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Pak National Assembly deputy Speaker resigns before no-trust motion

Suri from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party had been functioning as the acting speaker

Pak Parliament set to appoint former PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as new speaker

Ashraf, 71, from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will be given the oath of office after he was deemed elected as no other candidate on Friday submitted nomination papers against him till the deadline

Imran Khan retained all gifts he got as Pakistan PM, says report

The most expensive among them were, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, sold in Dubai.

Pak under Rs 60 bn burden as Shehbaz Sharif rejects proposal for fuel hike

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has put an additional burden of around Rs 30 billion on the exchequer by turning down the oil and gas authority's proposal to increase the fuel prices

Maryam Nawaz accuses Imran Khan of being corrupt, asks him to reveal income

Maryam Nawaz Sharif, vice president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday questioned Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for having purchased expensive gifts

Pak EC to hear foreign funding case related to Imran Khan's party daily

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday said it will hear Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) foreign funding case every day, local media reported.

Pakistan increases power tariff by Rs 4.8 per unit amid rising inflation

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan lost power after he lost a no-confidence vote on the issues of inflation and the worsening economic situation of the country

Pakistan's new government may have to roll back fuel, power sops

Former premier Imran Khan, who was ousted in a confidence vote earlier this week, announced a cut in petrol and electricity tariffs in February, despite soaring global prices

PTI leader says ousted Pak PM didn't approach Army to end deadlock

Her statement came a day after military spokesman Maj. Gen. Babar Iftikhar declared that the Army's high command remained away from the political wrangling

The Sharifs and their filthy lucre

In 1998, a book came out on the corporate interests of Nawaz Sharif's extended family

Packed schedule for Pakistan cricketers in coming 12 months

The Pakistan men's national cricket team will play seven Tests, 17 ODIs and a minimum of 25 T20Is in the next 12 months

Balochistan rebels attack Pakistan intelligence offices in Kharan city

Baloch rebels have intensified their attacks on Pakistani military agencies

Pak poll body releases schedule for first phase of local election in Punjab

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced holding the first phase of local government elections in Punjab province on June 9 this year, local media reported.

US looks forward to work with new PM Sharif; says ties with Pak 'vital'

Pakistan's relations with the US have been lukewarm, especially under the Biden administration

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif likely to add 12 PML-N, 7 PPP MNAs in federal cabinet

PM Sharif became the Prime minister on April 11, following the ouster of Imran Khan through a no-confidence motion, with this Khan became the first PM to be removed through the democratic process.

Pak HC orders EC to decide on foreign funding case against PTI in a month

Pakistan High Court on Thursday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide on the foreign funding case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) within a month.

Massive hike in fuel prices in Pakistan, diesel to go by Rs 119

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the country's economy had stagnated under his predecessor Imran Khan

Will always put Pakistan as a priority in neighbourhood diplomacy: China

China told Pakistan's new PM Shehbaz Sharif that it will always put its all-weather ally as a priority in its neighbourhood diplomacy as it praised his commitment to promote the CPEC initiative.

Imran Khan 'comedic talent' for 'The Kapil Sharma Show': Ex-wife Reham

Speaking to a Pakistani reporter, Reham joked about Imran Khan saying he should try his hand at Bollywood

Pakistan Army says it has 'nothing to do with politics', supports democracy

The powerful institution asserted that its chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was not seeking an extension and will neither accept one.