The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

Foreign minister breaks ranks to voice support for ousted Pakistani PM Imran Khan

Downing Street says government would not interfere in country’s domestic affairs

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Shehbaz Sharif steps out of the shadows to lead Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Shehbaz Sharif, who became Pakistan's new prime minister Monday after leading the opposition alliance that ousted Imran Khan, is a tough administrator with a penchant for quoting revolutionary poetry.

Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2022

Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan’s new prime minister

Election by parliament comes after the dismissal of Imran Khan, who lost a vote of no confidence.

Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2022

Pakistan latest updates: Sharif promises to tackle economy

Pakistan news from April 11: New PM says economic situation ‘very serious’ but could improve with hard work and unity.

Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2022

UAE Agtech Right Farm Raises $2.8 Million from Investors

Right Farm, a United Arab Emirates agriculture technology firm, said on Monday it raised $2.8 million from investors including Abu Dhabi state holding company ADQ's venture platform. The company is a business to business digital platform which sources fresh produce from local and international farms for the food and retail…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2022

Pakistan's Parliament Set to Elect New Prime Minister

Pakistan's parliament was set to meet on Monday to elect a new prime minister, with opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif the favorite to win after a week-long constitutional crisis that climaxed on Sunday when Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote. Shehbaz, 70, is the younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2022

Pakistan: MPs from ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s party resign en masse

Thousands of Imran Khan’s supporters gathered in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar to protest against his ousting

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2022

Khan lawmakers quit en masse as Pakistan parliament elects Sharif PM

More than 100 lawmakers loyal to Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan resigned on Monday, creating a headache for the new, Western-friendly incumbent Shehbaz Sharif as he tries to drag his country out of political and economic crisis.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2022

Full list of individuals designated as ‘terrorist’ under the UAPA

Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir is the latest to be added to a list of 33 individuals declared terrorists under UAPA. 

The Hindu · Apr 11, 2022

Names of six Imran Khan aides added to stop list: Report

ISLAMABAD: The names of six key aides of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan have been put on a stop list by Pakistan's top investigation agency to prevent them from leaving the country, according to a media report on Monday.

The Times of India · Apr 11, 2022