Tag: Imran Khan

Imran Khan unveils party manifesto for general elections

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has unveiled his party’s manifesto for the general elections, saying that he would ensure equal opportunities for growth, the media reported on Friday. The former cricketer turned politician said on Thursday that the PTI would prepare prudent policies based on social justice, legal justice and educational justice to ensure …

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October 27, 2017

Imran Khan challenges arrest warrant in court

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday challenging the non-bailable arrest warrant issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan against him in a contempt of court case. Khan’s counsel Babar Awan in the petition argued that the ECP had no authority to issue non-bailable arrest …

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October 18, 2017

Non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Imran Khan

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant (NBW) against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan after he failed to appear before it in a contempt of court case. The case was filed against Khan by PTI dissident and one of the party’s founding members, Akbar S Babar, reports Dawn …

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October 12, 2017

Sharif being provided ‘official protocol’ is shameful: Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Tuesday expressed outrage over deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif being accorded “official protocol” at the Islamabad airport upon his return from abroad. Sharif returned to Pakistan from London on Monday and then appeared before an accountability court on Tuesday for the hearing of National Accountability Bureau references against …

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September 26, 2017

Pakistan poll panel issues arrest warrant for Imran Khan

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a bailable arrest warrant for PTI chief Imran Khan following his failure to show up for the contempt of court proceedings. The electoral body also ordered the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman to submit surety bonds of Rs 100,000 till September 25 to avoid arrest, the News International …

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September 14, 2017

Party leader accuses Imran Khan of sending her inappropriate text messages

A former member of Pakistan’s National Assembly, Ayesha Gulalai, announced to quit the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) alleging that PTI Chairman Imran Khan had sent her inappropriate text messages. Gulalai, who hails from South Waziristan tribal region, said the honour of women was not safe within the party. “We are respectful pashtoons, our dignities aren’t safe in …

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August 2, 2017

Pakistan opposition chooses Sheikh Rashid as PM candidate

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan said on Saturday that his party had chosen Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rashid to be the oppositions joint candidate for the Prime Ministers slot that fall vacant on Friday. "The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will further dent its cause by appointing (current Punjab CM) Shehbaz Sharif as the …

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July 29, 2017

With Sharif’s disqualification, new Pakistan in line: Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan on Friday said that with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's disqualification, the foundation of a new Pakistan, in line with the vision of the founders has been laid. "I don't have any personal grudges against anyone, including Nawaz Sharif," Khan, whose party had sought the disqualification of the PM, told reporters …

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July 28, 2017

Pakistani political parties get foreign funds: PTI

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused some political parties in the country of receiving funds from foreign countries including Libya, Saudi Arabia and Iran, the media reported on Tuesday. Facing the charge of getting funds through illegal means, the PTI has now called for a scrutiny of the accounts and funds of all …

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July 25, 2017

Clouds gather over the Sharifs

Mossack Fonseca is a Panamanian law firm that helps clients hide their wealth using offshore bank accounts and shell companies. Eleven million documents have been leaked from this law firm. Among the named clients were Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's family members. As owners of a range of companies from steel to sugar mills, the …

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July 19, 2017

Golden chance for Pakistan to avenge loss to India: Imran Khan

Imran also advised Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed to avoid putting India into bat first if he won the toss.

June 17, 2017

Cop-out verdict that pleases both sides

In a nation of some 200 million, I doubt if a handful could pinpoint Panama’s location. And yet, this tiny Central American state has dominated Pakistan’s political discourse for the last year to the point of tedium. Finally, after nearly two months of hearings before a Supreme Court bench, the verdict is here. And, as …

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April 23, 2017

Zardari looting Pakistan for years, will expose his graft: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Sunday alleged that Asif Ali Zardari had been "looting" the nation's wealth for years and asserted that he would expose the former President's corrupt practices. Addressing a big rally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Zardari's political bastion Sindh, 64-year-old Imran said while his war on Prime Minister Nawaz …

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April 23, 2017

Pakistan’s lucrative diplomacy

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has a kidney stone. It is his second. The first is an equally painful obstruction called Imran Khan.   This latest disclosure of the prime minister’s medical problems has released yet another flurry of snowflake speculation. These will soon melt, as have all previous prognoses about his imminent departure on health …

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April 6, 2017

Imran Khan to try his hand at direction

Actor Imran Khan, who was last seen in Nikhil Advani's Katti Batti, is all set to turn a director. If sources are to be believed, the 34-year-old actor is currently penning a script with Ayesha DeVitre, who had earlier written for films like Kapoor & Sons and Imran's own film, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. While Imran is heard to be …

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March 6, 2017

5 all time favourite movies of Imran Khan

January 13, 2017

TV actor Imran Khan wraps up ‘Sargoshiyan’

Popular for his stint in television series, Imran Khan is all set to make his directorial debut with Sarghoshiyan. The actor-turned-director has recently finished his last schedule of his upcoming film, in which he stars along with a string of actors like Indraneil Sengupta, Hassan Zaidi, Sara Khan, Aditi Bhatia, Khalid Siddiqui, Alok Nath, Fareeda …

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December 21, 2016