Tag: PTI

Testing times

In another incident, four Pakistani soldiers were killed as they countered a plan by a group of terrorists who had attempted to infiltrate into Pakistan from Afghanistan, going by the version advanced by the Inter-Services Intelligence.

April 2, 2022

Today is a battle for Pakistan: Imran Khan

In a special message for the nation broadcast on television, social media and radio, the premier had said that the "group of bandits" who have been looting the county for the last 30 years have joined hands in "auctioning the conscience of the elected public representatives."

March 27, 2022

The poison in Pakistan’s system

The country’s top law official, Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan, was among those assisting the prime minister in finding a constitutional/legal loophole to remain in office. One strategy was to get the Supreme Court to put the fear of lifelong disqualification in the hearts of the dissenting PTI MNAs, whose number was said to be around three dozen.

March 22, 2022

PTI dissolves organisational structure across Pak after poll loss

The minister said that he has received complaints that the tickets for the recently held LG polls

December 24, 2021

Anti-Pakistan sentiments roused in India for election purpose: Imran Khan

Talking about the Kashmir issue, Khan blamed India for "committing human rights violations in the region."

January 8, 2019

Imran Khan writes to Narendra Modi, calls for resumption of peace dialogue

Imran Khan has proposed a meeting between Foreign Ministers Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of UNGA in New York later this month.

September 20, 2018

Police torture and naya Pakistan

The promise of the new regime to ban police torture raises hope, says Sarah Belal.

August 30, 2018

An unnerving crease

Cricket Captain Imran Khan has now become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. It is a watershed event in his personal career and also in the country’s history. This is the third consecutive democratic government in Pakistan. The cricketer-turned-politician had been struggling for a while to become the Prime Minister. His ambition has now been fulfilled....

August 29, 2018

PTI confident about winning Pakistan presidential election

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has expressed confidence that its candidate Arif Alvi will win the September 4 presidential election comfortably.

August 26, 2018

Imran Khan takes oath as 22nd Pakistani PM

High-profile guests including caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan and Naval Chief Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi were in attendence.

August 18, 2018

Long way to go for a Naya Pakistan

After 22 years of sustained luctation, Imran Khan reached the Everest of Pakistan’s political mountain. He will take oath as Prime Minister on 11 August. The story of his 22-year-long struggle in politics will no doubt be written in many books on the history of Pakistan’s democracy. The debonair cricket captain has risen to lead...

August 8, 2018

Navjot Sidhu accepts Imran Khan’s invite for oath-taking ceremony

Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly after last week's general elections in the neighbouring country.

August 2, 2018

Pakistan’s losers must introspect

As Imran Khan’s PTI starts work on government formation after its general election victory, parties on the losing side which are blaming their loss on rigging, may consider adopting a two-pronged approach as they move forward. The first would obviously be to test the PTI leader’s offer of cooperation in investigating possible irregularities on election...

July 29, 2018

Imran Khan prepares to form govt as opposition demands ‘transparent’ re-election

Contacts leaders of different parties and independent candidates; PTI says it has clinched 137 National Assembly seats, needs 172 seats in all to form government

July 28, 2018

Victory and Murk

The GHQ in Rawalpindi may well be enjoying a collective chuckle with Imran Khan at the crease. For a Rhodes scholar and cricketer with little or no experience in the affairs of State, it is early days to expect either a roadmap on domestic governance, let alone on relations with India. Nonetheless, his inaugural statement...

July 28, 2018

PM-elect Imran Khan thanks nation as PTI moves closer to forming government

Khan, who is set to become the next Prime Minister, said in a televised address to the nation that "thanks to God, we won and we were successful".

July 27, 2018

If they take one step towards us, we will take two: Imran Khan on India

In his first address after his party emerged as the single largest party, Imran Khan said dialogue with India is the only way forward to ensure peace

July 26, 2018