2022-11-27 10:12:36
PTI Chairman Imran Khan thanked his supporters for joining his long march after he announced not to move forward to Islamabad.
Taking to Twitter, Khan said: "I want to thank all the people who came in such huge numbers from across Pakistan to our Rawalpindi Azadi March yesterday."
"Our Tehreek will continue until we establish rule of law and real freedom," he added.
2022-11-27 00:16:11
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Saturday said that the politics of pressure groups died today.
Speaking during Geo News programme Jirga, the minister said: “Now, the politics of blackmailing and pressurising has ended. PTI Chairman Imran Khan first did an aerial observation of the jalsa from a helicopter. When he saw that people did'nt shown up, he announced to dissolve the assembly as a punishment to both the chief ministers.”
Sanaullah added that the PTI did not seek permission to hold a jalsa in Islamabad.
“We did not prohibit the jalsa. We offered conditions asking for signatures,” the minister maintained.
2022-11-26 22:00:00
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Saturday said PTI Chairman Imran Khan “cannot dissolve both [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab] assemblies”.
“Khan will not be able to decide about dissolving the assemblies,” he said during Geo News programme 'Naya Pakistan'.
The PML-N stalwart added that the PTI cannot do so if no-confidence motion is moved.
“Do they think the Opposition will sit watch?” the interior minister questioned, adding that elections should be held on time and assemblies should remain intact.
Sanaullah also said that Khan’s decision to dissolve assemblies is his “announcement of defeat”.
“Had [Imran Khan] marched toward Islamabad only 500,000 to one million people would have showed up. Khan decided against marching toward Islamabad as people did not arrive at the jalsa,” the minister said, stressing that the PTI chief announced to quit assemblies to avoid embarrassment.
2022-11-26 20:45:00
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan Saturday said that the country’s history will attest that he kept on fighting till the last ball for Pakistan.
“I also want to say that those who saw a massive rise in their assets and trampled the nation’s rights… history is also looking towards him and writing down what he did with the country.”
He reiterated that his party did not come to Rawalpindi for politics. Rather, Khan said it was the need of the country to have fresh elections.
The PTI chairman boosted that whenever the elections are held his party would win them; but the issues will continue to increase as economic stability is dependent on political stability.
2022-11-26 20:12:00
RAWALPINDI: The PTI chief, addressing his supporters in Rehmanabad, said that the economy was progressing rapidly during his party’s tenure and lamented its current state.
“What has happened to the country ever since this imported government came,” Khan said, adding that the country has witnessed record inflation of 50 years in the last seven months.
“The prices of petrol, wheat, and electricity have increased by 100%. US dollar was Rs178, and now it’s Rs240. Today, 88% investors don’t trust the government,” the former premier said, highlighting that production of sugarcane, rice and cotton reduced by 9%, 40% and 25%, respectively.
2022-11-26 23:14:25
LAHORE: Expressing allegiance to its coalition partner, the PML-Q-led Punjab government Saturday affirmatively responded to PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s decision to quit all the assemblies.
Taking to Twitter, the PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi wrote his party emerged triumphant on July 27 and Chaudhry Pervez Elahi became the chief minister.
“Since that day, we have been running on bonus. We stand by our promise. The day Imran Khan would ask, we will dissolve the Punjab Assembly,” Elahi tweeted.
In his first address after surviving the Wazirabad shooting, Khan surprised a charged crowd of his supporters in Rawalpindi by announcing the party would no more be a part of the legislative system of the country.
2022-11-26 23:06:59
RAWALPINDI: PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry Saturday shared that after PTI’s resignations, elections will be held on a total of 563 seats across the country.
Taking to Twitter, the party’s leader said: “In Pakistan, elections are directly held on a total of 859 seats.”
He added that as a result of PTI’s resignations general elections will be held on a total of 563 seats, which include:
Earlier today, PTI chief Imran Khan — in his party’s rally in Rawalpindi — announced that his party would resign from all assemblies and they won’t be marching toward Islamabad any longer.
2022-11-26 20:15:00
RAWALPINDI: Circling back to his comments on the cypher, PTI Chairman Imran Khan questioned whether Dr Asad Majeed Khan’s — Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States — cypher was not kept before the National Security Committee.
“Now they say that the cypher was a drama, it was nothing. Did the cypher not mention that ‘if you don’t remove Khan then the country will face problems. Did the National Security Committee not ask to démarche from the US,” Khan asked.
The former prime minister said that to say the cypher was a drama is an "insult to the country, not him".
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan lavished praise on his government’s performance in tackling COVID-19 and credited its decisions with taking the country out of that crisis.
He said the then Opposition constantly criticised him for not imposing a complete lockdown but could not respond to his questions about what would happen to daily wagers and labourers as a result.
Khan also highlighted his government’s economic performance and initiatives such as health care and relief packages for farmers.
He boosted that his government had planted trees under the Billion Tree Tsunami and Ten Billion Tree Tsunami programmes to tackle climate change.
2022-11-26 20:01:00
PTI chief Imran Khan asked his supporters to identify the crime that toppled his government with a foreign conspiracy.
“In the last three years, my only failure was that I couldn’t bring the powerful under the law,” he lamented, recalling that he tried hard but the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was under establishment.
Khan told the charged crowd that NAB officials constantly told him that cases were ready but they were waiting for the order from higher-ups. “Instead of putting these thieves behind bars they signed deals with them,” he maintained.
The former premier said that he was told to focus on the economy and forget accountability as those who had power didn’t consider corruption a bad deed.
2022-11-26 19:55:00
RAWALPINDI: PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that the reason why Pakistan is in trouble today is not because of the lack of resources, but due to rule of law’s absence.
“In our country, there is a rule of power not law. A society, where there’s no justice, cannot progress. The first thing in the state of Madina was justice and rule of law,” the former prime minister said.
The PTI chief, when addressing his supporters, said that the nation has two options today.
“On one side, there’s a path of blessings and on the other side is destruction and slavery,” he added.
Circling back to his criticism of the ruling coalition’s leaders, the former premier said: “In all poor countries, people like [Asif Ali] Zardari and [Nawaz] Sharif transfer money out of the country and the system doesn’t hold them accountable”
Khan boosted that several prime ministers in Pakistan came and went, but "for whom has the nation stepped out the way they did for him."
2022-11-26 19:50:00
RAWALPINDI: PTI Chairman Imran Khan during his party’s Haqeeqi Azadi jalsa spoke about the attempted assassination attack on him.
“The three people who tried to kill me are still instated at high positions,” he revealed.
“When I was shot and fell down, bullets passed above my head. I knew Allah has saved me. Twelve people were shot on the container on which I stood. Faisal Javed, Ahmad Chattha, and others were also shot. One of my guards was hit by six bullets, but he survived,” Khan said sharing that all those who were shot “survived” by Allah’s grace.
2022-11-26 21:32:48
PTI chief Imran Khan left for Noor Khan Airbase after addressing thousands of supporters at his first public appearance since being shot earlier this month in an assassination attempt.
Sources told Geo News that Khan will continue his political activities from Zaman Park, Lahore.
Convoy of Khan’s vehicles left for Expressway Highway via Murree Road Faizabad. After his convoy passed the area, Islamabad Police once again closed the area by putting containers.
2022-11-26 20:54:39
PTI Chairman Imran Khan, in a surprise move, Saturday announced that his party has decided they will not be part of “this system” and will quit all the assemblies.
Addressing a charged crowd in Rehmanabad, Khan said that they will not remain a part of the current political system and will instead resign from all the assemblies.
It should be noted that Khan’s PTI is in power in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
He further added that instead of creating havoc, PTI has decided to walk out of the assemblies. However, Khan said that he will announce the exact date in next few days.
He added that he has spoken to his chief ministers and will hold discussions with the parliamentary party about the matter and would soon make the announcement about when the party would leave the assemblies.
2022-11-26 20:23:26
Former prime minister Imran Khan, during his party’s power show in Rehmanabad on Saturday, said Pakistan is standing at a “defining point”.
Addressing the charged crowd, Khan admitted that it was difficult for him to travel with an injured leg. When he was setting out from Lahore, the PTI chief said, everyone had advised him not to do so due to his injured leg as well as the threats to his life.
Khan said he had seen death closely after the attack on him. “When I fell down, I knew Allah saved me,” the former premier said.
The PTI chairman further added that the coalition government has been constantly trying to “humiliate” him time and again because he called them thieves.
2022-11-26 19:45:34
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Saturday called on his party's supporters asking them to free themselves from the fear of death if they wanted to live freely.
Addressing the party’s power show in Rehmanabad, Khan said: “Fear turns an entire nation into slaves."
In his first public appearance since being shot in an attempted assassination attack earlier this month, the PTI chief referred to the incident of Imam Husain’s martyrdom and how the people of Kufa did not come to his help due to fear of reprisal from the authorities.
2022-11-26 19:10:00
RAWALPINDI: PTI’s Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi Saturday maintained that PTI’s aim is not to gain power but ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ (true freedom).
“[PTI Chairman] Imran Khan has made it clear that he will not bow down and will move toward the destination,” Qureshi said addressing the party’s long march rally in Rawalpindi.
Hinting at conspiracies to eliminate Khan from Pakistan’s political sphere, the former foreign minister said: “As long as the nation stands with Khan, your [government] ambitions will be crushed. Sometimes, they threaten to break the party, buy people, and disqualify Imran Khan.”
The PTI leader questioned politicians and asked if they want to make the nation stand on its feet or resort to the politics of the “chair”.
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RAWALPINDI: PTI’s President in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak Saturday demanded elections in Pakistan.
“We demand elections be held in the country,” Khattak said addressing PTI’s ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ rally in Rawalpindi.
Slamming the government for issuing threat alerts ahead of PTI’s rally, the former KP chief minister said: “No matter what they do. It is the nation’s resolve to bring [PTI Chairman] Imran Khan.”
The former chief minister, addressing the crowd at the rally’s venue, asked if Pakistan was founded for bullies and injustice.
“Did Quaid-e-Azam make this Pakistan? These dacoits looted Pakistan and destroyed the economy. How long will you tolerate these dacoits?” Khattak asked PTI’s supporters.
The PTI leader further said that the government filed cases against Khan after he demanded they return looted assets.
“They formed cases against Khan and turned him into a terrorist,” Khattak said during his address.
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PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz Saturday labelled PTI’s Haqeeqi Azadi march “most unsuccessful long march fraught with drama after drama.”
Taking to her Twitter handle, Maryam said that all plans devised by PTI Chairman Imran Khan, including his conspiracy narrative, and interference in the army chief’s appointment, have failed miserably.
“This is how conspiracies end,” she added.
2022-11-26 17:49:21
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb Saturday condemned the attack on journalist by a local leader of PTI in Hangu.
Taking to Twitter, the minister deemed the incident of violence against journalists and abusive language toward officers “highly condemnable and shameful”.
“These aren’t abuses, but the frustration of being rejected. This is not violence on journalists, but signs of insanity,” Aurangzeb said, adding that the dirty campaign and abusive language against Pakistan Army exposed PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s reality.
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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Saturday said that the nation has boycotted the long march.
The minister suggested that matters should be taken forward in a political and democratic manner.
Sanaullah further added that if PTI announces a sit-in, there won’t be more than 500 to 1,000 people.
“PTI could only manage to gather a few thousand people from all over the country,” the minister said while speaking with journalists.
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PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said the party’s demand for fresh elections isn’t undemocratic and the coalition government should announce elections date as “this is the only solution.”
The former information minister said that PTI has only seen repression in the last seven to eight months “but now the time has changed.”
2022-11-26 16:56:45
HANGU: PTI’s Village Council Chairman Gull Bagh Mohammad Arif Orakzai viciously beat up a journalist for being asked why the number of party workers going to the Rawalpindi rally was low compared to the vehicles carrying them.
A video of the incident that went viral on social media showed Orakazi throwing kicks and punches at Esaar-ul-Haq, who represents a private channel, just for saying: “Aren’t you failing in your mission?”
People on the scene rescued the journalists from the hostile PTI leader.
The injured reporter said Orakzai attacked him after he asked the PTI MNA Nadeem Khayal to answer a question regarding the number of the long marchers leaving Hangu for Rawalpindi.
According to the journalist, on top of calling him names and inflicting grievous bodily harm, the village chairman also smashed his mobile phone. A complaint has been filed with the City Police station, the victim said.
Later, as a protest, local journalists boycotted the coverage of the PTI long march.
2022-11-26 16:52:54
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Friday termed PTI’s Haqeeqi Azadi march as a ‘vagrant march’.
Addressing a conference in Mansehra, the JUI-F chief said that PTI was removed from power but now “their existence needs to be abolished.”
Berating PTI chief Imran Khan for backing out from his “foreign conspiracy” narrative, Fazl said that the former prime minister keeps changing his statements on an hourly basis.
“It is unbelievable how people trust this man [Khan] as the person who called everybody else thieves was himself found guilty in the Toshakhana reference,” he added.
2022-11-26 16:29:11
RAWALPINDI: PTI workers Saturday broke into the enclosures restricted for women and VIPs at the party’s gathering venue in Rawalpindi.
The party’s leaders have not yet reached the venue, according to reports.
Reports stated that workers have taken away chairs, while the police and organisers have failed to stop them.
PTI workers, as per reports, have also had heated exchanges and clashes with the police.
The party’s workers were reported to have used insulting language and engaged in a confrontation near the stage.
2022-11-26 16:16:18
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Saturday distanced itself from the matters regarding Imran Khan’s helicopter's landing and the passage of the protest rally, throwing the ball in the city administration’s court.
“The court cannot direct the administration in this regard as according to the law only the deputy commissioner of the city was the competent authority to take a decision,” according to the four-page verdict authored by Chief Justice IHC Aamer Farooq.
“Only the deputy commissioner can issue a NOC.”
2022-11-26 15:52:03
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has reportedly landed at the Noor Khan Airbase in a private charter jet to attend the rally in Rawalpindi.
Khan will arrive at the venue of the public gathering via his helicopter, said sources.
2022-11-26 15:42:26
PTI said that the nation's decision today is 'Haqeeqi Azadi' and demand is early elections.
A tweet post from the party's official account said: "Economic stability is not possible until political stability is not achieved."
2022-11-26 15:23:18
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The police wrote a letter to the PTI leadership to share security measures for party chief Imran Khan for today's rally.
In the letter, law enforcers advised the PTI leadership to ensure implementation on the directives for VIP security provision for Khan. The party leadership has been asked to ensure a bulletproof rostrum for Khan, Geo News reported the letter as saying.
Meanwhile, Khan has also been advised to wear a bulletproof jacket and shouldn't exit his vehicle anywhere on his way to the rally's venue. Khan's movement should also be kept secret, the letter read.
2022-11-26 13:12:59
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique lambasted PTI saying that the rally could have been held at any place but party chief Imran Khan took away citizens' freedom for his politics.
"For own politics, fasadi kaka, who is addicted to causing inconvenience to people, has taken away the freedom of the citizens of Pindi, Islamabad in the name of freedom (march)," Rafique wrote on Twitter.
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PTI Secretary General Asad Umar shared that convoys from across Pakistan have started culminating at Rawalpindi. He said that there will be a "historic" gathering in Rawalpindi.
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that there is a "threat to his life" but he is coming to Rawalpindi for the nation despite the injury.
"My nation will come to Pindi for me," a tweet posted from PTI's official account quoted Khan as saying.
2022-11-26 08:54:15
Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah that it was time PTI chief Imran Khan became a politician.
“We invite you to come to sit with PDM,” Sanaullah said, adding, “Khan Sahib, give up on it [politics of dissent]. You have failed.”
He said if Khan wanted to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the latter would not refuse, adding even PMLN supremo Nawaz Sharif would not.
“Khan is only a political rival, not an enemy. All I have done is point out the flaws in the PTI chairman’s political doctrines.”
It was regrettable that Khan had closed all the channels of communication with the government and said he would rather die than talk with his political rivals.
“Deadlocks can only be broken through negotiations. Imran Khan should return to parliament.”
2022-11-26 08:50:41
PTI Chairman Imran Khan said he cannot sever ties with the US over the regime change conspiracy.
He said that he was going to Rawalpindi to attend the rally for the sake of the nation, local media reported.
Imran Khan said an awakened and alive nation would make the country free. They did wrong with anchorperson Arshad Sharif, PTI leaders Azam Swati and Shahbaz Gill, he maintained.
“I want that appointments are made on merit. Two corrupt mafias have seized the country, one is Zardari and the other is Sharif,” he said.
2022-11-26 04:21:00
The Islamabad city administration has sealed off the red zone in the federal capital ahead of the PTI's anti-government protest announced by party head Imran Khan.
Shipping containers have been placed at Zero Point and the Faizabad Interchange that links Pindi and Islamabad.
Police said Faizabad and Zero Point are being barricaded for entry into Islamabad from Muree Road. Entry into Islamabad from the Kashmir Chowk has been partially blocked.
Additionally, the city's entry from Chungi-26 and Koral Chowk has also been partially closed.
2022-11-25 23:02:32
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Friday reminded the PTI that the establishment will not help them get an election date.
“PTI tried to abuse, pressurise and accuse the establishment. But it will still not help them get an election date,” the minister said, adding that it is certain that neither the establishment nor Pindi rally will do that.
The interior minister, addressing PTI Chairman Imran Khan, insisted that the only way to get an elections date is to be a politician and sit with politicians.
“If the election date is given, then what will the negotiations be about?” Sanaullah questioned the PTI.
Commenting on the need for negotiations in the country’s current political climate, the minister said: “Deadlocks break when politicians sit down. He [Imran Khan] will have to sit with political parties unconditionally.”
2022-11-25 22:59:35
Allama Iqbal Open University postpones exams in Tehsil Rawalpindi and Islamabad due to PTI’s long march.
University spokesperson confirmed that all examinations of Spring Semester 2022 scheduled to be held on November 26 have been postponed. However, exams in other Tehsils of Rawalpindi will be held as per schedule.
The postponed exams will now be held on December 14.
2022-11-25 22:21:55
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PTI leader Hammad Azhar Friday revealed that he along with the convoy of party supporters will leave for Rawalpindi tonight.
“Time has come to forget the mistakes made in the past,” Azhar said addressing a press conference in Lahore.
The former minister said that if all instutions do their work they will be respected. He added that PTI chief Imran Khan’s speech tomorrow will be historic.
2022-11-25 22:18:05
Reiterating his stance on polls, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that elections will be held no matter what they do.
“They are afraid of losing whenever elections take place. Elections will be pushed till October the most, we have to keep pressuring them” Khan said stressing that there is no way to save the country from destruction except for elections.
The former premier challenged PML-N supremo to participate in elections to see where his party stands.
“They think politics will not function without the man who ran away from the country after lying. I don’t have any problem. He should come and contest elections,” he said adding that the nation understands them now.
Slamming the coalition government’s leadership, the PTI chief deemed them “thieves” who are scared of the people.
“These thieves are scared of people. No one steps out for them,” he said insisting that the “gang of 11” cannot even manage to pull half the crowd that PTI gathers in its rallies.
2022-11-25 22:16:34
LAHORE: PTI chief Imran Khan recalled the attempted assassination attack on him sharing how he has seen death very closely.
“I have seen death very closely. Allah is the savior,” Khan said in the interview.
The former premier also commented about delay in the first information report’s (FIR) registration after the attack and appreciated the Punjab government for their support.
“Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Moonis [Elahi] ensured full force. The policeman said, ‘I will not sign on this FIR’. But I know who tried to assassinate me,” Khan said lamenting about the common man’s plight of registering FIR when someone like him also struggles.
2022-11-25 21:47:57
PTI Chairman Imran Khan claimed that some people wanted a clash between the army and his party.
In an interview with a private TV channel, Khan said he never thought of picking an army chief of his choice, adding that he believed in merit-based decisions.
Rejecting the perception that he is against the institution, the PTI leader said that there are good and bad people in every institution.
“Institutions earn respect itself. They receive honour due to their decisions,” he added.
Khan said, “This is my country and my army.”
Media and social media created awareness among the people, said the PTI chairperson, adding that he wanted to convey a message to the masses that the country has reached a decisive point.
The nation should make its decisions itself, no one should give us dictation from outside, Khan added.
He maintained that freedom is achieved when no one dictates us whether we should buy oil from Russia or not.
A system based on justice gives people freedom, the PTI chairman noted.
Responding to a question, the PTI chairman said that he is going to Rawalpindi for the sake of the nation and hoped “The nation will come out for me.”
2022-11-25 21:43:01
LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan Friday maintained that he will fight his opponents as long as he is alive and spoke about his arrival in Rawalpindi tomorrow (November 26).
“Going to Rawalpindi tomorrow as it is a decisive time in the country. We want to become a country that Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal dreamt of,” Khan said speaking in an interview to a private news channel.
Commenting on the threats conveyed by the government in PTI’s rally, the former prime minister said: “Women and families come to our gatherings. They want to attack on me. I’m being cautious and there is no fear.”
The PTI chief, when speaking about the impact of his party’s rallies on the public, said that Pakistan has changed now as there is consciousness among people.
“The nation also puts pressure on institutions. When people become conscious, then they can put pressure on institutions,” the former premier said highlighting that democracy stands on moral strength.
2022-11-25 21:28:20
The Islamabad Police Friday, in a statement issued on their Twitter handle, reported that the Faizabad bus stop will remain closed from 10pm tonight till the end of PTI’s rally.
In line with the precautionary measures, public transport will be prohibited in this area.
2022-11-25 21:25:57
According to details, Rescue 1122 service is on a high alert, while emergency points have been set up across the city to ensure immediate response to any untoward situation.
Moreover, according to the city administration, the District Emergency Officer (DEO) has issued code red, putting emergency responders on special duties.
Meanwhile, additional rescue workers and emergency vehicles have also been mobilised from nearby cities, they added.
Around 280 rescue officers will cover the PTI’s rally.
2022-11-25 21:22:57
ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi's city administration and PTI jalsa organisers have reached an agreement regarding the venue for setting up the central stage for the rally, scheduled for Saturday (November 26), Geo News has learnt.
The city administration has allowed the PTI to install the main stage for their prolonged rally near the Sixth Road Flyover while notifying that rally will be staged over an area leading up to Chandni Chowk.
The city administration has divided the 1.25-kilometre-long venue into three sections.
The senior party leaders would occupy the first part, while the women participants would be seated in the second section, set up 30 feet away from the first one.
The third partition will be populated by male party workers, per the guidelines issued by the city officials.
2022-11-25 20:33:22
LAHORE: PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry Friday revealed that party’s Chairman Imran Khan’s health is improving.
“Imran Khan’s health is better. Braces have been placed on his leg,” Chaudhry said speaking with journalists at Zaman Park in Lahore.
He added that the former prime minister will reach Rawalpindi from Lahore tomorrow.
Commenting on Khan joining PTI’s rally despite the government’s warning regarding terror threats, the former minister said: “Imran Khan would reach Rawalpindi leaving behind all the risks. He has stepped out for the rights of people. The struggle for true freedom will reach its logical conclusion.”
Chaudhry added that the PTI chief will announce the party’s future plan in Rawalpindi.
The PTI leader criticised the government and Interior Minister Rana Sanuallah for issuing threat warnings ahead of the march.
“Even today, the government said that there are threats to Imran Khan’s life,” Chaudhry said demanding Rana Sanaullah to resign if he can’t assure safety.
2022-11-25 20:29:49
After being denied permission to use Islamabad's Parade Ground as a helipad, PTI Secretary General Asad Umar challenged the capital administration, claiming that his party chairman Imran Khan’s helicopter will land on the same ground on November 26.
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi announced that PTI Chairperson Imran Khan’s helicopter will land at Barani University.
Umar said that a drama is being staged deliberately. He maintained that the General Headquarters (GHQ) formally informed the PTI that it has no objection to the landing of Imran Khan’s helicopter at the Parade Ground but the Islamabad’s administering is denying permission.
“Islamabad’s deputy commissioner is deliberately endangering the life of Imran Khan,” warned the PTI leader.
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Metro Bus not to operate in Rawalpindi and Islamabad tomorrow (Saturday) in view of PTI’s “Haqiqi Azadi” march, announced the officials operating the public transport service.
2022-11-25 18:00:19
Following Islamabad administration’s refusal, Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi announced that PTI Chairperson Imran Khan’s helicopter will land at Barani University.
“Islamabad administration has not yet given permission to land the helicopter,” said the DC.
2022-11-25 17:54:35
Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab Omar Sarfaraz Cheema Shared on Friday that arrangements for PTI’s long march have been finalised.
“No hindrance is being created by the police and the administration,” said Cheema. He added that PTI will keep on protesting till fresh elections are announced.
2022-11-25 17:39:00
Extending his flak, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said it was time PTI chief Imran Khan turned into a politician.
“We invite you to come to sit with PDM,” Sanaullah said adding, “Khan sahab, give up on it [politics of dissent]. You have failed.”
He said if Khan wanted to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the latter would not refuse, adding, even PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif would not.
“Khan is only a political rival, not an enemy. All I have done is point out the flaws in the PTI chairman’s political doctrines.”
It was regrettable that Khan closed all the channels of communication with the government and said he’d rather die than talk with his political rivals.
“Deadlocks can only be broken through negotiations. Imran Khan should return to the parliament.”
To a question, Sanaullah said there was no link between the army chief’s appointment and Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan.
2022-11-25 17:14:53
LAHORE: Probe into the attempted assassination attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan faces delay as position of its joint investigation team’s (JIT) chief and Lahore’s Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mehmood Dogar remains controversial after his suspension notification was restored by the Federal Services Tribunal.
As per sources, the controversy around Dogar’s uncertain position after being appointed as the head of the JIT has left officers hesitant. No suspended officer can lead a JIT, sources have shared.
Ambiguity around the situation has also caused a delay in kicking off probe into the attack on Khan.
