Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Pakistan’s two dynastic parties have reached a power-sharing agreement that will return Shehbaz Sharif to the premiership, leaving out politicians loyal to jailed former leader Imran Khan despite them winning the most seats in this month’s vote. The army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) an...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Candidates, mostly linked to jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party, won the most seats as Pakistan’s election commission announced on Sunday final results of the Feb. 8 general elections. The independents got 101 seats, followed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim Lea...
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI (AA) – Polling in Pakistan closed on Thursday after millions of eligible voters cast their ballot in general election to elect a new government for the next five years amid heightened security and suspension of cellphone and mobile internet services. The polling day witnessed several bombings which resulted in at leas...
Moroni, Comoros – AFP Comoros security forces responded with tear gas and arrests on Wednesday after groups, angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani, tried to block roads in the capital. Debris and burning tyres were scattered in several streets of Moroni and the Indian Ocean archipelago’s largest street market lay ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Indian government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the present status of Jammu and Kashmir as a union territory is “temporary” and the government is ready to hold the legislative elections in the region “anytime now.” On Tuesday, the top court, which is hearing petitions challenging legisl...
