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Guatemala prepares to hold its troubled presidential election
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Current momentum appears to be behind the former diplomat. Arévalo is seen as a pragmatist from the centre-left Movimiento Semilla party, which he co-founded in 2017, and may be able to tap into widespread discontent against the current political class. His father, Juan José Arévalo, was Gua
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"Aimed at creating political unrest...," Opposition tears into Centre on e
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A day after the Supreme Court extended the tenure of the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Sanjay Kumar Mishra till September 15, opposition leaders of I.N.D.I.A bloc on Friday hit out at the Centre saying that the "1.5 months extension is an award for creating political unrest in
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Bola Tinubu sworn in as new President of Nigeria
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn in as the country's new President despite political unrest and a legal challenge to his election from the country's opposition, CNN reported.
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Pakistan political unrest: After Mazari, another PTI woman leader Yasmin R
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The police crackdown on Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders show no signs of mercy as another female PTI leader Yasmin Rashid was arrested in Lahore on Friday, Geo News reported.
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Army deployed in Pakistan's Punjab to maintain law and order after Imran K
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As political unrest continues in the country following Imran Khan's arrest on Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior has authorised the deployment of Army troops in Pakistan's Punjab to maintain the law and order situation in the province.
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Pakistan political unrest continues: Imran Khan's aide Asad Umar arrested
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Umar was taken into custody while waiting outside the IHC Bar Association's office, where they were drafting a plea to submit to the IHC. He had requested a meeting with the PTI Chairman Imran Khan through a petition, according to Geo News.
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Income inequality in Pakistan: Top 10 pc earn 42 pc, bottom 50 pc earn onl
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a World Inequality Database report, the top 10 per cent of Pakistani households earn 42 per cent of the country's income, while the bottom 50 per cent earn only 13 per cent. This means that the wealthiest households in Pakistan earn more than three times the income of the poores
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US Centcom chief expresses trust in Pakistan's nuclear agenda amid politic
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The US general's statement is a relief ahead of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's remarks last week in the Senate regarding the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme.
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Political unrest escalating in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The political crisis is intensifying in Pakistan following the sudden arrest of Chaudhry which led to widespread condemnation from journalists, who called for his release.
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Pakistan's default risk worsens, credit default swap spikes to 93 pc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's credit default swap (CDS) spikes by 30 percentage points in a week to 92.53 per cent ahead of debt repayment, amid political unrest.
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Jharkhand political crisis: Congress, JMM need to introspect, instead blam
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda slammed Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for accusing Bharatiya Janata Party of indulging in horse-trading and creating political unrest in Jharkhand and said that the allies of coalition government shoul
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Pakistan's economic outlook is uncertain, blurry
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): The ongoing political unrest in Pakistan is increasing economic uncertainty, causing the rupee to depreciate, and impacting the cost of production.
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