Pakistan – Top court rules Bhutto, hanged 44 years ago, didn’t get a fair trial; Asif Ali Zardari win’s second term as President
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan‘s Supreme Court ruled last week that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn’t get a fair trial. Bhutto, the founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) now run by his grandson and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, was hanged […]
Pakistan’s largest parties strike deal on coalition government
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Two major Pakistan political parties said on Tuesday that they had reached a formal agreement to form a coalition government, ending ten days of intense negotiations after an inconclusive national election did not return a clear majority. The agreement between Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz of three-time Premier Nawaz Sharif ends days of […]
Shehbaz Sharif to be coalition candidate for next Pakistan PM – spokeswoman
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be the nominee for Pakistan’s next premier to lead a new coalition alliance formed between different parties, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday after national elections last week returned a hung parliament. The Pakistan Peoples Party on Tuesday said it would support Sharif’s party to form a minority government, ending […]
Pakistan parties wrangle over premiership, vote rigging allegations rejected
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan’s two largest political parties were on Monday wrangling over who will be prime minister after an inconclusive election last week forced them to join forces and try to form a coalition in a parliament dominated by independents. The squabbling is likely to deepen concerns about the stability of the nation which […]
Essay: Pakistan election results in political instability when the country needed it least
PARVEEN AKHTAR looks, in an article first published on The Conversation, at what next for Pakistan following a hotly contested election…
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s party says it aims to form government
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Candidates backed by the party of jailed Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan plan to form a government, a senior aide to the former Prime Minister said on Saturday, urging supporters to peacefully protest if final election results are not released. The nation of 241 million people voted on Thursday in a general […]
Pakistan ex-PMs and bitter rivals Sharif and Khan both claim poll win
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Former Pakistani prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan on Friday both declared victory in elections marred by delayed results and militant attacks, throwing the country into further political turmoil. Sharif’s party won the most seats by a single party in Thursday’s election, but supporters of imprisoned Khan, who […]
Pakistan votes amid polarisation, militant attacks and economic crisis
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan votes on Thursday in an election scarred by rising militant attacks, an economic crisis and a deeply polarised political environment, and many analysts believe no clear winner may emerge. The main contests are expected to be between candidates backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party […]
Fresh turmoil for Pakistan as PM Khan dodges ouster, opposition vows fight
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan’s political turmoil deepened on Sunday, when Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided an attempt to oust him and sought fresh elections after dissolving parliament, a move the opposition called treasonous and vowed to fight. The deputy speaker of parliament, a member of Khan’s party, blocked an opposition no-confidence motion that Khan had widely […]