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Pakistan parties agree deal to form coalition government | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

Two major Pakistan political parties that are rivals of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan have agreed to a coalition and say they’re ready to form a government, after elections overshadowed by allegations of vote-rigging. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

A rally expressing solidarity with Gaza is taking place in Pakistan capital Islamabad

A rally expressing solidarity with Gaza is taking place in Islamabad. It follows one that took place in the city just 48 hours ago. The latest protest has been organised by groups including human rights activists and a journalists’ union. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder is monitoring the rally in Islamabad. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Pakistan #Islamabad #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #GazaUnderAttack #SolidarityWithPalestine #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #PrayForGaza

Pakistan court suspends Imran Khan conviction | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

The Islamabad High Court has suspended former Pakistani Prime minister Imran Khan’s conviction and ordered his release on bail. Khan was sentenced to three years earlier this month, on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts during his time in office. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Pakistan rights activist Imaan Mazari-Hazir arrested | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

Video shows prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir being arrested in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. She was detained a day after she had called the country’s military ‘terrorists’ and criticised them at a rally attended by hundreds of people. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

What led to leader Imran Khan’s downfall in Pakistan?

Imran Khan’s tumultuous term as prime minister of Pakistan has ended, following weeks of high political drama and days of constitutional chaos. The Supreme Court’s landmark verdict late on Thursday restored a parliament that Khan had sought to disband and mandated a vote of no confidence that he sought to avoid. Khan was effectively left with a choice: resign or be voted out of office. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid looks back at the former cricket star’s career in politics. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Pakistan #ImranKhan #ImranKhanOusted

Pakistan Parliament dismisses no-confidence motion against Khan

Imran Khan has survived a move to oust him as Pakistan’s prime minister, getting a reprieve when the deputy speaker of Parliament blocked a no-confidence motion as unconstitutional. Khan, whose fate was not immediately clear, later advised the country’s president to dissolve Parliament, leading to fresh political instability in the nuclear-armed country of 220 million people. The National Assembly deputy speaker, of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, dismissed the move against Khan on Sunday, saying it went against Article 5 of the Constitution. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid joins is live from Islamabad for the latest updates. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish […]

Pakistan: At least 21 dead as heavy snow traps people in cars

At least 21 people have died after heavy snow trapped them in their vehicles as tens of thousands of visitors thronged Pakistan’s resort town of Murree. Most of the victims died of hypothermia, officials said. Among them was an Islamabad police officer and seven members of his family, fellow police officer Atiq Ahmed said. More than 4 feet (122cm) of snow fell in the area of the Murree Hills resort overnight Friday and early on Saturday, trapping thousands of cars on roadways, said Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. The bodies of nine victims of the snowstorm in Pakistan have been brought to Islamabad for funerals. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports. […]

Pakistanis celebrate release of ‘world’s loneliest elephant’

Activists in Pakistan are celebrating the release of an animal dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant”. After decades of mistreatment in an Islamabad zoo, he’s being moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder reports from the capital. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Pakistan