Nawaz Sharif will be closely watched by army chief General Asim Munir, who is in talks with all parties and may retain the option of bringing someone else to power if Sharif doesn't work out.
Election Commission of Pakistan has been pushing for polls after its ongoing delimitation exercise. President Arif Alvi, however, has been vehemently opposing this.
Under the constitution, the have 3 days to agree on a caretaker. If they can't, the decision will go to a committee, and if it can't, then the country's election body will decide.
Here’s what’s happening across the border: students are heading to China for higher studies, and Russia is delivering assault helicopters that were ordered in 2015.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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