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Pakistan sentences six men to death for lynching Sri Lankan over ‘blasphemy’

April 20, 2022admin

/ Asia / Pacific Issued on: 18/04/2022 – 22:51 A police officer stands guard at the Kot Lakhpat prison in Pakistan, where the trial for the lynching of a Sri Lankan national was held on April 18, 2022. © K.M. Chaudary – AP A Pakistan court Monday sentenced six men to death and dozens more […]

Pakistan PM Imran Khan ousted after losing no-confidence vote in parliament

April 10, 2022admin

Imran Khan was dismissed Sunday as Pakistan prime minister after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament following weeks of political turmoil. It was not immediately clear when a new premier will be chosen, but Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif was almost certain to be picked to lead the nuclear-armed nation of 220 million […]

Pakistan top court rules against Khan over dissolving parliament

April 7, 2022admin

/ Asia / Pacific Issued on: 07/04/2022 – 18:13 Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan looks on during a Trade and Investments conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka on February 24, 2021. © Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional and called for […]