Opposition politicians in Pakistan are outraged over losing a no-confidence motion against the head of the Senate or upper house of Pakistani Parliament.
Afghanistan’s presidential election campaign has kicked off but has been overshadowed by allegations of abuse of power and doubts over whether the vote will take place amid peace talks with the Taliban.
Political temperatures in Pakistan are rapidly rising as the opposition takes to the streets and the government doubles down on stifling dissent and imprisoning its critics amid rising economic troubles.
In an escalating crackdown, Pakistani police have arrested scores of opposition activists as most major political parties united in marking July 25 as a “black day” to protest what they say were rigged elections on the same day last year.
The Taliban can take part in the September 28 presidential election if they start negotiations with the Afghan government, a spokesman for Afghani Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah told local media outlet Tolo News on July 24.
Days ahead of the formal start of campaigning for this year’s presidential election in Afghanistan, candidates and their supporters are concerned about the growing security challenges in the country.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump will push Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to fight terrorist groups inside his country and support the Afghan peace process as two leaders meet for the first time in Washington.
Polls have closed in Pakistan's first-ever provincial elections in the northwestern tribal areas, a region along the Afghan border that was once controlled by Islamist militant groups.
Pakistan's anticorruption agency has arrested a former prime minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a spokesman for the agency, the National Accountability Board (NAB), said on July 18.
Pakistanis are debating whether the country’s current army chief should be given a new term in office beyond November, when he is set to retire.
Maryam Nawaz has mounted a major challenge to the PTI’s government after assuming a senior position within her Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Party last month.
The first-ever election for representing Pakistan’s former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has generated considerable interest and raised hopes.
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