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...“Imran Khan’s rise was mainly due to his presence on social media,” said Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, a member of parliament from Sharif’s party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz....
...On Monday afternoon, sitting information minister Fawad Chaudhry said Khan had nominated former Supreme Court justice Gulzar Ahmed to act as a caretaker prime minister....
...“I’ve only been successful in my career because I feel comfortable in my faith at EY,” says Mudassar Chaudhry, co-chair of the accountancy firm’s Muslim Community (EYMC)....
...Fawad Chaudhry, the information minister, insisted last week that Mr Mian would remain, saying: “Pakistan belongs as much to minorities as it does to the majority.”...
...Mr Chaudhry also denied claims that Pakistan offers safe haven to leaders from the Haqqani network, which also has links to al-Qaeda....
...The interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, added to the confusion by telling reporters on 28 January that, ‘’We cannot close our businesses and school — this is what the militants want.’’...
...Last year, Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, then Pakistan’s defence minister, told the FT that it had asked China to build a naval base at Gwadar and expected the Chinese navy to maintain a regular presence there...
...“This time Zardari and the coalition partners will seek to compromise with the supreme court and appoint a new prime minister,” said Ahmed Rashid, author of Pakistan on the Brink....
...The restoration of Iftikhar Chaudhry as chief justice of Pakistan’s supreme court last year, two years after his controversial sacking by Pervez Musharraf, the former president, was assisted by a groundswell...
...“Iftikhar Chaudhry has the right to be the chief justice of the supreme court....
...Chaudhry Mukhtar Ahmed, Pakistan’s defence minister, said security forces had held Masood Azhar, the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammad, a militant group....
...Earlier this month, Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, the Pakistani defence minister, reportedly said Pakistan had blocked a fuel supply route because of a US special operations raid inside Pakistan....
...Mr Ahmed was released when his detention was ruled illegal by Pakistan’s top judge Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, who was temporarily suspended from his country’s Supreme Court after questioning the government...
...“How can you have a proper election campaign under emergency rule when in fact congregations are not allowed,” said Ahmed Mukhtar, a senior PPP leader and former commerce minister....
...“The fact remains that after the chief justice’s [reinstatement], independence of the judiciary has become a factor in Pakistani politics,” said Samina Ahmed, country head for Pakistan of the Brussels-based...
...Tanvir Ahmed Khan, a former Pakistani foreign secretary, says the government has been “lying through its teeth”....
...“We want to demonstrate that this country is unanimous in opposing the government,” said Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, a senior leader within the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal alliance of six Islamic parties....
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