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IMF to hold crucial talks with Pakistan over release of final $1.1B tranche of $3B bailout

Mar. 13, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund will hold a crucial round of talks with Pakistan's newly elected government this week to determine whether the country has met conditions for receiving the much needed final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout, officials said Wednesday. ...

Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister after contentious vote

Mar. 04, 2024 20:33 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as Pakistan’s new prime minister on Monday after being elected a day earlier in a raucous parliamentary session. He held the same position from April 2022 to August 2023, replacing archrival Imran Khan who was kicked out of the job...

Lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan's new prime minister. Shouts and protests in parliament greet his appointment

Mar. 03, 2024 03:54 AM EST
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan's new prime minister. Shouts and protests in parliament greet his appointment.

Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Khan wants the IMF to link talks to an independent audit of the election

Feb. 23, 2024 16:01 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is writing a letter to the International Monetary Fund urging it to link any talks with Islamabad to an audit of the country's recent election, which his party alleges was rigged, an official from his party said Friday. ...

Imprisoned former Pakistani premier Khan appeals 3 recent convictions

Feb. 16, 2024 14:14 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The legal team of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday appealed his recent convictions and sentences in three controversial legal cases, a defense lawyer said. Khan was sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison on charges of...

Pakistan's former premier Sharif and allies agree to form a coalition

Feb. 13, 2024 14:32 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The party of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and its allies announced late Tuesday that they will jointly form a coalition government, ending the uncertainty since last week when no party won a simple majority in parliamentary elections. The latest...

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gets 10 years in prison ahead of elections

Jan. 30, 2024 19:54 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets on Tuesday and handed him his harshest sentence yet of 10 years — the latest in a slew of legal cases that supporters say are meant to sideline the imprisoned politician just days ahead...

Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years for exposing official secrets, his party says

Jan. 30, 2024 02:34 AM EST
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years for exposing official secrets, his party says.

Pakistan and Iran agree to work together to improve security after tit-for-tat airstrikes

Jan. 29, 2024 05:45 AM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Iran on Monday agreed to work together to improve security cooperation in the wake of deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month that killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. ...

Pakistani Taliban pledge not to attack election rallies ahead of Feb. 8 vote

Jan. 25, 2024 06:14 AM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban pledged Thursday not to attack election rallies, saying their targets are limited to the military and security forces, as political parties and independent candidates ramp up their campaigns ahead of the Feb. 8 vote. “We have nothing to do...