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Pakistan Dynastic Parties Reach Power-sharing Agreement

Pakistan's two dynastic parties announced late Tuesday a power-sharing agreement that is set to return Shehbaz Sharif to the premiership after an election this month failed to produce a decisive winner.

International Business Times · Feb 20, 2024

A chance to stop the laundry cycle of Pakistan’s elections

A lesson from the Pakistan election is that democratically-minded leaders must learn to stand up to authoritarian forces

The Hindu · Feb 16, 2024

Bhutto about-turn: Behind the PPP plan to back Pakistan’s new government

What is the party’s reasoning behind joining a coalition with its longtime rivals without cabinet positions?

Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2024

Pakistan Parties Rule Out Alliances In Post-election Deadlock

Two of Pakistan's main political parties ruled out any alliances Tuesday after an indecisive election, raising the possibility of a minority government or weeks more of negotiation before a coalition is formed.

International Business Times · Feb 13, 2024

Why is Pakistan’s top court probing the 1979 hanging of former PM Bhutto?

The Supreme Court will hear a plea to reassess the legality of the manner in which Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged.

Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2023

How people in Kashmir reacted to Imran Khan’s jail sentence, politics ban

Khan, who was PM when Kashmir autonomy was scrapped, has been jailed for three years and barred from politics for five.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2023

Hundreds attend funeral of Pakistan's ex-President Musharraf

Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has been buried in his family’s hometown, the southern port city of Karachi, a day after a special plane transported his body from the United Arab Emirates where he died over the weekend

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Pakistan arrests prominent political ally of ex-PM Khan

Officials say Pakistan’s police have arrested a prominent political ally of a former prime minister in an overnight raid on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

A perfect storm in Pakistan — India must offer relief assistance

With devastating floods in Pakistan amid political turbulence, New Delhi and Islamabad need to get past the current impasse and resume dialogue.

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2022

Pakistan constitutional crisis: Key opposition leaders

Here’s a brief profile of key opposition leaders who planned the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2022