Legal experts have also stated that Dogar now remains suspended; hence, he cannot head the JIT.
It should be noted that the Centre had issued a notification suspending Dogar on November 5, while the Punjab government appointed him as the JIT’s chief on November 15 despite his suspension.
2022-11-25 16:57:57
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, in a press conference, said the government would ensure failsafe security for long marchers during the PTI’s sit-in in Rawalpindi.
“I have ordered the law enforcers to impose blanket security at and around the jalsa. They will make sure the security remains impenetrable. No one will be allowed to enter the venue without being thoroughly frisked. “
He said all the key intelligence agencies of the country were unanimous that PTI’s long march was vulnerable to terror attacks and attempts on the life of the PTI chairman, who he repeatedly warned against holding the November 26 rally.
2022-11-25 16:43:26
Preparations for PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s departure from Lahore to Rawalpindi have been finalised, party sources told Geo News Friday.
According to details, Khan will leave from his Zaman Park residence around 1-2pm tomorrow and will be taken towards the airport in tight security.
Khan will leave for Rawalpindi in a helicopter. He would also be accompanied by a team of doctors.
The PTI chief will inform the public about his future course of action tomorrow. The decision to hold a sit-in or just a rally will also be announced by Khan tomorrow.
2022-11-25 16:42:39
Chief Minister Punjab Pervez Elahi on Thursday briefed PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry about the security situation ahead of the Haqeeqi Azadi march.
“Foolproof security arrangements are complete for the march,” Elahi told Fawad during a meeting held between the two leaders to discuss the political situation.
The chief minister assured the PTI leader that the protection of PTI chief Imran Khan and the participants of the march will be ensured in Rawalpindi.
2022-11-25 16:38:58
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Friday said PTI Chairman Imran Khan was fighting a losing war by blindly pursuing the 'Haqeeqi Azadi March' as it had paled into insignificance after the chief of army staff's appointment.
“This is not an Azadi march but an anarchy-mongering campaign," Sanaullah said, adding that this march will be used to spread hate in the country and "sabotage the democratic process”.
He urged the PTI supporters not to become complicit in an evil agenda by playing in the hands of the PTI chairman. “This march is also not in the interest of Pakistan; thus, people should not follow a path to the country’s destruction.”
“I again urge Khan to call off the rally that has lost its purpose,” the interior minister said.
2022-11-25 16:34:16
RAWALPINDI: PTI was once again stopped from preparations for its rally in Faizabad on Friday.
According to police, the stage cannot be located near Faizabad.
Police officials stated that it just received orders to stop the stage from being set up.
2022-11-25 16:05:10
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah advised PTI Chairman Imran Khan to postpone his "meaningless" long march for the sake of his own and his supporters' safety as all the intelligence agencies have issued red alerts citing possible threats of terrorism at the PTI rally in Rawalpindi.
"Not only this, but they have also warned of dangers to Imran Khan's life," he said while addressing a press conference, as he asked the PTI chief to hold dialogue with the government and not threaten it.
"When politicians sit and talk, the ice breaks and decisions change. In the last 7-8 months, I have seen this myself. Some decisions were taken, and my leaders changed them."
The minister said if Khan continues to behave in a similar manner, then the country could not move forward as a deadlock between the government and PTI would persist.
2022-11-25 15:58:55
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah told PTI Chairman Imran Khan that the establishment would not get him a date for the general elections — and that his march has now become pointless.
"If anyone would have been blackmailed by everything that you have stated and the extent to which you have gone, then maybe you could have gotten the election date," the minister said while addressing a press conference.
He said that neither the establishment nor the government would come under his pressure. "The establishment, as an institution, has vowed to not drift away from its Constitutional role."
The minister told Khan to become a "politician" and then he negotiate with the government. "The opposition leader and the leader of the house are two important offices, democracy cannot run without it — and it happened during your government, which could not complete its tenure."
2022-11-25 15:45:32
Special Assistant of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif has said that caravans from across the country have started moving towards Rawalpindi.
In a statement, the special assistant said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan would lead the march in Pindi.
2022-11-25 15:43:11
The district administration has allowed PTI to set up the stage in front of Faizabad's Survey of Pakistan. After the permission, the preparations for the stage between Faizabad and Shamsabad started once again.
A short while back, the Rawalpindi Police had stopped the stage preparation work.
2022-11-25 14:25:19
PTI leader Hammad Azhar said that the party's caravans from Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, and Narwal will converge at GT Road and head towards Rawalpindi.
2022-11-25 13:33:27
The PTI workers have started relocating the central stage for the party's rally to Rehmanabad town on Murree Road after Rawalpindi police authorities halted the construction work at their venue near Faizabad.
The police reportedly confiscated the CNICs of the labour, busy setting up the stage,warning the workmen they have orders not to stop the stage-building work.
2022-11-25 13:32:12
PTI leader Faisal Javed Khan urged the courts to take notice of the government's "cheap tactics" against the party's "peaceful march".
Taking to Twitter, Faisal said that the roads are being blocked and the government is being overwhelmed by a record number of families participating in the march. "They are putting Imran Khan's life in danger by not allowing them to land his helicopter at Parade Ground," he added.
2022-11-25 13:10:45
PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry demanded that the government act "seriously" and agree to the party's demands of holding elections.
"The institutions should not be made part of political decisions. The political parties should decide the framework themselves," the former federal minister said in a tweet.
He pleaded that the people should be considered stakeholders in the decisions and that the rulers should always accept the nation's decisions.
"If the country is to progress, then we will have to revive democracy."
2022-11-25 13:05:21
The special branch of the Rawalpindi Police is sweeping hostels and flats near the Murree Road, sources said.
PTI workers will maintain a distance of 40 feet from Imran Khan's container, police sources said, adding that bulletproof glass would be installed on the PTI chief's container.
Snipers and elite commandos have been deployed around all the buildings on Murree Road, especially the main venue, the sources added.
2022-11-25 12:59:00
Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Kunwar Shahrukh has directed 0field officers that no road should be closed unnecessarily and security be ensured for cricketers, foreign visitors, and participants of PTI’s long march.
“An alternative traffic plan should be chalked out in view of the two events in the city,” IGP said during a high-level security meeting.
Pakistan is hosting a Test series with England. The English team will arrive in Islamabad on November 27 for the much-anticipated tour, while the first Test will be played in Rawalpindi on December 1.
The IGP said the government had decided to provide maximum security to the long marchers, players, and participants of the Pakistan-England Test series in the city.
“In view of the long march and cricket match in Rawalpindi, an alternative traffic plan should be created,” Shah Rukh said.
He said search, sweep, and combing operations would be conducted on a daily basis in Lahore and adjacent areas.
2022-11-25 12:43:51
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar said that party chief Imran Khan's helicopter will land at Parade Ground no matter what.
"Imran Khan's leg is still plastered," he said in a statement.
Umar said that the party will talk to the Rawalpindi administration in case their stay in the city is prolonged.
He added that the main stage of the jalsa would be established within the limits of Pindi.
2022-11-25 12:42:25
The federal government is gearing up to thwart any "unconstitutional move" that the PTI might be planning as it gets closer to Rawalpindi for its November 26.
The development came during a meeting at the Ministry of Interior, where the security situation was reviewed amid the long march. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah chaired the meeting.
Minister of State for Interior Abdul Rehman Kanju, Federal Secretary Interior Yousuf Naseem Khokhar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IG Moazzam Jah, KP Chief Secretary Dr Shehzad Bangash, IG Islamabad Akbar Nasir Khan, and others attended the meeting — some were in attendance via video link.
The participants briefed the interior minister about the PTI's jalsa and overall security.
A handout from the ministry read that the participants assured the Centre that in case the party launches an attack on the federation, then they would support it completely in line with the law.
"It is the Constitutional responsibility of the provincial governments to prevent the illegal act of an attack on the federation by a political party," the interior minister told the participants.
The minister added that the federation and its units should band together and prevent any "unconstitutional measures".
"Secretaries should ensure that no public servant becomes part of any initiative or plan that involves attack the federation," he added.
2022-11-25 12:31:57
The PTI's preparations for its November 26 jalsa in Rawalpindi are in full swing, while the Pindi administration and the police have prepared a security plan, said the sources.
The PTI has finalised a midpoint between Shamsabad and Faizabad for the gathering, said the sources. They added that the schools would remain closed on November 26.
Trading centres on the roads surrounding Muree Road will be blocked, said the sources, adding that the vehicles will not be allowed to enter from Chandni Chowk Flyover.
The sources added that over 10,000 security personnel would be deployed due to the jalsa. Moreover, hotels in Faizabad and surrounding areas will also be closed.
All weekly offs of Rescue 1122 and hospital staff have been cancelled, they said.
2022-11-25 12:21:42
PTI Senior Vice President Shireen Mazari lashed out at the Islamabad administration for not allowing party chairman Imran Khan's helicopter to land at Parade Ground on November 26.
"ICT has denied permission for IK heli to land at Parade Ground altho GHQ permission came yesterday - need permission from both! Clearly this is farcical & a case of good cop-bad cop," she said.
2022-11-25 12:20:15
In a traffic update, the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police said all roads are open in the capital and none of them is blocked by containers.
"All activities are going on as usual."
2022-11-25 12:17:06
2022-11-25 12:16:01
PTI leader Asad Umar said morning that the Islamabad administration has denied permission to the party's plea asking to let PTI Chairman Imran Khan's helicopter to land at Parade Ground on November 26.
2022-11-25 09:47:07
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman has accused PTI Chairman Imran Khan of attacking the defence line of Pakistan for his lust for power.
“Institutions have declared Imran Khan as a certified thief of the country and his dream of coming again to power would never come true,” he said while addressing a public gathering arranged by his party in memory of Maulana Qazi Abdul Salam at Talash.
Coming down hard on the PTI government, the JUI-F chief said a conspiracy was hatched to destabilise the country’s political system which resulted in the collapse of the economy.
The JUI-F chief flayed Khan and said the main objective of PTI’s long march was to destabilise the country and to root out the strong values of Islam from the Pakhtun belt by promoting indecency in the society.
2022-11-25 08:44:37
The deputy commissioner allowed PTI to stage a public gathering in the Faizabad area of Rawalpindi.
The permit states that Faizabad should be vacated on the night of November 26.
The notification said that the England team is arriving in Rawalpindi for the Test series against Pakistan.
The Rawalpindi police have been directed to take all necessary security measures for the jalsa.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan and the administration will use the prescribed route decided by the law enforcement agencies, said the notification. It added that Khan will not use a sunroof car before and after the gathering.
It said that the Allama Iqbal Park will not be used by any workers for staying there, adding that no one will be allowed to chant slogans.
The jalsa administration will be responsible for any loss of life, as per the notification. It also stated that use of drone cameras will not be allowed.
2022-11-24 23:52:14
As part of its efforts to cope with PTI’s long march which will resume from November 26, the government has once again imposed Section 144 with immediate effect, banning all types of gatherings, political meetings, rallies and protests in Islamabad for two months.
Section 144 in the federal capital had expired yesterday evening.
“The additional district magistrate ICT prohibited all kinds of gatherings of five or more persons, processions, and rallies at any public place within the limits of district Islamabad, including the Red Zone by invoking Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC),” an official notification said.
The notification further added that certain segments of society were planning to organise unlawful assemblies including processions within the jurisdiction of ICT which would disrupt [normal activities] at public places and endanger human life and put the safety and security of citizenry at risk.
“It will pose a threat to public property and could lead to a riot or an altercation including a sectarian riot within the ICT,” it added.
Thus, it stressed, immediate prevention and speedy remedy were required, and these directions were necessary to protect public life and property.
2022-11-24 21:50:27
With only one day left for PTI’s Haqeeqi Azadi march, PTI Chairman Imran Khan Thursday urged all party workers and supporters to participate.
“The nation gets real freedom when there is justice,” Khan said in a recorded message shared on Twitter, adding that when justice is ensured the nation prospers.
The former prime minister further added that PTI would continue its struggle until Pakistan get real freedom.
Khan, referring to his health condition after his attack, said: “I am coming out in this condition for the people of this country and all of you should reach Rawalpindi for me on Saturday.”
2022-11-24 21:32:34
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that they do not have any problem with PTI Chairman Imran’s helicopter landing at Parade Ground if the security institutions have no objection.
Talking to Geo News programme “Capital Talk”, the interior minister said he has directed the Islamabad administration to decide the matters on merit.
Replying to a question about the party’s prolonged sit-in and road blockage in Rawalpindi, Sanaullah warned the PTI against blocking roads and causing any inconvenience to the general public.
Speaking on the programme, Sanaullah congratulated Lieutenant General Asim Munir and Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza for their appointment as the next chief of army staff (COAS) and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC) respectively.
Referring to a meeting between President Arif Alvi and PTI Chairman Imran Khan at the former’s Zaman Park residence, Sanaullah said that the former prime minister “again degraded Arif Alvi and his post.”
The constitutional head of the state should not have met Imran Khan for consultation ahead of the approval of the next army chief.
“Imran Khan again degraded a constitutional position to satisfy his fake ego,” he added.
2022-11-24 18:30:40
PTI senior leader and former defence minister Pervez Khattak on Thursday claimed that the biggest ever protest march in the country's history will enter Islamabad.
Addressing PTI’s workers’ convention in Nowshera, Khattak said that the Azadi March aimed at holding free and fair elections in the county.
The leadership of PTI has taken to the streets for the sake of the nation, he added.
2022-11-24 17:55:25
ISLAMABAD: PTI senior leader Shibli Faraz Thursday accused the coalition government of creating hurdles to the party’s November 26 rally in Rawalpindi.
Talking to journalists, the PTI’s senator said that 37 conditions were presented before the party for the public meeting.
“Does the constitution not allow the PTI to hold a public meeting,” asked Shibli Faraz while lamenting the conditions.
The PTI leader said that the government has refused to give permission for Imran Khan’s helicopter to land at the Parade Ground. “It should be allowed to bring ambulances to Islamabad,” the PTI leader said, adding that Khan’s health does not allow him to travel normally.
2022-11-24 17:27:33
ISLAMABAD: The General Headquarters (GHQ) on Thursday formally informed PTI that it has no objection over the landing of Imran Khan’s helicopter at the Parade Ground in connection with the party’s November 26 Jalsa in Rawalpindi.
In a written letter, the military’s leadership suggested the PTI to seek permission from the Islamabad administration as the Parade Ground falls under its jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan sought the federal government’s approval for the landing and departure of Imran’s helicopter at Parade Ground.
Referring to the federal government’s alert, the PTI leader said that Imran Khan’s life is in danger and use of a helicopter is vital to ensure his safe participation in the party’s November 26 jalsa.
There is no justification for creating hurdles in the landing of Imran Khan’s helicopter at Parade Ground after GHQ’s NOC.
2022-11-24 15:07:18
The plaster to support PTI chief Imran Khan's fractured leg has been removed, his physician Dr Khalid Niazi said.
Dr Niazi said that the wounds on the upper part of Khan's lower right limb have almost healed, while the wounds on the lower part will take a week to heal.
He added that Khan can now wash his leg and put weight on it as well. Following the development, doctors allowed Khan to travel.
2022-11-24 10:50:53
PTI General Secretary Asad Umar reacted to the interior ministry’s request to delay the party's gatherings and long march in light of a threat to ex-prime minister Imran Khan's life.
Umar said that everyone is aware that Khan is facing serious security threats.
"For his [Khan] secure arrival and departure from the rally's venue, it is direly needed to allow his helicopter to land in Parade Ground," Umar said in a tweet.
He said that the Islamabad administration is delaying the matter. He expressed hope that the Islamabad High Court will soon pass a decision in this regard.
2022-11-23 22:35:12
DC Rawalpindi Captain (Retd) Shoaib Wednesday suggested PTI leader Asad Umar to hold their long march away from sensitive installations.
During a meeting, Umar assured the official to discuss this issue with PTI Chairman Imran Khan, sources told Geo News.
DC Rawalpindi, however, confirmed that the final decision regarding the alternative place for PTI’s long march hasn’t been decided so far.
“So far no permission has been granted yet for the protest and sit-in,” he said, adding that the location will be mentioned in the permission letter.
The official revealed that most probably the PTI will be allowed to stage a protest near Allama Iqbal park.
2022-11-23 20:39:50
LAHORE: Head of the Wazirabad attack’s fact-finding committee in Punjab has been changed on Wednesday ahead of the inquiry’s beginning.
Superintendent of Police Saba Sattar, according to the notification, has been appointed as the Punjab’s Additional Inspector-General (AIG) of Inquiries.
She will now be heading the fact-finding committee.
Sattar is replacing Waqas Hassan who has been appointed as the Counter Terrorism Department’s Senior Superintendent of Police for Administration, as per notification.
2022-11-23 19:37:21
RAWALPINDI: PTI Secretary General Asad Umar Wednesday said that the location of the sit-in has not been finalised as of yet.
“The decision will be taken after we have another meeting with the administration,” Asad Umar said following a meeting at the Central Police Officer’s office regarding the party’s long march resuming on November 26.
He said that that the party’s gathering point will be Murree Road, but the sit-in point will be decided later.
2022-11-23 19:28:44
In a meeting of police officers presided by inspector-general Islamabad it was decided that Faizabad would be completely shut down on November 26 — when PTI chief Imran Khan will lead the long march.
An alternative traffic plan has also been devised while it was decided that the traffic in inner city will not be affected.
Moreover, bus stand and markets in Faizabad will also remain closed. While traffic will be diverted to IJP Road.
It was also decided that police, rangers and FC personnel will be deployed at Faizabad while 1,500 more FC personnel will be called.
2022-11-23 18:52:02
PTI Chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday that President Arif Alvi was in contact with him and would consult him on the appointment of top two slots in the military.
“I am in contact with the president over the summary related to a key appointment,” said the PTI chief.
Khan stated that he doubts the intention of the PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
“I have no issues with whoever is made the army chief but I want that the decision should be taken on merit,” he said, adding that he has no relation with the decision because he does "not have any corruption cases to close with their help”.
2022-11-23 18:47:09
The Interior Ministry, in a letter to the provinces, has warned of a threat to Imran Khan’s long march.
The letter is written based on the intelligence reports the ministry has received. It added that there is a possibility of large-scale bombing or IED attack.
It advised all provinces to ensure strict security arrangements for the march.
The letter has been sent to Home Ministries of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, chief commissioner Islamabad and PTI Secretary General Asad Umar.
2022-11-23 15:38:18
2022-11-23 09:14:19
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said political instability is Imran Khan’s goal, which is not being fulfilled.
In her reaction to PTI Chairman and former premier Imran Khan’s speech at a seminar, the minister contended that there was political instability during the PTI government and without government, he was on the container.
2022-11-23 09:13:36
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said the crisis-like situation created by PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the country would be resolved by the end of the current week.
A press statement issued on Tuesday quoted him as saying that the PTI’s long march had become ineffective as the people had come to know that it was nothing but a "sham protest march".
Memon mentioned that Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi had also acknowledged that the long march had come to an end. He said the PTI chairman had surprised the nation with his involvement in scams related to watch, wheat and sugar theft and money laundering.
2022-11-23 09:11:59
The PTI will disclose its strategy if elections are not held after the appointment of the COAS, the party's senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry said.
In conversation with a private news channel, he said PTI held negotiations with the government on snap elections, but the incumbent rulers being afraid of their defeat, refused to announce the date of the election.
“The government should announce the polls date so, we can settle the rest of the framework,” he added. The new elections, he said, are the way to address the crises confronting the country, he said.
Earlier, speaking to journalists in Lahore, he claimed that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari had agreed to impose martial law in the country.
“If there is any obstacle in the way of martial law, it is PTI. Martial law will not be imposed in the country.
Chaudhry said that the preparations for the long march are underway, adding that 35 to 40,000 people will reach Rawalpindi on Friday night. Imran Khan will announce the future course of action in Rawalpindi, he said.
Slamming the government on the appointment of the army chief, he said defence and the interior ministers are making different statements on the issue.
“We want the matter to be resolved without any controversy, and we have no favourite candidate,” he said. The government has turned a key appointment into a controversial issue by holding consultations with the thieves, he charged.
2022-11-23 08:56:17
PTI Chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday that if the PTI government had been in power, it would have persuaded the US to allow Pakistan to buy oil from Russia.
“We could have convinced the US on buying Russian oil as Pakistan is facing a severe energy crisis,” Khan stated, saying the current rulers are afraid of doing it, whereas India bought the Russian oil for the sake of its people.
He was speaking at a seminar on economic performance and challenges ahead, organised by the PTI through a video link here at a local hotel.
Khan reiterated his demand for early free and fair elections in the country and said that it was the only way to lead the country towards economic stability.
“Pakistan is currently entrapped in an economic quagmire, and only political stability through the holding of free and fair elections can steer the country out of the crises,” he said.
2022-11-22 22:03:05
ISLAMABAD: Reacting to PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s address, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the former prime minister’s major objective is to create political instability in the county.
Berating the PTI-led former government, the information minister said that Imran Khan deprived the people of livelihood and plunged them into hunger during his tenure. She held Imran Khan responsible for the crisis being faced by the country during the past regime.
“Economy improved but only of Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and Farah Gogi,” the minister added.
Responding to a question, Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the next elections would be free and fair, adding that the polls will be held as per the schedule.
2022-11-22 21:06:05
LAHORE: The British High Commissioner Christian Turner Tuesday visited PTI Chairman Imran Khan at his home in Lahore’s Zaman Park to wish him well after he was injured in an attempted assassination attack in Wazirabad on November 3.
The diplomat and Khan spoke about England’s tour to Pakistan for an upcoming Test series, while Turner also shared details about the tour with the PTI chief.
It was learnt that the former premier directed the Punjab government to ensure best security to the English team during their visit and wished the English side best for their performance.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry and Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief Ramiz Raja were also present during the meeting.
2022-11-22 20:51:05
2022-11-22 19:14:36
The Rawalpindi district administration on Tuesday suggested the PTI to change the venue of its November 26 jalsa.
In an application to Rawalpindi’s deputy commissioner, the PTI sought permission to hold a peaceful public gathering in connection with its “Haqeeqi Azadi March” on Murree Road near Faizabad on Saturday.
It is pertinent to mention here that England’s cricket team will also arrive in Islamabad on the same date.
The PTI leadership, however, sought time from the Rawalpindi administration to change the jalsa venue.
2022-11-22 18:30:30
LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan shared his plans to strengthen the judiciary during his address in a seminar via videolink.
“If we get the opportunity, we will strengthen the system of judiciary,” Khan said.
Criticising the PPP and PML-N, the PTI chief claimed that the country has gone downhill since the two families have come into power.
“I already said that the government which has come into power will lead the country towards a default. I’m afraid they [coalition government] will take Pakistan to the point of no return,” the former prime minister said during the speech.
He added that according to a survey, 88% investors think that the government’s policies are heading towards a wrong direction.
Khan alleged that rivers, forests, and agricultural land has been sold, and its money has been sent abroad.
“There are mafias everywhere in Pakistan. Real estate mafia is the biggest mafia,” the former premier said revealing that “land worth Rs1,200” in just Islamabad is under “illegal possession”.
2022-11-22 18:14:40
LAHORE: PTI chief Imran Khan, during his speech at the seminar, regretted not contacting Russia to purchase oil in his tenure.
“We should have purchased oil from Russia when we assumed charge of the government. I am sure that we could have convinced the Americans to let us buy cheap oil from Russia,” he said further sharing how India made efforts to buy oil from Moscow.
Recalling the decisions made when PTI was in power, Khan said that his government should have only given amnesty to industries and admitted the “mistake” of not doing so.
“We removed barriers for exporters. We wanted to introduce technology in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR),” he said stressing that Pakistan did not focus on increasing exports in the past.
2022-11-22 18:14:02
LAHORE: PTI chief Imran Khan Tuesday repeated his demand for "immediate and transparent elections" in Pakistan and said that his party has to come into power.
“We have to come into power. We don’t need to run an election campaign,” the former prime minister said addressing a seminar via videolink.
“Unless transparent elections don’t take place, there will be no political stability in the country,” the former prime minister said further highlighting that nothing can be done without a one-third majority in the parliament and that a government with “heavy majority” is inevitable.
The PTI chief restated his view on the country’s economic challenges and the lack of rule of law.
“Solutions to economic problems are linked with the rule of law,” Khan said insisting on the need to establish rule of law as it brings progress.
2022-11-22 17:35:24
LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan Tuesday reiterated that no matter who comes into power, the economy can’t be improved as long as there is political instability in the country.
“Investors don’t invest amid political instability,” Khan said underlining that political stability is only possible with transparent elections.
“Trust of investors could only be restored through election,” Khan added while addressing a seminar.
PTI chief spoke about the country’s state of economy and said it would have been difficult if it wasn’t for the help Pakistan received from friendly nations.
“If we hadn’t received help from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and China, we wouldn’t have had resources for payments,”
Reminding attendees of the seminar about PTI’s management of the COVID-19 crisis in Pakistan, the former premier said: “The corona crisis was extremely massive. Had we imposed a complete lockdown during corona, people would have died of hunger. We provided relief to people during COVID,” Khan said highlighting that his government made the best decisions during the COVID-19 era.
Khan added that it was very difficult for his government to convince the head of the International Monetary Fund to provide relief in payments. “We sought concession from IMF for the construction industry.
2022-11-22 15:53:44
Former director general of the National Accountability Bureau Brigadier (retd) Musaddiq Abbasi and Punjab Chief Minister on Home Affairs Omar Sarfraz Cheema called on PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
2022-11-22 15:42:53
ISLAMABAD: PTI General Secretary Asad Umar Tuesday said the only way out of the chaos prevailing in the country was elections.
Talking to journalists in the federal capital, the PTI leader said that had the government focused on addressing the problems of the masses, the economy would not have been in the doldrums.
