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Former China president Jiang Zemin dies, aged 96

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Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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.

Al Jazeera

Former Pakistan PM Khan calls off protest march to avoid creating 'havoc'

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his first public appearance since being wounded in a gun attack earlier this month, said on Saturday he was calling off his protest march to Islamabad because he feared it would cause havoc in the country.

Reuters

Imran Khan to resume protests – this time taking on Pakistan’s military

After surviving an assassination attempt, many believe ex-PM could use his support to press army to back a return to power

The Guardian - UK

Imran Khan denied permission to land at Parade Ground on Saturday, says party

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Friday said the Islamabad administration has denied permission to the former Prime Minister's helicopter to land at the Parade Ground in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Saturday to address a protest rally against the Shehbaz Sharif government.

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Pakistan names new army chief as strife with Imran Khan deepens

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif named General Asim Munir as Pakistan’s next army chief, a choice that could harden former premier Imran Khan’s opposition to the government and stoke his high-stakes clash with the military.

Tribune News Service

International: Lt Gen Asim Munir Named As New Pakistan Army Chief

Pak Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced on Twitter that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has named Munir as Pakistan's new Army Chief. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

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.

Reuters

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

Pakistan govt receives names of senior generals for next army chief

ISLAMABAD: The clouds of uncertainty around the appointment of Pakistan's new army chief began to clear on Wednesday after the government announced on Wednesday that it has received the names of six senior generals for the post to succeed incumbent General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

The Times of India

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WEKU

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.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan PM tests positive for COVID for a third time

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

The Times of India

It's behind me: Imran Khan takes a U-turn on ‘US conspiracy' claim

LONDON: Imran Khan has said he wants to mend relations with the US if re-elected and no longer blames it for his removal as Pakistan Prime Minister, apparently taking a U-turn after accusing Washington of engineering his ouster by supporting the then opposition's no-confidence motion.

The Guardian - UK

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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Al Jazeera

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.

ABC News

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?

Al Jazeera

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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