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What is Pakistan’s Imran Khan accused of?

In an interview with Al Jazeera, the former prime minister said at least 85 cases have been filed against him.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan court again halts police action against Imran Khan

A Pakistan court has suspended any further police action against former Prime Minister Imran Khan until Friday, after two days of violent clashes outside his home prevented security officials from arresting him.

Tribune News Service

Pakistan police halt bid to arrest ex-PM Khan

LAHORE: Pakistani police on Wednesday abandoned an attempt to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan, ending a siege of his residence after violent clashes with hundreds of his supporters.

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Pakistan ex-PM Khan defies arrest

LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - Supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan clashed repeatedly with police overnight as he remained holed up in his Lahore residence early Wednesday, defying attempts to arrest him.

Bangkok Post

Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan's supporters clash with police trying to arrest him

Supporters of Imran Khan clashed with Pakistani police outside his home as the security officials tried to arrest the former premier for the second time, prolonging a political crisis that’s overshadowing the nation’s economic turmoil.

Tribune News Service

Imran Khan says Pakistan gov’t ‘petrified’ of losing elections

Ex-PM criticises the federal government’s decision to ban public gatherings which forced him to call off election rally.

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan barred from Pakistan TV as he faces arrest

Pakistan has barred its television channels from airing former premier Imran Khan’s speeches, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority said, in an order that accused the opposition leader of “baseless accusations and spreading hate speech” against state institutions and officers.

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Pakistan launches trafficking probe after refugee boat tragedy

Federal agency investigates people smugglers after two recent incidents of Pakistanis drowning on their way to Europe.

Al Jazeera

Four Pakistanis migrants missing after Italy shipwreck - foreign office

Pakistan's foreign office said on Monday that four Pakistani citizens were missing and 16 had survived after a boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed on rocks near the southern Italian coast, killing dozens.

Reuters

Pakistan to cut government expenses by 15% in austerity drive

Pakistan's government will cut back allowances and travel expenses of ministers and advisers as part of an austerity drive that will save it 200 billion rupees ($766 million) a year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Mob storms Pakistan police station and lynches man accused of blasphemy

Killing is latest in string of mob attacks against people accused of blasphemy in Muslim-majority country

The Guardian - UK

Have China and Pakistan Hit a Roadblock?

Beijing-funded infrastructure projects have slowed, but their longtime partnership remains inevitable.

Foreign Policy

Pakistan's former President Musharraf buried in Karachi

Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was buried in his hometown of Karachi on Tuesday.

Reuters

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai after long illness

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his condolences following the death

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Al Jazeera

‘Beyond imagination’: Pakistan PM warns of IMF bailout conditions

An IMF delegation is in Pakistan for last ditch talks to revive financial aid, which has stalled for months.

AFP

Pakistan 'to agree' to tough IMF conditions as crisis worsens

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday the government would have to agree to IMF bailout conditions that are "beyond imagination", as it battles a spiralling economic crisis.

AFP

Pakistan 'will have to agree' to IMF conditions for bailout: PM

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday the government would have to agree to IMF bailout conditions that are "beyond imagination".

Reuters

IMF giving Pakistan tough time in 'unimaginable' economic crisis - PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday the International Monetary Fund was giving his country a "tough time" over unlocking stalled funding from a $6.5 billion bailout at a time of "unimaginable" economic crisis.

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Analysis: Pakistan moves toward deal-or-default endgame

Pakistan's full-blown economic turmoil, from its biggest ever currency devaluation to a rash of emergency spending cuts, offers the clearest sign yet that the nuclear-armed nation faces the risk of a default unless it receives massive support.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan mosque bombing survivors traumatised but undeterred

At least 100 people killed and more than 225 wounded in a suicide attack in the northwestern Pakistani city.

AFP

IMF announces visit to crisis-hit Pakistan

Karachi (AFP) - The IMF will send a team to Pakistan next week to discuss reviving a desperately needed bailout programme, with a foreign exchange crisis bringing imports almost to a standstill.

Al Jazeera

India invites Pakistan foreign minister to attend SCO summit

Pakistan yet to accept the invite but experts say it will not lead to thaw in ties as it is a multilateral summit.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mohamed bin Zayed Arrives In Pakistan, Hold Talks with Shehbaz

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday arrived in Pakistan, where he held talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The two sides reviewed the historical UAE-Pakistan ties and opportunities of enhancing joint cooperation in a way that serves the mutual benefit of the…

The Independent UK

Mike Pompeo says world has ‘no idea’ how close India and Pakistan came to nuclear war

Revelations come as Pakistan’s leadership is expected to visit India for the first time in a decade

AFP

Aide to former Pakistan PM Khan arrested for election criticism

Islamabad (AFP) - An aide to former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested on Wednesday for criticising election officials, police said, the latest case brought against the opposition as it tries to force early polls.

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