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What’s next for Imran Khan’s PTI after Islamabad protest setback?

Frantic escape by party leaders during a security crackdown could hurt the PTI. But the government faces questions too.

Al Jazeera · Nov 27, 2024

What are Pakistan’s controversial constitutional amendments about?

The proposed amendments could weaken the independence of the judiciary, allege opposition parties and some experts.

Al Jazeera · Sep 17, 2024

Why is Pakistan planning to ban rallies and public gatherings in Islamabad?

A week before PTI’s planned mass rally, ruling party introduces bill seeking to allow city officials to ban such events.

Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2024

Pakistan election: PTI joins religious parties, PPP backs rival PMLN

Two leading parties announce separate coalition plans to help secure a majority needed after Pakistan’s contested polls.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

Pakistan’s real test begins after election, say analysts

Pakistan’s struggling democracy faces serial crises — political, economic, on the security front, and of legitimacy.

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2024

Election delay in Pakistan raises doubts of ‘free and fair’ vote

Pakistan’s election body has announced that the general elections will now be held the last week of January.

Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2023

Why have dozens of leaders quit Imran Khan’s party in Pakistan?

Since Khan’s arrest and the violence that followed, more than two dozen PTI leaders have quit the beleaguered party.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2023

Pakistan government, Imran Khan’s PTI agree on simultaneous polls

Late-night talks between the ruling alliance and Khan’s party, however, end without any agreement on an election date.

Al Jazeera · May 3, 2023

Another Khan party-led provincial assembly dissolved in Pakistan

After Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa legislature dissolved as part of ex-PM Imran Khan’s bid to force early national polls.

Al Jazeera · Jan 18, 2023

The controversial legacy of Pakistan’s outgoing army chief Bajwa

After six years as the head of the country’s most powerful institution, General Qamar Javed Bajwa will retire next week.

Al Jazeera · Nov 25, 2022