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Pakistan’s newly elected Parliament meets amid vote rigging allegations
Mar 01, 2024 06:19Pakistan's newly elected Lower House of Parliament met for the first time on Thursday with freshly elected members taking oaths amid protests on the floor by supporters of jailed former Primer Imran Khan. They called for an audit of the recently held polls in the country.
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Pakistan’s parliament sworn in as Imran Khan’s supporters continue protests
Mar 01, 2024 03:10Pakistan’s newly elected parliament has been sworn in amid protests on the floor of the house by the supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is in jail.
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US sanctions ‘may not apply’ to gas pipeline project with Iran: Pakistan energy minister
Feb 28, 2024 11:09Pakistan’s caretaker energy minister says the sanctions the United States has imposed on Iran over its civilian nuclear program may not apply to the gas pipeline as Islamabad was going to start work on the project within its territory and connect to neighboring Iran.
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Amir-Abdollahian: Iran, Pakistan need to follow up and implement recent security agreements
Feb 24, 2024 02:42Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and Pakistan need to follow up and implement the recent agreements reached between the two countries to broaden security and anti-terror cooperation.
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Political rivals of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan reach deal on coalition govt.
Feb 21, 2024 13:49Pakistan's main political rivals of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan have announced a power-sharing agreement to form a coalition government after an inconclusive national election did not produce a clear majority.
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Pakistan advances work on gas pipeline project with Iran to avoid fine: Report
Feb 21, 2024 03:09Pakistan has reportedly decided to advance much-delayed work on a joint gas pipeline project with Iran as a means of avoiding a whopping fine.
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Imran Khan supporters hold nationwide protests in Pakistan over alleged vote rigging
Feb 19, 2024 11:56Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan have taken to the streets nationwide to condemn what they perceive as fraud and manipulation in the recent general elections. This comes in light of admissions by certain election officials acknowledging their involvement in the alleged vote rigging.
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Pakistan joins global celebrations marking Iran’s Islamic Revolution anniversary
Feb 14, 2024 02:39Like the rest of the world, celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran were also held in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad.
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Pakistan election: Sharif’s PML-N mulls ‘coalition’ with PPP as Khan’s PTI protests ‘rigging’
Feb 12, 2024 10:21Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has suggested forming a “coalition” with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), while supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest the alleged rigging of the election.
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Pakistan holds general elections amid violence
Feb 09, 2024 08:22Millions of Pakistanis cast their ballots to determine the future leadership of the nation. The closure of polling stations in Pakistan marks the culmination of the general elections day, overshadowed by deadly violence and the suspension of internet and phone services in the country.