President Arif Alvi

Explained: Who is Shah Mahmood Qureshi, picked by Imran Khan for Pakistan PM’s post?

Shah Mahmood Qureshi is the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf vice-chairman and the country’s former finance minister. He is up against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s president Shehbaz Sharif, the frontrunner for the top post

Pakistan Assembly speaker refuses to allow no-trust vote against Imran Khan, session adjourned till 10 pm today

Khan has summoned his cabinet as the Opposition pressurises the Speaker to hold the voting as soon as possible saying that not doing so will amount to 'contempt of court'

Not possible to hold general elections in three months, says Pakistan Election Commission

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the deputy speaker's decision to reject the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Khan, who had lost majority in the lower house of Parliament

Imran Khan to continue as Pakistan prime minister until appointment of caretaker premier, says President Arif Alvi

The Pakistan president had dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of Imran Khan, minutes after Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri rejected a no-confidence motion against the premier, who had effectively lost the majority in the 342-member lower house of Parliament.

France summons Pakistan's envoy after President Arif Alvi calls anti-radicalism bill 'dangerous'

Alvi, addressing a conference on religion on Saturday, said: "You have to bring people together, not to stamp a religion in a certain manner and create disharmony"

Prince William and Kate Middleton arrive in Pakistan on five-day visit; trip dubbed 'most complex' royal tour to date

Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived in Pakistan amid tight security for their 'most complex' tour to date, the first royal trip to the country in more than a decade.