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Pak PM rakes up Kashmir in his inaugural speech, pledges 'moral support'

Pakistan's new PM Shehbaz Sharif says he wants good relations with India, but it can't be achieved without resolution of Kashmir issue

Top headlines: TCS Q4 net profit rises 7%; Shehbaz Sharif new Pak PM

Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, was elected unopposed as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan by Parliament on Monday

Pak's new PM Shehbaz terms Imran's 'foreign conspiracy' claims as 'drama'

Addressing Parliament after his election as the country's 23rd Prime Minister, Shehbaz said that good has prevailed over evil

Shehbaz Sharif elected as new Prime Minister of Pakistan

Shehbaz, 70, was the only candidate left in the race after Qureshi's boycott of the election in the National Assembly

Imran Khan resigns from National Assembly, says will not sit with 'thieves'

PTI Member of National Assembly (MNA) Murad Saeed was the first member of the party who submitted his resignation to the Speaker of the National Assembly, as per ARY News

Islamic State group morphs and grows in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Since coming to power in Afghanistan eight months ago, the Taliban have touted their success in repressing the Islamic State group, but the militants have expanded into neighboring Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif gears up to be elected as the new Prime Minister: Report

the Pakistan National Assembly (NA) convenes on Monday to elect a new Prime Ministter after PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi their nomination papers

Imran Khan thanks supporters for protesting against 'US-backed' Pak regime

Imran Khan has thanked his supporters for their participation in rallies held across Pakistan and abroad to protest against his ouster as prime minister and the formation of a "US-backed regime" in Islamabad. Protest rallies were held in different Pakistani cities after 9 pm on Sunday and continued for several hours on the call of Khan. "Thank you to all Pakistanis for their amazing outpouring of support & emotions to protest against US-backed regime change abetted by local Mir Jafars to bring into power a coterie of pliable crooks all out on bail. Shows Pakistanis at home & abroad have emphatically rejected this," Khan tweeted on Sunday. Earlier on Sunday, ousted prime minister Khan tweeted that "today marked the beginning of a freedom struggle" against what he said was a "foreign conspiracy of regime change" in Pakistan. In an attempt to galvanise his supporters, he said "it is always the people who protect their own sovereignty and democracy." The charged PTI supporters, ...

Protest in Dubai against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's ouster

The supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have staged a protest in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates against Imran Khan's ouster as the Prime Minister through a no-confidence motion last night.Taking to Twitter, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said: "Dubai, UAE Call was for Pakistan but Pakistanis across the globe standing up for #ImranKhan."Meanwhile, in Pakistan, PTI has taken out massive rallies in several cities across the country. The cities include Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and Lahore with demonstrators shouting slogans against the Opposition.On Monday, PTI chairman Imran Khan expressed gratitude to the people of the country for supporting the protests against his ouster as the Prime Minister of Pakistan."Thank you to all Pakistanis for their amazing outpouring of support and emotions to protest against US-backed regime change abetted by local Mir Jafars to bring into power a coterie of pliable crooks all out on bail. Shows Pakistanis at home & abroad have emphatically ..

Pakistan: Massive protests against Prime Minister Imran Khan's ouster

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has taken out massive rallies in several cities across the country to protest against Imran Khan's ouster as the Prime Minister through a no-confidence motion last night.Protest rallies were held in various cities including Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and Lahore with demonstrators shouting slogans against the Opposition.Earlier, Khan said that today marked the beginning of a "freedom struggle" against what he called a "foreign conspiracy of regime change". In an attempt to galvanise his supporters, he said "it is always the people who protected their own sovereignty and democracy"."Pakistan became an independent state in 1947; but the freedom struggle begins again today against a foreign conspiracy of regime change. It is always the people of the country who defend their sovereignty & democracy," he said in another Tweet.In Karachi, the city was lighted up for Imran Khan following his ouster.In Islamabad, the protest started from Zero Point, .

Shehbaz Sharif: A man who makes no bones while performing onerous tasks

Shehbaz, the 70-year-old younger brother of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has served as chief minister of the country's most populous and politically crucial Punjab province thrice

Imran Khan tried to sack Army chief General Bajwa before ouster: Reports

Hours after ouster, Imran's close aide's house was raided and his family's mobile phones were confiscated

PML-N's Shehbaz Sharif submits nomination papers for Pak PM's post

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday nominated himself for the post of prime minister after the unceremonious ouster of Imran Khan. The move came hours after Khan was removed from office through a no-confidence vote held early Sunday morning, becoming the first premier in the country's history to be sent home after losing the trust of the House. In accordance with the deadline of the submission stipulated by the National Assembly, 70-year-old Shehbaz submitted nomination papers for the new leader of the house, the Express Tribune newspaper reported. "Special thanks to media, civil society, lawyers, my Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari, Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto, Khalid Maqbool, Khalid Magsi, Mosin Dawar, Ali Wazir, Amir Haider Hoti & leaders & workers of all political parties for standing up for the Constitution!" he tweeted. Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chair Asif Ali Zaradri had proposed Shehbaz's name ..

Pakistan: Imran Khan to launch protest movement against 'illegal' govt

Imran Khan will launch a protest movement from Peshawar in a few days

New Pakistan government not to indulge in 'politics of revenge': Sharif

Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude to other Opposition leaders for their relentless struggle for upholding the rule of law and constitution which he added, had finally yielded fruits

Welcome back to 'purana Pakistan': Bilawal Bhutto after Imran Khan's ouster

Khan, who came to power in 2018 with promises to create a Naya Pakistan', was unceremoniously removed from the office

Imran Khan tried to sack Army chief Gen. Bajwa before ouster: Reports

According to various media reports, Khan made a botched attempt to replace Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in order to bring someone more pliant

Bilawal Bhutto likely to be Pakistan's next foreign minister: Report

Bilawal Bhutto is the son of former premier Benazir Bhutto and ex-Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari

Pakistan crisis: Imran Khan's party members vow to fight along with him

Khan lost majority last month after some of the coalition partners decided to part ways while several dissidents openly defied his authority.

Pakistan political crisis: Imran Khan ousted, paving way for power shift

Pakistan political crisis: Parliament will convene again on Monday to pick a new prime minister, which will almost certainly be opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif.