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Pakistan PM names Lt Gen Asim Munir as new army chief: Minister

Information minister announces the appointment on Twitter, ending weeks of speculation over the powerful post.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's PM names Asim Munir as new army chief-information minister

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday named General Lieutenant-General Asim Munir as the new chief of the country's powerful army, the information minister said on Twitter.

Reuters

Pakistan PM Sharif to pick new chief of powerful military

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to pick a new army chief in the next couple of days, two government officials said on Wednesday, after the military said it had sent a list of six candidates to his office.

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Pakistan PM set to appoint new army chief

The current army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, is to step down on November 29 after serving for six years.

Al Jazeera

Recovering from bullet wounds, Pakistan's Imran Khan talks of new waves of protest

From his home in Lahore, Khan told NPR's Steve Inskeep why he's calling for early elections, as well as why he rejects his removal from power in April via a vote of no confidence.

WEKU

Pakistan PM tests positive for COVID for a third time

Shehbaz Sharif tests positive for the coronavirus a day after returning from London.

Al Jazeera

Cop27 first week roundup: powerful dispatches, muted protest, little cash

Despite ‘loss and damage’ focus there have been more oil and gas lobbyists than delegates from the most vulnerable countries

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Pakistan PM meets brother Nawaz in UK over naming new army chief

Gov’t accuses ex-PM Imran Khan of trying to influence the appointment of the military chief and making it controversial.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Pakistan PM vows to ‘keep up fight’ as ‘long march’ resumes

The march to demand immediate elections was paused for a week following an assassination attempt on Khan.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan PM writes to top judge on Khan attack, journalist murder

Shehbaz Sharif calls for formation of judicial panels to probe Imran Khan attack and TV journalist’s killing in Kenya.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and Australia. What can we learn from the world's devastating floods?

Extreme weather is drowning many parts of the world with countries lacking the resilience and funding to cope with the devastating downpours. What can we learn from these global floods and what solutions are on the table at COP27?

ABC News

Pakistan police file report into Imran Khan shooting

Former prime minister’s party rejects report as ‘mockery’ after attack during a protest march last week.

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan to resume early elections push after being shot

Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan will call on his supporters to resume a march to Islamabad and continue pushing for early elections after being released from a hospital for treatment of a leg wound sustained in a shooting at a public rally.

Tribune News Service

Saudi Crown Prince Meets Top Officials on Sidelines of Sharm el-Sheikh Summit

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held talks on Monday with a number of top officials on the sidelines of the Sharm el-Sheikh climate summit. He met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss cooperation between their countries in various fields, as well as efforts to…

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Reeling from floods, Pakistan seeks climate compensation, debt relief

Pakistan's prime minister said his country would need debt relief and would seek compensation for climate damage as it recovers from catastrophic floods that cost the country some $30 billion.

Al Jazeera

Imran Khan asks Pakistan’s president to investigate military

In letter to the president, ex-PM questions how military officials can hold press briefing targeting a political leader.

Al Jazeera

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan says ‘long march’ to resume Tuesday

Khan made the remarks from a hospital in Lahore three days after a failed attempt on his life.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan in 'Perilous Situation' after Khan Assassination Bid

The assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan and his accusation it was a plot involving a senior intelligence officer has pushed Pakistan into a "dangerous phase", analysts say. Khan escaped with bullet wounds to his legs from an assassination attempt Thursday as he led supporters on a highly…

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Al Jazeera

Pakistani PM denies involvement in assassination attempt on Khan

Shehbaz Sharif said the former prime minister is damaging the country with ‘false and cheap conspiracies’.

The Guardian - UK

Imran Khan supporters take to streets as shooting fuels Pakistan tensions

Stakes raised on Friday as clashes erupt between police and protesters in cities across Pakistan

Foreign Policy

Pakistan’s Military Is Afraid of Imran Khan

The former prime minister has turned against the force that once supported him.

The Conversation

Imran Khan shot: How attack will affect protest campaign led by Pakistan's ousted leader

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan survived what supporters described as an assassination attempt on Nov. 3, 2022, as he led protests against the government.

The Conversation

Shooting of Imran Khan takes Pakistan into dangerous political waters

The attempted assassination of Imran Khan on November 3 has ushered Pakistan into another stage of political instability, with increased likelihood of further political violence.

Reuters

Pakistan's Imran Khan to resume protest after recovering from shooting

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday he would resume his protest march to Islamabad after recovering from an assassination attempt, as his supporters staged nationwide protests that blocked major roads.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan was shot: What, where and why?

Khan was wounded when his anti-government protest convoy was shot in the east of Pakistan.

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