She said Imran Khan is responsible for what he and his party are facing today. Lahore: In a setback to Pakistan’s beleaguered former prime minister Imran Khan, scores of disgruntled leaders on Thursday launched a new political party – believed to be backed by the powerful military – to fight the general elections likely to […]
Shotaro Kishida will resign on June 1, he added. Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he will remove his son from the position of his secretary due to “inappropriate behaviour” at the official residence. The decision comes after a magazine reported last week that Shotaro Kishida had invited relatives to the official residence […]
Omar Ayub Khan was recently appointed as secretary general of Imran Khan’s party. (File) Islamabad: The newly appointed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) general secretary Omar Ayub Khan on Sunday alleged Islamabad Police raided his house and stole his vehicle. Mocking the cops, he questioned whether he should “call thieves to catch thieves”. Taking to Twitter, Mr […]
Imran Khan was released after the Supreme Court declared his arrest illegal. (File) Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi would lead the party in case of Khan’s disqualification by a court, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. Imran Khan in a meeting with journalists and lawyers at his […]
Civic Party chairman Alan Leong said 30 of 31 members had voted to wind up the party. Hong Kong: One of Hong Kong’s biggest democratic parties said on Saturday it would disband after a vote by its party members, dealing another blow to the city’s already beleaguered democratic opposition under pressure from China. In recent […]
Maryam Nawaz said that Imran Khan was the mastermind behind the violence on May 9. Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Friday told Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan that the “game is over”, following an exodus of his party’s senior members, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. Maryam made the […]
Imran Khan’s party workers vandalised a dozen military installations. (File) Lahore: In a first, 16 activists of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, including a former lawmaker, were handed over to the military authorities on Thursday for their trial under the stringent Army Act and the Official Secrets Act for allegedly torching the Lahore Corps Commander’s House, […]
The standoff between Imran Khan’s party and Pak army intensified following May 9 violence in the country. Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan said Wednesday that senior leaders were being pressured into resigning from his party amid a crackdown, as a former cabinet minister became the latest to quit. Rights monitors said authorities have […]
On May 9, violent protests erupted after paramilitary Rangers arrested Imran Khan Islamabad: In another blow to ousted Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, his close aide and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday resigned from his party which is under pressure from the government over the May 9 violence. Chaudhry’s resignation came a day […]
PTI party workers vandalised a dozen military installations. (File) Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said the government is mulling a possible ban on Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party following the attacks by his supporters on military installations after the former prime minister’s arrest. On May 9, violent protests erupted after the arrest […]