“PTI Chairman Imran Khan stands steadfast despite getting shot,” Umar said.
Saying that Rawalpindi was set to witness history’s largest political protest, Umar said Khan's stage would be set up in Faizabad, while consultation had been completed in this regard.
“A tent town will be pitched in Faizabad on Friday morning and protesters from all parts of the country would join the camp,” Umar said.
He said the nation could not be subdued by blindly subjecting it to brute force and [state] terror.
To a question said if Khan decided against the November 26 sit-in, the workers would be called off the protest.
Amid fears that Khan was still a target of another assassination attempt, strict protection arrangements were being put in place; however, Khan did not want to be separated from his cohorts by layers of security.
2022-11-22 11:31:25
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) wrapped up PTI's petition seeking a non-objection certificate (NOC) for its long march in the federal capital and also the plea of traders.
"Putting up containers is not the solution. The administration should employ new methods [to tackle protests]," IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq said.
No one can challenge the state, he said, noting that if something happens in Rawalpindi — where PTI is expected to touchdown on November 26 — then it would cause trouble to the people coming to Islamabad.
2022-11-22 09:42:17
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Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal has maintained that PTI government didn’t initiate even one single new scheme in China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during its around four-years government.
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2022-11-22 09:39:49
Chief Minister Punjab and government’s spokesperson Musarrat Jamshed Cheema has said that the last eight months have made significant impacts on Pakistan's history as "every evil-thinking face has been badly exposed".
While talking to the media outside the Punjab Assembly, Cheema said everyone knows what happened to Shahbaz Gill and Senator Azam Swati. She noted that an attempt was made to spread chaos in the country through the alleged murderous attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
In trying to humiliate respectable people, they have humiliated themselves and even before we react, the people on social media take them with open arms, she maintained.
2022-11-22 09:35:56
Khurrum Sher Zaman, the PTI's parliamentary party leader in the Sindh Assembly, has submitted a resolution in the House demanding that a judicial commission be formed to investigate three crucial cases.
The opposition party has demanded forming the judicial body in connection with the alleged torture of Azam Swati in state custody, the alleged murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, and the alleged assassination attempt on the life of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
The party demands through the resolution that Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial form a judicial commission comprising senior Supreme Court judges to investigate the three cases and provide swift justice.
2022-11-22 09:34:31
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan said the country was passing through a crucial phase as the federal government had failed to deliver and it lacked the capacity to steer the country out of the prevailing economic and political crises.
“We are at a crossroads and have to choose between subjugation and true independence. The time has come for the people to stand by Imran Khan and work for achieving true independence,” he said in a statement issued from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
Khan said that the people of KP were standing firmly with PTI Chairman Imran Khan and claimed that they would take to the streets in full strength to make the march a success.
He believed that the entire nation was supporting Imran Khan in his struggle for real freedom. “The people have affirmed their commitment to support Imran Khan,” he said.
2022-11-22 09:33:16
PML-N leader Javed Hashmi has said PTI Chairman Imran Khan has become a "puppet for a task" and the day the true representatives of the people come into power, all problems of the country will be solved.
Talking to the media in Lahore, he asked former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to immediately return to the country.
“Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan should fight the establishment. If the role of politicians is strong, the country will run,” he said, adding that the appointment of army chief was not an issue anywhere in the world except Pakistan.
2022-11-22 09:30:19
The PTI has not formally sought any formal permission from the Rawalpindi administration and announced staging a sit-in at Faizabad, which connects the federal capital to Rawalpindi and other places, on November 26, The News reported.
The deputy commissioner was only informed in writing that the party would stage a sit-in at Faizabad on November 26, and party chairman Imran Khan’s helicopter would land at the Parade Ground, from where he would reach Faizabad to lead the long march towards Rawalpindi.
PTI Islamabad ICT President Ali Nawaz Awan wrote to the Islamabad administration (deputy commissioner) as only intimation about convoys’ and rallies’ arrival.
“Through this (letter), I want to intimate that the PTI has announced peaceful public gathering/ sit-in at Faizabad on Saturday, November 26, 2022, for which the rally/ convoys from Islamabad and across Pakistan would be convened to participate in Haqeeqi Azadi March at Faizabad (Rawalpindi),” Awan said.
According to the letter, Awan requested the administration to grant permission to rallies/ convoys to cross/proceed from different routes of Islamabad to reach Faizabad.
He also sought permission, required for placement of the helicopter landing and taking off at the Parade Ground till the public gathering/ sit-in is conducted and concluded. “The sit-in is in the supreme and paramount interest of justice, fair play, equity and good conscience,” he said in the letter.
The letter said: “The PTI Islamabad carried out a political rally from Koral Chowk, Islamabad, to Chak Beli Morr, Rawat, Rawalpindi on Nov 18, 2022 to participate in PTI’s Haqeeqi Azadi March after securing permission; it followed the terms and conditions and showed discipline in accordance with the law,” he informed the deputy commissioner.
2022-11-21 19:35:27
LAHORE: Addressing a presser in Zaman Park, PTI leader Asad Umar lamented that a former prime minister cannot register an FIR.
He also spoke about the public’s outrage over the treatment meted out to Senator Azam Swati, Arshad Sharif’s murder, and the attack on Khan.
“These three issues raise questions about the state’s system. Those who aren’t making the decision to move toward a new election are national criminals,” Umar said speaking to the journalists.
He also slammed the coalition government for the country’s economic state and said that the economy has shifted on the ventilator. “There is a risk of default. foreign investments are less than half now," he highlighted.
2022-11-21 19:31:23
LAHORE: PTI’s Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi Monday said the long march peacefully ended at Rawat and no untoward incident took place anywhere in Punjab.
“We were attacked in Wazirabad and the plan to kill [PTI Chairman] Imran Khan was exposed. He will now come to Rawalpindi on November 26 himself,” Qureshi said addressing a press conference flanked by Asad Umar.
He also shared the party’s dissatisfaction with the first information report (FIR) against the attempted assassination attack on Khan and also spoke about the PTI’s lack of trust in the inquiry with those people in their positions whom the party has alleged for orchestrating the attack including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a military official.
“FIR of the attack on Khan was not registered according to our satisfaction. As long as these people remain in their positions, we do not expect justice. If a finger is pointed at someone in a civilised society, they are removed from their position,” the former foreign minister said adding that the registered FIR holds no legal standing.
“We nominated three individuals. The FIR wasn’t registered because of those three names. Our party agrees that these three people should be separated from the positions,” Qureshi added.
“We do not doubt the Government of Punjab’s sincerity, but they were helpless,” PTI’s vice chairman said.
Commenting on his party’s demand for early elections, the former foreign minister said: “We are insisting on elections to save the country from defaulting. A strong government is needed [to tackle] challenges that Pakistan is facing.”
In response to a question regarding negotiations with the coalition government, the PTI’s leader said that the party hasn’t said "no to talks", but there should be a purpose to it.
2022-11-21 19:25:00
LAHORE: Whatever Imran Khan may say, he remains the blue-eyed boy of the public as well as the country’s establishment, senior politician Javed Hashmi said Monday.
“It’s not like a leader to take gifts. A leader does not even spit on gifts. The leaders of the world do not accept gifts. [State] gifts are auctioned,” Hashmi said talking to the media in Lahore.
“I call on all those (leaders), who took gifts [and took them home], should return them. Those who sold gifts [ given to them by global dignitaries], must beg pardon from the nation.”
He also advised PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to return home as soon as possible.
He questioned why every prime minister and the president took gifts from Toshakhana.
“It is not the trait of a true leader to seize gifts from Toshakhana. These gifts are public property entrusted with the government,” the veteran firebrand politician said.
Hashmi said the country’s progress was tied to the inviolable character of politicians.
Regarding the person (Tasneem), who accused Nawaz Sharif of attacking Imran Khan and plotting Arshad Sharif's murder, Hashmi said he did not know anyone by that name, but one thing had become clear that person was a crook.
“I am not aware of who conspired an attack on Imran Khan's life, but why the case was not lodged? Imran Khan compromised, when he should have filed the case against the shooting.”
“When you take U-turns again and again you lose your credibility and Khan made the same mistake over and over and came unstuck on all the decisions he took, disowning his statements."
Hashmi said back in the day Khan used to call CM Punjab Parvez Elahi a bandit, but the PTI chairman handed over entire Punjab to him.
2022-11-21 18:55:52
LAHORE: After attending a senior leadership meeting, Asad Umar Monday said that supporters will gather at Rawalpindi’s Murree Road on November 26 for the resumption of the march.
“Pindi and Murree Road have been chosen for people to gather at. This will be the biggest gathering in the history of Pakistan and will take place on the 26th,” Umar shared with journalists in a press conference alongside Shah Mehmood Qureshi at Lahore’s Zaman Park
2022-11-21 18:46:08
Imran Khan chairs meeting of senior PTI leadership to review November 26 march preparations
The party said convoys from across the world will arrive in Rawalpindi on November 26, adding that arrangements will be made for setting up a tent village.
2022-11-21 18:37:16
Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Monday claimed that PTI Chairman Imran Khan had no objection over “any appointment”.
Taking to Twitter, Sheikh Rasheed said that the upcoming chief of the army staff will lead the country towards the general elections. Referring to the ongoing process for appointment of the new army chief, the former interior minister termed the next five days as “decisive” for the country’s politics.
Berating Nawaz Sharif, the close aide of Khan said that the PML-N supremo wanted to extend the duration of the caretaker set-up and his choice of the next army chief. He also slammed Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for “threatening” President Arif Alvi.
The former interior minister said that the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has been burried.
2022-11-21 17:52:37
SUKKUR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief and head of the Pakistan Democratic Movement Maulana Fazlur Rehman Monday called out PTI Chairman Imran Khan for blackmailing the political leadership.
Commenting on the possibility of PTI’s long march disrupting the chief of army staff’s appointment, the PDM head said: “Through the long march, they want to bring an army chief of their choice. You cannot blackmail political leadership.”
Speaking with journalist’s in Sukkur, Fazl also criticised Khan on the timing for holding his party’s long march.
“A sit-in was announced when Mohammad bin Salman was coming to Pakistan. What are these matters?” Maulana said.
Reminding journalists about the PDM’s long march in March 2021, Maulana said “neither an entry point was closed nor a pot was broken”.
Meanwhile, he slammed the PTI chief for creating havoc during his party’s long march.
“Imran Khan was given permit by the court, yet there was violence,” he said when addressing journalists.
Lambasting Khan for resorting to dirty politics, the JUI-F chief said: “As long as Imran Khan remains a part of politics, trash like video leaks will continue.”
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Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the gathering of PTI's long march participants in Rawalpindi will be the "smallest" in the party's history.
"This is not a long march, but a reeng (crawl) march which is crawling," Sanaullah said.
He further stated that such a situation hasn't arisen ever regarding the appointment of the army chief.
"Imran Niazi tried to put up a show regarding the army chief's appointment which he failed," the minister said, adding that the decision about the new army chief will have been taken before the date announced by Khan.
He said that Khan's actions needed to be rejected with "full force" or else long marches will be held after every three years.
2022-11-21 11:20:37
AML chief Sheikh Rasheed has said that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif seeks to increase the tenure of the "caretaker" and also wishes to appoint the army chief of his choice.
In a statement, the former federal minister said the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has lost the political battle and that the incumbent government was on "borrowed" time.
"The country's foreign minister, Bilawal Bhutto, was issuing threats to the president. This is what happens when you're part of a borrowed government."
He reiterated that PTI Chairman Imran Khan did not have an issue with any appointments and that when a new army chief is appointed, he would lead the country towards elections.
"The next five days are decisive in terms of politics."
2022-11-21 11:13:47
PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry has said that the party's chairman, Imran Khan, has summoned the leadership to discuss several matters — "Haqeeqi Azadi March", political situation, and economic crisis.
2022-11-21 09:58:37
PTI chief Imran Khan had made it clear that the establishment had nothing to do with the toppling of his government, said Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi.
Responding to a question about Imran Khan’s anti-establishment stance, CM Elahi said: “You have not heard at all what he is saying; just yesterday he said the establishment had no role to play in the attack on him or toppling of his government.”
Talking about what the PTI's long march was to achieve, the chief minister said: “You will see full well in the coming few days what the march has achieved”.
2022-11-21 09:53:23
ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Javed Latif said PTI Chairman Imran Khan put the whole country "at stake" in lust for power.
Talking to a private news channel, Latif said that Khan’s whole politics revolves around him as taking a U-turn from own statement was not a new thing for the PTI chief.
To a question, he said the sad firing incident on the former PM was condemned by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders but there were contradictions in the statements of PTI's spokespersons regarding the incident that "made the matter suspicious".
"Self-proclaimed largest popular party (PTI) of the country lacked narrative and had to resort to lies," he added.
2022-11-21 09:37:31
The federal government backed PPP Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in his warning to President Arif Alvi regarding the army chief's appointment.
In a presser, the foreign minister had said that if President Alvi tried to create hurdles in the appointment of the army chief, he would have to face the consequences.
Highly-placed sources of the federal government told The News that Federal Finance and Revenue Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar had a meeting with President Alvi on Friday and explained to him the government’s standpoint about the matter.
The president was informed that the government would strictly follow the provision of the Constitution in the matter and expects all others should also follow the suit.
2022-11-21 09:33:27
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif criticised PTI Chairman Imran Khan for "backtracking" from foreign conspiracy and anti-establishment narrative, saying that being deprived of power has disturbed the ex-premier's mental state.
Taking to Twitter, Asif said that Khan "still cannot decide if America, establishment or PDM are responsible".
He said that the former premier is now saying that the establishment could have saved his power.
"How much wishes can cause a person to stoop so low that he does not know who to blame," he added.
2022-11-21 09:30:22
Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has criticised the PTI leadership for spreading rumours that the country was about to go bankrupt.
Addressing a gathering in Koz Behram Dheri in Charsadda, he said what purpose the PTI leaders wanted to achieve by spreading rumours about the country’s economy.
“This amounts to conspiring against the country,” he added.
The appointment of the army chief would be made as per the Constitution, Sherpao said, adding PTI Chairman Imran Khan wanted to make this process controversial.
He was also critical of Khan’s long march, saying what type of independence he wanted as the country was already independent.
He said that Khan strained the country’s relations with other nations when he was the prime minister.
2022-11-21 09:08:26
The Islamabad police held a meeting to review security measures to maintain law and order during the PTI's long march.
The meeting decided to not allow any political gathering in the city without permission from the district administration.
The inspector-general of police said that any illegal activity in the jurisdiction of Islamabad would not be allowed as Islamabad's capital police are very much alert to combat any such situation.
He said there is a possibility of blocking the entry points from Rawalpindi towards Islamabad and citizens might face inconvenience.
2022-11-21 08:48:20
The Rawalpindi traders’ bodies refused to be a part of any political protest march, saying that the business activities and the national economy would be adversely affected by it.
President Markazi Anjuman-e-Tajran Punjab Sharjeel Mir said that the politics of long marches would be destructive for traders and the country’s economy.
He added that some political elements were creating anarchy-like situations for self-interests.
2022-11-21 00:07:14
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of PTI’s long march resuming on November 26, Inspector-General of Police Akbar Nasir Khan Sunday hinted at closing entry points from Rawalpindi to Islamabad on the said date adding that the public could face problems due to the closure.
The IG’s comments came during a meeting held to discuss law and order situation in the capital city as the long march’s — postponed on the aforementioned date by the party’s Chairman Imran Khan— resumption inches closer.
During the meeting, the capital’s police deliberated over threat assessment and security situation.
The IG said that any political activity in Islamabad will take place in accordance with the law and permission of the city’s administration, while police, rangers and Frontier Corps personnel will be deployed for red zone’s security.
“Search operations will be held across the district following threats of terrorism, while personnel deployed on duty would be provided drones and body cameras,” the IG said in the meeting.
2022-11-20 21:43:10
PTI on Sunday submitted a request to Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi for holding a peaceful sit-in at Faizabad.
The application states that former prime minister Imran Khan will lead the sit-in, and sought security from the administration.
2022-11-20 20:30:30
Awami Muslim League (AML) President Sheikh Rasheed has said that a sea of people will welcome PTI Chairman Imran Khan in Rawalpindi on November 26.
Talking to media persons, Rasheed said, “Entire Pakistan will be the host of Imran Khan on November 26.”
He maintained that Imran Khan is likely to deliver his address before the Maghrib prayers.
Berating the incumbent coalition government, he said that the country's economy has been ruined. He slammed Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for “threatening” the president.
2022-11-20 19:14:16
Setting aside all the intelligence reports relating to fears of another attack on his life, PTI Chairman Imran Khan expressed resolve to reach Rawalpindi at all costs.
Talking to journalists at his Zaman Park residence, Khan said, “I know that my life is in danger. There may be another attack but despite all the fears, I would reach Rawalpindi.”
“I know that my wounds cannot heal soon. I will lead the long march with the wounded leg,” he added.
Responding to a question about their next plan, the PTI chairman said that they would reveal their future strategy soon.
The army chief should be appointed on merit, he reiterated. Imran Khan said that the ruling parties have lost public support, hence, they want to run away from elections.
2022-11-20 19:09:09
RAWALPINDI: PTI’s central leadership Sunday met with Rawalpindi’s City Police Officer Shehzad Bukhari to discuss preparations and security arrangements ahead of the long march’s resumption on November 26.
The central leadership of the party at meeting included Asad Umar, Shibli Faraz, and Aamir Mehmood Kiani.
The party's long march was stopped a day earlier after PTI Chairman Imran Khan gave a call for its resumption on November 26 from Rawalpindi.
2022-11-20 17:37:43
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has summoned an important meeting of the central leadership of his party to finalise the preparations for the “Azadi March” at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore, said the party sources.
The sources privy to the matter said that PTI’s senior leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Asad Umar will brief the participants about the route and caravans of the long march towards the capital.
The meeting will also deliberate the party’s future plan and workers’ participation in the long march in Rawalpindi.
2022-11-20 15:36:35
Chief Minister Punjab Pervez Elahi said that whatever PTI chief Imran Khan has achieved during his long march would be revealed in the coming days.
Speaking to the journalists, CM Punjab said: "We will give complete protection to Imran Khan."
CM Elahi talked about the progress being done under the PTI-led coalition government in the province and said that hospitals are being built, projects are being inaugurated and more hospitals are being added to the Sehat Card.
"Only [political] dramas were staged in Punjab during previous [government's] tenures," he added.
2022-11-20 13:09:30
PPP leader Saeed Ghani has said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan has made the appointment of a constitutional institution's head controversial.
In a press conference in Karachi, Ghani said: "The appointment of the head of a constitutional body is being made controversial. Imran Khan thinks he can form his government again by resorting to unconstitutional actions."
The PPP leader said Khan is a "mentally unstable" person and is working against the interests of the country.
2022-11-20 11:25:31
Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed said that this week is a decisive one while the government is stuck in the crisis surrounding the appointment of the new army chief.
2022-11-20 11:07:21
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said November 26 is the date of end of "tamasha" (gimmickry) of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
She was referring to Imran’s date of November 26 to his supporters to reach Rawalpindi in her reaction to his speech to the long march from his Lahore residence.
“Imran Khan your politics, conspiracy and tamasha are over. His false Azadi March is the flop scene date like his sit-in of 2014. Imran Khan it is over for you, as November 26 is the date of end of tamasha,” she said in her reaction.
2022-11-19 23:37:27
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ISLAMABAD: Reacting to PTI Chairman Imran Khan's announcement of the date of his arrival in Rawalpindi, Information Minister Marriyam Aurangzeb said November 26 would also pass without the umpire raising a finger.
“On November 26, instead of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Imran Khan better book tickets for UK or London,” the minister said, adding that Khan’s politics, conspiracy, and the show had come to an end.
“November 26 is the date Khan’s 2022 long march flops like his 2014’s fake aazadi march sit-in.”
Aurangzeb said they now know the date for the PTI’s show to end; however, Khan had yet not unveiled the date for moving the courts in London and UAE.
“The lie of false freedom took the lives of innocent people, orphaned children, martyred journalists, played games with national interests, destroyed foreign policy, for whom and why? Imran Khan, it is over for you,” said the federal minister for information.
2022-11-19 18:05:09
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, in his virtual address on Saturday, “regretfully” said that he was “hopeless” on getting justice from the courts in Pakistan.
“I will file lawsuits in the US and other countries against the allegations levelled against me regarding the Toshakhana watch,” he said, adding that in Pakistan there is no check and balance.
He maintained that PTI’s struggle to ensure rule of law is practised in the country will continue.
2022-11-19 05:55:09
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Saturday lamented that he isn’t seeing a proper investigation into Arshad Sharif’s case.
Urging the journalist community to take a stand, Khan said everybody should have taken a stand on how cases were registered against him and the threats that were given to him.
He said the matter was not about him but the entire nation.
2022-11-19 17:50:18
Reiterating his stance on “slavery”, PTI chief Imran Khan said national decision should be taken by the nation, adding that country’s shouldn’t become slaves to superpowers.
“Pakistan wasn’t established for people seeking help from other,” he said addressing the marchers via a video link.
The PTI chief further added that his party wants an independent country. He lamented that he has to share India’s example time and again, however, added that although the country was formed along with Pakistan but it has an exemplary foreign policy.
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“US was upset with India for importing oil from Russia but because of India’s firm stance in the interest of its people the matter was resolved,” the former premier said, lambasting the incumbent coalition government for burdening the masses by not buying oil from Russia in fear of their “master.”
2022-11-19 17:45:32
PTI Chairman Imran Khan, in his virtual address, asked the people to highlight one positive thing that happened during the seven months that the incumbent government was in power.
“What was the urgency that these thieves were imposed on us. Tell one thing that they did in the seven months which was positive for Pakistan,” Khan asked. He claimed that neither people at home nor abroad have confidence in the current government.
“Terrorism has increased they do not even have time to think apart from themselves. The establishment should tell what happened in the seven months since the change of government,” Khan questioned. He added that the current rulers' track record was in front of the nation for the last 30 years, adding that the establishment also labelled them corrupt.
“Maybe they have something that I did not see,” Khan said, urging Pakistanis not to remain neutral or their future generations would suffer.
Khan stated: “Powerful quarters have a responsibility and the only way out of this quicksand is free and fair elections."
2022-11-19 17:29:58
The former prime minister Imran Khan Saturday berated Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, saying that he has no “political future”.
“He still can’t speak Urdu properly and people can’t understand him. I predict that most of his life will be spent on finding where his father [PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari] has stashed money from corruption,” Khan said addressing the Haqeeqi Azadi marchers via video link.
2022-11-19 18:11:34
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Addressing the long march via video link, PTI Chief Imran Khan said that ever since he began his trek, he has been seeing women and children.
“Only a sensible nation fights for its freedom,” said Khan. He added that in the last PTI long march on May 25 they were tortured.
The former prime minister added that after removing the PTI government “thieves” were imposed on the people.
2022-11-19 16:18:44
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The Islamabad inspector general of police (IGP) expressed willingness to provide security to PTI's long march convoy in the federal capital if the party agrees on certain conditions, he stated in a report submitted to the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The IGP submitted a detailed report to the court, stating the "threat" to PTI Chairman Imran Khan's life.
The report containing evidence for provocative statements by PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur and others, reiterated that PTI has violated its own assurance of maintaining peace during the May 25 long march. It stated that the protests affect diplomatic movements among other affairs therefore the federal agencies should be given control over the ways leading to airports.
The report also suggested taking financial guarantees from PTI.
It stated that there will be no need to place barricades and security will be provided for the long march if PTI agrees to certain conditions put before it.
2022-11-19 15:57:59
The Punjab government's Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has started interrogating Naveed, the prime suspect who opened fire at PTI Chairman Imran Khan during his party’s long march in Wazirabad on November 3.
According to sources, Naveed told the JIT that the PTI chair was misleading people. He reportedly said he acted alone.
Sources say that Naveed also said that after the firing, he wanted to escape from the street to the right of the container but got caught. "I have no connection with any political or religious party," Naveed was quoted as saying by the sources.
He reportedly told the investigation team that no one asked him to attack and that he waited for two hours until there was no police in front of the container.
2022-11-19 15:47:37
PTI leader Hammad Azhar has warned that “it may get too late” if the government is not handed over to interims immediately“.
In a series of posts on Twitter, he emphasised on the "heavy losses" and "deep crises" the Pakistani economy is in currently.
“The situation is not sustainable,” he said, adding that the government had failed to present a plan to “deal with the mess”.
2022-11-19 15:31:42
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The Islamabad administration has issued a conditional permit to PTI to hold a rally from Koral Chowk to Rawat today.
The Islamabad administration allowed the party to hold a rally after PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan's meeting with the Islamabad deputy commissioner.
PTI wrote a letter to the Islamabad administration, seeking permission to hold a rally in the federal capital. The party said that it wants to lead the long march from Koral Chowk to Rawat today.
In a tweet, the capital police said section 144 will remain in place in areas other than the route permitted for the march. It also said 35 conditions have been set to keep the rally peaceful.
2022-11-19 12:49:33
PTI Chairman Imran Khan will announce the final date of arrival to Rawalpindi in Rawat today at 2pm.
2022-11-19 12:49:06
The PTI has written to the Islamabad administration, seeking their permission to hold the rally in the federal capital.
The party said that it wants to lead the long march from Koral Chowk to Rawat today.
It added that a no-objection certificate (NOC) should be given for the rally.
2022-11-19 12:39:48
The second phase of the PTI's long march will enter from Rawat to Rawalpindi, said PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry.
Chaudhry said that the final stage has arrived, asking the party's supporters to "stay ready".
"Imran Khan will give a call to the nation to reach Rawalpindi," he added.
2022-11-19 11:44:20
Federal Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb took a jibe at PTI Chairman Imran Khan saying, "our watch tells us time and Imran's watch told his status".
