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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Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century