Interim Prime Minister

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: A Nawaz Sharif Loyalist At Helm In Pakistan

People | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 1, 2017

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Pakistan's interim Prime Minister, is a long-time loyalist of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif and one of the wealthiest parliamentarians in the country.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Replaces Nawaz Sharif As Pakistan Prime Minister

World News | Reported by Bhairavi Singh, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Tuesday August 1, 2017

Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been appointed the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court over corruption allegations.

Pakistan Opposition Fails To Choose Candidate For Interim PM

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 31, 2017

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, put forward Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rashid's name, but could not gain the support of any other party apart from Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid.

Pakistan's Interim Prime Minister Nominee Facing Rs 220 Billion Graft Inquiry

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 31, 2017

The ruling Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz party's interim prime minister nominee Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is facing a Rs 220 billion corruption inquiry by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau over an LNG contract, according to a media report.

Pakistan's Ruling Party Vows Smooth Transition Ahead Of Vote On Interim PM

World News | Reuters | Sunday July 30, 2017

Pakistan's president has called a special parliamentary session on Tuesday to hold a vote to install Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister, with the ruling party vowing a smooth transfer of power after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was ousted.

Pakistan's Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Names Brother Shehbaz As Successor

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 29, 2017

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif named his brother Shehbaz, the chief minister of Punjab province, as his successor and nominated ex-oil minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as an interim premier in a defiant speech Saturday.

Pakistan's Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Names Brother Shehbaz As Successor

World News | Written by Bhairavi Singh | Saturday July 29, 2017

The PML-N on Saturday decided to rally behind ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's younger brother, Shehbaz Sharif, as his eventual successor, while party leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was tapped to take over as interim Prime Minister till Shahbaz is elected to Parliament.

Brother Of Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Seen As Successor

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 29, 2017

Pakistan's ruling party plans to appoint the brother of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as his successor to fight the 2018 general elections, local media reported on Saturday, but will first have to appoint an interim prime minister

PM Narendra Modi Announces 500 Crore For Flood-Hit Gujarat, Conducts Aerial Survey: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday July 25, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Gujarat on Tuesday evening, has announced an interim relief of Rs 500 crore. The central government, after a detailed survey has been conducted, will give whatever is additionally required, the PM said in a statement after reviewing the situation. "Everythin...

PM Modi Thanks Sushma Swaraj After UN Court Verdict On Kulbhushan Jadhav

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday May 18, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed satisfaction today at the interim verdict of the International Court of Justice putting on hold Pakistan's death sentence for Kulbhushan Jadhav.

Chief Ministers' Panel On Demonetisation To Submit Interim Report Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 23, 2017

The Committee of Chief Ministers on demonetisation, headed by Andhra Pradesh's N Chandrababu Naidu, constituted to prepare a roadmap for transition to digital economy will submit its interim report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi tomorrow.

Uzbekistan Appoints PM Shavkat Mirziyoyev As Interim President

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 8, 2016

Uzbekistan's parliament approved Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as acting president on Thursday, a government website reported, in the clearest sign yet that he could take over long term after the death of veteran strongman Islam Karimov.

French PM 'Open' To Interim Ban On Foreign Funding Of Mosques

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 29, 2016

France's prime minister said Friday he was "open" to a temporary ban on foreign financing for mosque building, after a spate of attacks in the country claimed by jihadists.

PM Modi, President Hollande Ditch Cavalcades, Ride Metro To Gurgaon

India News | Reported by Snigdha Basu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday January 25, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his guest, French President Francois Hollande, boarded a Delhi Metro train today to reach Gurgaon in neighbouring Haryana to inaugurate a Interim Secretariat of the International Solar Alliance or ISA.

PM Modi, French President Francois Hollande Take Metro Ride To Gurgaon

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2016

French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took an "eco friendly" metro ride to Gurgaon to inaugurate the interim secretariat of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

President Francois Hollande To Inaugurate Interim Secretariat Of International Solar Alliance

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 24, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande will tomorrow jointly inaugurate the interim secretariat of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative launched by both the leaders at the Climate Change summit in Paris.

Turkey PM Invites Pro-Kurdish MPs Into Caretaker Cabinet

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 26, 2015

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday invited three lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to join an interim government to take Turkey to November 1 elections.

Burkina Faso Will Ask Morocco to Extradite Former President

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 28, 2014

Burkina Faso will ask Morocco to extradite ousted leader Blaise Compaore, interim Prime Minister Isaac Zida told reporters on Thursday after the new government's first meeting.

Fears of Army Influence as Interim Burkina Prime Minister Isaac Zida Picks Team

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 22, 2014

New Prime Minister Isaac Zida is set to name his ministerial team, amid fears of continued military influence over the phased return to democratic rule.

India and US Are 'Indispensable' Partners, Says Envoy

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 23, 2014

India and America are "indispensable" partners, who have a stake in each other's future, the US interim Ambassador said today as she pushed for deeper ties between the world's two largest democracies.

New Constitution Gives Thailand's Junta Sweeping Powers

World News | Associated Press | Wednesday July 23, 2014

Thailand's new temporary constitution that gives the military government sweeping powers in the run-up to a planned October 2015 election also allows the leader of the current ruling junta to become interim prime minister, a senior army official said on Wednesday.

Thai Junta Leader Could be PM Under Interim Charter: Adviser

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 23, 2014

The leader of Thailand's junta could become prime minister in a government to be set up under a newly drafted interim constitution, but that will be decided by an appointed provisional parliament, a junta legal adviser said on Wednesday.

Najam Sethi Restored as Pakistan Cricket Crisis Deepens

Agence France-Presse | Friday July 11, 2014

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), had ousted veteran journalist Najam Sethi and appointed a former high court judge as interim chief.

Libya Government Urges End to Benghazi Clashes

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 7, 2014

Libya's interim government today called for a halt to an on-off battle between a renegade general and Islamists that has wracked the eastern city of Benghazi for the past two months.

Government Moves to Raise Coal Output from Old Mines in Push for Power

Friday June 20, 2014

The coal and power minister said he will seek environment ministry approval next week to raise output from coal mines as an interim step to augment supply for power generation, a focus area for new Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Interim Thailand Government by August: Military Leader

World News | Reuters | Friday June 13, 2014

Thailand's junta will form an interim government by September to oversee political reforms that will be followed by elections in about one year, the army chief said Friday.

Election of Libyan Prime Minister Ahmed Miitig 'Unconstitutional': Supreme Court

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 9, 2014

Libya's supreme court ruled on Monday that the election of prime minister Ahmed Miitig in a chaotic session in the interim parliament in early May was "unconstitutional".

Rami Hamdallah, an Interim Palestinian Prime Minister Who Lasted

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 2, 2014

Prime minister Rami Hamdallah, who stays on in his current post to head the first Palestinian unity government in seven years, is a respected academic who is little-known abroad.

Deadliest Day for Ukraine Troops: 16 Slain in Raid

World News | Associated Press | Friday May 23, 2014

In the deadliest raid yet on Ukrainian troops, pro-Russia insurgents attacked a military checkpoint Thursday, killing 16 soldiers, and the interim prime minister accused Moscow of trying to disrupt the upcoming election for a new president to lead the divided country out of its crisis.

Interim Thai PM to Meet Election Body as Coup Fears Mount

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 14, 2014

Thailand's interim prime minister will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday, in the hope of fixing a date for polls that the government sees as the best way out of the country's protracted crisis but its opponents will probably reject.