunday the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the allegations of election rigging made by a former senior official in Rawalpindi, a city near the capital.
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ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on Saturday dismissed accusations that he and the country’s top election official had manipulated the results of the February 8 parliamentary elections, calling them “baseless” and “without any truth or evidence”.
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ISLAMABAD: The United States on Monday urged Pakistan to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations of irregularities and fraud in the February 8 general elections, saying that the legal system should play itself out first.
