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Pakistan’s leading rights body expresses ‘grave concern’ as Punjab passes defamation law

  • Bill proposes special tribunals to decide cases within six months, issue hefty fines to persons for spreading “fake news”
  • Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says bill would serve as a “huge blow to freedom of expression and dissent”
By Shahjahan Khurram ·
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Cabinets take oath in Pakistan’s key Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Maryam Nawaz Sharif makes history after getting elected as Pakistan’s first woman chief minister

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·
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Newly elected MPs take oath at legislative assembly in Pakistan’s key Punjab province

By Haseeb Asif ·

Political stalemate to continue as Pakistan’s top court indefinitely adjourns election delay case

By Arab News Pakistan ·

Political plot thickens as Lahore court voids denotification of over 70 Imran Khan party MPs

By KASHIF IMRAN ·

Political stability hopes rise as president announces Punjab provincial elections on April 30

By KASHIF IMRAN ·

Election tribunal’s consultations with attorney general on KP, Punjab election date end inconclusively

By Aamir Saeed ·

Pakistan court asks election body to ‘immediately announce’ date for Punjab polls

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Delaying polls unconstitutional, experts say, as Pakistan law minister hints at extension for provincial caretakers

By Aamir Saeed ·
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Eight members of caretaker cabinet take oath in Pakistan’s Punjab province 

By Shahjahan Khurram  ·

Pakistan’s election regulator picks Mohsin Naqvi as caretaker chief minister of Punjab

By Aamir Saeed ·

Pakistan’s northwestern province calls for local assembly to be dissolved in bid to force snap polls

By Arab News Pakistan ·

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