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Opposition leaders target PM Imran Khan over Murree deaths

Jan 09, 2022, at 10:35 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Opposition party leaders have slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government over the deaths of tourists in Murree due to heavy snowfall and traffic congestion, media reported on Sunday.

Imran Khan launches Pakistan-China Business Investment Forum

Jan 04, 2022, at 11:16 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the Pak-China Business Investment Forum which is aimed at increasing information exchange and promoting communication between businesses of the two countries.

Survey shows 55 percent Pakistanis find PTI govt's performance as under par

Jan 03, 2022, at 09:45 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A recent survey has shown that 55 percent of Pakistanis have said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's performance has been under par.

Pakistan: Reham Khan attacks ex-husband Imran Khan after her car got fired at, vehicle held at gunpoint

Jan 03, 2022, at 09:27 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was slammed by his ex-wife Reham Khan after she was allegedly accosted by unidentified men who opened fire at her car and held the vehicle at gunpoint in the capital Islamabad.

Shehbaz Sharif slams Imran Khan over fuel price hike

Jan 02, 2022, at 08:08 pm

Islamabad: Key Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has attacked Pakistan PM Imran Khan over the issue of fuel price rise.

PPP Chairperson Zardari slams Imran Khan govt over petrol price hike

Jan 01, 2022, at 10:28 pm

Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over the issue of petrol price hike and said it is a gift to the citizens of the country.

PPP voices concern over Imran Khan govt's act of bypassing parliament in formulation of Pakistan’s first National Security Policy

Dec 30, 2021, at 02:57 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has expressed concern over the act of Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of bypassing parliament in the formulation of the country’s first National Security Policy.

Pakistan: Internal rift in Imran Khan's party widens

Dec 29, 2021, at 09:44 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Amid the ongoing internal rift in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Higher Education Minister Kamran Bangash has served a legal notice to his own party leader Arbab Mohammad Ali for accusing him of selling ticket of Peshawar city Mayor to a businessman.

Pakistan: Imran Khan names new organisational structure for PTI after drubbing in KP local polls

Dec 25, 2021, at 11:02 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has named a new organisational structure for the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party, a day after the previous bodies within the party were dissolved following an embarrassing defeat in the first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakistani government fails to provide full Covid-19 relief as PM pledged in economic package: Reports

Dec 24, 2021, at 11:11 pm

Islamabad: The Pakistani government has failed to transfer full relief promised by Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Economic Stimulus Package during Covid-19, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: Imran Khan blames 'mistakes' for election defeat

Dec 21, 2021, at 10:28 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said "mistakes" regarding selection of candidates led to the shock defeat of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, with a pro-Taliban party making major gains.

Stop interfering in Afghanistan's affairs, ex-President Hamid Karzai chides Imran Khan

Dec 20, 2021, at 09:37 pm

Kabul/UNI: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Monday lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his remarks at the OIC session, and asked him not to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.

Refusal to join Ehsaas Ration Programme: PM Imran Khan condemns Sidh govt's move

Dec 20, 2021, at 03:33 am

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan recently expressed his condemnation as the Sindh government did not participate in the Rs 106.1 billion Ehsaas Ration Programme (ERP) starting from Dec 31 and lamented that people of the province will not avail benefits of the programme aimed at providing relief to 20 million inflation-hit people in the country.

Pakistan: Imran Khan's ally MQM-P forges ties with PML-N

Dec 18, 2021, at 09:19 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's key coalition partner, MQM-Pakistan, is maintaining cordial relations with Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), said Syed Amin Ul Haque, Federal Minister from MQM-P.

Pakistan govt spikes tariffs on water and power, triggers protest

Dec 16, 2021, at 11:14 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid deepening economic crisis, the Imran Khan-led PTI government in Pakistan is adding woes for its citizens as tariffs on water and power were hiked recently, according to media reports.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan takes notice of Gwadar fishermen's 'very legitimate' demands

Dec 13, 2021, at 01:51 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has finally taken notice of the "very legitimate" demands of the Gwadar fishermen, marking a victory for the protesters.

