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Pakistan's largest province to hold snap polls in win for former PM Khan

A snap local election will be held in Pakistan's most populous province, officials said, after the provincial leader, an ally of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan, triggered the poll, putting pressure on the government ahead a planned general election.

Reuters

Pakistan launches year’s first nationwide anti-polio campaign

The three-day drive aims to immunise more than 44 million children under the age of five against the viral disease.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan province calls for local assembly to be dissolved in win for former PM Khan

The chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province, an ally of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has called for the local assembly to be dissolved, in a bid to force the federal government into holding snap general elections.

Reuters

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Pakistan PM to seek fresh economic package from UAE - report

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will seek a fresh economic package for his country from the United Arab Emirates during his two-day visit there, broadcaster ARY News reported on Thursday, citing sources.

Reuters

World Bank cuts Pakistan’s GDP growth projection to 2 percent

Predicting a difficult year ahead, bank revises nation’s growth from 4 percent last year to 2 percent in current fiscal.

Al Jazeera

Riyadh Mulling Raising Investments in Pakistan to $10 Billion

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, ordered that that Saudi Arabia’s investments in Pakistan be reviewed so that they could be increased to 10 billion dollars. The Kingdom had declared investments in the country back on August 25. He ordered that the Saudi Fund for Development study…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan PM says ‘deeply moved by compassion’ of donors at Geneva

Shehbaz Sharif lauds ‘show of solidarity’ after flood-hit Pakistan secures pledge of more than $10bn to rebuild itself.

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Banks and countries pledge over $9bn to rebuild Pakistan after catastrophic floods

International funders join Pakistan PM and UN secretary general in Geneva to agree recovery plan following ‘monsoon on steroids’

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan receives over $9bn in aid after devastating floods

As nations pledge support, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urges world leaders to join a ‘new coalition of the willing’ to help his country

The Independent UK

Donors pledge more than $9bn for Pakistan flood recovery

Pakistan official says donors at Geneva conference commit more than $9bn to help it recover from devastating floods.

Al Jazeera

Donors exceed Pakistan goal with pledge of more than $9 billion for flood recovery

International donors on Monday committed over $9 billion to help Pakistan recover from ruinous floods last year, exceeding its external financing goals and paving the way for a new model on raising funds to fight climate disasters in poorer countries.

Reuters

Pakistan’s finance minister to meet IMF delegation in Geneva

IMF has yet to approve the release of $1.1bn originally due to be disbursed in November last year.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s army chief visits Saudi Arabia amid economic crisis

General Asim Munir heads to Saudi Arabia and UAE as the country faces a crippling economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan Taliban threatens top political leadership including PM

Latest TTP statement explicitly names Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

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Afghanistan used to launch attacks on Pakistan: Defence minister

Pakistan says no country will be allowed to shelter armed groups staging attacks against it as Kabul reject the charges.

The Times of India

Audience interrupt Pakistan PM's speech, Shehbaz Sharif says 'food will be served soon'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's said that the food will be served soon after being interrupted by an audience, according to a video circulated by PTV news, the Urdu News channel.

Reuters

Pakistan's Punjab government sacked in blow to ex-PM Khan's snap polls plan

A key ally of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was removed on Friday as chief minister of the country's largest province, dealing blow to Khan's plans to force snap polls in the South Asian nation.

Reuters

Pakistani journalist's killing in Kenya a pre-meditated murder -report

A team set up by the Pakistani government to probe the killing of a well-known Pakistani journalist in Nairobi said it found several contradictions in the version given by Kenyan authorities, and believes it was a case of pre-meditated murder.

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Al Jazeera

Killing of Pakistani journalist Sharif in Kenya ‘planned’: Report

Pakistani investigators say veteran journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing was a ‘planned assassination’.

Al Jazeera

‘Assassination attempt’ on Pakistan envoy in Afghan capital

Attacker failed to harm the Pakistani diplomat, but shot and wounded his security guard outside its mission in Kabul.

The Times of India

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif approves early retirement of Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, who was shortlisted for the post of army chief: Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the early retirement application of Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, a former ISI chief and one of the six names apparently shortlisted for the post of the Army chief, according to a media report on Friday.

Evening Standard

Former China president Jiang Zemin dies, aged 96

Jiang Zemin led China out from political obscurity in the 1990s

The Guardian - AU

Pakistan’s Imran Khan vows to fight to ‘last drop of blood’ in first rally since being shot

Ousted PM calls off march on Islamabad to avoid further chaos but continues to press for early elections, possibly by pulling his PTI party out of regional assemblies

Tribune News Service

Pakistan ex-PM Khan says lawmakers are quitting assemblies

Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan said his lawmakers are quitting regional legislative assemblies, ending his monthslong protest, to mount further pressure for snap elections days after the appointment of a new army chief.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls off march to avoid ‘chaos’

Imran Khan also announced his party will resign from provincial assemblies in first rally since assassination attempt.

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