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Pakistan's ex-leader Nawaz Sharif seeks protection from arrest ahead of return from voluntary exile

Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country

The Independent UK

Pakistan's Imran Khan remains behind bars as cases pile up. Another court orders he stay in jail

A Pakistani court has extended custody for former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges that he had revealed state secrets after his 2022 ouster

The Independent UK

Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections at the end of January, delaying a vote due in November

Pakistan’s election oversight body has announced that it will hold the next parliamentary elections in the last week of January, delaying the vote which was to be held in November under the constitution

The Independent UK

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From London, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif blames ex-army chief for his 2017 ouster

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is claiming the country’s former powerful military and spy chiefs orchestrated his ouster in 2017, when he was forced to step down after being convicted of corruption

The Independent UK

The ‘tarnished legacy’ of Pakistan’s retiring top judge Umar Ata Bandial

Lahore-born judge’s tenure lasted 20 months after he took over as the country faced a serious political crisis.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Pakistan PM warns of deepening crisis as fears of new election delay grow

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says parliament has lost its credibility as military continues to wield political power

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan's Imran Khan will be imprisoned for 2 more weeks despite getting bail

A defense lawyer says Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will remain in prison for another two weeks despite being granted bail

The Independent UK

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Imran Khan's corruption conviction and three-year jail term suspended

A court in Pakistan has suspended corruption charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Evening Standard

Pakistani court suspends the corruption conviction and sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

A defense lawyer says a Pakistani appeals court has suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of Imran Khan in a legal victory for the embattled former prime minister

The Independent UK

A top court in Pakistan will rule on a conviction appeal from ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan

Officials say a top court in Pakistan’s capital is expected to issue a crucial ruling on an appeal from the country’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan against his recent conviction and three-year sentence in a graft case

The Independent UK

Pakistan arrests opposition leader for exposing official secrets, harming national interest

Pakistan’s top investigation agency has arrested an opposition leader, who is a close aide of convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan, alleging he exposed official secrets and harmed state interests

The Independent UK

Pakistan election body to draw new boundaries as polls likely to be delayed

Pakistan’s Election Commission says new constituencies would be finalised by December 14, according to state TV.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s outgoing PM denies vendetta against Imran Khan

Exclusive: Shehbaz Sharif accuses jailed predecessor of ‘shabby treatment’ of political rivals in final interview as leader

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan's caretaker premier is to be sworn in as people celebrate Independence Day

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar is to be sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister to head a caretaker national government that will oversee parliamentary elections

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Al Jazeera

Pakistan senator Anwar ul-Haq Kakar named caretaker PM ahead of vote

The little-known senator from Balochistan has been nominated to lead the country until its next general election.

Dynamite News

Pakistan: Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar to be country's caretaker Prime Minister until new election

Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Leader of Opposition Raja Riaz finalised his name after two rounds of deliberations over the matter. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is allowed a brief visit by his wife

The lawyer of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan says he was allowed a brief visit by his wife at the high-security prison in eastern Punjab province where he is being held

Al Jazeera

Did US ask for Imran Khan’s removal as Pakistan PM after he visited Russia?

Intercept cites alleged ‘cypher’ to suggest US official told a Pakistani envoy ‘all will be forgiven’ if Khan is sacked.

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The Times of India

Pakistan dissolves parliament as election-delay speculation mounts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan dissolved the national parliament as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif moves to hand over power to a caretaker government to lead elections while his rival Imran Khan seeks a court review on his jail sentence that’s barring him from contesting in the polls.

WEKU

Pakistan's parliament is dissolved to pave way for elections

Pakistan's president on Wednesday dissolved the lower house of parliament as the country's top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction.

The Hindu

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France 24

Pakistan’s parliament dissolved for elections amid ex-PM Khan's imprisonment

Pakistan’s president on Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. The move came as the country’s top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction that landed him in a high-security prison over the…

The Independent UK

Pakistani court seeks 'government response' over Imran Khan's imprisonment, refuses to release him

A top Pakistani court says it wanted to hear from the government before deciding over former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s appeal against his imprisonment on corruption charges and refused to release him

Al Jazeera

Pakistan parliament dissolved to hold election without ex-PM Imran Khan

The dissolution marks the end of a chaotic tenure which began five years ago with Khan at the helm.

Al Jazeera

How people in Kashmir reacted to Imran Khan’s jail sentence, politics ban

Khan, who was PM when Kashmir autonomy was scrapped, has been jailed for three years and barred from politics for five.

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