While speaking at a press conference on Friday, the minister said that Imran's latest address to the long march participants proved that he "hasn't sustained any bullet wound". Instead, he is suffering from the anguish of losing power, she added.
2022-11-19 11:42:51
PTI leader Musarrat Cheema shared that the convoys led by PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and General Secretary Asad Umar will congregate in Rawat today.
She said that today's gathering will be a historical one, which PTI Chairman Imran Khan will address at 4:15pm and announce the future strategy.
2022-11-19 10:09:08
As the arrival of PTI's long march draws closer, the residents of Rawalpindi have started to panic buy as the political situation could increase inflation and shortage of food items in the city.
The people of the garrison city are in search of fruits and vegetables and open market shops in a bid to store necessary food items to avoid record inflation during unusual circumstances in the coming days.
The majority of public and private educational institutions have announced mid-term examinations from November 21 but PTI's march which will be expected in the city in a couple of days not only creates fear and panic among locals but also disturb educational activities all around. The local administration has been issued a red alert for the city here on Friday.
2022-11-19 09:19:56
In another revelation, PTI Chairman Imran Khan sold two more watches that he received from the Toshakhana.
The host of the Geo News programme "Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath" said that proof of the selling of two more watches has emerged which makes the PTI defence of the Toshakhana case even more suspicious.
“Imran Khan sold two more watches to the same trader of Islamabad in the third month of his rule. He paid 20% to the government on the day he sold the watches and retained the rest of the amount,” he added.
2022-11-19 08:59:58
The National Accountability Bureau took notice of PTI chief Imran Khan's Toshakhana scandal, local media reported.
As per the sources, NAB would seek payment and sale records of Toshakhana gifts which would also be sought from the Cabinet Division.
The anti-graft body would investigate the transaction of proceeds received by Khan through the sale of Toshakhana gifts.
2022-11-18 19:08:25
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, during her press conference in Islamabad, said the government has understood Imran Khan’s intentions, however, it failed to understand the agenda behind PTI's long march.
“He talks about getting the medicolegal done from a private hospital. He talks about a first information report [FIR] of his choice,” the minister said asking Khan to bring an amendment to the law and give everyone the right to do that.
The information minister criticised the PTI chief for dissolving the assembly and violating the constitution.
“This person has violated the Supreme Court’s order. He has violated the constitution, not only in the federation but also in Punjab,” she said.
Aurangzeb further added that Khan talks about setting the country on fire and directs his party’s members to play with the cypher — an alleged threat letter sent by the United States that the PTI chief claimed played a role in his ouster in April this year.
2022-11-18 19:03:27
Speaking about PTI chief Imran Khan’s offer to the Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa regarding a lifetime extension to his tenure, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the army chief did not pay heed to his request on the day of the vote of no-confidence.
"[He] offered a lifetime extension to the army chief fearing the success of the no-confidence motion," she added.
The minister said that the no-confidence motion was successful for the first time in Pakistan’s history.
She added that Khan deemed the vote of no-confidence a US-backed conspiracy and has now taken a U-turn on his narrative.
2022-11-18 18:31:37
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb Friday deemed PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s long march as “work from home”, demanding him to provide receipts regarding the sale of Toshakhana gifts, including a Graff wristwatch worth at least Rs2 billion.
Speaking during a presser in Islamabad, the information minister said: “Imran Khan sahib, you will have to answer. Why are you going to the courts in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom? You are doing work from home, show receipts to the public.”
The minister added that in every country that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited, he heard “disgusting stories” about Khan.
“Khan is an imposter. It’s been six years and you don’t appear in the court,” Aurangzeb said, adding that it has been confirmed from the PTI chief’s address that a bullet hasn’t hit him.
2022-11-18 18:17:14
Former prime minister Imran Khan claimed that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif can “never appoint the army chief on merit.”
"I know Nawaz will first tell the army chief to somehow get rid of me," he said.
Khan also claimed that Nawaz would urge the new army chief to wrap up the litany of corruption cases against him and not hold elections till he is sure he can win.
2022-11-18 17:48:28
Berating PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, PTI chief Imran Khan said that the former premier has put the entire country at stake because of his “ill intentions”.
“There is only one way now — free and fair elections. Pakistan needs a strong government that completes its five-year tenure,” he said while addressing the long marchers via a video link.
Khan went on to say accuse Nawaz of being scared of announcing snap polls as “he knows his party will face defeat in the next elections.”
The PTI chief added that his party has nothing at risk; however, “Nawaz is concerned because of his offshore accounts.”
2022-11-18 16:52:08
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Friday lamented the lack of rule of law in the country saying that Pakistanis migrate to Europe because of this.
Addressing the long marchers via video link, the former prime minister said: "In countries where rule of law exists, the people are free.
"People here don't get justice in police stations and in court why do people leave Pakistan? Because countries abroad have rule of law and they know they will be rewarded if they work hard."
Khan further added that when businessmen go abroad, they don't worry about unnecessary obstacles being created nor do they fear government officials asking them for bribes. “Investment opportunities are dependent on the rule of law,” he maintained.
2022-11-18 16:49:42
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President Arif Alvi has said that he will follow through on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice regarding the appointment of the next army chief, sources told Geo News Friday.
In a conversation with his aides about the appointment of the new chief of army staff (COAS), the president said that he could not create hurdles in the much-anticipated process.
"I do not have the legal authority to stop the prime minister's advice; I have never interfered in the affairs of the state," President Alvi — a leader of the PTI — stressed.
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2022-11-18 14:46:34
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar said that a conspiracy is being hatched to create rifts between two powers that unite the country.
Addressing a rally in Chakwal, Umar said that a conspiracy is being cooked to weaken the country for the last seven months.
People who are fond of Imran Khan will be found in every part of the country, he added.
2022-11-18 14:24:14
2022-11-18 13:59:55
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar called on President Dr Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Friday, an official statement said.
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2022-11-18 13:57:22
The Supreme Court on Friday gave time to PTI chief Imran Khan to submit his reply in response to the evidence provided by the Ministry of Interior against him regarding the May 25 events.
During today's hearing, the interior ministry furnished video and documentary evidence in the court on the former's premier reply that he submitted on November 16 — claiming that he wasn't aware of the court's orders.
Presiding over the hearing, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial remarked that the apex court shows restraint in using its powers relating to contempt, saying that the court only takes action when its orders are violated.
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2022-11-18 13:00:05
Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq remarked Thursday that as per police reports, there are fears of another attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan — who survived an assassination attempt earlier this month.
A gunman fired on the PTI chief in Wazirabad on November 3 during the party's long march, wherein he sustained multiple injuries and is now resting at his house in Lahore's Zaman Park — but addressing the marchers regularly.
The IHC CJ's remarks came during a hearing of two petitions — PTI's plea seeking a non-objection certificate (NOC) for the long march and traders' peition seeking that roads remain open for traffic during the protest.
2022-11-18 12:47:47
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan will address his party supporters in Gujar Khan at 4:30pm, said party leader Musarrat Cheema.
PTI Vice-President Shah Mahmood Qureshi's address will be at 4:15pm, he added.
2022-11-18 11:02:04
AML chief Sheikh Rasheed — a staunch ally of the PTI — said the talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF), the federal cabinet's emergency session, and the parliament's joint session, all have been delayed.
"No one knows what's going to happen. The country is facing a high intensity of rumours and speculations."
He said that in light of the situation, PTI Chairman Imran Khan's long march schedule could be moved forward. "All the decisions will be made till November 30."
2022-11-18 10:53:31
The Rawalpindi police has decided to deploy more than 10,000 security personnel in the city in light of PTI's long march fast-approaching.
The security plan, according to Geo News, mentions that 500 highway patrolling commandos and 122 commandos from the Punjab Police would be deployed in the city.
Thirty-eight elite force personnel, 91 women police officers, and 1,094 traffic police officers will also be called in, the security plan mentioned.
Punjab Police and Punjab Highway Patrol personnel will remain on standby, the security plan read, adding that installation works of CCTV cameras have also been completed to monitor the march.
The security of the actual Azadi March will be directly supervised by the SSP operations, it added.
2022-11-18 09:37:43
Former prime Minister Imran Khan has urged that the country is in dire need of Islamic scholars who are patriotic and genuinely working for establishing Islamic supremacy in Pakistan.
Provincial Minister for Local Government Mian Mehmood-ur-Rashid visited PTI Chairman Imran Khan at Zaman Park on Thursday. Head of the Central Jamaat Ahl-e-Hadith Allama Zubair Ahmad Zaheer and his delegation accompanied the provincial minister.
They inquired about Imran's health and prayed for his speedy recovery.
Speaking on this occasion, Mian Mehmood-ur-Rashid said that Khan was not indifferent to the future of Pakistan even after being injured and was continuously monitoring the ongoing long march.
He said that the PDM rulers were more afraid of an injured Khan, that's why they were trying to spread baseless scandals about him every day, but all their tactics were failing because the people no longer trust them.
2022-11-18 08:42:01
Sindh Minister for Labour and Human Resources Minister Saeed Ghani demanded that the federal government must try PTI Chairman Imran Khan under Article 6 for violating the constitution.
“Imran Khan is a certified violator of the Constitution and the federal government is under the obligation to try the former prime minister under treason charges as prescribed in Article six of the Constitution,” he said while addressing a press conference in Islamabad.
Ghani said that Imran Khan had made an attempt to cause division in the army and that the latest long march of the PTI chairman was meant to unduly impose his will on the appointment of the new army chief.
He said the amnesty scheme introduced by the past PTI regime in 2019 was meant to whiten Rs 330 million available with Farah Gogi after selling the precious watch obtained from the Toshakhana.
2022-11-18 09:42:30
Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman and PTI Senior Vice President Dr Shireen Mazari traded barbs on the issue of the Toshakhana scandal on Thursday and levelled charges against the leadership of opponent leaders.
Sherry Rehman said the former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan had badly been exposed in the Toshakhana case, which was not an accusation but a proven corruption case and he was disqualified from membership of the National Assembly in the case.
“You have been punished by the Election Commission for committing corrupt practices. Every narrative you make is based on hypocrisy and lies, as your blushing shows that you have badly been exposed,” she wrote on Twitter in a series of tweets on her Twitter timeline on Imran Khan’s Toshakhana case. Sherry said that was why those who hurled allegations of thieves and robbers on their political rivals were angry about the news about Toshakhana.
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2022-11-18 08:41:02
Former prime minister Imran Khan deposited Rs20 million in cash to retain the watch, it was revealed on Thursday, according to o.
Given the fact that all government transactions are carried out through pay orders or bank drafts, it remains unexplained why Imran Khan chose to deposit the money in cash.
In absence of any explanation, it appears that Imran sold the watch first, and got a receipt for the sale later.
2022-11-17 20:51:24
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An anti-terrorism court in Gujranwala Thursday granted the physical remand of Naveed — the prime suspect who opened fire at PTI Chairman Imran Khan during his party’s long march in Wazirabad on November 3 — by 12 days.
Investigation officer Imtiaz Ahmed requested a 30-day physical remand, however, District and Sessions/ATC Judge Rana Zahid Iqbal Khan approved a 12-day remand.
The suspect was presented in the anti-terrorism court by the joint investigation team (JIT) — constituted to probe into the incident — 14 days after he was taken into custody as he tried to flee from the attack site.
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2022-11-17 18:39:18
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The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed the federal government’s petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against PTI Chairman Imran Khan for his party’s proposed long march in Islamabad.
A five-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Banidal, will take up the contempt plea against the PTI chair on Friday (November 18). Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, and Justice Sayyed Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi will be part of the bench.
2022-11-17 17:52:24
Commenting on the probe into the attempted assassination attack on him in Wazirabad, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that the investigation can now only be done under Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial.
Khan said that he has given the names of the three people whom he suspects of orchestrating the attack on him.
“It will be proven what the three had planned against me,” he said alleging that the attackers are trying to remove him out of their way.
“Whatever they [coalition government] do, they know that they can’t do anything against PTI. Through the march, the nation wants to convey that we don’t stand with them [government],” the PTI chief said informing his supporters about an announcement regarding the next action plan to move toward Rawalpindi on Saturday.
2022-11-17 17:00:34
Former prime minister Imran Khan, during his live address via a video link, decried the decline in the country's agricultural output and the industrial sector, predicting that the cotton output for next year would be 25% less. In comparison, rice would be 40% less.
Regarding agriculture, he highlighted that farmers' expenses had increased during the incumbent coalition government's tenure.
“The sale of tractor and DAP fertiliser has reduced by 45% and 75%, respectively," he added.
“When we left, industrial progress stood at 27%, while it stands at 1% today. The nation is at a loss of Rs11 billion,” Khan reiterated his concerns for the country’s economy.
Khan further claimed that remittances from overseas Pakistanis are decreasing while sharing concerns about Pakistan’s default increasing pressure on the rupee.
The former premier said that 50 million Pakistanis live below the poverty level.
The PTI chief went on to explain that our wealth is decreasing. “And when this happens, how will we pay back our debts?" he questioned.
He said banks abroad were being told that Pakistan did not have the ability to return loans. He went on to say that due to this, banks would refrain from giving the country loans.
2022-11-17 16:55:42
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Thursday lambasted the coalition government for prioritising their court cases over the economic crisis in the country.
Addressing the marchers in Dina, Quaidabad, Peshawar and Chakdara, Khan reiterated that Pakistan was witnessing record inflation.
"The government should be focusing on this. But instead, it is only trying to end its corruption cases,” he maintained.
The former prime minister said that the corruption cases concerning millions of rupees had been wrapped up while the incumbent government had also passed laws in this regard.
2022-11-17 15:29:04
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who had a close brush with death after he was shot during his long march protest in Wazirabad, Punjab, said he still dreaded another bid on his life in the near future.
"They think that the only way to get me out of the way is actually [to] eliminate me. So I think that there is a threat, still," Khan said in an interview with France24.
Khan claimed that the suspect arrested was merely a decoy and that there was another gunman at the rally in the eastern city of Wazirabad.
The former premier said he only trusted the chief justice to conduct an independent investigation, arguing that any other probe would be sabotaged by the government.
The former premier said he also feared further attempts on his life but vowed to rejoin the anti-government march.
He said he would take "more precautions" but vowed to carry on regardless of the risks, insisting that the protest march would remain peaceful.
He said the only solution was free and fair elections, stressing that his party was certain to win them.
Khan, who was ousted as premier in April after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament, denied having backtracked on his claim that he was toppled as part of a collusion between the US and the Pakistani elite.
He stressed there was indeed evidence that the US administration wanted to oust him, saying that a diplomatic cable proved his claim and that the issue was now in the hands of the chief justice. However, he said he didn't want to go against the interests of the people of Pakistan by antagonising a superpower.
2022-11-17 15:06:27
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday said no one had the right to stage a sit-in on key national highways (motorways), disrupting commercial as well as passenger transport.
IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq took up the local businessmen’s request against the PTI protest which they argued would cause the federal capital to come to a halt.
During the course of the hearing, Justice Farooq said those who wanted to set up a protest rally had a right to do it, but without violating the basic rights of ordinary citizens.
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2022-11-17 14:02:00
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PTI's Secretary-General Asad Umar says that the opponents of party chief Khan are "bringing the whole country down" in a failed attempt to bring him down.
2022-11-17 12:57:02
The Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to stop PTI Chairman Imran Khan's long march, terming the petition infructuous.
"Prima facie, the court's interference on the issue would be premature [...] court will exercise judicial restraint in such political matters," Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said as he heard the case while presiding over a three-member bench — including Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Ayesha Malik.
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2022-11-17 10:44:45
PTI leader Musarrat Cheema shared that the rally of "Haqeeqi March" would resume at 3pm today.
She said that PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry, and others alongside them would lead the convoy.
The convoy will reach Mangla Road, Dina around 3:45pm where Qureshi will address the participants at 4:15pm, while PTI chief Imran Khan's address will be at 4:30pm.
2022-11-17 10:42:20
Former PTI leader Faisal Vawda said that more children are gathered at school assemblies than the people attending the Imran Khan-led party's long march.
"They [PTI leaders] have an even greater number of servants," Vawda said.
2022-11-17 10:38:52
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar will lead a PTI convoy in Khushab today, while five welcoming camps will be set up for the senior party leader along the way.
He will address the marches at two points.
2022-11-17 10:32:12
Provincial Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Environment Protection and Cooperatives Muhammad Basharat Raja has directed that the media should be provided with all possible facilities for the coverage of the long march.
“Matters related to the media should be left to the organisers of the long march instead of the police and district administration," he said while presiding over a meeting of the Cabinet Standing Committee on Law and Order at the Civil Secretariat.
The minister's instruction ns came as he took note of the complaints at some places and said that the media should not have any problem covering the long march.
2022-11-16 23:47:07
PTI leader Asad Umar shared that PTI chief Imran Khan will announce the march's arrival in Rawalpindi on Saturday.
Taking to his Twitter handle, the former planning minister shared the decision that was taken during a party meeting at Zaman Park, Lahore.
Addressing a press conference after the party meeting, PTI leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Asad Umar revealed that the leadership has decided to continue the march.
They added that Khan will share the future action plan on Saturday.
2022-11-16 20:30:34
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Supreme Court will hear the government’s petition against the PTI’s ongoing long march on Thursday (tomorrow).
A three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ayesha Malik and Justice Athar Minallah, will hear the case tomorrow.
2022-11-16 17:24:54
Referring to the army chief’s appointment, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif never took decisions on merit.
“The coalition government is planning to amend the Army Act; however, if they do so they will harm the institutions,” he said.
The former prime minister lamented that since his ouster a new campaign is being launched every other day in order to “malign my movement.”
2022-11-16 17:34:42
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira Wednesday called out PTI chief Imran Khan for disturbing Pakistan’s relations with friendly countries, including China.
Addressing a press conference, Kaira recalled Khan's “foreign conspiracy” narrative following his ouster, highlighting all incidents that took place since PTI’s government was removed from power in April.
Kaira said the former premier levelled “baseless allegations against the senior leadership of Pakistan Army, blamed the coalition government for the attack on him in Wazirabad during the Haqeeqi Azadi March.”
The adviser to PM warned that the “fake conspiracies” will not work for long as the truth has been highlighted.
“He [Khan] has done injustice with all institutions and while trying to trap others, the PTI chief is now himself stuck,” he said.
2022-11-16 17:21:55
Former prime minister Imran Khan said that PTI is marching toward Islamabad in line with the constitutional right to hold a peaceful protest.
Khan, in an address via video link, reiterated that his party’s long march was aimed against the “thieves sitting atop the country right now”.
Lambasting the incumbent coalition government, the PTI chief said: “Over 60%of the cabinet is on bail, Prime Minister [Shehbaz Sharif] and his son were about to be sentenced in cases but were then given an NRO.
“They (the government) found a way out of Rs1,100 corruption cases against them by passing laws and NAB amendments in the parliament,” he said.
He lambasted authorities for giving biased verdicts in “campaigns launched against PTI”, accusing them of ignoring PML-N’s pending cases
Khan said that his march toward Islamabad was his right. “And we are telling the nation to come out because we won’t accept this injustice, people need to understand the importance of the rule of law.”
The former premier linked economic stability with political prosperity, saying that country’s economy cannot flourish until the political issues are resolved and rule of law is practised.
2022-11-16 17:14:36
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday reiterated his demand for fresh elections, adding that snap polls are the only option to prevent the country from an economic crisis.
Addressing marchers via video link, Khan said: “People think Pakistan’s economy is sinking and it doesn’t have the strength to pay its debts. This is dangerous because people here will lose faith and stop investments leading to inflation and unemployment.”
“It is important to pull the country out of this swamp and free and fair elections are the only way to do that,” he said. Sharing the reason behind the delay in elections Khan said that he knows elections won’t be announced because Nawaz and Zardari were “scared”.
“During the by-elections, PTI won by a margin of 75% despite attempts of rigging so now they are scared that they will lose.”
2022-11-16 16:37:54
PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said an “important turning point” has come in the history of Pakistan.
Addressing the crowd at Jhelum, the former foreign minister said that after 75 years, people are now forced to think about Pakistan’s direction in light of their children’s future and the economic situation.
“They [Coalition government] is trying to malign [PTI chief] Imran Khan’s reputation in the eyes of the public,” he said, urging the crowd to examine “false narratives being built” consciously.
2022-11-16 14:35:29
2022-11-16 14:15:04
PTI Wednesday announced to take legal action against Dubai-based businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor in the Emirates after he revealed buying Toshakana gifts given to ex-prime minister Imran Khan by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.
Zahoor has claimed that Farah Gogi and Shahzad Akbar sold the expensive Graff wristwatch — worth at least Rs2 billion — to him, and he has evidence to back it.
In an affidavit, the businessman has listed four gifts he purchased from Farah — a close friend of Khan's wife Bushra Bibi, who was also embroiled in corruption cases recently.
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2022-11-16 14:14:19
Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari Wednesday formally begged pardon from a high court for the medical report he had submitted to justify his non-appearance in the last hearing of petitions against the PTI’s sit-in protest.
The case was heard by Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench with Justice Mirza Waqas Rauf in the chair.
Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Captain (retd) Shoaib, CPO Bukhari, and other officers of the city were in the courtroom during the hearing.
During the hearing, the court took a strong exception to the medical report, submitted by CPO Rawalpindi Bukhari for not attending the previous hearing.
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2022-11-16 12:17:29
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The shops falling on PTI's long march at University Road, Railway Road, and Khushab Road have been closed, while traffic and district police have been deployed on major highways.
Moreover, due to the closure of the roads, the citizens are facing difficulties in commuting.
2022-11-16 11:32:57
PTI leader Musarrat Cheema shared today's schedule for the long march convoys.
As per the schedule, PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi will leave Gujrat with his convoy to reach Jhelum by 3pm, where he will address the march participants at 4:15pm.
Meanwhile, PTI Chairman Imran Khan will address the march at 4:30pm.
The convoy will stop at Shandar Chowk in Jhelum which will be hosted by senior party leader Fawad Chaudhry.
2022-11-16 11:31:08
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2022-11-16 09:58:31
PTI's long march convoy led by the party's secretary-general, Asad Umar, will reach Sargodha today, as per the details shared by the party.
The PTI secretary-general is scheduled to resume the march from Kot Momin Interchange and later move towards Khayam Chowk. Reception camps will are set up at Bhagtanwala, Sargodha Bypass, and Qainchi Mor.
Once the march reaches Khayam Chowk, Umar will address the participants, and later, PTI Chairman Imran Khan will also speak to the protesters.
2022-11-16 07:55:40
Patron-in-Chief of ex-Servicemen Society Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Ali Chishti has said that under the Constitution, the appointment of the army chief is the prime minister’s privilege.
Addressing a press conference along with his colleagues at the National Press Club, the former army veteran said that the governance system in Pakistan was democratic.
"And in a democratic country bureaucracy is the backbone of the administrative structure which includes both civil and uniform officers. The army is a part of the government,” he added.
2022-11-15 23:51:43
An expensive Graff wristwatch worth at least Rs2 billion, gifted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to former prime minister Imran Khan, was sold by Farah Gogi and Shahzad Akbar to Dubai-based businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor.
Zahoor, the Norwegian-Pakistani millionaire, claims he has evidence to prove he bought the rare watch and three other Toshakhana gifts from Farhat Shahzadi, also known as Farah Gogi, for 7.5 million Dirhams in cash.
Meanwhile, a PTI source said that Farhat Shahzadi has denied any involvement in the deal. She has not made any public statement but Shahzad Akbar took to Twitter to deny allegations made against him.
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2022-11-15 23:20:46
2022-11-15 22:34:36
The head of the joint investigation team (JIT) probing into PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s attempted assassination case has been changed once again and replaced with the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Ghulam Mehmood Dogar as its convener.
This is the third time that the JIT has been reconstituted, while its head has been changed for the second time.
The government of Punjab has issued a notification in this regard informing the appointment of Regional Police Officer (RPO) Dera Ghazi Khan Syed Khurram as the JIT’s member, along with Assistant Inspector General of the province’s investigation branch Ehsanullah Chauhan.
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2022-11-15 21:51:37
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The head of the joint investigation team (JIT) probing into PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s attempted assassination case has been changed again and replaced with the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Ghulam Mehmood Dogar as its convener.
The Government of Punjab has issued a notification in this regard informing the appointment of Regional Police Officer (RPO) Dera Ghazi Khan Syed Khurram as the JIT’s member, along with Assistant Inspector General of the province’s investigation branch Ehsanullah Chauhan.
Other members of the JIT include Superintendent of Police Potohar Rawalpindi Malik Tariq Mehmood and SP counter-terrorism department Naseebullah.
Sources stated that CCPO Lahore Dogar has been appointed as the JIT’s head at Imran Khan’s suggestion.
The JIT will investigate the attack on the former prime minister in Wazirabad.
2022-11-15 19:39:09
LAHORE: PTI chief Imran Khan and PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi discuss details of the joint investigation team formed to investigate the Wazirabad attack.
The two discussed the JIT in a meeting held at Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore. Sources said that during the meeting the two also discussed the security for the Haqeeqi Azadi march being led by the PTI.
“The nation is standing with Imran Khan and wants transparent elections,” Moonis told Khan.
On the other hand, the PTI chief said the party’s Haqeeqi Azadi march is not far from reaching its destination.
2022-11-15 18:55:33
Former prime minister Imran Khan berated the coalition government for “murdering Pakistan’s economy” since PTI’s government was removed from power.
“When the PTI govt was ousted in April, the risk of Pakistan taking loans from abroad was 5% today the risk has increased to 64.5%,” he highlighted.
Khan went on to say that this risk percentage shows that the world considers Pakistan’s economy “extremely weak.”
“This shows that they believe Pakistan can’t return its loans,” he added.
