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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wins vote of confidence

Sharif secures 180 votes, against the 172 required to achieve a simple majority in the lower house of the parliament.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s Punjab elections to go ahead as court confirms ruling

Supreme court stands by decision to order elections next month in move that seemingly pits judiciary against government

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan places first order for discounted Russian oil, joining major buyers India and China

Pakistan has become the latest Asian country to import Russia’s discounted crude oil, joining India and China which are importing heavily from Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

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Pakistan’s descent into crisis

Pakistan appears to be on the brink of a full-blown crisis with the country struggling to get on top of mounting security threats, political uncertainty and economic instability.

The Week

From Stephen Lawrence to Sarah Everard: the awful price of 30 years of police failure to reform

We hoped Stephen’s death would be the catalyst for real change, but the assurances proved hollow, says Imran Khan, lawyer and adviser to the Lawrence family

The Guardian - UK

How Imran Khan’s poll demand sparked a new Pakistan crisis

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan premier Imran Khan’s bid for snap elections has evolved into a constitutional crisis, with the government pushing back against a Supreme Court order to carry out two provincial polls, raising concerns over the future of the democratic process.

The Times of India

Imran Khan says Pakistan will struggle to break out of cycle of debt repayments - FT

Pakistan will struggle to break out of a cycle of ongoing debt repayments without reform, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan told the Financial Times in an interview.

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'Forget Security': Javed Miandad makes insensitive remarks on India's refusal to tour Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain and batting legend Javed Miandad made insensitive remarks on the issue of India's refusal to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming Asia Cup tournament citing security reasons.

The Times of India

HRW slams Pakistan for ‘forcibly evicting’ thousands of farmers

The rights group raises concerns over the $7bn Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project near Lahore city.

Al Jazeera

IMF slashes cash-strapped Pakistan's growth outlook to 0.5%

The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s fragile economy will grow just 0.5% this year, down from 6% in 2022

The Independent UK

Australian man’s jail sentence for writing critical letter to Pakistan military a ‘torment’ for family

Family of Hasan Askree, 53, who was jailed for five years in 2020, say case is a grave miscarriage of justice

The Guardian - AU

Court in Pakistan-held Kashmir removes Imran Khan's protégé

A top court in the Pakistani-administered section of Kashmir has removed the protégé of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and head of the local government from office

The Independent UK

Pakistan election panel seeks change in law guiding its powers

In letter to parliament, ECP says ‘judicial overbearing’ has ‘diluted writ’ of panel in holding free and fair elections.

Al Jazeera

Where does Pakistan find itself year after Imran Khan lost power?

Ex-PM’s message of resistance, victimhood has caught people’s imaginations, revealed deep schisms in state institutions.

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Pakistan minister cancels trip to IMF, World Bank meetings in US - sources

Pakistan's finance minister has cancelled a visit to Washington for spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, government officials said on Friday, citing domestic political turmoil as the reason.

Bangkok Post

Imran Khan is treading the path of typical populism

Imran Khan is treading on the path of typical populism.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan parliament rejects court order for snap provincial polls

Lawyer from opposition leader Imran Khan’s party says resolution passed by MPs carries ‘no backing of the law’.

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan Q&A: ‘Pakistan civil-military imbalance has to change’

In freewheeling conversation with Al Jazeera, former prime minister looks back at a turbulent year since he lost power.

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Al Jazeera

Imran Khan: ‘Gov’t even willing to violate Pakistan constitution’

In exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, the ex-PM and opposition leader attacks government for delaying crucial polls.

Al Jazeera

Before Trump, which other world leaders were charged or jailed?

It is a US first, but Donald Trump joins a list of other world leaders in facing criminal charges.

The Independent UK

Pakistan court rules delay of provinces' votes unlawful

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a decision to delay provincial elections was unconstitutional

Reuters

Pakistan court orders provincial votes in win for ex-PM Khan

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that elections in two provinces should go ahead by May 15 despite government reluctance to hold the votes now as it struggles with an economic crisis and a political challenge from the opposition.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders Punjab election on May 14

Supreme Court orders the government to hold snap polls in the country’s most populous province of Punjab on May 14.

Bangkok Post

Pakistan bound for crisis amid changed reality

Last year US President Joe Biden called Pakistan "one of the most dangerous countries in the world", presumably because of its potentially lethal cocktail of nuclear weapons and unstable politics. But somehow it staggers on endlessly, never resolving its permanent political crisis but never quite exploding either.

The Independent UK

Pakistan ups security as 11 killed in Ramadan food stampedes

Pakistan says 11 people have been killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor across the country since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last week

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