Pakistan

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Global eradication of polio ‘tantalisingly close’ with UK urged to keep up funding
After no reported cases of wild polio for 19 weeks, vaccination efforts boosted at last endemic spots in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Shaoni Bhattacharya

16, Mar, 2024 @1:00 PM

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Weather tracker: Much of southern Australia on heatwave alert
Adelaide expected to be worst affected with average temperatures forecast to be up by 10C

Faye Hulton and James Parrish for MetDesk

08, Mar, 2024 @9:30 AM

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Shehbaz Sharif elected as prime minister of Pakistan
Nominated candidate of eight-party coalition takes office after gathering of national assembly

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

03, Mar, 2024 @11:07 AM

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Senior Pakistan official admits election rigging as protests grip country
Confession by Punjab commissioner exacerbates tension over legitimacy of February general election results

Shah Meer Baloch in Karachi

17, Feb, 2024 @2:43 PM

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Pakistan’s generals’ elections: inside the 16 February Guardian Weekly
How the people pushed back against the military. Plus: Is Britain running low on royals?

Graham Snowdon

15, Feb, 2024 @11:00 AM

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Pakistan: coalition agrees to form government and shut out Imran Khan’s party
Rival parties will make Shehbaz Sharif prime minister, despite Khan’s party getting most votes at election

Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correpsondent

13, Feb, 2024 @7:53 PM

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Election turmoil leaves Pakistan with a weak and unpopular coalition
Government will be formed by Nawaz Sharif’s party but it may not survive long given the popularity of the jailed Imran Khan’s PTI

Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent

13, Feb, 2024 @6:35 PM

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Who can form a government in Pakistan’s post-election chaos? The answer isn’t straightforward | Hameed Hakimi
Young and urban Pakistanis are dismayed by the state of their country, which they blame on the ruling class’s incompetence, says researcher Hameed Hakimi

Hameed Hakimi

12, Feb, 2024 @1:42 PM

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Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet
The huge leaks of the potent greenhouse gas will doom climate targets, experts say, but stemming them would rapidly reduce global heating

Damian Carrington, environment editor, and Seán Clarke, visual projects editor

12, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM

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Protests take place across Pakistan amid election vote-rigging allegations
Police fire teargas on supporters of Imran Khan amid turmoil as several parties claim they would be forming government

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shah Meer Baloch in Lahore

12, Feb, 2024 @1:51 AM

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The Observer view on Pakistan voters’ rejection of military rule | Observer editorial
Last week’s elections are a cause for celebration in light of the military’s decades-long stranglehold on power

Observer editorial

11, Feb, 2024 @6:00 AM

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Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan poll but military might have final say
Jailed leader says he has support to form next government but analysts say results only suit the army

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad

10, Feb, 2024 @11:13 PM

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