Pakistan Politics

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto's parties agree to form new govt

Shehbaz Sharif along with Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) met at the residence of Shujaat Hussain of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) after a consultative meeting.

Shehbaz affirms Nawaz Sharif to become PM for 4th time, Imran Khan rules out coalition with PML-N, PPP

Expressing astonishment at reports of a power-sharing formula being discussed between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party leader Latif Khosa described it as a joke that rival political parties were putting forward such a proposal

Vantage | What Pakistan's bits-and-pieces govt will mean for its army and people

The Generals are not going anywhere; their grip on the country may have slipped a bit, but they have reminded the world of Pakistan's eternal truth: Never bet against the army

Pakistan election results: How the military is still man of the match despite Imran Khan’s victory

The Pakistan elections have concluded with no clear winner and a divided mandate. Should the PML-N, headed by Nawaz Sharif, enter a coalition with other parties, it will be in a position of relative weakness and will need the army’s support

How election results in Pakistan’s Punjab serve impending threat to Sharif family

This election result, when the army was entirely behind the Sharifs in Punjab and yet Imran Khan’s independents could secure 115 seats, is a wake-up call for the Sharif family

Pakistan Polls 2024: Know how jailed Imran Khan has cast his vote

Imran Khan's wife, Bushra Bibi, was unable to participate in the voting process as she was convicted and arrested after the completion of the postal voting procedure.

Pakistan’s 'Parivarvad': How dynastic politics dominates the country

Pakistan is voting today (8 February) to elect its next government. Once again, the rival Sharif and Bhutto families are vying to come to power. As the South Asian country goes to polls, a look at its dynastic politics

Pakistan polls: Army-orchestrated mockery of democracy

On Thursday, the military will choose its new puppet, and the hard reality that “Pakistan is a military that has a country” will remain as true as it always was

On election eve, it’s advantage to Nawaz Sharif, but Imran Khan can never be discounted

Much rides on the election results for Pakistan’s future, though the Pakistani army will, in any event, keep full control of the reins of the country’s national life

Pakistan: Imran Khan challenges rejection of his nomination papers for Feb 8 polls

The 71-year-old former-cricketer-turned-politician had filed a petition at the Lahore High Court (LHC) earlier this month against the rejection of the papers, which the court turned down, upholding the decisions of the returning officer (RO) and appellate tribunal.