Tag: PML-N

Shahbaz to succeed Nawaz Sharif, Abbasi as interim PM

The PML-N on Saturday decided to rally behind ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's younger brother, Shahbaz Sharif, as his eventual successor, while party leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was tapped to take over as interim Prime Minister till Shahbaz is elected to Parliament. Shahbaz's ascension to the Prime Minister's office was considered to be a foregone …

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July 29, 2017

Sharif in trouble

The Prime Minister of Pakistan is under a cloud, reaffirming yet again that the civilian administration helms a failed state. Thursday's resolute refusal to resign can do but little to assuage the damage that his reputation as head of government has suffered. The Joint Investigation Team's report on the Panama papers is a suitably damning …

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July 14, 2017

Cop-out verdict that pleases both sides

In a nation of some 200 million, I doubt if a handful could pinpoint Panama’s location. And yet, this tiny Central American state has dominated Pakistan’s political discourse for the last year to the point of tedium. Finally, after nearly two months of hearings before a Supreme Court bench, the verdict is here. And, as …

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April 23, 2017

Balochistan adopts resolution against Modi

Balochistan Assembly has adopted a unanimous resolution condemning Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his statement about the Pakistani province during his Independence Day speech on August 15. The resolution, tabled by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Muhammad Khan Lehri, was supported by all political parties, Dawn online reported. Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri signed …

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August 28, 2016