カテゴリー: Nawaz Sharif
Rival parties will make Shehbaz Sharif prime minister, despite Khan’s party getting most votes at election A coalition including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PLM-N) and the Pakistan People’s party (PPP) have agreed to form the next government of P…
Government will be formed by Nawaz Sharif’s party but it may not survive long given the popularity of the jailed Imran Khan’s PTIIt was mid-afternoon on Pakistan’s election day, sources say, when military intelligence began to realise that things on th…
Young and urban Pakistanis are dismayed by the state of their country, which they blame on the ruling class’s incompetenceSince the founding of Pakistan in 1947, not a single prime minister has served the full five-year term. If this fact betokens a co…
Police fire teargas on supporters of Imran Khan amid turmoil as several parties claim they would be forming governmentPolice fired teargas to disperse supporters of Imran Khan as protests broke out across Pakistan amid allegations of widespread vote-ri…
Country faces uncertainty after strong performance by independent candidates loyal to former PM Imran KhanPakistan’s army chief has told feuding politicians to show “maturity and unity” after an election failed to produce a clear winner, leaving the mi…
Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack on Friday and said he will seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates of his rival Imran Khan in preliminary results a day after the country’s parliament…
Candidates backed by Khan’s PTI secure most seats but rival Nawaz Sharif seeks to form coalitionPoliticians allied with the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party have defied a military-led crackdown and alleged widespread rigging to win the most sea…
PTI turns to virtual rallies and AI-generated speeches from jailed leader after alleged intimidation and curbs on campaigningFor months, police have blocked Arsalan Hafeez from entering into the Pakistani constituency where he will be standing for elec…
The country’s economic, political and security crises are deepening. They won’t be solved by a backstage fixIf anyone had a scintilla of doubt about what lay behind the multiple convictions of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan, their timing w…
The military has put its faith in the former PM for a fourth time, leading many to believe the election outcome is already decidedWith days to go before Pakistan goes to the polls, the feverish buzz and boisterous rallies that usually mark the campaign…
Alleged plan to favour Nawaz Sharif in coming general election comes amid allegations of pre-polling riggingThe election commission of Pakistan is facing accusations of using a controversial exercise to redraw the voting map in order to favour the retu…
Return of Pakistan’s longest-serving PM highlights continuing role of military as political kingmakersThe scenes were eerily similar: Nawaz Sharif, standing in front of tens of thousands of supporters in his home town of Lahore, making a pitch to becom…
Former chief justice allegedly heard on tape admitting pressure was brought to bear in case against ex-PMThe independence of Pakistan’s judiciary has been called into question after the emergence of an audio recording in which a former chief justice is…
Former PM Nawaz Sharif accuses military of orchestrating Khan victory in first public speech since travelling to UK, as Pakistan Democratic Movement’s first rally draws tens of thousands An anti-government demonstration in Pakistan organised by a new a…