Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has been elected to the post of High Commissioner of UN Human Rights Council. Her predecessor Prince Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein steps down by the end of the month.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is scheduled to take oaths as Prime Minister of Pakistan on August 11. He has announced this while speaking to the media on Monday.
68 year old former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Shariff has been shifted from Adiala Jail to the Presidential suite of the Islamabad Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences since he has developed serious cardiac complications. He lives with diabetes and has also undergone bypass surgery. Reports say that his condition is stable after admission to the hospital.
Members of the House of Common have voted to ratify a recommendation by the Committee on Standards to suspend Ian Paisley for 30 sitting days pending allegedly for his failure to declare two free luxury holidays to Sri Lanka. Ian Paisley was not present in the Chamber for the debate.
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan retired Vice Admiral Hasham Bin Siddique paid a courtesy call on PTI chief Imran Khan at his Banigala residence after the release of the election results. He congratulated Imran Khan on behalf of the Saudi government on his success in the general elections.
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