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Pakistan votes after bitter campaign marred by violence

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Jul 2018

The vote is meant to be a rare democratic transition of power in the nuclear-armed country

Pakistan candidate gets life term in drug case days before poll

Article Agency - 22 Jul 2018

Hanif Abbasi, seen as a strong candidate for the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz in Wednesday's poll, was sentenced in a rare late-night session Saturday

Pakistani PM makes Parliament appearance amid deepening crisis

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Sep 2014

Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has called a joint session of Parliament, seeking to reaffirm that he is fully in control, after protests over the weekend.

Pakistan PM condemns ‘brutal killing’ of pregnant woman

Article Katharine Houreld - 29 May 2014

Nawaz Sharif has questioned why police allegedly stood by while a woman was stoned, adding that a "totally unacceptable" crime had to be dealt with.

India-Pakistan premiers move in smoother traffic

Article Jason Burke - 29 May 2014

A successful visit to Pakistan by new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi could unlock a cascade of beneficial consequences for both nations.

Guessing game as Pakistan’s army chief prepares to retire

Article Reuters - 18 Aug 2013

In a nation long plagued by military coups, the question of who will replace Pakistan's all-powerful army chief has taken on new urgency this year.

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Democracy will flounder sans Stats SA

Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 28 Feb 2020

As the government bails out state-owned entities, it is leaving a hole in the budget of the agency tasked with telling us what South Africa looks like — one that is crucial to government decisions

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