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Rising unrest in Pakistan after Imran's ouster causes concerns for China

The massive protests in several parts of the country after Khan's ouster, leading to disruption of social order have caused serious concerns for Beijing.

Imran's desperate bid to cling to power brought Pak closer to civilian coup

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's unscrupulous and desperate attempts to cling on to power by inciting his followers to protest and rebellion was equivalent to a civilian coup

Shehbaz Sharif says Pak desires 'peaceful and cooperative' ties with India

Pakistan's newly-appointed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for felicitating him and said his country desires "peaceful and cooperative" ties with India. Sharif, however, emphasised that peaceful settlement of outstanding disputes including Jammu and Kashmir is indispensable. "Pakistan desires peaceful & cooperative ties with India. Peaceful settlement of outstanding disputes including Jammu & Kashmir is indispensable. Pakistan's sacrifices in fighting terrorism are well-known. Let's secure peace and focus on socio-economic development of our people," Sharif tweeted while replying to Modi's congratulatory message. Prime Minister Modi on Monday congratulated 70-year-old Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan and said India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror so that "we can focus on our development challenges and ensure the well-being and prosperity of our people." In his inaugural speech .

Former PM Imran Khan demands 'immediate elections' in Pakistan

Ousted Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has demanded an "immediate elections" in the country, hours after Shehbaz Sharif took oath as the 23rd Prime Minister on Monday.Taking to Twitter, Imran Khan who is the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said, "Let the people decide, through fair and free elections, whom they want as their prime minister. He also said that he would be holding a rally in Peshawar on April 13."We are demanding immediate elections as that is the only way forward -- to let the people decide, through fair & free elections, whom they want as their prime minister," he Tweeted."On Wednesday I will be holding a jalsa in Peshawar after Isha - my first jalsa after being removed through a foreign- instigated regime change. I want all our people to come, as Pakistan was created as an independent, sovereign state not as a puppet state of foreign powers," he said in another Tweet on Monday.The voting on the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan-led Pakistan .

Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pak PM; won't sit with 'thieves', says Imran

Imran khan's party resigns en masse from lower house of parliament

PTI to resign en masse from Pak National Assembly, boycott PM election

Imran Khan claimed that there were two mega corruption cases against PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif and it would be the "biggest insult to the country" to elect him as the Prime Minister of Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif gears up to be elected as the new Prime Minister: Report

the Pakistan National Assembly (NA) convenes on Monday to elect a new Prime Ministter after PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi their nomination papers

Difficult for Shehbaz Sharif to provide stable govt in Pak: expert

The expert believes that due to a dozen of multi-party coalitions and the country's economic problems, Shehbaz after a few months might hand over to a caretaker government and then go for elections

New Pakistan government not to indulge in 'politics of revenge': Sharif

Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude to other Opposition leaders for their relentless struggle for upholding the rule of law and constitution which he added, had finally yielded fruits

Debt-trap diplomacy: Should China be blamed for Pakistan, Sri Lanka crises?

China exacerbated but didn't mostly cause the problem whose roots lay in borrowing countries' broken politics and economic mismanagement. The loans may only have solved some problems, writes T N Ninan

Pak Opposition submits no-confidence motion against NA Deputy Speaker

The move comes a day after the Supreme Court struck down deputy speaker Qasim Suri's controversial move to dismiss a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Khan

Pak Prez removal, return of Nawaz Sharif as PM high on Opposition agenda

According to Orders of the Day' issued by the National Assembly Secretariat, the National Assembly's session for voting on the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan will take place on Saturday

PTI mulling en masse resignations from national, provincial assemblies

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is all set to launch an agitation against the dismissal of its government and the potential forming of a new regime in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling

'No conspiracy to topple govt': Army contradicts Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Khan lost his parliamentary majority last week and had been facing a no-confidence vote tabled by a united opposition

Pakistan dissidents slam Imran Khan; say his actions are 'unconstitutional'

Pakistani dissidents expressed "trepidation and worry" over the political situation in Pakistan, saying that all norms of civility, parliamentary ethics have been thrown to winds by Imran Khan govt

Pakistans' National Security Adviser resigns amid political crisis

Pakistan's National Security (NSA) Adviser Moeed Yusuf resigned on Monday amid the ongoing constitutional and political crisis in the country

Imran Khan nominates Pak's ex-chief justice Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker PM

Under Article 224-A(1) of the constitution of Pakistan, a caretaker government is set up to organize elections in the country

India to US: How Pakistan PM Imran Khan's exit may impact rest of the world

The nuclear-armed nation of more than 220 million people lies between Afghanistan to the west, China to the northeast and nuclear rival India to the east, making it of vital strategic importance.

Imran Khan urges 'peaceful protests' ahead of no-confidence motion vote

Terming it a "war for the future of the country, Khan said Pakistan was standing at a decisive point

'Will fight till the last ball': Pak PM Imran Khan rules out resignation

In a live-address to the nation, 69-year-old Khan also discussed a 'threat letter' that purportedly showed 'evidence' of a foreign conspiracy to topple his coalition government