By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The party of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has become the largest in Pakistan’s parliament after securing 123 seats out of 342, following the allocation of reserved seats for women and minorities among the three parties.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military commanders on Tuesday denounced what they called “unsubstantiated allegations” of interference in the country’s recent general election, saying they had nothing to do with the electoral process and were only providing security.
By Staff Reporter
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.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday rejected a petition by a group of former prime minister Imran Khan’s backed lawmakers who had joined Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) after winning seats as independents, denying them the right to claim reserved seats for women and minorities in the parliament.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Barrister Gohar Khan, a loyalist of the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, was re-elected as the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Sunday, after facing no challengers in the latest round of internal elections.
By Staff Reporter
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: Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of the three times former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was elected as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time on Sunday, after a tumultuous general election last month that left no clear winner and sparked allegations of fraud and rigging.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of the three times former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was elected as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time on Sunday, after a tumultuous general election last month that left no clear winner and sparked allegations of fraud and rigging.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election commission announced on Friday that the country would hold a presidential election on March 9, months after the end of the term of the incumbent, Arif Alvi, who presided over a tumultuous period of political and economic instability
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The lower house of parliament will choose a new prime minister on Sunday, the assembly’s secretariat said on Thursday, after a tumultuous first session that was marred by protests from supporters of the former prime minister Imran Khan, who is in jail on corruption charges.
