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'Hastily adopted laws in Pakistan pose threat to press freedom': Reporters
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Reporters without Borders (RSF), a global media watchdog has called on the Pakistan government to revoke "several draconian laws supposedly designed to combat ‘disinformation’, ‘cybercrimes’ and ‘spying’ that it (previous government) forced through parliament shortly before its (assembly) di
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Pakistan: Maqbool Baqar to take oath as Punjab Caretaker CM tomorrow
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Baqar name was approved after three rounds of discussion between outgoing Singh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and Leader of Oppositon in the dissolved Singh Assembly Rana Ansar.
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Pakistan: Murad Ali Shah, Rana Ansar agree on former SC judge Maqbool Baqa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Murtaza Wahab made the announcement on Twitter. Wahab said that the two leaders have agreed to propose the name of Justice Maqbool Baqar as Sindh's interim Chief Minister.
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Pakistan: Sindh’s Governor hints at possible delay in general elections
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Tessori appreciated the appointment of Anwarul Haq Kakar as caretaker Prime Minister and hoped that the latter would carry out his duties effectively by taking all political parties into confidence.
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Assam: Amguri MLA resigns from party posts after his Assembly constituency
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) published the final delimitation order for assembly and parliamentary constituencies of Assam, senior leader of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Prodip Hazarika on Saturday resigned from the party posts by expressing his dissatisfaction over the
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Balochistan Governor dissolves provincial assembly
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Balochistan's Governor Malik Abdul Wali Kakar signed the summary and dissolved Pakistan's Balochistan provincial assembly.
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Pakistan: Balochistan Assembly to be dissolved today
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Meanwhile, no name has been finalized yet for the appointment of the caretaker chief minister. According to sources, the first round of talks between JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and BNP-M chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal was held in Islamabad on Friday.
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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif hopeful of finalising caretaker PM today
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
“As provided in Article 224 (1A) of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly may propose a suitable person for the appointment of care-taker Prime Minister not later than 12th August,” said President Alvi in the letter to
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Caretaker PM's name to be finalized today: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
This comes a day after the premature dissolution of the National Assembly, PM Shehbaz met the outgoing leader of the Opposition in the NA Raja Riaz to exchange a list of probable candidates for the covered slot as formal consultation on the matter kicked off.
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Pakistan: Governor Tessori dissolves Sindh Assembly on CM Shah's advice
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The dissolution of the Sindh Assembly comes just days before the completion of the Sindh Assembly's five-year tenure, which began on August 13, 2018.
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"It feels sad that we were not able to play in SF's": Pakistan captain Muh
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan captain Muhammad Umar Bhutta expressed his dissapointment in missing out on a semifinal spot in the Asian Champions Trophy but called it a great learning experience.
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"Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan next month", says PM Shehbaz
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A day after the Pakistan National Assembly was dissolved, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will return to the country next month and face the law, Geo News reported.
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