The newly appointed 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, in a well-thought political move, directed the authorities to provide tight security to the ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan during his rallies. Regarding the security offered to the ousted PM, The Interior Ministry, on the directives of PM Sharif, issued a […]
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Imran Khan urged to address Lahore rally virtually over ‘severe threat alerts’
In view of “severe threat alerts”, embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan has been asked to address his party’s Lahore rally, scheduled for Thursday, virtually. This recommendation was made by Lahore Additional Deputy Commissioner Atiyab Sultan on Wednesday in a notification addressed to PTI leaders […]
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Pakistan: Army scurries for damage control after Imran Khan’s ‘foreign conspiracy’ yorker
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ouster, his US foreign conspiracy rhetoric which contradicts with Army’s standing, and the country’s troubled polity have all placed the military in an uneasy spot which is now trying to do damage control and recover the predominance of its own role in national affairs. The […]
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Imran Khan’s ouster affirms power in Pakistan lies with Army Chief
After Imran Khan’s ouster as Prime Minister, Pakistan has again been reminded that the main power lies in the hands of the Army Chief. The pattern began with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who was elected as the PM in the year 1973. He misused his power as he established a private […]
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Pakistan: Balochistan Governor resigns after Imran Khan-led govt’s ouster
After the ouster of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha, who hails from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Wednesday resigned from his post, local media reported. Ahmed submitted his resignation to President Dr Arif Alvi, The Express Tribune reported. “I would continue to play my […]
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Fomer Pakistan premier Imran Khan may face treason charges: Report
In an ironic turn of events, the provisions of Pakistan’s constitution that the former premier Imran Khan sought to use against his opponents might be his undoing by becoming the reason for possible charges of treason against him, said a media report. Notably, with a clutch of petitions filed before various courts […]
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Pakistan: PTI parliamentary party meeting chaired by Imran Khan underway
Ahead of the National Assembly session for the election of the new Prime Minister, a meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) parliamentary party is underway at the Parliament House in Islamabad, reported Radio Pakistan. The meeting is being chaired by former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Earlier, former foreign minister and PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi had said […]
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Pakistan: Imran Khan skips Assembly session, Opposition urges Speaker to follow Constitution
Contrary to his earlier statement that he would play the game till the last ball, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was conspicuous by his absence in the National Assembly, which commenced its proceedings on Saturday to take up the no-confidence motion on the direction of the Supreme Court. The no-confidence […]
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan to face no-confidence motion today
Amid the chaotic political play for over a week, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will finally face the no-trust vote on Saturday following the Supreme Court’s order. Interestingly, for Pakistan National Assembly, which has notably never seen a Prime Minister complete the full 5-year-tenure and this is not going to […]
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s aide Fawad Chaudhry heckles journalists outside SC
Pakistan Prime Minister’s aide and former federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday lost his cool and heckled a journalist who asked about corruption allegations against Farah Khan, believed to be a close friend of the first lady Bushra Bibi. The showdown took place at a press conference […]
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Imran Khan summons PTI Parliamentary Board meeting to discuss ticket distribution for next election
Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentary Board on Tuesday to discuss ticket distribution in the next election, reported local media citing sources. The meeting, which will be chaired by Khan, comes after President Arif Alvi dissolved […]
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Imran Khan imposed ‘civil martial law’ in Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif
Leader of Opposition and Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Shahbaz Sharif on Monday, reacting to the dissolution of the National Assembly and rejection of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, said that Khan had imposed a “civil martial law” in the country. Addressing a press conference today the PML-N chief […]
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan names US official who sent ‘threat’ message
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has revealed that Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu had sent a threatening message to him through Pakistan’s envoy Ambassador Asad Majeed. “US had sent a threatening message through Pakistan’s envoy,” Dawn quoting Imran Khan reported. During his remarks […]
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US denies Imran Khan’s claims of ‘foreign conspiracy’ to oust him from power
White House Director of Communications Kate Bedingfield on Thursday (local time) dismissed the allegations made by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding Washington’s role in an alleged “foreign conspiracy” to oust him from power. “There is absolutely no truth to that allegation,” Bedingfield told reporters. Bedingfield’s assessment is in line […]
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Imran Khan chairs National Security Committee meeting ahead of no-trust vote
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday chaired National Security Committee (NSC) meeting ahead of the no-trust vote. The information about the meeting with NSC was shared by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry. He said that the NSC meeting will be held at PM House today at 2 pm, reported Geo News. Chaudhry had also said that […]