Khan, Imran
Pakistan Raises Fuel Prices in Effort to Stabilize Economy
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s government on Friday sharply increased fuel prices for consumers, paving the way to revive a $6 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund and stabilize the country’s cratering economy amid deepening political turmoil. The move raising gasoline and diesel prices by about 20 percent — or about 15 cents — […]
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Shehbaz Sharif Becomes Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Parliament selected the opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif to become the country’s interim prime minister on Monday, ushering in a new government after the ouster of Imran Khan and capping a week of political turmoil that pushed the fragile democracy to the brink. The vote came two days after Mr. Khan, the […]
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Imran Khan Ousted as Pakistan’s Prime Minister
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Imran Khan, the former international cricket star turned politician who oversaw a new era of Pakistan’s foreign policy that distanced the country from the United States, was removed as prime minister early on Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote in Parliament. The vote, coming amid soaring inflation and a rift between Mr. […]
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court Blocks Imran Khan’s Move to Stay in Power
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday overturned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to dissolve Parliament, setting the stage for a no-confidence vote widely expected to remove him from office and offering a major victory to opposition leaders, who said that Mr. Khan had attempted an “open coup.” Mr. Khan, the international cricket-star-turned-politician, and […]
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Imran Khan Dissolves Parliament, Blocking No-Confidence Vote
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved Pakistan’s National Assembly and called for new elections on Sunday, blocking a no-confidence vote that had been widely expected to remove him from office and plunging the country into a constitutional crisis. The extraordinary move deepened the political turmoil that has gripped Pakistan since Mr. Khan, the […]
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Imran Khan Says He Won’t Accept Result of No-Confidence Vote
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Less than a day from a no-confidence vote that will almost certainly remove him from office, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan said that he would not accept the result of the vote, dismissing it as part of an American conspiracy against him and setting the stage for the country’s political crisis […]
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Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Fights for Survival
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan is fighting for his political survival after opposition political parties have moved for a no-confidence motion in Parliament and the country’s powerful military has withdrawn its support for his government. Mr. Khan, the former cricket-star-turned-politician, has announced plans to gather a million supporters in Islamabad, appealed […]
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Born and Raised in Pakistan, but Living in Legal Limbo
KARACHI, Pakistan — For these four young people, Pakistan is home. They were born and raised there. They have big plans: to study, to open their own businesses, to succeed. But Pakistan says their home is elsewhere. Each of the four — a lab technician, a web developer, a jewelry maker, a former welder with […]
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