Survey shows more than 50pc of Pakistanis hold govt incompetence responsible for inflation

Dec 11, 2021, at 12:44 am

Islamabad: A survey conducted by Transparency International Pakistan, a national chapter of Germany-based Transparency International (TI), has showed over 50 percent of Pakistanis believe that the country is facing problems of rising inflation and unemployment due to the “incompetence” of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government.

Pak Election Commissioner orders PM Imran Khan to cancel scheduled visit to Peshawar

Dec 09, 2021, at 02:50 am

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered Prime Minister Imran Khan to cancel his scheduled visit to Peshawar ahead of local bodies elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

Pak PM speaks with Sri Lankan President to express nation's 'anger, shame' over lynching

Dec 05, 2021, at 04:23 am

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday spoke with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the phone to convey his nation’s “anger and shame” over the lynching of a Sri Lankan national over blasphemy allegations, even as Punjab police said they have arrested 120 men, including 13 prime suspects, for the brutal crime.

Shocking: Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa reacts to Sialkot lynching incident

Dec 04, 2021, at 09:19 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday described the killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot region of Pakistan as 'shocking'.

Sialkot lynching: Horror, shame overwhelm Pakistan as the Sri Lankan's killing lays bare its blasphemy barbarism

Dec 04, 2021, at 06:21 am

Islamabad/IBNS: In a chilling case of a vigilante mob justice, a Sri Lankan man was lynched and then set on fire by a marauding crowd at a factory in Pakistan's Sialkot on accusation of blamsphemy, sparking global outrage over the rising incidents of religious fundamentalism in the Islamic nation.

A day of shame for Pakistan: PM Imran Khan reacts to Sialkot lynching

Dec 04, 2021, at 03:30 am

Islamabad: Strongly condemning the mob lynching of a Sri Lankan national in northeast Pakistan's Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy, Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday evening said the "horrific" incident was a "day of shame" for the country.

Pak media regulatory authority show causes news channel for allegedly airing hate speech, inciting violence

Nov 29, 2021, at 04:44 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to Channel 24, a Pak Urdu news channel, for allegedly airing hate speech, inciting violence and being offensive to commonly accepted standards of decency in the programme 'Najam Sethi Show', according to the Dawn newspaper.

Chinese province Guangzhou, Lahore knot friendship city ties

Nov 20, 2021, at 08:15 pm

Guangzhou/UNI/Xinhua: The city of Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, knotted friendship city ties with Lahore, Pakistan, according to a notice issued by Guangzhou's municipal foreign affairs office Friday.

PPP rallies in Nowshera, Peshawar will be held no matter what: Bilawal tells Imran Khan govt

Nov 19, 2021, at 08:38 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Friday warned the PTI government not to block its rallies in Nowshera and Peshawar or there will be “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar”.

Pakistan: PML-N prez dubs EVMs 'evil and vicious machines' at joint session of parliament

Nov 17, 2021, at 08:35 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called the electronic voting machines (EVMs) as "evil and vicious machines" and slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government for not being serious in creating consensus on electoral reforms.

Imran Khan may be in trouble soon with army rolling out red carpet for Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif: Media reports

Nov 17, 2021, at 05:26 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to be in deep trouble very soon as the Pak army and establishment have given a nudge to Khan's predecessor Nawaz Sharif to return to the country, according to an exclusive report by Indian television network CNN-News18.

Former Pakistan President Zardari says Imran Khan govt will not complete five-year term

Nov 16, 2021, at 10:48 pm

Islamabad: Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the Pakistani government, under the leadership of PM Imran Khan, will not complete its five-year tenure.

Pakistan: Punjab govt's request forced to revoke ban on TLP

Nov 16, 2021, at 12:28 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The Imran Khan-government in Pakistan recently lifted a ban on proscribed hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in line with the “secret agreement” it had signed with the group on Oct 31, media reports said.

Sindh, Balochistan refuse to contribute in Ehsaas Rashan programme, won't get subsidy: Pakistan govt

Nov 15, 2021, at 03:54 pm

Islamabad/UNI: The people of Sindh and Balochistan are likely not to benefit from Prime Minister Imran Khan's Ehsaas Rashan subsidy as both provinces have refused to contribute their 65 per cent share to the programme for six months.