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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit China next week to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a two-day visit to China next week and meet President Xi Jinping during which they will review the all-weather strategic cooperation partnership and exchange views on regional and global developments, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Pakistan ex-PM Khan announces march on capital to call for early elections

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that he would begin a protest march with his supporters from the eastern city of Lahore to Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Friday to call for early elections.

Reuters

Pakistan bringing home body of journalist killed in Kenya

Pakistan's information minister says the body of an outspoken Pakistani journalist who was killed by police while living in hiding in Kenya is being repatriated home to Islamabad

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A Pakistani journalist living in hiding was killed by police at a roadblock in Kenya

Arshad Sharif, 50, had been in hiding since July after he fled Pakistan to avoid arrest. He had been critical of the country's military and the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

WEKU

Pakistan: Court Rejects Imran Khan's Plea Against Election Commission's disqualification ruling

Islamabad High Court on Monday declined the plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan to suspend the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan disqualifying him in the Toshakhana reference. Read on for details:

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Pakistan court rejects Imran Khan's appeal on disqualification

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court rejected a request by former premier Imran Khan to immediately suspend a decision by the Election Commission to disqualify him as a lawmaker after he was found guilty of hiding his assets.

The Times of India

Pakistan sets a 5-year ban on former Prime Minister Imran Khan holding office

Khan was disqualified after an election panel found he unlawfully sold state gifts and concealed assets as premier, officials said. He was ousted in a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April.

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Imran Khan emerges as main beneficiary in Pakistan's byelection

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party led by former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday emerged as the main beneficiary in the key byelections held in the 11 constituencies of Pakistan's national and provincial assemblies.

The Times of India

6 out of 8: Imran Khan wins majority of seats in Pakistan’s byelections

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan won the majority of seats in byelections on Sunday, building momentum in his campaign to pressure the six-month-old government into calling an early national vote.

The Times of India

Pakistan opposition leader arrested for tweet on military chief

Azam Swati, a legislator from Imran Khan’s PTI party, has been arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency.

Al Jazeera

'Frivolous': India slams 's attempt to raise Kashmir during UNGA Ukraine vote

UNITED NATIONS: India slammed Pakistan for raising the issue of Kashmir during an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on the Ukraine conflict, saying such statements by Islamabad deserve the "collective contempt" of the international community and "sympathy for a mindset which repeatedly utters falsehoods".

The Times of India

Issa Launches MWL's Relief Campaign In Islamabad

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, launched on Saturday from Islamabad the MWL’s urgent campaign for the relief of the Pakistani people. The campaign aims to secure food, housing and health needs of tens of thousands of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Imran Khan: ‘This government will push Pakistan to the brink’

Ex-PM attacks the government over its handling of the flood-ravaged economy and once again calls for swift elections.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan court dismisses contempt case against ex-PM Imran Khan

The court has accepted Khan’s written apology for comments he made against officials during a rally in August.

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Pakistan’s former PM Khan gets bail after arrest warrant

Imran Khan faces several cases due to his remarks against police officials and a judge made at a rally last month.

Reuters

U.S. extends debt relief to Pakistan after floods

Washington on Friday rolled over an agreement to suspend service payments on $132 million of Pakistan's debt, the U.S. embassy in Islamabad said, after devastating floods exacerbated the South Asian nation's economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Why is Pakistan investigating several audio leaks from PM office?

PM Shehbaz Sharif orders formation of committee to investigate leaking of several audio files released over past week.

The Times of India

Pakistan swaps 6 finance ministers in 4 years to stem crisis

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan appointed Ishaq Dar as finance minister to pull the country out of an economic crisis worsened by a fast falling currency and high inflation.

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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan apologises in contempt of court case

Pakistan court defers contempt proceedings against PTI chief after he says he is willing to apologise to female judge.

Reuters

Police deployed at Pakistan PM Khan's court indictment

Hundreds of police were deployed at a Pakistan court in Islamabad on Thursday ahead of the likely indictment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a contempt of court case, police said.

The Times of India

Pakistan court orders police to drop terror charges against Imran Khan over threatening remarks against judge

ISLAMABAD: In a major relief to former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, a top court on Monday ordered police to drop terrorism charges against him for making threatening remarks against a female judge and officials of the Islamabad police during a rally last month.

The Times of India

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit China in November

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to China in November and has also accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Moscow, the country's defence ministry said on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan court extends Imran Khan’s bail in terrorism case

The former prime minister appears before anti-terrorism court in Islamabad that adjourns the case until September 20.

The Times of India

Pakistan PM Shebaz Sharif appears before HC in missing persons case

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appeared in the Islamabad high court on Friday and assured the chief justice of making all-out efforts for the recovery of missing persons who were allegedly picked up by security agencies on suspicion of being involved in anti-state activities.

Reuters

USAID chief pledges $20 million in additional help for flood-hit Pakistan

U.S. development agency USAID chief Samantha Power on Friday announced $20 million in additional help for flood-hit Pakistan at a press conference in Islamabad.

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