By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A day after Pakistan held a tumultuous election, the country remained in a state of suspense and confusion on Friday, as the election commission failed to announce the official results amid a nationwide internet blackout and allegations of vote rigging.
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.
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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: Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, filed a petition on Tuesday in the Islamabad High Court seeking to be moved from her home, which has been declared a sub-jail, to the Adiala Jail where her husband is being held.
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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.
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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.
