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Pakistan: Punjab Provincial Election Set For April 30

Pakistan: Punjab Provincial Election Set For April 30

Pakistan's Pres. Arif Alvi announced on Friday that elections for the dissolved provincial assembly of Punjab will be held on April 30 after his decision last week to hold it on April 9 caused controversy....

Pakistan: Top Court Orders Elections in Two Provinces

Pakistan: Top Court Orders Elections in Two Provinces

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that assembly elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces must be held within the next 90 days....

Pakistan: Khan Announces 'Long March' on Capital

Pakistan: Khan Announces 'Long March' on Capital

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan on Tuesday announced a protest march spanning an estimated 236 miles (380 km) from Lahore to Islamabad to call on his government to hold early elections....

Pakistan: Election Commission Bars Khan From Office

Pakistan: Election Commission Bars Khan From Office

On Friday, Pakistan's elections commission ruled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan is disqualified from holding public office for five years, as he was accused of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing the profits. The ruling is expected to deepen political unrest....