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Imran Khan Likely to Invite Narendra Modi for his Oath Ceremony

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July 31 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI - is considering inviting leaders of SAARC countries, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take part in his oath taking ceremony as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, a party official said today. Imran Khan's party has emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan's national assembly after the July 25 general election in the country. Khan, 65, has said that he would take oath as Pakistan's prime minister on August 11. "The core committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is considering inviting the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) heads including Modi and a decision on this is expected shortly," a leader from Imran Khan's party told news agency PTI (Press Trust of India). Earlier Modi Narendra Modi spoke to...

Khan to Take Oath as Pakistan PM on Aug 11

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July 30 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that he will take oath as Prime Minister on August 11, the media reported on Monday. Talking to the newly-elected members from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Islamabad, he said a decision regarding nomination of the Chief Minister will be taken soon and in the best interest of the people, according to Radio Pakistan. Although PTI has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly in the July 25 polls, it is short of numbers to form its government independently. To meet the required number of votes, the PTI leadership has reportedly approached the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), PML-Quaid (PML-Q) and the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), as well as Indep...

Pakistan Goes to Polls Tomorrow- Elections Explained

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July 24 On Wednesday, nearly 106 million voters will head to Pakistan’s nationwide polls with several key issues weighing on their mind, from a crippled economy, electricity outages, and a worsening water crisis. After four currency devaluations since December, Pakistan’s sputtering economy is grappling with a balance-of-payments crisis, and the new government will look to request relief from the International Monetary Fund or neighboring China — the nation’s No. 1 trading partner. The upcoming election will only be the country’s second democratic power transition, and no prime minister has ever completed a full five-year term of office. Khan, a populist candidate who has campaigned on a staunch anti-corruption message, is widely seen as the front runner, but he will face stiff co...