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US for maintaining healthy military-to-military ties with Pakistan

US for maintaining healthy military-to-military ties with Pakistan

On Tuesday, Pentagon Press Secretary John F Kirby said Washington wanted to continue its “healthy” military-to-military ties with Islamabad despite the change in the government. In a press briefing, Kirby congratulated Shehbaz Sharif for becoming…

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Is Nawaz Sharif coming back to Pakistan?

Is Nawaz Sharif coming back to Pakistan?

The federal government has asked the Ministry of Interior to renew ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s and former finance minister Ishaq Dar’s passports. The development came on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was…

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MQM-P decides against joining Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet

MQM-P decides against joining Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet

The MQM-Pakistan has decided against joining the federal cabinet.  The party has decided on extending support to the broad-based Shehbaz Sharif government from the outside. According to media reports, the decision has been conveyed to…

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The fate of NAB

The fate of NAB

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Javed Iqbal’s tenure has been marred by allegations of the worst kind of political victimisation. The epitome of flawed accountability has already completed his term but is said to continue…

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US reacts after NA elects Sharif as new PM

US reacts after NA elects Sharif as new PM

Shahbaz Sharif was sworn in as the country’s new prime minister on Monday, following a no-trust motion ousting Imran Khan. Sharif was elected by Pakistan’s parliament earlier in the day. Sharif was the sole candidate…

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PML-N’s Abbasi for dissolution of NAB

On Tuesday, PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told the newly-formulated government to dissolve the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The newly-elected government is being led by his party’s president, PM Shehbaz Sharif. Abbasi asked the PM…

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PTI resigns from National Assembly

PTI resigns from National Assembly

On Monday, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) decided to announce en masse resignations from the National Assembly. The development took place several minutes before the election for the new prime minister.  The decision was taken in…

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Qureshi vs Sharif: Shehbaz Sharif elected as PM

Qureshi vs Sharif: Shehbaz Sharif elected as PM

The National Assembly session to elect the new prime minister began Monday with Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri in the chair. The House came to the point of election two days after the end of Pakistan…

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Yasir Nawaz lashes out at fellow Pakistanis

Yasir Nawaz lashes out at fellow Pakistanis

On Tuesday, Pakistani actor and director Yasir Nawaz shared his two cents on the prevalent political scenario in the country. He has followed his fellow celebrities who are sharing their thoughts on the ongoing political…

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Speaker Asad Qaiser reportedly opposed PTI’s vote rejection move: Sources

Speaker Asad Qaiser reportedly opposed PTI’s vote rejection move: Sources

Sources have claimed that National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser opposed the PTI leadership’s stance of rejecting the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Local media reported that he wasn’t in favour of using article…

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