File - Pakistani Prime Minister meets with President Clinton
WAP99101201 - 12 OCTOBER 1999 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shakes hands with US President Bill Clinton during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in this file photo December 2, 1998. Sharaif and his administration were ousted by Pakistani armed forces commander General Pervaiz Musharraf during a military coup, October 12. jr/File Photo UPI
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Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met Thursday with Pakistan's military leaders as the countries seek to deepen already strong bilateral strategic ties.
Pakistan may get a bailout worth up to $15 billion from Saudi Arabia for its troubled energy sector, a Pakistani official told Dawn newspaper.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, arrived Wednesday in Pakistan, a close Beijing ally where a new civilian government is ready to take charge.
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The 50 million people in Pakistan who voted Saturday cast votes in opposition of terrorism and intimidation, the British government said.
Nawaz Sharif was set Monday to lead Pakistan after his party seemed to have won the most seats in elections marking Pakistan's first democratic power transfer.
At least 24 people died in Pakistan as more than 60 percent of the country's population turned out to vote, the highest turnout in decades, officials said.
Nawaz Sharif claimed a third term Saturday as Pakistan's prime minister as his PML-N party took a huge lead over its rivals, provisional results indicated.
More than half of Pakistan's Muslims would prefer a strong leader to a democratic government, an international poll released Friday indicated.
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