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Defiant Pakistani PM calls for street rallies in his support

A defiant Prime Minister Imran Khan says he's in a fight to protect the country's sovereignty on the eve of a no-confidence vote in parliament with an opposition determined to unseat him

The Independent UK

Pakistani court finds Hafiz Saeed guilty on two more charges of terrorism financing

A Pakistani court sentenced Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 Mumbai siege, to 31 years in prison in two cases of terrorism financing, court documents showed on Friday.

Reuters

Sharif, frontrunner as next Pakistani PM, seen as 'can-do' administrator

Shehbaz Sharif, the person most likely to be Pakistan's next prime minister, is little known outside his home country but has a reputation domestically as an effective administrator more than as a politician.

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Explainer-What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a no-confidence vote in parliament on Saturday which he is widely expected to lose.

Reuters

UP mahant’s rape threat: Republic, ABP, Aaj Tak skip it for Ukraine, Pak and azaan

A day after a video of a mahant threatening to abduct and rape Muslim women outside a mosque in Khairabad went viral, the National Commission for Women wrote to the UP DGP seeking action on Friday. But for a large section of the TV news media, it remained business as…

Newslaundry

Pakistan’s PM Khan ready to ‘fight’ ahead of no-confidence vote

Embattled prime minister to hold meeting with party leaders; will address the nation on Friday evening.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan PM Khan says he will not recognise opposition attempt to oust him

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday he would not recognise an opposition government if it succeeded in an attempt to oust him, the latest twist in a political crisis engulfing the nuclear-armed nation.

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Man accused of impersonating federal agent mentioned ties to Pakistani intelligence

Prosecutors think suspects attempted to ‘ingratiate themselves’ and ‘integrate’ with US federal agents

The Independent UK

US: Man impersonated agent, claimed ties to Pakistani intel

Federal prosecutors say one of two men accused of impersonating federal agents and giving actual Secret Service agents gifts and free apartments in Washington has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel to Pakistan and Iran

The Independent UK

Pakistan court orders Imran Khan confidence vote to go ahead

Supreme court rules PM acted unconstitutionally in dissolving parliament before confidence vote

The Guardian - UK

Pakistani PM Khan says he will continue to fight as he faces ouster vote

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday he will continue to fight as he faces a vote to oust him, and will address the nation on Friday.

Reuters

Pakistani opposition leader Sharif says he is allies' candidate for the next PM

Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said his allies have nominated him as the next prime minister if they are able to vote out Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday.

Reuters

Pakistan court rules blocking vote to oust PM Imran Khan illegal

PM Imran Khan’s opponents had the votes needed to remove him in parliament after members of his own party defected.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's top court ends hearings to solve political crisis

Pakistan's Supreme Court ended four days of hearings to solve a political crisis that began when Prime Minister Imran Khan sidestepped a no-confidence motion that seemed certain to unseat him

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Al Jazeera

Pakistan political crisis: Rupee falls to an all-time low

The rupee hit 188.14 to the US dollar as the country’s top court prepared to deliver a verdict.

Al Jazeera

Justin Bibis: From a viral video to Pakistan’s Coke Studio stars

Saania and Muqaddas became an internet sensation in 2015. After long struggles, the duo made a breakthrough this year.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan latest updates: Court rules Khan’s move unconstitutional

Pakistan news from April 7: Top court rules PM Khan’s move to dissolve parliament and call new elections illegal.

Reuters

Pakistan court rules against Imran Khan, bringing his ouster closer

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional and ordered lawmakers to return, a decision that could spell the end of his premiership as soon as Friday.

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The Times of India

PCB chairman Ramiz Raja hopeful of holding positive talks with BCCI in Dubai

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja is hopeful of holding positive talks with his counterpart in the BCCI on the sidelines of the ICC meetings in Dubai from April 7 to 10.

The Times of India

Imran Khan's claim on US seeking to overturn his govt fictional: Ex-Trump official

WASHINGTON: Dubbing Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan's claim that the US is looking to overturn his government as “concocted”, a former top Trump administration official said Wednesday that the country is entering a period of political uncertainty.

The Conversation

What is going on in Pakistan? And why has the US been dragged into it?

Pakistan, a nuclear nation that is home to some 220 million people, is in a political mess.

Al Jazeera

Spotlight on Pakistan Supreme Court amid constitutional crisis

A bench headed by Pakistan’s chief justice is hearing petitions challenging PM Imran Khan’s dissolution of parliament.

The Hindu

Explained | What is the BIMSTEC grouping and how is it significant?

How does the regional organisation work? What has it done over the years and how does it figure in the current geopolitical calculus?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan’s Top Court Hears Khan’s Defense of Blocking Ouster

Lawyers for Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan began their defense in the Supreme Court on Wednesday of his bid to block an opposition attempt to oust him, a move his critics say was unconstitutional and has ushered in political turmoil. Khan, a former cricket star, lost his parliamentary majority last…

Al Jazeera

Pakistan political crisis updates: Court again adjourns hearing

Court on April 6 again adjourned hearing of multiple petitions challenging Imran Khan’s decision to dissolve parliament.

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