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Thousands of anti-government demonstrators were due in the Pakistani capital on Oct. 31 to demand that the government step down, piling more pressure on Prime Minister Imran Khan as he strives to get the faltering economy on track.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed on Aug. 6 to challenge at the UN security council India's decision to strip Kashmir of its special autonomy, a move he warned could provoke conflict in the region.    

Pakistan will release a captured Indian pilot on March 1, Prime Minister Imran Khan told a joint session of parliament on Feb. 28, in an overture towards New Delhi after soaring tensions fueled fears of conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals.

From creating 10 million jobs to building an Islamic welfare state and restoring Pakistan's tattered image abroad, new premier Imran Khan is facing a problem of his own making: runaway expectations raised by his lofty rhetoric.

Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan's party vowed on May 27 to oust the country's "corrupt" rulers, as the nuclear-armed state announced it will hold general elections on July 25.

Thirty-five comic acts are slated to appear in 28 different shows on three different stages over the course of three days from Friday, May 19, to Sunday, May 21.