Outgoing Prime Minister Sharif says if alleged contents of cipher published by US online media organization are 'true,' it amounts to 'massive crime'

President Arif Alvi says he is concerned about 'safety and dignity' of Imran Khan

Protesters in major Pakistani cities have taken to the streets following a failed terror attempt targeting former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday.

A gunman opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters.

Lawmakers from ousted premier Imran Khan's party resign from parliament

Protest rallies were organized in cities including Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Malakand, Multan Khanewal, Khyber, Jhang, and Quetta, with demonstrators shouting slogans against the Opposition.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the national assembly, is all set to become the new prime minister of the country, according to media reports.

No Pakistan premier has ever seen out a full term, and Khan is facing the biggest challenge to his rule since being elected in 2018, with opponents accusing him of economic mismanagement and foreign-policy bungling.

Pakistani leader says it would be beneficial for people in the subcontinent if differences could be resolved through debate.

It was also pointed out that Vladimir Putin recalled that Russia had historically been a multinational and multi-confessional state where peoples of various religions, including Islam, could coexist and interact