Page 9 - Latest Updates on Shehbaz Sharif
Shehbaz Sharif to step down as Pak PM before next month; all you must know
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said that he will hand over power to a caretaker government on August 14, paving the way for general elections
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Will hand over power to caretaker setup next month: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif
Under the Constitution, if the National Assembly completes its term, polls are to be held within 60 days
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Pakistan PM launches $3.5 bn Chinese-designed nuclear energy project
This mutual cooperation to promote clean, efficient and comparatively cheaper energy is a gift of friendship between the two countries and a model for other countries to emulate," he said
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Petition seeking Pak PM Sharif's disqualification filed in Lahore HC
Shehbaz Sharif, 71, should be disqualified under the provisions of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution, the petitioner pleaded before the court
LIVE: SC to hear Setalvad's appeal against Guj HC order on July 5
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India to virtually host SCO summit today, Pak PM Shehbaz, Xi to take part
The meeting of the SCO Heads of State will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The major issues that are expected to be on the agenda include terrorism, regional security and prosperity
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Pak should break addiction to IMF bailouts, use crisis as an opportunity
The IMF's bailout package - the 23rd for Pakistan since its independence in 1947 - was suspended in November 2022 because the government had not acted on the IMF's conditions for the loan
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Pakistan, IMF discussing $2.5 bn on 'short-term standby arrangement'
Pakistan's ninth review by the International Monetary Fund under the 2019 Extended Fund Facility for the release of a USD 1.2 billion tranche is still pending with the programme's expiry on June 30
Pak PM Sharif asks IMF chief for early release of stalled bailout fund
Pak's ninth review by IMF under 2019 EFF for release of a $1.2 billion tranche is still pending with fewer than 10 days remaining until the programme's expiry on June 30
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IMF chief asks Pak PM to resolve policy differences before getting loan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) signed a deal in 2019 to provide USD 6 billion to Pakistan on the fulfilment of certain conditions
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Pakistan enters election mode, poll body starts making arrangements
As per law, the last date of registration, exclusion and verification of voters is July 13
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300 Pakistanis dead as boat capsizes in Greece: Here's what happened
Between 400 and 750 people were believed to have been aboard the vessel, when it sank about 80 km off the southern Greek town of Pylos
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Shehbaz Sharif asks Nawaz to return Pakistan, become PM for fourth time
It is pertinent to mention that Nawaz Sharif has been in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019 owing to health reasons
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Pak PML-N chooses Shehbaz Sharif as party president; Maryam Nawaz his VP
The elections were uncontested, apparently indicating a show of unity within the PML-N, but actually an indication of the iron grip by the Sharif family
$30 billion loss to Pakistan due to floods, rains: PM Shehbaz Sharif
Sharif reiterated that the ninth review with the IMF will be completed during the current month of July as he held an hour-long telephonic conversation with the fund's chief
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Pak PM hopes to strike IMF deal as 'all conditions met' despite hardship
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hoped the IMF would resume the stalled $6.7 billion bailout programme as his country has already met all prior conditions set by the global lender
Pakistan PM Sharif tells FinMin to follow IMF parameters in budget: Report
Sharif on Monday told Turkish media that Pakistan is hopeful of finalising a deal with the IMF this month
Pak PM calls for providing relief to poor, middle class in budget 2023-24
Pakistan, currently in the throes of a major political as well as economic crisis, is grappling with high external debt, a weak local currency and dwindling foreign exchange reserves
Pakistan deploys troops to halt unrest from ex-PM Imran Khan's arrest
Pakistan police arrested Fawad Chaudhry, Khan's deputy and vice president of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad
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Imran Khan's supporters attack house of Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
Over 500 miscreants from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party reached the Model Town Lahore residence of the prime minister in the early hours of Wednesday and set ablaze vehicles parked over there
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