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As Pakistan's ousted premier Imran Khan vows to overthrow what he calls a US-backed "imported government," his supporters took to the streets on Wednesday and Thursday. Khan later called off a march to Islamabad but gave a six-day ultimatum to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to tender his resignation. Khan, who was voted out in a no-confidence vote ...

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said he accepted a Pakistani Supreme Court ruling that found his recent attempt to avoid a no-confidence vote in parliament unconstitutional. However, in the face of a vote that will likely oust him, Khan said he would not accept any government that may ...

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a move by Prime Minister Imran Khan to dissolve the country's Parliament and thus avoid a no confidence vote was unconstitutional. The court also ordered that Pakistan's Parliament be restored and reconvene on April 9 in order to proceed with the no-confidence vote.  Khan's political opposition ...

Journalists in Pakistan are currently working in an increasingly authoritarian environment, and encounter systemic censorship, violence and limits on free speech, according to Pakistani and international media watchdogs. One report from the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), released last week in conjunction with the UN's "International Day to End Impunity ...

Alcohol is largely prohibited for Muslims in Pakistan, but this doesn't stop a black market from ensuring a supply of illicit liquor. As in many countries around the world, there has been an overall increase alcohol consumption in Pakistan during the coronavirus pandemic. Not all Muslims follow the rules, ...

Western governments should penalize Holocaust denial and insulting the Prophet Muhammad in the same manner, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Saturday. Denying the Holocaust is an illegal offense in several European countries — including Germany and France — and offenders can be sent to prison. Khan wants to see governments take an equally ...

Earlier this month, Pakistani authorities announced their decision to grant Gilgit-Baltistan — an autonomous region that Islamabad administers in the Pakistan's north — the status of a full province. In 2009, Islamabad granted autonomy and the provision of a legislative assembly to the region. The Gilgit-Baltistan legislative assembly held ...

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan joined Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday in criticizing French President Emmanuel Macron for his recent comments on Islam. "This is a time when President Macron could have put a healing touch and denied space to extremists rather than creating further polarization and marginalization that inevitably leads to radicalization," Khan ...