“These two families [Sharif and Zardari] have increased our loans by four times […] if we default, the rupee will depreciate further because dollars won’t come in and people won’t invest,” the PTI chief said.
2022-11-15 18:48:36
Former prime minister Imran Khan reiterated that prosperity and economic stability are linked to the judicial system of our country.
Addressing the Haqeeqi Azadi marchers via a video link, Khan requested Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial to hear the three “landmark cases” registered by the PTI, Arshad Sharif’s murder, Azam Swati’s custodial torture, and the Wazirabad FIR issue.
Khan stated that being a citizen of Pakistan it is his constitutional right to register an FIR; however, despite being the former prime minister of the country his FIR after the attack on him wasn’t registered.
The PTI chief further added that the coalition government urges him to wait for general elections, “but I can’t wait because I worried about the economic situation of the country.”
“I am sure that like landslide victory in by-elections PTI will clean sweep all other parties even if elections are held as per schedule but we can’t wait for a year because the country is in a crisis,” he added.
2022-11-15 18:04:22
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Tuesday said criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for repeatedly giving decisions against the party, claiming the body is on an "agenda".
Khan, while addressing the long marchers via a video link, urged Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial to hear the case filed against the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja.
The former premier lamented that the election body only heard PTI’s foreign funding case and an investigation was conducted in a biased manner.
He highlighted that PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, and PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gillani during their government’s tenure also received gifts from Toshakhana.
2022-11-15 17:39:48
PTI Chairman Imran Khan is addressing participants of the Haqiqi Azadi march at Sarai Alamgir via video link.
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s sons Sulaiman Khan and Kasim Khan left for London after a few days' stay with their father at his Lahore residence.
The two were accompanied by senior provincial minister Aslam Iqbal on their way to Lahore airport.
Khan’s sons travelled to Lahore airport under strict security arrangements which included two vehicles with jammers and three others with SSG commandos, elite commanders, and police.
2022-11-15 15:04:28
PTI Chairman Imran Khan will address his supporters at 5:30pm in Sarai Alamgir where the party will hold a public gathering, said PTI leader Musarrat Cheema.
Taking to Twitter, the gathering will be hosted by Chaudhary Ilyas. Shah Mahmood Qureshi will also address the supporters at 5:15pm.
2022-11-15 14:11:55
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has called on the nation to join PTI's "Haqeeqi Azadi" march.
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The Lahore High Court (LHC) directed law officials to assist the court in light of the Constitution and judicial orders till November 21 over a traders association leader's plea seeking orders to stop PTI's long march.
During the hearing, the court asked whether the police have taken any action on the plea to stop the march.
"Maintaining the confidence of foreign investors is the responsibility of courts and the government," the court remarked.
The court, while issuing a written verdict on the plea, directed the attorney-general of Pakistan and Punjab advocate-general to assist the court on legal points.
2022-11-15 11:09:31
The Islamabad High Court fixed November 18 to hear the case pertaining to the issuance of a no objection certificate (NOC) for PTI's long march and sit-in in the capital.
IHC CJ Justice Amir Farooq fixed the date after the petitioner's request to submit additional documents.
The court adjourned the hearing till Friday (November 18).
2022-11-15 10:51:41
PTI Chairman Imran Khan will address the marchers at 4:30pm, Punjab government spokesperson Musarrat Cheema announced.
2022-11-15 10:44:59
Government of Punjab's spokesperson Musarrat Cheema has shared PTI's long march plan for the day.
2022-11-15 10:19:54
“In any manner whatsoever, no second FIR can be registered on the same subject as per a verdict announced by a full bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2018,” advocate Rizwan Abbasi said.
Abbasi is a public prosecutor in four cases — two against PTI Chairman Imran Khan, and one each against PTI leaders Shahbaz Gill and Azam Swati.
When contacted to know the legal standing of a second FIR sought by the PTI leadership, he said: “Khan is not just giving names but is implicating institutions safeguarding the country, something if acceded would please the forces working against Pakistan.”
Abbasi said the purpose of an FIR was to set the state machinery into action pertaining to criminal investigations. “Prior to 2018, there was a concept of registering multiple FIRs like in the case of Mir Murtaza Bhutto. In his case, three FIRs were registered.
He said so far as the Wazirabad incident was concerned, one FIR had already been registered.
All the aggrieved parties might bring their stances through statements under Section 161 CrPC and those could be made part of the main FIR already registered with the confessional statement of the culprit arrested from the crime scene.
He said it was not understandable why the PTI wanted to lodge the second FIR when its purpose could be resolved if it produced tangible evidence and record its version under Section 161 CrPC.
2022-11-15 10:17:34
Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan will have to pay politically for a misleading narrative regarding the US cypher and dragging the country and parliament into disrepute and embarrassment.
Asif, while speaking in the National Assembly commented on Khan’s withdrawal from his stance and said that the PTI chief cannot absolve himself by saying "it's over and now it is behind me".
The minister said Khan flashed a fake document in a public meeting, terming it a cypher, saying time and again that "Haqeeqi Azadi" had been snatched from the people of Pakistan.
He said the PTI chief termed the removal of his government a conspiracy and linked it with Washington to bring into power an "imported" government.
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2022-11-15 09:16:53
PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said the countries cannot move forward unless the"unelected club" is brought under the elected club, The News reported
Talking to a TV channel, he said the Supreme Court registrar did not allow PTI’s Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) and Senators, who were there to sign a petition, to enter the court.
Talking about the "unelected club", he said an unelected registrar, who is a grade 20 or 21 official, does not let the members of the Parliament (MPs) enter the court, a complainant cannot have an FIR registered against a grade 20 or 21 official, and then there are unelected powerful judges of the apex court who can disqualify a prime minister.
He said the club of 100 or 125 unelected people have held the entire country hostage, saying they would have to change their attitude, otherwise, Pakistan will face a Sri Lanka-like crisis and people would not let these unelected few walk-in Islamabad streets.
He asked: "What is the level of public trust in institutions, adding, “We have to raise the level of institutions."
2022-11-14 23:53:13
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday criticised PTI Chairman Imran Khan for harming Pakistan's foreign relations to pursue "his own petty politics".
The premier's comments came as a reaction to PTI Chairman Imran Khan's interview to Financial Times in which he expressed his wish to mend ties with the United States.
The prime minister, taking to Twitter wrote that Khan's interview with the publication is a reminder of his "vicious role" in harming the country's interests.
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Former prime minister Imran Khan said in order to bring peace to the country it is essential to implement the law and ensure justice prevails in the country.
Reiterating PTI’s stance, Khan said: “We want the rule of law in the country. If you want to bring prosperity to the country, you must create justice. Only the rule of law can ensure prosperity."
2022-11-14 17:03:33
PTI chief Imran Khan called out Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for consulting PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif regarding the appointment of the new chief of army staff.
"How can the PM consult a fugitive [Nawaz Sharif] on a chief of army staff's appointment," he said referring to PM Shehbaz last week's visit to London.
“It is impossible to imagine that a convicted and fugitive person will now take important decisions in Pakistan,” he said.
The former premier further added that they are only thinking about protecting their wealth, questioning whether they should “be trusted with the important decisions of the country?”
Imran Khan claims that PM Shehbaz violated the Official Secrecy Act by consulting Nawaz on the new COAS appointment.
2022-11-14 17:01:10
Addressing the long march participants via video link, PTI Chairman Imran Khan reiterated that despite being in power in Punjab and being the former prime minister of the country, he could not register the first information report (FIR) of his attack in Wazirabad.
He revealed that PTI has approached the Supreme Court, adding that he is “hopeful that the honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan [Umar Ata Bandial] will look into this matter.”
Khan said that he knew who was involved in his murder conspiracy; however, despite my constitutional right, I could not register FIR.
“They [Authorities concerned] listened to the powerful fractions and did not register FIR,” he lamented, despite me being a prominent leader. “Now think how they treat the common man?” he questioned.
He further added that Senator Azam Swati’s case would also be heard in the Supreme Court, hoping that CJP Bandial will himself hear Swati’s case.
In Swati’s case, “I will only trust Supreme Court’s decisions,” he added.
2022-11-14 16:20:09
PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi called out Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah for his plans to use tear gas on the marchers once they reach Islamabad.
“Look at the faces of the PTI supporters I don’t see any fear among them despite the revelation of your plans,” he said addressing the marchers at Mandi Bahauddin.
2022-11-14 16:15:07
Doctors from the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital conducted a medical examination of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in Lahore at his residence in Zaman Park.
The footage of his injuries, which has been released for the first time since the incident that took place on November 3, shows the PTI chief has three wounds on his right leg. He also has two wounds on the thigh and one wound near the knee.
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After examining the wounds, the doctors applied a new bandage. The doctors will continue his medical examination in the coming days as well. The wounds are deep and have not healed yet.
2022-11-14 15:32:35
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar has said that there is "no in the country" for the rich and the poor cannot get justice.
In his address to the party's workers in Kharrian, the PTI leader slammed PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif for still residing in London despite facing charges in Pakistan.
2022-11-14 14:15:09
PPP Senator Sherry Rehman said that Imran Khan should not try to withdraw his US conspiracy narrative now as this was a matter concerning national security.
Taking to Twitter, Rehman said that Khan's U-turn is "unacceptable". She added the former prime minister, after causing diplomatic damage to Pakistan, is saying that he will not blame the US.
"The audio leak shows that Imran Khan fabricated and false narrative and planned to play on it," she added.
She continued to say that Khan accused the national institutions based on this narrative.
2022-11-14 13:47:14
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb fired a broadside at PTI chief Imran Khan, saying that he had now given up the foreign conspiracy narrative after playing havoc with the national interests.
In her reaction to Imran Khan’s interview with the Financial Times, Aurangzeb said the former prime minister could not be pardoned after retracting from his narrative and that he will be held accountable.
The minister said that on the basis of this narrative, chaos and lies were spread throughout the country and now a simple withdrawal was not enough.
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2022-11-14 13:43:25
PTI Senior Vice President Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said Imran Khan barely survived an assassination attempt, but an FIR of the attack was not being registered.
“The law is clear. I am nominating the people involved in it. You simply register the complaint,” Fawad said while speaking to journalists in Lahore.
“I say don't weaken the Supreme Court so much that people stop looking to it,” Fawad said, adding that decisions could not be taken in closed rooms in Pakistan.
“If elections were held timely, the country would be in a better condition.”
He said PTI was fighting a war to redeem the pride of institutions. “A crisis has arisen in the judicial system, the same is the case with other institutions,” Fawad added.
“Our fight is to restore the gravitas of the constitution, democracy, and institutions. We have advised them to avoid conflicts and move forward,” Fawad said, adding: “There are three issues on which we want the supreme court to take notice”.
Alluding to the ouster of his party in a late-night vote of no-trust, he said the "regime change operation" created a lot of instability in Pakistan.
2022-11-14 13:42:37
In PTI's plea submitted in the SC, it demanded the formation of judicial commissions to probe three matters — the Wazirabad attack on Imran Khan, journalist Arshad Sharif's killing, and Senator Azam Swati's alleged video leak saga.
The petition said Swati's alleged video contains their footage while they were staying at an official rest house.
"This is an infringement of inviolable dignity of man guaranteed under Article 14 of the Constitution of Pakistan as well as a gross violation of the law in terms of wiretaps and clandestine camera placements for the purposes of making covert videos," the petition said.
Moving on, the party has also raised the matter of slain journalist Sharif's murder with the court. The senior anchorperson was killed in Kenya and Kenyan authorities claim that he lost his life in a "mistaken identity case".
The party said the "brutal assassination of famous journalist has created lot of consternation in the public in-general and journalist community in particular".
The petition said that it is crucial that an independent commission inquires about the circumstance that compelled Sharif to flee the country and eventually end up in Kenya.
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2022-11-14 12:34:14
PTI Vice President Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the party has requested the chief justice to form a judicial commission.
Speaking during a press conference along with Fawad Chaudhry, Qureshi said that the MPs have submitted applications in Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Islamabad and Lahore.
He said that the facts and those responsible for the attack should be brought forward while urging an investigation into the matter. "Our right to launch an FIR is not being recognised," he added.
2022-11-14 12:05:03
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi filed a petition in the Supreme Court's (SC) Lahore Registry for the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the gun attack on party chief Imran Khan in Wazirabad.
The petition was submitted to SC's Deputy Registrar Aijaz Goraya. The plea was filed after the Punjab Police did not register the FIR against the people Khan wanted to nominate.
2022-11-14 12:00:34
The Lahore High Court (LHC) heard the petition against the PTI's long march and protests.
During the hearing, the petitioner's lawyer said that people are facing issues due to the party's protests.
"We are not made a party in this case," said Advocate General of Punjab Ahmad Awais.
Awais said that when people do not get their rights then there isn't any other way other than protesting.
During the hearing, the petitioner's lawyer said that people are facing issues due to the party's protests.
"We are not made a party in this case," said Advocate General of Punjab Ahmad Awais.
Awais said that when people do not get their rights, then there isn't any other way other than protesting.
The advocate continued to say that it is important to protect the economic rights of the country as the country is going to bankrupt.
At this, Justice Jawad Hassan remarked that as long as the courts are there, they will protect democratic rights.
"A person is being shot, however, no case has been registered," said the advocate general.
"This is the Punjab government's responsibility," said the additional attorney general.
The advocate general then said a joint investigation team should be formed to bring out the facts. To this, the additional attorney general replied: "You should form a JIT as you have a government in your province."
Justice Hassan said that the demonstrations should be peaceful.
"We have written to the Punjab government to maintain law and order and said to open the motorway," replied the additional attorney general.
2022-11-14 10:51:34
The PTI's long march will resume from Mandi Bahauddin where Imran Khan will hold a public gathering and address the supporters via video link at 4:30pm.
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi will also address the rally at 2:15pm. He will reach Mandi Bahauddin with Shafqat Mahmood and other party leaders.
All the markets at GTS Chowk and near its surroundings will remain closed.
2022-11-14 09:35:09
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar has said that the nation is standing with the "captain" — a reference used for PTI Chairman Imran Khan — for its "real freedom".
"It has been 75 years since the British left, but even today they are trying to make major decisions about Pakistan in London," Umar said in reference to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's meeting with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
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Due to PTI's long march, 13 educational institutions will remain closed today and tomorrow, the director of colleges said in a notification on the instructions of the deputy commissioner.
Ten colleges of Faisalabad will remain closed on November 14 and three colleges of Jaranwala will remain closed on November 15, the district administration said.
The schools through which the long march will pass in the city have been instructed to close by 11am, the district administration added.
2022-11-14 08:54:05
Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) provincial vice-chairperson Faiza Rasheed has said the PTI government had pushed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa towards the brink of bankruptcy.
In a statement, she said the province was facing financial problems due to the incompetence of the PTI government.
She said that the PTI had been ruling the province for nine years, so it was unfair to blame the incumbent federal government for the prevailing mess.
She added that until recently, the PTI was in power at the Centre, so how could it blame the incumbent federal government for the problems the province was now facing.
The QWP leader said that the PTI was presenting lame excuses to hide its incompetence. She said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan was bent on creating anarchy in the country after his ouster from power.
2022-11-14 08:52:19
Commissioner Rawalpindi Saqib Manan has directed the health authority officials to complete all arrangements at district health facilities concerning the long march's arrival in Rawalpindi.
According to the commissioner’s office's spokesman, Saqib directed the deputy commissioner to take on board the private hospitals and keep them in close touch with the allied hospitals.
The commissioner also directed the police officials to arrange a mock exercise in collaboration with the hospital administration.
He said that not only the participants of the march but the safety of the lives and property of the residents of Rawalpindi was our priority, for which foolproof security would be arranged.
Saqib directed the municipal corporation and the city traffic police officials to remove encroachments, especially from Fawara Chowk’s side, so there was no problem accessing the hospital.
2022-11-14 08:50:18
Punjab Cabinet Committee on Law and Order has taken strict notice of the fireworks at some places during the long march of PTI and directed that this practice should be prevented in future, The News reported.
The meeting of the committee was held on Sunday at the Civil Secretariat under the chairmanship of Provincial Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Muhammad Basharat Raja. Chief Secretary Punjab Abdullah Khan Sumbal, Acting Inspector General Police and other officers participated through video link.
In the meeting, the overall law and order situation of the province and the security of the ongoing long march were reviewed in detail. The meeting was told that one leg of the long march was going on GT Road and the other was moving into Faisalabad Division.
Basharat Raja expressed satisfaction with the security arrangements. Acting IG Punjab directed the DPOs concerned to make satisfactory food arrangements for the police personnel on duty. On the report of the Additional IG CDT, the committee decided to stop the movement of non-related persons, including carriages within the long march.
Basharat said that the date and plan for the arrival of the long march in Rawalpindi would be determined ahead of time. “PTI leadership will be contacted, and a final decision on the plan would be taken accordingly”, concluded the chair.
2022-11-14 08:47:44
PTI has decided to file a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) for the registration of a first information report (FIR) against the gun attack on the party chief Imran Khan in Wazirabad.
PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said that a petition will be filed in the SC Peshawar Registry today (Monday) for the registration of an FIR against the gun attack on Imran Khan.
He said all provincial and national lawmakers of PTI will submit the petition to the top court. He claimed that the FIR was not registered as yet even after a week.
Fawad added that the political party will seek the SC’s attention on the non-registration of FIR after the assassination attempt on Imran Khan during the PTI’s long march in which one person was killed and 13 others sustained injuries.
The PTI leader claimed that the police rejected to lodge an FIR after being pressurised by the government.
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan also claimed that the “criminal”, as a reference to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, sitting in London is afraid of elections, alleging that he was putting national interest at stake to save himself.
The former prime minister said that the main aim of his march is to seek free and fair elections in the country.
“For 30 years, two families have been ruling Pakistan if they had to do something they would have done so by now,” said Khan while making a reference to PPP and PML-N. He added that for seven months he has been saying that the incumbent coalition government has been taking the country towards destruction.
“They ruined the economy in 2018. How can those who destroyed the economy fix it?” asked the PTI chief. He added that for the last seven months he has been highlighting that the incumbent rulers cannot handle the government.
“When the country was progressing they did a conspiracy and toppled the government,” said the PTI chief. He claimed that every sector was going down in the country.
Talking about his party’s march, the PTI chief said that the PTI is on the streets as it is seeking free and fair elections.
“Many people are saying that this march is moving slowly. This march slowed because I was attacked,” he added.
The former prime minister also slammed the incumbent rulers for going on tours in the seven months they have been in power.
“What benefit did the country get from their tours? The country is going down economically, does anyone have a way to save it?” asked the PTI chief. He added that elections will bring political stability to the country which will then bring political stability and economic stability will follow.
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At the start of his address, PTI chairman condoled with Turkey on the blast in Istanbul and also spoke about Pakistan’s performance at the T20 World Cup final.
The cricketer-turned-politician noted that Shaheen Shah Afridi’s injury at the crucial point harmed Pakistan’s chances, and prayed from the pacer’s recovery from the injury.
2022-11-13 20:02:23
PTI chief Imran Khan is addressing his workers during the party's long march, as it continues its journey to the capital.
2022-11-13 19:21:00
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry announced on Sunday that the party lawmakers will file a petition in the Supreme Court registries for the registration of the FIR on the attack on Imran Khan in Wazirabad.
The former information minister said that all PTI lawmakers will approach the apex court registries to bring the court's attention on the case.
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Imran Khan signalled the desire to mend ties with the United States through cooperation with Washington in the future, despite maintaining the stance of a "US conspiracy" behind his ouster as the prime minister, Financial Times reported.
Khan said that "he no longer blamed the US" for his ouster and wants "dignified” ties with the country if he comes back to power.
Referring to the alleged conspiracy, Khan said that "it was over".
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2022-11-13 13:51:00
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has blamed the PML-N leadership — the major stakeholder in the ruling coalition — for the "uncertain" situation in Pakistan.
"I believe that Pindi and London aren't on the same page. The PML-N leadership has kept its interests as the priority and not the nations," he told workers during the march.
He slammed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for discussing the army chief's appointment with his elder brother and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
"Imran Khan is showing them the path of democracy and constitution. It is in everyone's interest to hold early elections."
2022-11-13 13:19:23
PTI chief Imran Khan will address the supporters today via a video link, said party leader Farrukh Habib.
He said that Shah Mahmood Qureshi will lead the march in Kharian while it will be led by secretary-general Asad Umar in Faisalabad.
Habib said that would also reach the Zila Council Chowk along with the rally.
2022-11-13 13:09:03
The PTI's long march has reached Samundri which is being led by party's secretary-general Asad Umar.
2022-11-13 09:11:43
Cabinet Standing Committee on Law and Order(SCCLO) said that during the ongoing long march, the public should face minimum problems in the flow of traffic.
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Environment Protection and Cooperatives Basharat Raja chaired the meeting and directed that special attention should be paid to traffic arrangements on the arrival of long marches in big cities. He also said that no one should be allowed to enter the main convoy without checking.
Meanwhile, directives for readying necessary arrangements in all major hospitals of Rawalpindi before the long march's arrival.
2022-11-13 09:02:07
PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s vainglory and taste for brinkmanship could tip an already turbulent Pakistani nation into chaos, Wall Street Journal reported.
Khan blames the failed assassination bid that came last Thursday, on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and another official.
Khan’s public tirade against Shehbaz Sharif and Rana Sanaulla suggests a political vendetta, says Aqil Shah, a Pakistan expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry Saturday said the party has no intention to make institutes controversial, adding that “these people [coalition government] are making appointment issue controversial which should not happen.”
Addressing the marchers at Zaman Park, the former information minister said that political stability can only be seen after elections and not after a new army chief is appointed.
“Our march is successfully progressing,” Fawad claimed.
2022-11-12 18:50:44
PTI Chairman Imran Khan mocked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over proceedings of his defamation case against a British daily in the UK’s court.
“Shehbaz Sharif was mistaken that he would receive a verdict of his choice in London. He would now have to tell the court. He doesn’t know where he’s stuck,” Khan said addressing marchers in the Haqeeqi Azadi march.
2022-11-12 17:13:18
PTI Chairman Imran Khan berates the top brass of the PML-N, a day after they held a meeting in London to take important decisions regarding the next army chief’s appointment.
In a televised address to the long march protestors in Lala Musa, Khan said: “It is beyond anyone’s imagination in a civilised society that the country’s important decisions are taken abroad and by those who have been looting the state's wealth for the past 30 years.”
A day earlier, a crucial meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif was held in London, where it was decided to appoint the military’s senior-most officer as the next army chief.
Khan further added that he doesn't want to appoint an army chief of his choice, reiterating he wants the decision regarding the army chief's appointment to be taken on merit.
2022-11-12 16:32:19
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PTI General Secretary Asad Umar said in an address to the march participants in Jhang that party chief "Imran Khan doesn't have any interest in appointing army chief of his choice."
Umar criticised the PML-N leadership’s recent huddle in London, asking if the decision regarding the appointment of army chief was “a family-limited business decision.”
He said that a family in London, whose head is “not only a suspect but a convict”, is making decisions regarding Pakistan and its people.
Umar added that PTI succeeded with the greatest lead from Jhang in 20 constituencies’ elections in July this year.
2022-11-12 15:06:09
PTI shared the details about parallel marches led by the top PTI leaders in different cities. Former federal ministerPervez Khattak will be leading the march in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while PTI vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi will lead in Lala Musa.
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PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi lauded the spirit and passion of the people of Gujrat.
He said that he strongly believes that not only will PTI's movement for "Haqeeqi Azadi" be successful, but also that Imran Khan will be prime minister once again.
2022-11-12 12:04:02
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PTI leader Musarrat Cheema shared that the party's long march will resume from its last stop in Lala Musa today (Saturday).
She said that PTI General Secretary Asad Umar will lead a march in Jhang while convoys led by PTI's top leaders are carrying on from different parts of the country. All the caravans will converge in Rawalpindi together, she added.
2022-11-11 23:45:27
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal reiterated that the coalition government has no intention to appoint an army chief of "its own choice".
“Each and every statement of PTI chief Imran Khan is a joke,” Iqbal said during Geo News' programme "Naya Pakistan".
The planning minister further added that the PTI chief believes that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif cannot take decisions on merit; however, the outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa was appointed by Nawaz.
“Khan approved Nawaz’s decision to an extent that he extended the COAS’s tenure without consultation,” he said, recalling that the PTI chief had also said that he would have no issues if Gen Bajwa’s tenure is extended.
Iqbal lamented that in the last 75 years nobody tried to play politics of army chief’s appointment like Khan.
Berating Khan’s statement during his televised address aired today regarding Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif meeting Nawaz for consultations regarding the army chief’s appointment, Iqbal said that the premier can discuss anything with the party supremo.
“PM Shahbaz can also consult his cabinet,” he said, asserting that the premier will take the decision on merit when the time is right.
Regarding the extension of Gen Bajwa’s tenure, the planning minister denied all speculations saying that he has no idea if there is any proposal like this.
He further added that PM Shahbaz will announce the decision once he returns as it is a one-day procedure. As soon as the summary is received the decision is taken the very next day, he said.
2022-11-11 23:41:15
Lashing out at PTI Chairman Imran Khan, PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira said the person against whom Khan has reservations was the same man with whom he spent four years in power.
Kaira also ruled out negotiations with Khan over the army chief's appointment and said that no person from the government consulted him.
"If they come armed to Islamabad, then the law will take its course. Extraordinary laws have to be applied when illegal actions are taken," he said about the long march.
2022-11-11 23:37:11
In an interview on Geo News' programme "Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath", PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira — whose party also holds an important position in the ruling alliance — said merit would determine who becomes the next army chief.
"The [government] will appoint the next army chief from among the top-five senior generals," Kaira said and mentioned that PM Shehbaz would return to Pakistan and deliberate over the matter with the ruling alliance and PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
2022-11-11 21:42:08
Following his crucial meetings with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and other party leaders in London, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday maintained that the army chief's appointment will be constitutionally decided, reported Geo News.
