Pakistani Politics
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Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reach agreement on government formation
The announcement comes as the country’s Election Commission has formed a committee to look into allegations of poll rigging.
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Pakistan’s Election Commission forms committee to investigate poll rigging allegations
A bureaucrat has alleged that the country’s chief election commissioner and chief justice were involved in manipulating the national election.
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Pakistan polls: Election commissioner and chief justice involved in rigging, alleges senior official
The country’s Election Commission has rejected the bureaucrat’s claims and said the matter would be investigated.
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Pakistan polls: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s party backs Shehbaz Sharif as next prime minister
Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf described the coalition members as ‘mandate thieves’ and alleged poll rigging.
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What does the Pakistan poll result herald? Ayesha Jalal explains
Both leading parties have claimed victory.
Ayesha Jalal, The Conversation
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Pakistan polls: Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s parties negotiate coalition deal
No party could reach the majority mark of 134 seats to form the government.
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Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Pakistan polls: Imran Khan-backed candidates ahead, no party wins majority
Candidates backed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won 97 of 266 National Assembly seats.
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Pakistan polls: Imran Khan’s candidates take lead over major parties, official results show
The country’s election commission began sharing preliminary outcomes 12 hours after polling ended on Thursday.
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in cipher case
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said that it will challenge the ruling in a higher court.
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The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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What could India learn from Pakistan diluting the chief justice’s master of roster powers?
The Chief Justice of Pakistan will now assign cases to benches in consultation with the two other senior-most judges of the court.
Vineet Bhalla
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Imran Khan gets bail for two weeks from Islamabad High Court in corruption case
On Thursday, the Supreme Court had termed Khan’s arrest unlawful and ordered his immediate release.
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Pakistan Supreme Court orders Imran Khan’s immediate release, calls arrest unlawful
The court directed the former prime minister to approach the Islamabad High Court on Friday and ordered him to stay at Police Line guest house for the night.
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The Field
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