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TopicShehbaz Sharif

Topic: Shehbaz Sharif

6 killed in clash with Pakistan security forces as protestors demand release of ex-PM Imran Khan

The violence erupted at the end of a march led by Khan's wife Bushra Bibi and his key aide Ali Amin Gandapur that arrived in Islamabad early Tuesday.

New dawn for Pakistan or death of democracy? 26th constitutional amendment has few takers

Pakistan's 26th constitutional amendment, which has been criticised for clipping the powers of the judiciary, was passed in the wee hours of Monday morning.

ISI just got a boost for phone tapping in Pakistan. Shehbaz Sharif govt empowers intel agency

Pakistanis know there’s nothing new in this formalisation. What they find funny is their digital rights being snatched in the name of national security.

Putin may visit North Korea, South Africa’s 1st coalition govt & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week.

Pakistan budget 2024 is critical for IMF deal, yet it was postponed for Shehbaz’s China trip

Pakistan needs to arrange rollover commitments from bilateral partners for all loans maturing during the IMF period. Perhaps this is the real agenda of the China trip, and why it had to take priority over the budget.

When Imran Khan took on Pakistani military and failed—What did ‘the revolution’ leave in its wake?

Salman Masood’s ‘Fallout’ delves into the tumultuous political journey of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan.

Pakistan Rangers open fire on PoK protesters, 4 civilians killed — here’s what crisis is about

Latest tensions broke out after police arrested protest leaders Wednesday, in culmination of non-cooperation movement that began a year ago against rising flour prices & electricity bills.

Pakistan’s Middle East balancing act–Why choosing between Saudi Arabia, Iran won’t be easy

Saudi Arabia isn't just a source of money for Pakistan. It's the peg to stay close to Western strategic bloc led by the US.

Dialogue needed to resolve friction between India & Pakistan — Islamabad & Saudi govt’s joint statement

Statement issued as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh.

Pakistan’s youngest vlogger was PM for a day. ‘Shehbaz uncle’ was all praise

Mohammad Shiraz captures his life as it is—be it his goats, snow-capped peaks surrounding his village, or the day-to-day conversations with his friends and younger sister Muskan.

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Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.