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2022-11-11 20:08:04
PTI Chairman Imran Khan, during his address, asked the nation to participate in his party’s long march for generations to come, adding that it is important to bring justice and prosperity to the country.
“Justice means that everyone is equal under the law. This is not the case in Pakistan. Successful countries around the world have strong institutions. A strong country stands upon strong institutions,” the PTI chief said speaking to the marchers.
Khan added that a country could never prosper if there is no rule of law. He told the long march’s participants that overseas Pakistanis are familiar with justice, and they leave because it doesn’t exist here.
“The weaker people go to jail, while deals are made with the strong thieves here. All of this happens because there is no rule of law,” he said in his address.
Condemning the coalition government for attempting to control institutions, the former prime minister said: “They have never done anything on merit in their life. They want to control institutions to save their money. Institutions cannot apprehend the powerful.”
Khan maintained that this is not just a problem in Pakistan, but in all poor countries."
Commenting on surviving the attempted assassination, Khan said: “They thought I would quietly sit down after getting shot. The nation has awareness. Muazzam and Ibtesam are examples of it. Their preparation was complete. [But] saviour is greater than the killer.”
2022-11-11 19:36:07
GUJRAT: Amid PTI’s long march, the party’s chairman Imran Khan reiterated that the criteria for the next army chief’s appointment should be based on “merit”.
The former prime minister, during his address to marchers via video link, said: “Whoever fits the merit, should be appointed the army chief.”
Criticising Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for consulting PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif for Pakistan’s next army chief, Khan said: “The prime minister went to a house made of stolen money to meet a convict in London."
"This man [Nawaz Sharif] was reported to have killed hundreds of people in police encounters. They are going to decide on the next army chief. No one, in a developed country, can imagine something like this."
PTI chief said that the PML-N supremo will make this decision based on who will save his theft. He added that the “debacle” taking place in London is not happening to strengthen institutions.
“Nawaz Sharif always brings up the man who is beneficial for him,” Khan said referring to the appointment’s decision.
Slamming the Sharif brothers’ governance in the past, the former premier said: “They have tried to bribe judges. It’s part of their history. They don’t let the judiciary function. They have destroyed the police. Since the start, they have been trying to either buy or scare.”
The PTI chief added that controlling the institutions is similar to destroying them.
Sharing his annoyance with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Khan said that the ECP connived with the coalition government to not introduce electronic voting machines (EVM).
“Ninety percent of rigging can be eliminated through EVM,” the former premier maintained.
2022-11-11 18:01:13
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said "big dacoits and thieves" strike deals with authorities to save themselves as he stressed the need for the "rule of law" in Pakistan.
"The man who is weak (status wise) rots in jails for committing small felonies, while big thieves get what they want," Khan told his supporters in Gujrat.
The PTI chief said since influential people get what they want, society was now witnessing anarchy as everyone who could not make ends meet resorted to theft.
2022-11-11 17:22:46
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In his address to the party workers in Gujrat, PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that former prime minister Imran Khan was fighting for "the rule of law".
"I am witnessing a change in the country's politics now," Qureshi told the long march's participants.
Qureshi is currently leading PTI's long march towards Islamabad as Khan is recovering from his injuries following an attempted assassination attack in Wazirabad last Thursday.
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Chairman PTI Imran Khan Friday confessed he failed to ensure the rule of law during his government, for which he said he was regretful.
Talking to a German TV, Khan said PTI’s popularity led the incumbent collation government to oust him as prime minister. “And they did it through a conspiracy as they aim to get me out of their way,” Khan said replying to a question.
The former prime minister said he was aware of this intrigue against him.
“This whole thing started two months ago, whereas they plotted to kill me on religious grounds.”
Khan said he was certain his party would clean sweep the polls, adding that PTI's long march against the government was totally according to the constitution and it was their democratic right.
He further said that his ouster was not constitutional. “My government was turfed out through auction not election, which was an unconstitutional move,” the PTI chief said.
2022-11-11 12:58:45
PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the long march caravan will leave for Gujrat after Friday prayers, where Imran Khan will address supporters.
Qureshi, speaking to the media persons, said that their FIR must be registered in the Wazirabad attack on the PTI chief and hoped that they will get justice.
"Everyone should be equal in the eyes of the law. The police should listen to our viewpoint," he said.
The PTI leader said that even though the party has a government in Punjab, they are still hopeless. "This hopelessness tells that some people are above the law," he added.
The former foreign minister said that we are trying to get Pakistan out of this quagmire
2022-11-11 12:21:45
2022-11-10 23:08:42
Anjuman Tajran Pakistan Supreme Council Chairman Naeem Mir moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the PTI’s ongoing long march towards Islamabad.
In its petition, Mir said he feared there would be anarchy in the country if Khan is not barred from holding the long march.
“The Constitution does not allow anybody to disrupt commercial activities and peace,” read the petition. The traders are in danger due to the public rallies and long marches, he added.
2022-11-10 23:03:12
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday announced Rs5 million each for the fatal victim of the PTI’s long march to support the bereaved families.
Three of the four victims lost their lives after they were run over by PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s container and one in the Wazirabad shooting.
“The Prime Minister, while expressing his grief over the tragic deaths during the recent long march of a political party, has been pleased to announce financial assistance of Rs5 million each in favour of legal heirs of the deceased,” a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.
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Islamabad Police said that PTI protesters have blocked Lahore-Peshawar Motorway and advised citizens to avoid travelling towards it.
"Roads adjacent to the motorway are congested. Citizens should immediately report any suspicious activity to 15."
2022-11-10 18:31:04
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Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has appealed to local leaders and parliamentarians of PML-N to play their role in bringing out masses from difficulties being faced by them due to the closure of roads by PTI workers.
In a statement, he said PTI workers are involved in closing roads under police protection and government protocol, adversely affecting the general public.
He said this situation is disturbing people's businesses, their participation in matters relating to joy and mourning, as well as educational activities. He said patients are facing hardships in reaching hospitals.
Sanaullah said a handful of PTI workers have been disturbing people for the last four days at the behest of the police. He said people's patience is running out due to the prevailing situation.
2022-11-10 17:31:25
As the PTI resumed its long march from Wazirabad, where PTI Chairman Imran Khan came under attack on November 3, the former prime minister addressed the marchers and told them that the march would not stop now.
2022-11-10 16:56:02
PTI workers have been continuously holding protests at Islamabad's M2 Motorway for the fourth day, causing trouble to the commuters.
Geo News reported that around 150 PTI workers were participating in the protest, which caused long queues of vehicles.
2022-11-10 15:46:51
President of the Lahore High Court Bar Association Rao Sami demanded that the FIR be registered as per the demands of Imran Khan.
The president of the lawyer’s body condemned the biased attitude of the police, adding that the complain should be registered on Zubair Naizi’s request.
“Lawyers want supremacy of law and order, condemn unconstitutional action of police,” said Sami.
2022-11-10 14:37:08
PTI Chairman Imran Khan's sons Sulaiman Khan and Kasim Khan visited him at his Lahore residence ahead of the resumption of the party's anti-government long march, sources said Thursday.
Sources said that Sulaiman and Kasim inquired after their father's health as he recovers from the bullet wounds sustained in an attack on him. The sources quoted the sons as sharing with their father that the news of the attempt on his life had worried them.
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Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi directed the provision of full security in all cities of the province to the long march participants.
He said that snipers will be deployed on the rooftops of the buildings in the cities included in the convoy's route, while 15,000 cops will be on duty for a dual-layered security fence. Moreover, the convoy will be monitored through drones and CCTV cameras.
The chief minister said that "no compromise" can be made on the security arrangements. He ordered the authorities concerned to ensure a bulletproof shield on the rostrum placed on the lead container and strict compliance with the security plan.
2022-11-10 12:03:54
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb slammed PTI chief Imran Khan for trying to create anarchy in the country through riots and disorder.
In a statement on Thursday, she lamented that money being used by Imran Khan for protests, could be used for rehabilitation of flood affected people.
The minister said due to PTI's protests, educational institutes are closed and people are facing trouble when they have to visit hospitals.
She said it would be better if Imran Khan had established new schools and hospitals during his four year tenure instead of closing the same today due to his protests.
Marriyum Aurangzeb said Imran Khan'saim is to spread hatred and chaos in the country.
2022-11-10 11:33:42
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PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry shared that PTI chief Imran Khan will address party supporters at 4:30pm via a video link.
The PTI leader said that the march will be at its starting point at 3pm and will begin from the same place where their chairman was attacked.
2022-11-10 10:53:01
PTI leader Fayyazul Hassan Chohan said the party's long march will resume from Wazirabad, where it had to be paused due to the attack on Imran Khan's life by "cowards".
"We shouldn't let the spirit of this person, who is standing for the nation for 26 years, break," Chohan said.
He said that the "imported rulers" can't avoid public anger no matter what they do.
2022-11-09 23:01:17
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has urged the nation to join the party's long march as it resumes Thursday at 4:30pm.
2022-11-09 22:17:14
Umar Sarfaraz Cheema, advisor for home affairs to Punjab chief minister, has briefed PTI leadership about the investigation of the attack so far.
He shared that Punjab’s inspector general and counter-terrorism department briefed the provincial cabinet about the probe into the attack, which detailed that two attackers were involved in the attempt to assassinate Khan.
Cheema shared that the police have recovered shells of weapons and bullets used in the attack, while material collected from the attack’s site and the container will be sent for forensics.
2022-11-09 22:00:18
ISLAMABAD: As the time for PTI’s long march to resume approaches, the party’s central leaders Wednesday resolved to continue marching from the same spot in Wazirabad where the party chairman Imran Khan was injured during an attempted assassination.
PTI, during a meeting presided by Khan in Lahore, decided that the "Haqeeqi Azadi" march would move toward Rawalpindi from the spot following a public gathering.
In a statement, the PTI said the party’s leaders from Faisalabad and other parts of the country would advance toward Rawalpindi in groups, while more convoys will reach the city in the third week of November.
The party’s briefing stated that a three-member probe committee would be formed by tomorrow, which will provide an investigation done by local police to the joint investigation team.
Following its meeting, the PTI stated that the party only has one demand: elections should be conducted as soon as possible. The party has also demanded all assemblies be dissolved and a way for immediate elections be paved across the four provinces.
During the meeting, party members also passed a resolution in favour of Khan, while all elected members of PTI in the Centre, four provinces, as well as Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan altogether would request the Supreme Court to register a first information report (FIR) against the attack on their party chief.
2022-11-09 19:46:40
PTI Chairman Imran Khan took to Twitter Wednesday evening and announced that he had discovered the assassination plot against him two months ago.
"I had discovered the assassination plot hatched against me almost two months ago & exposed it in RYK 24th Sept & Mianwali 7th Oct public rallies. Wazirabad assassination attempt followed the script."
Khan also vowed to reveal more names involved in the plot to assassinate him.
2022-11-09 19:42:12
Workers and supporters of the PTI on Wednesday evening staged a protest at Rawat.
During the protest, PTI supporters started dancing on the roads, leading to traffic jams. As a result, an ambulance was also stuck in traffic.
PTI MNA Sadaqat Abbasi was also part of the protest camp.
2022-11-09 19:30:46
AML chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Wednesday claimed that PTI Chairman Imran Khan's delay to arrive in Rawalpindi is part of an "important strategy".
The former interior minister took to Twitter to share his predictions on Pakistan's political climate ahead of major changes expected in the decisive month of November.
"The meetings taking place in Rawalpindi and London indicates the final round of important decisions," the politician said, predicting crucial decisions to be taken this month in Rawalpindi from "election" to "selection".
2022-11-09 14:30:20
Adviser to Chief Minister of Punjab Omar Sarfraz Cheema said PML-N leaders in Hafizabad threatened to kill Khan on stage.
Speaking with media persons, Cheema said that the situation of the country will worsen if elections are not held.
Cheema claimed that the PML-N is propagating religious hatred against Imran Khan, alleging that the interior minister was threatening the party leader even after the attack.
2022-11-09 12:57:28
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that a meeting of the workers responsible for the Lahore and Gujranwala division would take place, followed by a meeting of the party's senior leadership.
Fawad said that the party's long march will resume tomorrow. "There will be no extension in reaching Rawalpindi now and Imran Khan will be in the city with hundreds of thousands of people in the third week," he claimed.
2022-11-09 11:50:03
The flow of traffic was disrupted at different spots in Rawalpindi as the PTI supporters are staging protest. Dozens of protestors present at Shamsabad blocked both tracks of the Muree road, while several others protested at Pirwadhai.
Establishment of protest camps at Piwadhai bus stand affected the trade and transit activities. The commuters of Murree Road were forced to use service roads and streets.
2022-11-09 11:49:04
PTI leader Fayaz-ul-Hassan Chohan said that the party's sit-in will continue for the third day.
Chohan said that the PTI workers are available on the call of their leader.
He said that Imran Khan continued his struggle even after being shot and he didn't run to London on the pretext of getting platelets.
2022-11-09 10:28:31
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the protests against the attempt on party chief Imran Khan's life in Wazirabad continue across the country as the FIR registered on the case is "not acceptable". He said that the FIR against the assassination bid should be as per the demands of the victim.
Qureshi said that all their focus is on the FIR, which was registered without listening to what the complainant had to say.
"Justice cannot be served till [Interior Minister] Rana Sanaullah remains on his post," Qureshi said.
He said that the PTI will return only after taking the date for the next general election and the entire nation is ready for it. He said that the long march will be resumed from Wazirabad on Thursday and it will achieve its target under any circumstances.
2022-11-09 03:30:00
The patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Dr Tahirul Qadri said that Chairman Imran Khan would not have been assaulted had justice been done in the Model Town massacre case.
"No one knows whether friends or enemies are involved in the gun attack on the PTI chief," he said, speaking to journalists in Toronto.
"Friends may also be involved in the attack."
He emphasized that an accused is named in the FIR, which should be supported by evidence.
Dr Tahirul Qadri condemned the attempted assassination of Imran Khan on November 3 when the PTI chief came under a gun attack.
"I am deeply saddened to hear about the sad incident of firing at Imran Khan. I pray for the quick recovery of Imran Khan and his other party leaders who got injured in the incident," he tweeted.
2022-11-08 23:57:39
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has demanded independent investigations into the assassination attempt on his life during the long march in Wazirabad.
In an interview with TRT, Khan claimed that four people devised the plot to kill him, adding that he had told the people about the plot four months ago.
“I was already expecting something to happen,” the former prime minister added.
Referring to the suspect’s confessional statement issued on media minutes after the attack on Khan, the former prime minister said the coalition government and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah deliberately aired such a video to link the incident with religion and divert people’s attention from the four people.
“Bulletproof glasses don't matter for the powerful people who planned to kill me,” said Khan.
Khan said he had been receiving threats for the past few months from the government in connection with the long march. “I have decided not to compromise on the struggle for Haqeeqi Azadi,” said the PTI leader.
“Assassination attempt on my life is our internal issue and we have to resolve it here,” he added.
The former prime minister said that the only way forward is to let the people elect the government of their choice.
Responding to another question, Khan said the PTI has failed to lodge an FIR of the attack despite having its government in Punjab.
“I could not register an FIR against the three people. The Punjab police have refused to lodge the FIR,” Khan added.
The PTI leader asked: “The question is here who is controlling the Punjab Police?”
2022-11-08 22:57:25
According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion Research, 59% of the survey respondents have voiced against the PTI's long march.
Meanwhile, 32% of the respondents have favoured the long march.
Fifty-four percent people suggested the PTI take its protest to the National Assembly instead of staging protests on the streets.
In the past, the public had also suggested the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to take their protests to the NA.
Thirty-eight percent said that the PTI will not benefit from the march, while 35% have shown confidence in the long march.
2022-11-08 20:45:57
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has asked his party's workers and leaders to end their protests across the country, except for those taking place in Islamabad and the areas near the federal capital, sources told Geo News.
2022-11-08 19:51:23
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday wrote another letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial requesting the formation of a judicial commission to probe the attempted assassination of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
The prime minister, in his letter, has asked the CJP to form a judicial commission comprised of the Supreme Court's all available judges.
The commission, as stated in the letter, can specifically examine five questions to understand which law enforcement agencies were responsible to provide security to the convoy; whether security protocols and other standard operating procedures were put in place to secure the convoy, and whether these protocols were adhered to; examine the facts of the incident.
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2022-11-08 19:39:33
LAHORE: Federal government Tuesday wrote a letter to the provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seeking the maintenance of law and order situation amid the protests following the assassination attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
The government, in its letter, has provided a charge sheet to both the provincial governments warning Punjab and KP of "serious consequences" if law and order is not ensured.
Khan was shot in the legs last week in Wazirabad during the long march and since then, PTI has been holding back-to-back protests across the country, disturbing the daily routine of people and causing damage to property.
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2022-11-08 18:39:14
After the PTI rejected the FIR lodged in the Wazirabad incident, Fawad Chaudhry said Imran Khan has directed the lawyers to approach the court for the registration of an FIR of the Wazirabad attack.
"...in the way that IG Punjab and DPO Gujarat tampered with the evidence due to pressure from unknown people is a cognizable offence," Chaudhry said.
2022-11-08 17:29:10
PTI Chairman Imran Khan called the first information report (FIR) registered on the Wazirabad incident "farcical" and said he would give his position through his lawyers.
"All my life I dreamt of seeing my country as a prospering welfare state and my struggle throughout has been to make this dream a reality for my nation.
Khan the nation has awakened, understood, and risen in support of his message of justice, freedom, and national sovereignty.
"When we are so close to our goal no fear or threat of death can stop my struggle. Our peaceful protests and dialogue are only for Pakistan's Haqeeqi Azadi."
2022-11-08 16:04:35
Senior lawyer Aitizaz Ahsan met PTI Chairman Imran Khan and inquired about his health at the latter's Zaman Park residence in Lahore.
2022-11-08 15:54:14
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah asked the provincial government of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to open up the national highways.
Addressing a press conference, the interior minister said that a “fitna march” is ongoing in Khyber Pakhtunkwa and Punjab, adding that roads were being blocked due to this.
“I strongly request the provincial governments to open the national highways immediately,” said Sanaullah. He also apologised to the people affected by the march on behalf of the federal government.
The minister also said that only a few thousand people are protesting in the two provinces and urged the police to keep legal options open.
2022-11-08 15:38:31
The PTI workers protested outside the office of Punjab's inspector general of police over the FIR on the attack on Imran Khan in Wazirabad.
The workers set fire to the tires outside the office while the police barricaded the main road outside the IG's office.
A heavy police force has been deployed to stop the protesters.
2022-11-08 15:08:56
The police said that the main suspect Naveed has been formally arrested.
Station House Office of Sohdra police station Imtiaz Ahmed has been appointed as the investigating officer case pertaining to the attack on Imran Khan.
2022-11-08 15:00:09
Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed said that Islamabad belongs to everyone and that no power can stop PTI from going to the capital.
Rasheed said that the attack on Imran Khan is not the last conspiracy carried out by the mafia.
"These 13 parties are not capable of contesting the polls, they only want a fight between the nation and institutions to extend the date of elections," he added.
2022-11-08 14:37:24
Supporters of former PTI Chairman Imran Khan blocked roads near the capital, disrupting traffic and forcing schools to close, as they protested against a bid to assassinate their leader in Wazirabad.
"People are finding it very hard to go to work," said police official Yawar Ali.
"Families have been stuck in the traffic for hours. We've even got reports that the protesters have not let ambulances pass."
2022-11-08 13:22:00
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry appreciated Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's statement, saying that he has given a 'mature' statement unlike the toadies in his party.
Fawad also urged Bilawal to release the PTI workers who were arrested and said that they only demanded a transparent investigation into the matter.
2022-11-08 13:21:05
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari called for a "free, fair, and impartial" investigation against the assassination attempt on Imran Khan to bring the facts forward.
Speaking in an interview with CNN, Bilawal highly condemned the incident, saying that this was an attack on the former prime minister and it needs to be investigated in an impartial and proper manner.
2022-11-08 12:59:03
The Islamabad Police has sought permission for the clearance of Lahore-Peshawar Motorway blocked by PTI supporters, which is also the road leading to Islamabad airport, in a letter to the interior secretary and chief commissioner.
The police stated in the letter that the airport comes under the banner of vital installations and the ways leading to it hold immense importance.
"All the VVIP movements are made through the same route. The ambassadors and foreigners take the same road to access the federal capital," the letter stated.
Any untoward incident may bring bad name to the country, it added.
However, the airport and ways leading to it come under Punjab government's jurisdiction.
Therefore, the police sought complete authority to clear the routes and called for directives to Punjab chief secretary and Punjab police chief. Moreover, it also asked for all the provinces to be directed to give access to the three toll plazas.
2022-11-08 12:21:46
The protests by PTI supporters against the attempt on Imran Khan's life continued at M2 Motorway on the second day as they set the tyres and bushes around the motorway on fire. Long queues of cars formed on the road causing inconvenience to the commuters as the protestors blocked the motorway for traffic.
2022-11-08 12:17:44
The Rawalpindi traffic police said that Murree Road is blocked from both sides due to PTI's protest.
Ratta Shah Chowk, GT Road Taxila, and Sarai Kala Chowk are also closed.
It has asked commuters to use internal routes, Old Airport Road, Mall Road and Peshawar Road.
2022-11-08 12:11:56
The Lahore High Court dismissed the petition against the arrest without FIR of suspect Naveed who attacked Imran Khan in Wazirabad.
The court said that the petition is ineffective as an FIR has been filed against the suspect.
Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Pannu heard the petition filed by lawyer Dilshad Khan.
The high court had objected that the petitioner is not an affected party.
2022-11-08 11:26:35
PTI leader Musarrat Cheema said that "no government official could be more important than the leader who bagged over 20 million votes and with whom the future of this country is affiliated".
"Present yourself for investigations. Why hiding (the matter) when no crime has been committed," she wrote in a tweet.
2022-11-08 10:42:14
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The PTI is continuing its protest in the Shamsabad area of Rawalpindi.
The demonstration has caused a traffic jam on Murree Road, forcing the public to use the service road.
2022-11-08 07:42:01
The PTI leaders have rejected the FIR and called it a "mockery of the law and the top court's order."
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that the FIR is nothing more than a piece of paper if it doesn't name the three accused nominated by Imran Khan. The PTI will only accept an FIR if the names of the three high officials are on it.
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2022-11-08 07:13:58
Acting upon the order of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the police have lodged an FIR against the attempted assassination of PTI chairman Imran Khan.
The FIR was registered several days after the PTI chief came under an assassination attempt.
The apex court issued an order to the IG of Punjab police, Faisal Shahkar to file the FIR in line with the law. He was also ordered to submit a report within 24 hours.
The FIR has been lodged at the City police station in Wazirabad with sub-inspector Aamir Shahzad as the complainant.
The prime suspect, Naveed, who was captured at the crime scene, has been nominated in the case. The FIR was registered under various charges including terrorism, murder and attempt to murder with sections 302, 324, 440 and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 included.
2022-11-07 22:46:48
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif took a jibe at Imran Khan and said that "he has lost his mind after losing power, which is why he keeps hurling abuses at everyone."
"Khan just wants the DG ISI to be politically beneficial for him," Asif said while speaking during Geo News' programme "Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Ke Saath" adding that institutions should be praised for obeying the Constitution and rule of law.
2022-11-07 22:35:33
A man was subjected to severe torture by PTI’s workers for allegedly criticising the party’s senior leader Yasmin Rashid during their protest in Lahore.
The PTI workers claimed that the man, Ali Raza, is under the influence of alcohol.
Talking to Geo News, Raza rejected the allegations and presented himself for medical examination.
With tears in his eyes, Raza claimed that he is a worker of PTI and Imran Khan. "I was subjected to severe torture when I was trying to climb up the stage."
2022-11-07 21:59:47
In compliance with the direction of SC, Punjab Police finally registered an FIR in the attempted assassination case of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in Wazirabad after four days, sources say.
On November 3, at least 14 people, including former prime minister Imran Khan sustained bullet injuries when a suspect opened fire during the PTI’s protest rally at Allahwala Chowk.
The FIR has been registered under the charges of murder, attempt to murder, terrorism and others at the City Police Station in Wazirabad, sources said.
Naveed, the suspect arrested at the crime scene, has formally been nominated in the FIR, they said, adding that the FIR would be presented in the SC tomorrow.
2022-11-07 21:36:51
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Rawalpindi's district administration has announced the closure of educational institutions in light of the law and order situation amid PTI's protests.
The educational institutions will remain closed on November 8-9, a notification said.
2022-11-07 19:59:49
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar said that he will be participating in the long march along with other party leaders on Thursday.
"The long march beginning from the Grant Trunk Road will be led by Shah Mehmood Qureshi," Umar said. "On the other hand, I will be leading the march from Toba Tek Singh, Faisalabad Division."
The former planning minister said that marches in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa begin from three different sides and will be led byAli Amin Gandapur.
"Mahmood Khan and Murad Saeed will lead the march from the Malakand Division, while the march from Peshawar and Hazara Division will be led by Pervez Khattak," he said.
2022-11-07 19:58:29
RAWALPINDI: PTI workers are protesting at Rawalpindi's IJP Road. They have also pitched tents in the middle of the road — due to which it has been closed to traffic.
2022-11-07 19:32:07
A PTI worker Monday got injured after getting electrocuted and falling to the ground in his bid to climb up an electricity pole on Rawalpindi's Murree Road, rescue officials said.
The man, identified as Zeenatullah, received an electric shock and descended straight towards the ground after clinging to the pole's heavy-duty wires.
Rescue workers reached the incident's spot to shift the man to the hospital; however, the ambulance found it difficult to wade through the traffic jams.
