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Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz to become chief minister of Punjab

Maryam secured 220 votes in the 371-seat provincial assembly and is the first woman to be CM of Punjab. The election results was boycotted by the opposition Sunni Ittehad Council party.

Pakistan JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman dismisses alliance with PTI

He said that there are insurmountable differences between the two parties. In an interview with a private news channel, he likened the disparities to 'mountains'.

Pakistan court sentences Imran Khan & Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 10 yrs in jail in cipher case

Former prime minister Imran Khan and his foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were jailed for flaunting secret documents and not returning them to the government.

Bomb blast kills 5 Pakistan policemen on polio vaccination guard duty, TTP claims responsibility

More than 20 were wounded in latest in a series of attacks by Islamist militants ahead of 8 February national elections.

China-backed Pakistan formally applies for BRICS membership, India silent for now

At the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg this August, six countries -- Argentina, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia – were added to the grouping.

Expelled from Pakistan, over 1 lakh undocumented Afghans return home through Torkham border

Taking a hardline stance, Pakistan government is blaming Afghan nationals for militant attacks, smuggling & other crimes.

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan deadline to expel undocumented migrants nears

Pakistan is home to over 4 million Afghan migrants and refugees, about 1.7 million of whom are undocumented, according to Islamabad.

Pak court adjourns indictment of ex-PM Imran Khan, ally Qureshi in cipher case till 23 October

Case pertains to a secret diplomatic document that Pakistan's PTI chairman Khan used to criticise his opponents for allegedly orchestrating his ouster from power in April last year.

Pakistan PM Sharif, Opposition’s Raja Riaz to pick caretaker leader to oversee general poll

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.

Son of Dalit labourer clears UPSC, is now ‘IRS Sahab’. ‘Dreaming is a big thing for us’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

Give Trump a Nobel already. He has united Modi, Xi and Putin

Both India and the US should realise that whether it is trade or security, strategy or diplomacy, relationships cannot be one-sided.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.