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  • Pakistan's election body asks police to arrest, produce Imran Khan

    PAKISTAN, 2017/09/16 Pakistan's election commission has ordered the police to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan and present him before it on September 25 in a contempt case, according to media reports today. In a letter written to the Islamabad Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) yesterday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that Imran was charged with contempt of the ECP under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1976, Dawn reported.

  • China congratulates Pakistan's new prime minister

    PAKISTAN, 2017/08/15 China on Wednesday congratulated Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on becoming Pakistan's new prime minister, in the wake of the supreme court disqualifying former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on corruption charges. Abbasi was sworn in Tuesday evening in a little while next the parliament elected him with a clear majority. He belongs to Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party.

  • Pakistani lawmakers elect ousted PM Nawaz Sharif's ally as replacement

    PAKISTAN, 2017/08/02 Pakistani lawmakers on Tuesday elected former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, an ally of ousted leader Nawaz Sharif, to replace him and the new premier instantly sought to project an image of stability. Lawmakers of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) party banged on benches and chanted "Lion, lion Nawaz Sharif" next the vote, standing defiant in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to cut short his third stint in power.

  • Pakistan in the right direction in 2013

    PAKISTAN, 2014/01/05 While 2013 was marred by natural disaster, violence, increasing conservatism and poor economic trends, it should be remembered as the year that democracy was consolidated in Pakistan. Historically, Pakistan has swung between democracy and military policy. Since independence in 1947, Pakistan has been ruled by the military on three occasions and for a period totalling over half of the country’s existence. General Ayub Khan seized power in a bloodless coup in 1958, changing the course of democracy in Pakistan forever. Elections held on 11 May 2013 heralded a new era for democracy. For the initial time in history one democratically elected government was restored by an extra democratically elected government next President Asif Ali Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) completed its full term in office.

  • Pakistani chief justice on the Supreme Court of Pakistan

    PAKISTAN, 2013/12/13 Next serving almost eight and a half years as Pakistani chief justice on the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry retired December 11. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani took over the position, media reported. Gen. Prevez Musharaf sacked Chaudhry in November 2007, but he was reinstated by the Pakistan Peoples Party government in March 2009 next lawyers and mainstream political parties, inclunding Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, protested.

  • Chinese Premier Begins First Official Foreign Visit

    CHINA, 2013/05/20 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing on Sunday to India, marking his prime official foreign visit as premier of the world's second major economy. He will visit Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany as well. Li received invitation from the heads of states of these four nations.

  • Pakistan's Ashraf government

    PAKISTAN, 2013/03/17 Pakistan's PM has hailed as "a victory" for democracy the completion of a full term by an elected government for the prime time in the country's history. "No-one will be able to harm democracy in next," Raja Pervez Ashraf said.
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