The 23-year-old resident of district Orakzai is being provided medical treatment following his injury.
2022-11-07 18:03:50
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, while speaking to workers at Zaman Park, Lahore, announced that the party's long march will be resumed on Thursday (November 10).
This is the third time that the party has changed the date of the march. First, the party had said the march will be resumed on Tuesday, November 8 but later changed the date to Wednesday, November 9.
Qureshi also said that despite the passage of many hours, a first information report (FIR) has not been filed against the attack on party chief Imran Khan.
"Registering an FIR is our top-most priority right now," he said.
2022-11-07 17:41:40
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LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said that "my long march will achieve the target under any circumstances."
The ex-prime minister, during a meeting with representatives of media bodies, said that the party would back off only after getting the date for general elections.
Khan said that no compromise can be made with PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
He said the march would be led by PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar and party's vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Khan said that the personnel of the armed forces standing guard on the borders were like his "children" and that going against the institution was not an option for the party.
2022-11-07 16:04:55
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the party would stage a peaceful demonstration outside the Governor House later today.
Talking about the first information report not being registered regarding the Wazirabad incident, the PTI leader said that Inspector-General of Police (Punjab) Faisal Shahkar could not satisfy anyone in this regard.
Qureshi further said that Imran Khan would address the march and protests through a video link as he is unable to walk.
2022-11-07 16:00:53
PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry has announced that the party's long march will resume on Wednesday instead of Tuesday at 2pm.
2022-11-07 14:58:11
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi met PTI Chairman Imran Khan at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore. The CM inquired after Khan and spoke about the matters related to the next phase of long march, security and registration of FIR against attack on Khan.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry, PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi and others were also present on the occasion.
2022-11-07 14:48:57
The federal government wrote a letter to the Punjab government for the immediate registration of an FIR against the attack on Imran Khan to find the culprits and serve justice.
The letter has been addressed to the Punjab chief secretary, additional chief secretary and inspector-general.
"Delay in the registration of FIR is not the right thing. The FIR should be registered keeping solid evidence in view instead of speculations."
2022-11-07 13:41:12
PTI Chairman Imran Khan wrote a letter to President Arif Alvi saying that the entire nation has been supporting his call for "Haqeeqi Azadi" ever since the PTI government was toppled.
PTI has been facing false allegations, harassment, baseless arrests and tactics like torture in detention, he wrote, adding that Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah repeatedly "threatens to kill me".
He urged the president to arrange an investigation to determine who is responsible and to hold the culprits accountable.
2022-11-07 14:19:59
PTI leader Fayyaz Chauhan has said PTI protests are underway at 10-12 different spots in Rawalpindi.
“We demand FIR of an assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan be registered,” Chauhan said.
He said the Supreme Court of Pakistan also directed the inspector general of Punjab Police to file a case.
“As long as the government doesn’t announce a date for general elections, the protests will go on,” the PTI leader said and added, “FIA and police plainclothesmen are scouring Rawalpindi”. He said they were ready for arrests and standing by Imran Khan.
2022-11-07 14:07:59
PTI's Senator Ejaz Chaudhary shared on Twitter that the party will protest outside Governor House today at 7pm.
2022-11-07 13:40:29
The neighbour of the prime suspect in the attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan was arrested in a joint operation by police and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Wazirabad, sources said.
Sources affiliated with the police said that the arrested suspect was identified as Ahsan who owns a computer hardware shop.
2022-11-07 13:13:29
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry called the Supreme Court’s orders to register an FIR of the attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan within 24 hours "the first step towards justice" in a tweet posted shortly after the apex court issued its directives.
2022-11-07 11:57:13
The Supreme Court ordered Punjab inspector-general to register an FIR over the attempt on the life of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
Read here.
2022-11-07 11:31:06
Advisor to Prime Minister Amir Muqam claimed that the PTI chief was lying continuously and making up new things.
Speaking in Lahore, Muqam said that the former prime minister is only worried about his politics and once again plans to siege Islamabad.
2022-11-07 10:49:53
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices to PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan for November 11 over Islamabad district administration's miscellaneous plea seeking dismissal of former's plea for NOC to hold jalsa and sit-ins in the federal capital.
The court held a combined hearing on the district administration and Awan's pleas.
The government lawyer maintained that the PTI had sought NOC for the rally from November 3 to 5 but these dates have passed therefore the plea has become ineffective.
2022-11-07 10:39:46
PTI shared a video of Pakistani-Americans, led by party's New York wing president Amjad Nawaz, gathered at Times Square to show support for the "Haqeeqi Azadi" march.
2022-11-07 10:34:23
The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have decided to launch a crackdown against key PTI leaders, sources privy to the matter said.
Sources said that the decision to arrest PTI leaders including Parvez Khattak, Sheikh Rashid Shafiq, Amir Kayani, Ali Amin Gandapur and Aamir Dogar and others has been taken.
Moreover, action against individuals involved in blocking ways leading to Islamabad airport will also be taken.
2022-11-07 10:19:47
The Islamabad Police said that action will be taken against those who protest in the capital without the permission of the administration.
In a statement issued by the spokesperson, the political leaders with cases registered against them will be arrested.
The spokesperson also requested the political leaders to protest at the deisgnated spots with the permission from the administration, asking the public to report any suspicious activity to 15.
The police also told the people to call 15 to check the conditions of the routes as the political leaders have announced the closure of routes.
The spokesperson added that routes will remain open national and international travellers coming from Islamabad International Airport, adding that federal law enforcement agencies will monitor routes to the airport and highways.
2022-11-07 09:44:16
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial is likely to deliberate on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's request for a full court to examine the assassination attempt of PTI chief Imran Khan, The News reported Monday.
PM Shehbaz requested Justice Bandial to form a full-court commission to investigate the attack on the former prime minister to end "chaos and evil". He added that he would write to the chief justice to form a full court soon.
During the press conference in Lahore, the PM said that questions will be raised in the future if this appeal is not listened to, urging that a judicial investigation was important to bring the truth before the people.
Well-placed sources privy to the development confirmed to The News on Sunday that Justice Bandial will consult fellow judges of the Supreme Court today on the premier's presser.
Read more here.
2022-11-06 23:13:03
PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi, while addressing a protest rally in Faisalabad, said that the "plan of the oppressors to kill Imran Khan has failed."
He added that even 72 hours after the attack, a first information report (FIR) has not been registered.
The former foreign minister added that while PM Shehbaz Sharif is forming a committee to probe the attack, the investigating officers will be the government's own people.
"How can you trust such an investigation?"
2022-11-06 21:41:09
The PTI announced thatit will lead a protest tomorrow in Lahore outside the Governor House at 7pm.
The party wrote on Twitter that the central leadership will also address the protest.
2022-11-06 17:27:48
PTI chairman has reached his residence in Lahore.
2022-11-06 16:46:16
Imran Khan, after being discharged from the Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore, is on his way to his home in Zaman Park.
2022-11-06 15:45:49
PTI chief Imran Khan said that his party would be resuming its march to Islamabad on Tuesday, November 8, and he will join the protestors from Rawalpindi.
“We will start the march from Tuesday. I will hold an address daily,” Khan said while speaking at the hospital. He added that he would lead the march from Rawalpindi when it arrives in 10-15 days.
Khan called on his supporters to reach Rawalpindi as an announcement of the long march’s resumption, saying that the reason the Pakistani nation is treated as beggars is not because of the lack of resources but due to a lack of justice.
“It is time to realise Haqeeqi Azadi. All of you should come and reach Rawalpindi when I join the party and lead [the march.”
2022-11-06 15:31:53
Addressing a press conference from the hospital, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that "slave nations cannot rise".
"My first point is what will the judicial commission do when the three people I named are the ones who will head the investigation," said Khan. He added that he sought the interior minister, prime minister and a military official's resignation as he wants "transparent investigations because there is an entire pattern".
"First, video surfaces that I’m committing blasphemy, it should be probed in the investigations. The video is then highlighted by a journalist affiliated with a political party. After this, a press conference is held by Maryam Safdar, Marriyum Aurangzeb and Javed Latif and they say that I committed blasphemy," said the PTI chief.
The PTI chief said that he was seeking an FIR against the three people he named as he was aware that they wanted to murder him just like Salman Taseer.
The former prime minister questioned how did it happen that the gunman's interview was leaked despite PTI having a government in Punjab.
"We ask the police and they say they were under pressure, when we ask the IG, he says it was hacked," said Khan. He also demanded that a judicial commission be formed to probe Arshad Sharif’s murder.
2022-11-06 15:01:16
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the "foreign-funded fitna can hold a two-hour long press talk but cannot register an FIR against the murderous attack against him".
Taking a jibe at the PTI chief, Marriyum alleged that Imran Khan is pressuring the Punjab administration to register a fake FIR.
"Foreign-funded fitna is adamant to register a fake FIR as per his wishes," she alleged.
2022-11-06 14:20:44
Punjab Govt Spokesperson Musarrat Cheema shared that former prime minister Imran Khan will address a press conference after 3pm.
Cheema said that the PTI chief will share his future course of action during the press conference.
2022-11-06 12:27:19
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry shared that PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be holding a press conference today.
Fawad said that the party was hopeful of the PTI chief getting discharged from the hospital but clarified that the doctors have not given a confirmation of it yet. He added that the party has also called off its protests today in view of the Raiwand dua.
2022-11-06 12:06:03
Inspector General Punjab Police Faisal Shahkar has decided to resign, saying that the matters were going somewhere else regarding the registration of the FIR of the attack on Imran Khan, sources told Geo News.
The sources revealed that the IG has written to the federal government about the non-continuation of services.
They further said that there were tensions between the Punjab government and the IG over the transfer, posting and other issues.
"I can't work anymore," said Shahkar.
2022-11-06 11:38:28
Punjab Govt spokepserson Musarrat Cheema shared that PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be discharged from the Shaukat Khanum Hospital today.
Cheema said that due to the prayers of millions Khan's life was saved, adding that the PTI chief will announce a future course of action.
2022-11-06 11:30:27
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The police arrested PML-N leader Rai Qamar for issuing threats to PTI Chairman Imran Khan, said Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi.
Elahi said that legal action will be taken indiscriminately against anyone who threatens the PTI chief.
"No one will be allowed to take law into their own hands," he tweeted.
2022-11-05 23:43:34
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar said the next phase of the long march would be announced tomorrow and asked workers to end the roadblocks.
2022-11-05 23:41:27
The federal government Saturday suspended the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Ghulam Muhammad Dogar for allegedly failing to protect Punjab's Governor House, sources told Geo News.
The establishment division of the government issued a notification to suspend the 21-grade officer of the police service.
“Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, a BS-21 officer of the Police Service of Pakistan presently serving under Government of Punjab, is placed under suspension, with immediate effect and until further orders,” the notification issued by the establishment division read.
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2022-11-05 22:53:19
The coalition government has decided to take action against PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his aides for levelling allegations against the armed forces.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took the decision during a meeting in Punjab's capital, a statement issued in this regard said, after the PTI chief upped the ante against the government and institutions.
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2022-11-05 21:51:25
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday requested Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial to form a full court commission to investigate the assassination attack against PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
“The chief justice should form a full court commissioner to end this chaos and evil. If my appeal is not listened to, questions will be raised in future,” the prime minister said addressing a press conference in Lahore.
“I will appear in the court whenever you will ask me to come,” PM Shehbaz said maintaining that he will write a letter to the chief justice to form a full court soon and accept its verdict.
Read complete story here.
2022-11-05 20:53:31
The protests in Peshawar, Karachi, and Rawalpindi have ended after the workers staged sit-ins for hours.
2022-11-05 20:51:09
ISLAMABAD: The federal government Saturday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to immediately revoke the ban on broadcasting PTI Chairman Imran Khan's speeches, sources told Geo News.
The government has directed the authority for revocation by exercising Section 5.
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2022-11-05 20:11:05
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar said it is impossible for party supporters and workers to sit quietly when “our red line [Imran Khan] is crossed.
“A well-planned attempt was made to kill Khan,” he said addressing the protestors at Liberty Chowk.
Umar said that witnesses have seen that the fire was opened by more than one person, questioning the authorities that till when can they stop authorities from registering an FIR.
2022-11-05 20:05:21
Police have opened Karachi's Numaish Chowrangi for traffic after pushing back PTI protesters. However, the workers are now staging the protest near Turbat Centre on MA Jinnah Road.
2022-11-05 20:01:01
President Dr Arif Alvi and First Lady Begum Samina Alvi visited Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Lahore to inquire about the health of PTI Chairman Imran khan.
The president and the First Lady expressed their best wishes and prayed for his speedy recovery. They stayed with Imran Khan for almost three hours.
During the visit, the president and Khan also exchanged views on the dire political and economic situation of the country.
The president once again condemned the cowardly attack on Khan and called upon the government to take all possible measures to bring the culprits to justice.
2022-11-05 19:55:04
PTI workers are intermittently pelting stones at Islamabad Police personnel in Faizabad as the authorities attempt to clear the road for commuters.
2022-11-05 19:38:05
The Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Saturday imposed a ban on all satellite TV channels from broadcasting and rebroadcasting PTI chief Imran Khan’s speeches and press conferences.
According to a notice issued, the regulatory authority said that Khan during his long march speeches and a day ago had “made aspersions against the state institutions by levelling baseless allegations for orchestrating an assassination plan”.
It added that airing such content was likely to create “hatred among the people or was prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order or was likely to disturb public peace and tranquillity or endanger national security”.
The PEMRA mentioned that this was a serious violation of Article 19 of the Constitution and Section 27 pf PEMRA Ordinance 2002 as well as Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015.
“In case of any violation, observed licence may be suspended … without any show-cause notice in the public interest along with other enabling provisions of law,” the notice read.
2022-11-05 19:17:38
Hundreds of PTI supporters reached Numaish Chowrangi to stage a protest on the call of senior party leaders.
The provincial administration has deployed a heavy police force near Numaish Chowrangi and MA Jinnah Road to control the protestors.
The local government has summoned anti-rights force and personnel from all police stations present in the East.
2022-11-05 19:00:53
The PTI workers in Gujar Khan have dispersed after holding a brief protest on GT Road.
2022-11-05 18:56:52
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Police have fired tear gas at protesters after PTI workers stage a protest in Faizabad, blocking roads and causing trouble to the commuters.
The protesters included women and children who were chanting anti-government slogans. After police fired tear gas, the protesters dispersed.
Separately, they have also blocked the Islamabad Expressway.
2022-11-05 18:15:36
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed concerns over the non-registration of a first information report (FIR) in relation to the attack on the party's chairman Imran Khan.
In a press conference outside the hospital after visiting Khan, he said more than two days have passed since the attack on the PTI chief and expressed concerns.
"The plaintiff has the right to express his position through FIR. Facts can be ascertained through a transparent investigation. There is a big question that is being raised nowadays — that the FIR of the attack on the most popular political leader is not being registered."
He added that the police might be "pressurised" to not register the FIR.
2022-11-05 17:53:12
PTI workers are protesting at Muzaffargarh's Chenab bridge, and they have also blocked the roads. The commuters are facing severe difficulties.
2022-11-05 17:36:19
The Rawalpindi administration has deployed police and FC personnel in light of the PTI's protests. The police have also drafted a security plan.
2022-11-05 17:14:12
PTI workers are protestingin Bahawalpur in line with party's secretary-general Asad Umar's directions.
2022-11-05 16:24:46
NAROWAL: Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, Saturday alleged PTI Chairman Imran Khan was inciting his workers against the state institutions.
"Khan is levelling baseless allegations against sensitive state institutions and enemy agencies must be rejoicing today as he was speaking their language," said Iqbal talking to journalists in Narowal.
He said as long as the religion card would be misused in politics, extremism could not be eliminated from the country.
“Khan became a victim of religious fanaticism, as he himself used it to incite religious sentiments through his poisonous statements,” he added.
Iqbal also claimed the PTI government had used the religious card that led to an armed bid on his life.
PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal, who was an interior minister then, was injured after a young man opened fire on him at a corner meeting in his constituency in Narowal on May 7, 2018
2022-11-05 16:23:45
KARACHI: PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari Saturday said that "one man" (an indirect reference to Imran Khan) could not be allowed to turn the country into an anarchist state and that they would not tolerate any attack on institutions.
“One man is crossing every line to plunge the country into chaos,” Zardari said while slamming the PTI for "spewing venom against the country's agencies".
“That man neither cares about the integrity of the country, nor does he have any respect for the institutions. All he thinks about is power, power, and only power.”
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2022-11-05 15:58:06
PTI leader Omar Ayub Khan said that the special guard present with Imran Khan received six bullets in his leg and arm when the firing on Khan took place.
"It is a miracle that the bullets did not touch any artery or bone. Zahid is a brave and fearless soldier," he said.
2022-11-05 15:52:13
PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the bullet that hit Imran Khan was a conspiracy to harm the honour of this country.
Taking to Twitter, Qureshi said: "We are a living nation and this nation will not sit still."
The former foreign minister also said that the party will stage a peaceful protest across the country at 5pm today.
2022-11-05 15:34:13
The district administration of Islamabad has denied permission to PTI to hold a jalsa or sit-in in the federal capital in order to maintain peace and security.
In a miscellaneous plea filed in Islamabad High Court (IHC), Islamabad advocate general has requested the dismissal of PTI's plea seeking NOC for the rally and sit-in, citing threats to Imran Khan's life.
The Islamabad administration has based their argument on examples of killings motivated by religious extremism.
2022-11-05 13:59:37
PTI Chairman Imran Khan's lawyer has filed a plea seeking deferral of the contempt of court case proceedings against him in the Supreme Court which has sought an explanation for the incidents of May 25, 2022, from the party leader in a contempt case filed against him.
"My client is admitted to a hospital due to the unfortunate incident and therefore is unable to submit the sought response on the matter," the lawyer stated in the plea while requesting the court not to fix the hearing for a while now.
2022-11-05 12:08:45
PTI leader Shibli Faraz says that Imran Khan will be moved to his home within two days.
Faraz said that a complete investigation of the assassination attempt on Khan should take place as it wasn't the act of an individual.
"This was not done by just one person, there is a conspiracy behind it," he added.
2022-11-05 11:49:06
At least 24 people including PTI leaders have been booked in a case for protesting over the assassination attempt on PTI chair Imran Khan.
As per the police, the nominated protestors put up resistance against the police and damaged government property. The nominated PTI leaders include Ali Ahmed Awan, Amir Mehmood Kayani, Wasif Qayyum and others.
An FIR of the case stated that the protestors attacked the police and FC personnel with sticks and pelted stones at them, which resulted in the injury of nine FC personnel and five cops.
2022-11-05 09:42:22
PTI's Lahore division Secretary Zubair Niazi said that the police are not accepting their complaint to register a case against the assassination attempt on PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
The leader said in a media talk that he has been at the Wazirabad City Police Station to lodge an FIR and that the SHO took a picture of their complaint and shared it with the district police officer, but the police did not officially register a case.
2022-11-05 09:19:03
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has taken over the probe into the attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
Security sources said that the main accused Naveed was taken to the CTD cell in Chung, where he is being interrogated by the CTD and other agencies.
Sources said that it has also been decided to conduct a polygraph test on the suspect, while a case against the incident will be registered at the CTD or a local police station.
2022-11-05 08:42:57
Punjab Governor House administration wrote a letter to Punjab chief secretary and inspector general of police requesting the deployment of more police force for the security of the Punjab Governor and his family, and staff residing in the Governor House.
The Governor House requested Punjab government to take all possible measures to stop the mob from entering the premises. The administration also asked for the registration of cases against the protesters for breaking the law.
2022-11-04 23:53:57
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan wanted to lodge a first information report (FIR) of his choice regarding the attack on him instead of following the law.
In a statement, Aurangzeb said that police and investigation agencies have been barred from entering the Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
Rejecting the allegations of Khan and PTI about the assassination attempt, the information minister said that the incident took place in Gujarat — the constituency of Punjab CM Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.
2022-11-04 23:38:08
Responding to PTI Chairman Imran Khan's allegations that three people, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a major of the Pakistan army, were involved in plotting his assassination, the country's military rejected the statement as "baseless."
According to a press release by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the "baseless and irresponsible allegations by Chairman PTI against the institution and particularly a senior army officer are absolutely unacceptable and uncalled for."
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2022-11-04 23:09:08
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar Friday announced that PTI would stage a countrywide protest at 5pm tomorrow.
The senior party leader said that he too would join protesters at Liberty Chowk, Lahore.
2022-11-04 22:54:55
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that Imran Khan started the fire of hatred in politics, so now he will himself going to burn in it.
"The use of blind religious fanaticism in politics will sink them," Fazl said, adding that the Gujranwala incident took place in Punjab, where a PTI-backed government is in power.
"The suspect was caught by a PTI worker and handed over to the Punjab Police after which the police acquired a statement from him. They are spreading provocation by falsely accusing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Rana Sana, and army officers."
A high-level investigation of the matter is necessary so that the nation can know the real facts, the JUI-F chief said.
2022-11-04 20:24:32
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Friday revealed that he already knew about the looming danger as he broke the silence a day after being shot during an "assassination attempt."
Addressing the PTI supporters from Shaukat Khanum Hospital — where he is receiving treatment for his injuries — Khan said: "I had already learned that there was a plan in place to kill me somewhere between Wazirabad and Gujrat."
2022-11-04 18:54:07
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, while addressing a workers' convention, said that the province where Imran Khan was attacked is responsible.
"Whatever happened in the long march should be condemned," Asif said, adding that taking political advantage of such incidents is also condemnable.
"Those who were injured did not receive any medical treatment," the defence minister said.
He added that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and the establishment are being targeted for no reason.
2022-11-04 18:41:56
After a brief pause, police resumed using tear gas shells to disperse the protester.
Police said that demonstrators were present in small groups from Faizabad to Shamsabad.
2022-11-04 18:21:23
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Islamabad Police said protesters near Faizabad are pelting stones and using slingshots to attack police personnel.
Taking to Twitter, ICT Police urged protestors to maintain law and order, advising them to protect their children.
2022-11-04 17:20:09
The Spokesperson to the Chief Minister of Punjab Musarrat Cheema took to Twitter and announced that Khan would hold the press conference after 6pm.
The PTI had earlier said Khan would hold the address at 4pm.
2022-11-04 17:17:59
Reacting to the protests across the country, PTI leader Pervez Khattak took to his Twitter account and told the government that chaotic scenes are ensuing across the country because the party's "red line was crossed."
"You crossed our red line…..Now face the music," the former defence minister wrote on Twitter.
2022-11-04 16:35:52
Fawad Chaudhry said that the senior leadership of the PTI held a meeting with Khan's doctors to discuss his operation. He said that initial details indicate that the PTI chief was not shot by a lone wolf but by multiple attackers were involved.
He further said that Khan was the head of Pakistan's largest and only federal party. "An attack on Imran Khan is an attack on Pakistan," he said, adding that during the meeting, the martyrdom of Mozam Gondal and the courage and bravery demonstrated by Ibtisam were lauded by the leaders.
"The leadership examined the background of the attack in detail and described it as a "prelude to a well-thought-out conspiracy", he said.
Fawad claimed that the masterminds behind the attack include three main suspects — Shehbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah, and a major from the army. "Without removing them from their posts, it is not possible to proceed with the investigation."
2022-11-04 15:43:39
The police have arrested two more suspects, involved in the assassination attempt of Imran Khan, based on the information provided by the prime suspect Naveed, said sources.
The police sources revealed that the two other suspects — Waqas and Sajid Butt — sold Naveed a pistol and bullets for Rs20,000. They said that the pistol was given without any number and license
The police arrested them from Wazirabad, said the sources.
2022-11-04 15:32:01
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LAHORE: PTI’s provincial lawmaker Seemabia Tahir Friday moved a resolution in Punjab Assembly that condemns the cowardly bid on the life of former prime minister Imran Khan in Wazirabad.
The resolution states that this forum decries the attack on the PTI chairman in the strongest of words and expresses its utmost grief over the martyrdom of a party worker.
“This house equally shares the sorrow of the bereaved family and salutes the bravery of the victims. It also honours the valiant worker who, putting his own life at stake, stopped the attacker. And because of his effort, the country averted a huge mishap,” the resolution said.
The resolution further states that this house prays to Allah Almighty for the elevation of the martyr’s ranks in paradise and for saving Pakistan from any catastrophe in the days to come.
2022-11-04 14:38:28
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LAHORE: PTI leaders have started arriving at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital to attend the consultative meeting which will be held under the chairmanship of Imran Khan.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry, Imran Ismail, and Zulfi Bukhari and other leaders have arrived at the hospital.
PTI's future action plan will be decided in the meeting.
2022-11-04 12:00:00
The brother of the man who lost his life a day back during the assassination attempt on PTI Chairman Imran Khan has asked that the former prime minister and Punjab government "not spare the criminals [responsible] under any circumstances".
The victim, Moazzam Gondal, was attending the march with his children when the incident took place.
"We are proud that our brother lost his life bravely," Moazzam's brother said. He added that he hopes the sacrifice of his brother will not go in vain.
2022-11-04 14:03:15
Federal minister Shazia Marri said that it is very important to investigate the attack on Imran Khan and there should be no neglect.
Marri condemned the attack on Imran Khan, saying that everyone has a right to protest peacefully but it shouldn't be provocative.
"Hope Imran Niazi will show responsibility," she added.
2022-11-04 13:52:53
The minister said that the ruling parties are willing to inquire about Imran Khan’s health in person if the environment improves.
“Before when Imran Khan had an incident, Nawaz Sharif went to inquire about his health,” said Sanaullah. He added that the prime minister is considering going to inquire about Khan’s health and will take a decision on this.
2022-11-04 13:52:12
PTI's dissident lawmaker Noor Alam Khan said that even though politics is important, institutions should not be criticised.
