Pakistan Politics
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Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan’s prime minister for a second term
The PML-Nawaz leader received 201 votes in the country’s 336-member National Assembly while Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf secured 92 votes.
Scroll Staff
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Pakistan elections: The military establishment may have won the battle, but it is losing the war
The proposed coalition government, supported by the army, is unlikely to last long with the lack of public support and moral legitimacy.
Ershad Mahmud
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Pakistan: Verdict loud and clear, but people’s mandate seems to have been stolen yet again
It is not the first time that the country witnessed a mysterious overnight turnaround of results. But what happened this time has hardly any precedent.
Zahid Hussain, Dawn.com
Trending
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Indore Congress candidate backed out days after attempt-to-murder charge added to 17-year-old case
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Pakistan polls: Imran Khan, Nawaz Sharif both claim victory
Pakistan Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir said that the nation needs ‘stable hands and a healing touch to move on from the politics of anarchy’.
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Pakistan: The freedom and unfreedom of Nawaz Sharif
The former prime minister may likely to return to power within the next few months, but he faces difficult choices ahead.
Abbas Nasir, Dawn.com
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Pakistan President Arif Alvi claims he had refused to sign new national security laws
Interim Law Minister Ahmad Irfan Aslam, however, told reporters that Alvi did not send back any objections to the bills within the stipulated timeframe.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Pakistan: Imran Khan arrested after being convicted in corruption case
This is the second time in three months that the former prime minister has been arrested.
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Imran Khan arrest: Three killed in Peshawar as protests intensify, Army deployed in Punjab
The former Pakistan prime minister’s supporters have torched the home of the corps commander in Lahore and laid siege to the Army headquarters in Rawalpindi.
Scroll Staff
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Opinion: Will early elections end Pakistan’s political crisis?
A solution is needed and fast, as more political turmoil will exact a heavier price on the country's economy, which is already on the brink of collapse.
Maleeha Lodhi, Dawn.com
The Reel
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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How attempt on Imran Khan’s life has further complicated Pakistani politics
The country is fast moving into uncharted political terrain.
Samina Yasmeen, The Conversation
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Pakistan government lifts ban on broadcasting Imran Khan’s speeches
He has blamed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a top general of the army for attempting to assassinate him.
Scroll Staff
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Pakistan: Imran Khan wins six out of eight seats he contested in bye-elections
The bye-polls are being seen as a popularity test for the former prime minister who was ousted from the office by a no-confidence vote in April.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final