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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicPakistan election

Topic: Pakistan election

PPP and PML-N agree to form coalition government in Pakistan, Shehbaz to be PM, Zardari President

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari hoped that the coalition govt with PML-N would lead to a positive market response as the Pakistan faced a hung Parliament after the elections.

Shehbaz Sharif set to be next Pakistan PM, Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam CM of Punjab

Former PM and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif nominates his younger brother for the top post after days of suspense over who would form the next government in Pakistan.

PPP to support Pakistan PM candidate from rival PML-N, Bilawal Bhutto rules himself out of race

Bilawal said PML-N was only party to reach out to PPP for govt formation & that PPP won’t take any ministries. He asserted he’d like to see his father Asif Ali Zardari as president. 

Should India talk to the new Pakistan govt? Imperfect peace is better than a crisis

PM Modi is skilled at communicating by not picking up the phone. Even as panic grew in Pakistan during the Balakot crisis, he declined a midnight call from his counterpart Imran Khan.

Our take on Bharat Ratna awards, Pakistan elections, UCC & anti-cheating bill – in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir congratulates country on ‘successful conduct’ of elections

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's army chief congratulated the country on Saturday for the "successful conduct" of its national elections, saying the nation needed "stable hands" to move on from the

What Pakistani celebrities said about the elections—‘vote or shut up’ to poetry

Actor Usama Khan shared a picture sporting a PTI sticker with the caption “Don’t know the candidate but I know the leader”.

Mobile services suspended, land border closed as Pakistan goes to polls

Voting for general elections in Pakistan begins today. Build-up to the polls has been marred by violence and a crackdown on the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Pakistan’s senate approves resolution to postpone general election scheduled for 8 Feb

The resolution passed by the senate, however, is not binding and does not necessarily mean elections will be further delayed.

On Camera

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.