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Pakistan votes after bitter campaign marred by violence

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Jul 2018

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Pakistan braced for street protests after Sharif ban

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Feb 2009

Pakistan braced on Thursday for a new wave of street protests after a court barred the country's main opposition leader from running for office.

Scene set for lengthy struggle

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Aug 2008

Musharraf's position has been in doubt since elections in February. The resignation means that the West has lost its most important ally.

Suicide bombings in Lahore kill at least 31

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Mar 2008

Two suicide attacks killed at least 31 people and injured more than 200 in Lahore on Tuesday as suspected Islamist militants escalated their campaign of mayhem in Pakistan's largest cities. The bombs were the latest in a string of attacks against military and police targets in Lahore, the previously peaceful capital of Punjab province.

Pakistan opposition leaders sign coalition agreement

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Mar 2008

Pakistan's two major opposition leaders signed a formal declaration Sunday on forming a coalition government, and urged President Pervez Musharraf to convene Parliament without delay. Asif Ali Zardari, widowed husband of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif signed the agreement at a news conference after a fresh round of coalition talks.

Grieving Pakistan tribesmen bury dead after blast

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Mar 2008

Pakistani tribesmen on Monday buried the last of the 43 people killed in a suicide bomb attack at a meeting of tribal elders discussing how to tackle al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.

Vote counting starts in crucial Pakistani election

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Feb 2008

Vote counting got under way on Monday after a lacklustre turnout in Pakistan's parliamentary elections, which passed off relatively peacefully despite fears of sabotage by Islamic militants. With his future hanging in the balance, President Pervez Musharraf resolved to work with the new civilian government.

Pakistan crisis hangs on Bhutto party

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Dec 2007

Pakistan's political future hung in the balance on Sunday with Benazir Bhutto's party deciding whether to pull out of planned elections amid an acrimonious dispute over how she was killed. Her husband and top party officials were also expected to name a successor to Bhutto as head of the country's largest opposition party.

Pakistan govt refuses to allow Bhutto march

Article Matthew Pennington - 12 Nov 2007

Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will not be allowed to hold a protest procession across Pakistan because it would violate a ban on political rallies imposed under the current state of emergency, a government spokesperson said on Monday. Bhutto was due to leave the eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday morning for the capital, Islamabad.

Pakistan govt rejects Bhutto’s call for outside help

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Oct 2007

A senior government official on Monday rejected a call from Benazir Bhutto for foreign experts to help investigate the suicide attack on her homecoming procession. Bhutto said on Sunday she wanted United States and British experts to assist in the probe into Thursday night's bombing in Karachi.

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