Sharif, Shahbaz
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 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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