Pakistan’s 2024 general elections were dubbed the “most rigged” in the country’s history, with the popular Imran Khan barred from running and the military seen as backing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. That was before results showed Khan-backed independent candidates
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The results of Pakistan’s elections were delayed Friday a day after the vote that was marred by sporadic violence, a mobile phone service shutdown and the sidelining of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party. Local media
Pakistan’s president on Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. The move came as the country’s top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption
People wait their turn to get fuel at a petrol station, in Karachi, Pakistan June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo Deal is more than Pakistan’s expectations Stand-by arrangement is spread over nine months Pakistan economy was on the brink of
A undated handout photo provided by the Hellenic Coast Guard shows migrants onboard a boat during a rescue operation, before their boat capsized on the open sea, off Greece, June 14, 2023. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo ISLAMABAD, June
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from court Tuesday as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions that sparked violent demonstrations by his angry supporters
Pakistan’s main opposition leader Imran Khan says the authorities are acting outside the law in their attempt to arrest him. “They should all be subject to the law of the land,” he told the BBC. On Tuesday police clashed with
Security officials and rescue workers gather at the site of suicide bombing, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing multiple people and wounding scores
Displaced people stand on flooded highway, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Pakistan will not be satisfied unless U.N. climate summit negotiators unlock
Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the foot at a rally Thursday, according to an official from his party, which said the incident was an assassination attempt. A bullet hit Khan in his foot after an unidentified gunman opened fire, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf