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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi elected new Prime Minister of Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan after he bagged 221 votes during the voting in the National Assembly (NA) called by President Mamnoon Hussain after the Supreme Court had
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National Assembly holds session to elect Pakistan's interim prime min
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Aug.1 (ANI): The Pakistan National Assembly called by President Mamnoon Hussain has initiated the process of electing a new premier after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif from holding office.
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Pakistan extends house arrest of Hafiz Saeed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Aug.1 (ANI): The Punjab government has issued a notification to extend the house arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief, Hafiz Saeed, and his four aides for two more months.
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By-Election on Nawaz's seat in Pakistan on Sep 17
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday announced September 17 as the date for holding election for NA-120 by-polls, which was left vacant after the disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court .
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Shahbaz Sharif's son Hamza being considered for Punjab CM slot
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): The name of Hamza Shabaz is being considered for the post of Chief Minister of Pakistan's Punjab province in place of his father Shahbaz Sharif.
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Delhi court to hear matter of 1981 hijacking on Air India plane
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday will continue the hearing on the matter of hijacking on an Air India plane to Lahore, Pakistan in 1981.
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Revive Lahore Declaration, don't block trade routes with Pak: Mufti t
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 29 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday appealed to the Centre to revive the Lahore Declaration for restoring peace in the Valley.
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Nawaz Sharif's disqualification an 'internal affair', won&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Beijing termed Nawaz Sharif's disqualification from public office as an "internal affair of Pakistan" and said that it will not impact China-Pakistan strategic cooperative partnership involving 'One Belt, One Road (OBOR)' initiative,
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Sri Lanka turn down PCB's invitation to play T20 matches in Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Sri Lankan cricket board has turned down Pakistan Cricket Board's invitation (PCB) to send its national team to Lahore to play two T20 matches at the start of its home series in October.
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Waqar was a `total failure` as head coach: Kamran Akmal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 28 (ANI): Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has lashed out at former head coach Waqar Younis for causing a lot of damage to the country's cricket and failing to guide the national side to success during his two separate stints as the head coach.
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PCB rejects idea of making PSL autonomous
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rejected the idea of making the Pakistan Super League (PSL) an autonomous company and instead decided to organize it itself.
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Taliban Special Group behind Lahore terror attack
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): An offshoot of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) identified as the Taliban Special Group or TSG has been held responsible for terror attack on Lahore's Ferozepur Road on Monday by law enforcement agencies.
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