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Pakistan: Imran Khan govt plans to promote hijab to counter Aurat March

Feb 23, 2022, at 03:36 am

Islamabad: Imran Khan-led PTI government in Pakistan is planning to hail wearing hijab in order to promote conservatism during the Aurat March to be held next month, a think tank has claimed on Tuesday.

FIR lodged against son of PM Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi

Feb 22, 2022, at 10:21 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan police have lodged an FIR against the younger son of PM Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi from her previous marriage and his cousin and a friend on charges of possession of liquor.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari slams PTI govt, says Pakistan suffering unprecedented economic devastation

Feb 22, 2022, at 03:32 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is one of the key opposition leaders of Pakistan, on Monday slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for allegedly "backtracking on all its promises"

Pakistan govt ready to regulate social media through ordinance

Feb 21, 2022, at 11:50 pm

Islamabad: The Pakistani government is all set to promulgate an ordinance declaring defamation of people and institutions on social media a cognisable offence, with jail term being increased from two to five years, a move seen by experts as another attempt made to regulate social media.

Laws passed by PTI govt will be used against PM Imran Khan in future: Maryam

Feb 21, 2022, at 10:22 pm

Pakistan's key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that the laws which the PTI-led government is passing will be used against Prime Minister Imran Khan and company in future.

Pakistan: Bilal Bhutto slams Imran Khan, says country is sliding towards authoritarianism, dictatorship

Feb 19, 2022, at 05:14 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan and said under his regime the country is sliding towards authoritarianism and dictatorship.

Bill Gates meets Imran Khan on 1st ever Pak trip

Feb 17, 2022, at 08:55 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on his first-ever visit to the country, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said Thursday.

Pakistan: FIA arrests man in Lahore for ‘vilifying’ PM Imran Khan’s wife

Feb 17, 2022, at 12:14 am

Lahore, Pakistan: The cyber crime wing of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday arrested a person in connection with running a ‘malicious campaign’ against Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi on social media, media reports said.

US always used Pakistan for its purpose: Imran Khan

Feb 12, 2022, at 01:36 am

Islamabad: Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the United States always used Pakistan for its purpose.

Pakistan: PM Imran Khan admits he failed to bring promised change

Feb 11, 2022, at 04:00 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday admitted that he has failed to bring the promised “change” in the country that he had made when he came to power, due to “faults” in the system, Dawn reported on Friday.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan flayed for ‘mortgaging’ SBP

Feb 09, 2022, at 12:01 am

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has criticized the Imran Khan government for 'mortgaging' the State Bank of Pakistan to the International Monetary Fund for a loan.

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor stalled under PTI govt: Former Pak PM Abbasi

Feb 08, 2022, at 08:47 pm

Islamabad: Former Pak Prime Min­ister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s senior vice president Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has attacked PM Imran Khan and said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is currently stalled under the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to visit Russia for bilateral discussions

Feb 08, 2022, at 02:00 am

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Russia for bilateral discussions in the last week of February, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Sobah Hazara Tehreek chairman asks PM Imran Khan to honour commitment on Hazara province

Feb 08, 2022, at 01:37 am

Mansehra, Pakistan: Sobah Hazara Tehreek chairman Sardar Mohammad Yusuf has asked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to honour the commitment of making the Hazara division a completely separate province.

Pakistan's 46 pct population rejects Imran Khan's new political brand

Feb 07, 2022, at 04:28 am

Islamabad: Around 46 percent of the Pakistani population could not agree with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s self-proclamation of a new political brand and free of any corruption.

Subcontinent has lost one of the truly great singers the world has known, tweets Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Lata Mangeshkar's demise

Feb 07, 2022, at 03:33 am

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday mourned the death of Indian singing legend Lata Mangeshkar and described her as a truly great singer the world has known.

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Feb 06, 2022, at 09:46 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday met in Beijing on the sidelines of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami to hold sit-ins in Lahore against PTI govt's policies

Feb 03, 2022, at 12:35 am

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders are all set to start their demonstration and sit-ins against Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s disastrous economic policies and selling of the State Bank to IMF from Gujrat on Feb 6.

Pakistan eyeing to manage $3b loan from China during Imran Khan's visit to Beijing

Feb 01, 2022, at 02:53 am

Islamabad: Pakistan is eyeing to manage a loan of $3 billion from China to stabilise its dwindling foreign exchange reserves and also seeks an investment bonanza in half a dozen sectors during the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Beijing next week.

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid President slams Imran Khan govt over Nawaz Sharif issue

Jan 30, 2022, at 02:09 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over its moves taken to bring back former PM Nawaz Sharif and said it should focus on issues related to public importance.

Oppositon leaders slam Pakistan government over 'policy of appeasement' towards terror outfits

Jan 26, 2022, at 02:51 am

Islamabad: The Pakistani opposition parties on Monday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government over its 'policy of appeasement' towards terrorist outfits.

PML-N leader slams Imran Khan for 'lying' to nation on GDP growth

Jan 24, 2022, at 03:13 am

Islamabad: PML-N information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb has targeted PM Imran Khan for “lying” to nation and the world by claiming that his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has achieved the highest GDP growth rate in the country’s history.

Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan protests against food shortages

Jan 19, 2022, at 03:01 pm

Gilgit: Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) recently witnessed massive protests against the shortage of food supply and black marketing.

Pakistan: Maryam NAwaz Sharif slams Imran Khan, says PTI govt's fall is 'matter of days'

Jan 19, 2022, at 03:17 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's opposition leader and  PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz slammed PM Imran Khan and said judging by the condition of the government it is only a matter of days that it will be sent packing.

No need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan: Karzai negates Imran Khan's proposal

Jan 17, 2022, at 10:58 pm

Kabul: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's proposal of sending qualified and trained manpower to Afghanistan and said “there is no need for it”.

TTP now poses a bigger threat to Imran Khan govt in Pakistan: Report

Jan 13, 2022, at 12:59 am

Islamabad: A report has climbed that the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has returned to its violent ways in Pakistan and it is posing a major challenge to the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in the country, media reports said.

Pakistan Govt bringing 'tsunami of taxes' through mini-budget: Bilwal Bhutto Zardari slams Imran Khan

Jan 12, 2022, at 09:55 pm

Islamabad: PPP chief and opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari criticised the PTI government in the National Assembly on Wednesday by saying it was bringing a "tsunami of taxes" through the mini-budget.

Will be forced to approach IMF again if exports don't rise: PM Imran Khan

Jan 12, 2022, at 03:23 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that his government will be forced to approach the Interna­tional Monetary Fund (IMF) again if the country’s exports did not increase sharply, Dawn reported on Wednesday.

ECP report: Shahbaz Sharif slams Imran Khan, says 'no thief can be a prime minister'

Jan 10, 2022, at 08:51 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan over his Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) remark and said under the Constitution of Pakistan and its laws, "no thief can be a prime minister".

ECP report: Maryam slams Imran Khan, says time for accountability has come

Jan 10, 2022, at 04:05 pm

Mumbai: Pakistan's key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif has slammed PM Imran Khan over the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) report and advised him to be ready as the “time for accountability has come."