By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Former central bank chief Reza Baqir said on Thursday that the new government that emerges from the ongoing elections will face tough economic challenges and will need to negotiate a new deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid a debt crisis.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least six security personnel were killed and several others wounded in separate attacks in the restive provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on Thursday, as millions of Pakistanis voted in a tense and closely watched general election.
By Staff Reporters
ISLAMABAD: As millions of Pakistanis cast their ballots in a tense and closely monitored general election on Thursday, the government imposed a sweeping blackout of mobile and internet services across the country, citing security concerns.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis began voting on Thursday in a tense election that could decide the fate of the country’s struggling democracy and its near-bankrupt economy, amid tight security and threats of violence.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Two back-to-back explosions outside the election offices of two election candidates in Balochistan, Pakistan’s restive southwestern province, killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, officials said.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s hopes of securing higher credit ratings hinge on whether this week’s election produces a government that can push through tough reforms and secure more financing from the International Monetary Fund, S&P Global Ratings said.
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ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan prepares for a crucial parliamentary election on Thursday, several human rights and media groups have urged the authorities to ensure a free and fair vote and uninterrupted Internet access amid allegations of harassment and rigging by the party of former prime minister Imran Khan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election campaign entered its final hours on Tuesday, as candidates and parties scrambled to woo voters ahead of a pivotal vote that could alter its political landscape amid heightened security and a looming threat of violence.
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ISLAMABAD: A group of militants attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan early on Monday, killing at least 10 officers and wounding six others, officials said, in the latest episode of violence ahead of this week’s national elections.
ISLAMABAD: At least 10 policemen were killed and six wounded when militants attacked a police station in the country’s northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province early on Monday, officials said.