Speaking in the lower house, Alam requested the assembly to bring a resolution against the campaign launched against the Pakistan Army.
He condemned the attack on Imran Khan and requested to not encourage the workers to attack people's houses.
2022-11-04 13:49:00
Rejecting the allegations made by PTI against him, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that they see Imran Khan as a political opponent, not as an enemy.
“We see Imran Khan as a political opponent, not an enemy. Imran Khan thinks of political opponents as enemies,” said Sanaullah during a press conference.
The minister also pointed out that the suspect is in police’s custody and his statement was recorded in Gujrat.
“No FIR has been registered of the incident. Maybe they are trying to register the FIR as per their wishes,” said Sanaullah.
2022-11-04 13:05:22
Lawyers from the Insaf Lawyers Forum protested outside the Supreme Court and chanted slogans outside the Election Commission of Pakistan over the attack on Imran Khan.
They dispersed after protesting for some time.
Earlier, the rally was stopped by the Islamabad Police from entering the Red Zone area. But was allowed to go after the assistant commissioner gave the approval.
2022-11-04 12:51:08
Asif alleged that the PTI used the attack for political purposes. He appealed that the matter should not be turned into political.
The minister also stated that the IG Punjab had warned of a firing or bomb attack on the march.
“Everyone condemned the incident that happened yesterday. There is no doubt that the incident is shameful for the whole nation,” said Asif. He added that the federal government want the reason behind the attack to come out.
The minister also shared that the suspect’s statement pointed out that the attack was due to religious fanaticism.
2022-11-04 12:42:49
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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif reiterated calls for the formation of a joint investigation team to probe the attack on Imran Khan's life.
Addressing the National Assembly, Asif said that members with whom the PTI had objections should be removed.
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LAHORE: The preliminary investigation revealed that the person who attacked Imran Khan is a drug addict.
According to the investigation, the suspect bought 46 bullets along with the pistol. He first tried to use the roof of a mosque, however, the police did not allow him to go there due to Asr prayers.
The suspect reached the site through Bypass Road, per the investigation. It also revealed that the suspect asked the participants in the march to pray and stop the party anthem.
2022-11-04 11:55:51
The Insaf Lawyers Forum started a protest against the attack on Imran Khan.
The lawyer's community from Rawalpindi and Islamabad also participated in the protest.
The rally will be go from the district court in F-8 to the Supreme Court.
2022-11-04 11:49:25
The police have arrested a suspicious person outside Shaukat Khanum Hospital Lahore.
The police said that the person belongs to Raiwind.
2022-11-04 11:26:14
The top PTI leadership has decided to hold a consultative meeting at 1pm today under the chairmanship of Imran Khan, spokesperson of Punjab the chief minister, Musarrat Cheema said.
The meeting will take place at Shaukat Khanum hospital after which further action plans will be announced, Cheema said on Twitter.
She said that the workers should be ready for Imran Khan's call.
2022-11-04 10:59:53
WAZIRABAD: The investigation into the attack on Imran Khan is ongoing at the Allahwala Chowk.
The police, security and forensic teams are busy collecting evidence from the site of the incident.
The police are also investigating the suspect and his family who are in custody. The bullet shells found from the crime scene and the videos of the incident are also being examined.
According to the preliminary investigation, the suspect used a 9mm pistol. The police have recovered the two gun magazines and 20 bullets from the suspect.
There are 11 bullet cases recovered from the crime scene, including nine pistol bullets and two large firearm bullets, states the police report.
The investigation also revealed that the suspect came prepared with a gun and two magazines. It also states that apparently, it looks like the suspect's family was unaware of the attack.
2022-11-04 10:40:30
LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas, after meeting Imran Khan at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital, shared that the PTI chief’s health is much better.
Imran Khan’s health is much better. Let’s see what doctors advise Imran Khan,” said Raas. He also added that the party’s march towards Islamabad will continue.
2022-11-04 10:33:02
Lawyers in Bahawalpur announce strike against the attack on Imran Khan.
2022-11-04 10:20:02
PTI leader Asad Umar announced that the party will be holding countrywide protests after Friday prayers, adding that demonstrations will continue till Imran Khan's demands are met.
"Today, after Friday prayers protests will be held till Imran Khan's demands are not met. Countrywide protests to continue till demands are met," tweeted Umar.
2022-11-04 10:04:59
BAJAUR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Zakat, Usher and Social Welfare Anwar Zeb Khan threatened Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan and vowed to take “revenge” for the attack on Imran Khan.
“We are coming to Islamabad armed. Rana Sanaullah hear this, we are coming towards you with arms and ammunition,” said the minister while speaking in Bajaur.
2022-11-04 09:46:42
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Lawyers in Bhakkar will be boycotting court proceedings today due to the “assassination attempt” on Imran Khan’s life.
The strike has been called on the appeal of Punjab Bar Council, said the president of district bar association.
2022-11-04 08:46:36
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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has Friday expressed solidarity with Chairman PTI Imran Khan after a failed assassination attempt injured him.
The organisation's General Secretariat condemned the assassination attempt on Imran Khan while he was leading the party's anti-government protest march towards Islamabad. As he was about to halt his march for a speech in Wazirabad he was shot down and wounded.
In its message, the OIC reiterated its firm position against all forms of violence, extremism, and terrorism, regardless of their forms and motives.
The organisation extended heartfelt wishes to Pakistan and its people for their stability and prosperity. A statement from the General Secretariat stated that the OIC stands by Pakistan against any threats to its security and stability.
2022-11-04 07:09:39
PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid said on Friday that Chairman PTI Imran Khan was hit with two bullets to his leg.
The medico-legal procedure of Imran Khan has been completed, the PTI Central Punjab president said, speaking to the media at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore in the early hours of Friday.
2022-11-04 01:48:00
Chairman PTI Imran Khan expressed his confidence that no violence would ever take place during the long march.
The PTI chief's resolve came just two hours before Thursday's attempt on his life. "I am confident that there will be no violence in the long march," Imran said, speaking to the British media.
"I have been protesting on the streets for the last six months. The long march aims at holding the general elections and bringing change to the country."
Imran Khan emphasised that there is no other options besides holding elections.
The PTI chief reiterated his oft-repeated position that he won't form the government if he gets a debilitated government like the last time.
The coalition government was frail last time, Imran Khan said, adding, "I was not strong enough to enforce the rule of law. Therefore, I couldn't bring the powerful mafias to justice."
He asserted that the mafias had many ways to incapacitate and blackmail him.
"If I have the full number in parliament this time around, I will assume power," he vowed, saying the government can implement the law only when it has a majority in parliament.
2022-11-04 01:19:41
Police and other security agencies have completed the initial investigation of the gunfire attack on Imran Khan's container.
There are 11 bullet cases recovered from the crime scene, including nine pistol bullets and two large firearm bullets, states the police report.
The report says pistol bullets were fired at the container from underneath while larger bullets were shot from the container.
The youth Muazzam Qaiser, who lost his life, was trying to capture the accused, the report said. It added that the deceased received a gunshot to his head that killed him on the spot.
The report said that at least 13 people were wounded in the incident. Four individuals received gunshot injuries while the nature of the injuries of the rest of the people is different.
According to the report, PTI leader Faisal Javed is not among those injured by gunshot. He has a minor injury on his face, it added.
2022-11-03 23:56:48
UK's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly has said that the attack on Imran Khan is "regrettable."
In a statement, the foreign secretary said that it was condemnable that the PTI's convoy was attacked which also lead to the loss of one life.
"We express sympathy with all the victims of the attack," he said, adding that "there is no room for violence in politics".
2022-11-03 23:33:17
Saudia Arabia strongly condemned and denounced the attempted assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Kingdom's ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement.
2022-11-03 22:55:16
The PTI has announced a nation-wide shutter-down strike.
2022-11-03 22:53:09
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The White House on Thursday said it "strongly" condemns the attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was shot in the shin when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country.
"The United States strongly condemns the attack on Imran Khan and his supporters and hopes for the swift recovery of all who were injured," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
2022-11-03 22:29:53
Speaking during Geo News' programme "Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Ke Saath", Rana Sanaullah — when asked about the attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan — said that "he who digs a pit for others falls in himself".
"Khan starts his march by hurling abuses at us. Do you expect us to sing praises for him?" he told the show host.
When ask if today's incident increases the risk of martial law in the country, Sanaullah said that since the [establishment] has already said that they would adopt a political approach for the sake of the country, why is Khan constantly instigating them?"
2022-11-03 21:20:26
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PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi condemned the attack on Khan and said the former prime minister would now have to move towards his destination with "more force".
2022-11-03 21:12:31
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb condemned the attack on Khan in Gujranwala, demanding a thorough investigation into the incident.
“The incident is very unfortunate and condemnable. It should not be politicised and speculations must be avoided,” she said while addressing a press conference in the capital.
Marriyum said the Punjab Police as well as the administration and other relevant departments should bring forth the facts after investigating the incident which occurred within the jurisdiction of the Punjab government.
She said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had sought a preliminary report on the matter, while Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah was in constant contact with the Inspector-General and Chief Secretary Punjab.
2022-11-03 20:08:20
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Taking strict notice of the video leak containing a confessional statement of the suspect in police custody who allegedly opened fire on Imran Khan in Gujranwala, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi suspended the entire staff of the concerned police station.
The province's chief minister directed the IG Punjab to launch an inquiry into the audio leak and take strict disciplinary action against irresponsible officials.
Mobile phones of the entire staff of the concerned police station have been confiscated, CM Elahi said, adding that a forensic audit of the phones will be conducted.
2022-11-03 20:02:52
A person in the long march was killed and seven other people were injured, hospital officials said.
2022-11-03 20:37:38
PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar said Thursday that party chairman Imran Khan suspects three people — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a senior military officer — are behind the assassination attempt on him.
"Imran Khan has said that he had the information beforehand that these people might be involved in the assassination attempt on him," Asad said during a video statement alongside party leader Mian Aslam Iqbal.
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Reacting to the attack on Imran Khan, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said: "today’s unfortunate firing incident requires a high-level investigation as it is a matter of grave concern".
He also ordered the Punjab government to form a joint investigative team to probe the matter properly.
2022-11-03 19:42:33
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry says it was a "well-planned assassination attempt on Imran Khan.
2022-11-03 19:40:23
Ibtisam – the man who foiled the assassination attempt on PTI Chairman Imran Khan — claimed that the attacker wasn’t prepared and had an automatic pistol.
He lamented not catching the attacker before he opened fire.
2022-11-03 19:37:15
Following the attack on PTI Chairman Imran during the long march in Gujranwala, celebrities and athletes condemned the incident and sent well wishes to the former premier.
Pakistan cricket team skipper Babar Azam, ex-captain Wasim Akram, actor Armeena Khan and Omar Khalid Butt were among the celebrities who condemned the incident.
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2022-11-03 19:10:32
The Pakistan Army has "highly condemned" the firing incident during PTI's long march near Gujranwala.
According to Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), the military offered sincere prayers for precious life lost and the speedy recovery and well-being of PTI Chairman Imran Khan and all those injured in this unfortunate incident.
2022-11-03 18:53:32
Former president and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari condemned the incident, urging authorities concerned to conduct a full investigation.
Zardari also prayed for the speedy recovery of Khan.
2022-11-03 18:53:08
Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo strongly denounced the audacious armed attack on PTI leadership during the long march in Gujranwala.
Khan is said to be safe and under treatment in Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
Wishing for the fast recovery of the injured, Bizinjo said the perpetrators would be brought to justice without delay.
2022-11-03 18:41:58
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PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz also condemned the firing on PTI Chairman Imran Khan and prayed for the recovery of all the injured, including the former premier.
2022-11-03 18:36:05
In his statement, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his aides.
He added that he was praying for the swift recovery of the ex-premier.
2022-11-03 18:32:20
According to Geo Fact Check, an image of Imran Khan, in which he could be seen lying on a bed, is from his 2014 dharna and not from the hospital.
2022-11-03 16:58:32
After a man opened fire at PTI chairman Imran Khan to injure him in Gujranwala, party leader Shahbaz Gill said that "Imran Khan is our red line and an attempt has been made to cross that red line."
He also said that Khan will fight till his last breath.
2022-11-03 18:16:30
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PTI Chairman has been shifted to the Shaukat Khanum Hospital Lahore to receive treatment.
2022-11-03 18:09:29
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"It was a clear assassination attempt. Khan was hit but he’s stable. There was a lot of bleeding," PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry told Reuters.
"If the shooter had not been stopped by people there, the entire PTI leadership would have been wiped out."
2022-11-03 17:36:47
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Following the incident, the PTI chairman has been shifted to a hospital. Meanwhile, rescue sources told Geo News that four to five PTI leaders have sustained injuries.
2022-11-03 16:32:51
Chaotic scenes broke out near PTI's reception camp at Allahwala Chowk in Gujranwala after gunshots were fired at chairman Imran Khan.
According to Geo News, he sustained bullet injuries on his leg. According to the police, the suspect who opened fire on Khan's container has been arrested.
Several other people, including PTI leader Faisal Javed, also sustained injuries.
2022-11-03 15:47:57
PTI Chairman Imran Khan ditched addressing the march participants at Maulana Zafar Ali Khan Chowk.
Instead of making a speech, Khan told the participants to accompany him to Kachehri Chowk, promising of speaking to them there.
2022-11-03 14:33:32
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LAHORE: A PML-N lawmaker Thursday moved a resolution in Punjab Assembly against the deaths of three people who lost their lives after getting crushed under former prime minister Imran Khan’s shipping container during the PTI long march that is crawling towards Islamabad.
PML-N leader Sadia Taimoor submitted the resolution alleging Khan’s container became the cause of the deaths of these victims.
“Financial assistance was provided to the family of the female journalist by the federal and provincial governments, but the kin of the other victims are yet to receive any support in cash,” the resolution reads.
Sadaf Naeem, a private news channel journalist, was killed after PTI container fell on her while covering the long march near Kamoke on GT Road Lahore.
The resolution said that Imran Khan’s long march had turned into a bloody march.
Speaking to journalists, Sadaf’s husband, Naeem, said that his family found out about her death after their daughter saw her on television. The couple has a daughter, 21, and a son, 15.
“My daughter saw it on television and said she looked like her mother,” he said, adding that his children asked Sadaf not to go for reporting, but she insisted on doing her job.
Following the terrible incident, the PTI Chairman Imran Khan halted the march for the day and went to the journalist's home to sympathize with her family.
2022-11-03 13:58:58
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) spokesperson Hafiz Hamdullah said that PTI's march will be a "limping" march whether it is long or short.
He said that the PTI chair’s aim is neither election nor revolution. Instead, Khan is "restless to get an army chief appointed of his choice,” he said.
He slammed Khan for criticising state institutions, which has made him "a hero" for India.
"You have an issue with neutrality but the whistle of neutrality has been blown," Hamdullah said.
2022-11-03 13:24:51
After reviewing party arrangement's in different cities, PTI leader Asad Umar vowed that a 'historic gathering' will take place in Islamabad on November 11.
Umar shared that he reviewed the long march preparations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Sargodha divisions in the last three days.
2022-11-03 12:57:10
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The Islamabad administration has sought an affidavit from the PTI for assurances over different conditions set by the government, in exchange for permission to hold a rally in Islamabad.
There are 39 different conditions stated in the affidavit that the administration requires signing by PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
Some of the conditions are as follows:
2022-11-03 12:12:02
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed PTI to ensure maintaining peace regardless of whatever the place they get permission to hold the sit-ins and jalsa.
The observation came during the hearing of PTI's plea against the government for not issuing PTI a no-objection certificate for its sit-in in Islamabad.
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2022-11-03 11:14:03
Schools, fuel stations and business centres will remain closed in Wazirabad along the route of the long march, announced the district administration.
However, the administration has clarified that the shops and business centres will only be closed when the march is near them. They will be allowed to open after the march has passed.
2022-11-03 10:58:07
After getting stuck in a deadlock, PTI leaders are now demanding intervention from institutions and courts, said Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman.
“In the shortcut march, neither are people coming out nor is there any outcome coming out of it,” said the minister. Now the PTI leaders are asking the army and courts to resolve the “current political crisis”, she added.
When Imran Khan did not get a deal or his unconstitutional demands were not met then he stands on a container and says that he won’t talk to anyone,” said the minister. This is not a political scenario as claimed by PTI leaders but Imran Khan’s politics.
“If you had given respect to the Parliament you would not have been able to make a rescue appeal,” said the minister.
2022-11-03 10:30:44
Islamabad administration has requested the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to provide 10 ambulances to deal with any untoward incident during PTI’s long march.
In its letter, the authorities have also requested five fire brigades.
2022-11-03 10:00:01
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Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah said Wednesday that if the government arrests PTI Chairman Imran Khan, he will be detained in Balochistan's Machh Jail.
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2022-11-02 22:32:16
Taking a jibe at Rana Sanaullah, PTI leader Shireen Mazari said that as against the interior minister's version, the PTI witnessed a "phenomenon turnout" of people at Ghakkar Mandi.
"Rana Sana should really open his eyes & perhaps learn how to count too!"
2022-11-02 21:08:57
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Wednesday revealed that he would send PTI Chairman Imran Khan to Balochistan after arresting him.
“I will keep him [Khan] in the Mirchi Ward at Machh Jail as several politicians have lived there previously,” he said during Geo News programme Capital Talk.
The interior minister also revealed that BNP chief Akhtar Mengal has taken promise that if Khan is arrested he would be kept in Macch Jail.
Sanauallah vowed that if he laid his hands on Khan he won’t spare him.
2022-11-02 19:09:48
The Islamabad Police rejected rumours peddled by "some political leaders" against it.
"ICT Police and other civil armed forces are the guarantors of peace in the federal Capital. Such propaganda campaigns and rumors will strengthen the determination and morale of the officials."
2022-11-02 18:08:07
PTI Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday said the coalition government is scared as its kanpein tang rahi hain because “we have won Pakistan’s match”, adding that the authorities up there are "shivering and sweating" as the PTI march is nearing Islamabad.
He further said that the PTI acquired freedom while ensuring the supremacy of law, as prosperity comes with justice.
Khan maintained that people shouldn’t think that PTI’s movement will end after reaching Islamabad, “our movement will continue for the next 10 months until the date for elections will be announced.”
“We will never accept these thieves,” he reiterated, adding that it is better to die than to become slaves of these “thieves”.
2022-11-02 15:44:03
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Addressing the participants on the start of the sixth day, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that there is no progress in a society till there is justice.
“Non-provision of justice is our biggest problem,” said the PTI chief. He added that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was set to be sentenced in the Rs16 billion corruption case.
“Fifty years ago, Pakistan was developing rapidly. Our country cannot develop unless there is justice,” said the PTI chief. He added that the accountability watchdog was never under his control when PTI was in power.
“Those who were controlling NAB saved them,” said Khan. He added that ever since the “thieves” have bene “imposed” on the country electricity prices have been skyrocketing.
“The cases against him have started to end, NRO is being provided. Zardari's cases have also started finishing,” said the PTI chief.
“Yesterday they used to say they are thieves, today they say NRO has been given, they are clean,” said Khan. He claimed that the incumbent government has made corruption laws that will only convict “petty thieves”.
2022-11-02 14:16:15
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Senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry says the party plans to keep changing the date on which they will reach Islamabad to tire the government out.
"We will give a date to reach Islamabad and then change it. We will tire you out," Fawad said during a press conference. The politician said that this movement is a "movement of accountability" and "movement to fix the country's system."
He said that Khurram Dastagir should be arrested for putting up banners against Imran Khan. He also demanded that the NA speaker should accept the PTI MNAs' resignations and hold elections.
"Maryam Nawaz is no more restricted from taking part in the elections. She should contest to find out her popularity," Fawad said.
2022-11-02 12:01:29
Federal Minister Javed Latif has shared that the PML-N led government was aware of the planning done by PTI chief Imran Khan around Islamabad, adding that the Centre would give a “surprise” to the former prime minister when he reaches Islamabad.
“We are aware from where you are getting funding. We will catch you with a big theft,” said Latif while talking to reporters. He added that mobs will not be allowed a “face saving”.
“If we speak to the mob today then ways will be open for the future as well. Blackmailing will not force the state to hold talks,” said Latif. He added talks are held under the ambit of the Constitution with the national leadership an dparite not with mobs.
“There are not talks happening through backchannel with Imran Khan nor will there be one,” said the minister.
2022-11-02 11:28:55
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Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal gave the date of the next elections after PTI leader Pervez Khattak reiterated that the party is march towards Islamabad for a date of fresh elections.
"13 October, 2023," tweeted Iqbal in response to Khattak
2022-11-02 09:58:02
The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the federal capital's administration for not issuing PTI a no-objection certificate for its sit-in.
The court directed the relevant officials of the Islamabad administration to appear before it tomorrow.
The hearing of the plea was held by Justice Aamer Farooq on PTI's petition against the non-issuance of the NOC.
2022-11-02 09:46:03
Punjab Government Spokesperson Musarrat Cheema shared that PTI's long march to Islamabad will resume from "Pindi bypass Gujranwala" at 11:30am.
The PTI chief is expected to address the crowd at Rahwali and Gaghar where the march will stop today.
"Due to the public excitement the march's speed is slow but we will try to reach Jehlum by Sunday," said Cheema.
2022-11-02 09:10:22
PTI leader Asad Umar shared that the Imran Khan's "Haqiqi Azadi" march to reach Rawalpindi by November 10 as per new schedule.
The former planning minister said that PTI's march will arrive in Islamabad on November 11.
2022-11-01 22:43:21
As the PTI's long march moves ahead in Punjab, the party's secretary-general Asad Umar Tuesday said that the preparation targets have been completed across Pakistan.
Speaking to journalists in Faisalabad, the former federal minister said that the government is "extremely afraid" and is not conducting elections in fear of losing to PTI.
"The government is extremely afraid. Not afraid of anyone else but its own nation," he said, adding that if the government believes in democracy, it should conduct elections.
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2022-11-01 22:24:44
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PTI Vice-President Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he was fine as it was a minor injury.
Qureshi was injured while on the top part of the container, however, he assured the people that he was fine.
He also shared that PTI Chairman Imran Khan also asked about his well-being after finishing his speech.
2022-11-01 20:14:42
The caravan from Balochistan will depart from Quetta on November 6 for the long march, PTI spokesperson said, adding that schedule was changed during that party meeting.
The party spokesperson revealed that the schedule was changed after the main caravan from Lahore got delayed.
2022-11-01 20:04:27
JUI-F's Senator Kamran Murtaza Tuesday filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court against the PTI's long march, as it continues to move toward its final destination in Islamabad.
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2022-11-01 19:08:27
Reacting to Rana Sanaullah’s recent rhetoric against him, PTI Chairman Imran Khan warned the interior minister of "grave consequences."
Addressing the participants of the long march in Gujranwala, Khan warned, “Rana Sanaullah! Your time has come as well.”
Urging the masses to join the PTI’s long march, Khan said, “Allah orders Jihad against thieves.”
The thieves were imposed on us under a foreign conspiracy, the PTI leader reiterated, adding that if they accepted them just like sheep, then there is no future for them.
Referring to the statements of the ruling alliance, Khan said, “Rats are threatening us while sitting there (in Islamabad).
Khan maintained that he would give a call to all Pakistanis when he reaches Islamabad.
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Addressing the marchers, Khan said let me clarify the difference between theft and corruption. “Whoever steals a watch, phone or is involved in the theft is a thief,” he said, adding that stealing a country’s money is also corruption.
The big corrupts steal the country’s money and still wish to get an NRO,” he said taking a jibe at PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
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Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman condemned PTI Chairman Imran Khan's statement on martial law
"A politician who claims of waging a political struggle for 26 years does not say impose martial law if you want," tweeted Rehman. She added that democratic politicians do not invite institutions to impose martial law.
The minister said that the PTI chief's statement implies that he wants martial law in the country.
"Imran Khan believes that if he is not in power then no one should be in power," said the minister, adding that this was not a constitutional or democratic thinking but an indication of fascist thinking.
2022-11-01 14:56:46
Addressing the participants, the PTI chief claimed that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif would return to Pakistan in a similar manner to Ishaq Dar.
Khan told his supporters that when the PML-N leader returns to Pakistan they would go to welcome him and escort him to the Adiala jail.
The PTI chief also challenged Nawaz to return to Pakistan and contest elections against him from any constituency. He told the crowd that he like the PML-N supremo who would ”run away from Pakistan”.
“Nawaz Sharif, whenever you come back and contest elections, I challenge you, I will go to your constituency and defeat you,” said Imran. He also alleged that the former prime minister and PPP Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari were trying to make the establishment stand against PTI.
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PTI Chairman after arriving in Gujranwala is addressing supporters.
2022-11-01 14:01:48
GUJRANWALA: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhary Tuesday laughed off Nawaz Sharif’s statement that long marchers were no more than 2,000 and that the PTI’s demands should be given a deaf ear.
“If we are so small in number then what is there for them to be scared of, anyway?” Fawad said addressing a press conference with his party peer Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
“If we are just 2,000 then let us come to Islamabad. Why are they shaking in their shoes?”
Mocking at an exiled elder Sharif, Fawad said his younger brother (Shehbaz) was in power and the three-time former prime minister was not coming home. “When Prime Minister Shehbaz’s own family doesn’t trust him then how will investors do. “You will have to bow down to the people of Pakistan,” Fawad said.
Meanhwile, PTI stalwart Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the government was trying to make the long march look negative. “PTI workers and citizens are not going to shed blood and are advancing peacefully,” Qureshi said. They were campaigning with all their might that PTI was an adversary to the army, Qureshi said adding those who were now playing the sentinels [of the institutions] had been badmouthing about the establishment [in the past].
“Word has it that a new press conference is coming up. Imran Khan has said that these press talks are not going to harm him or the party, but the ones who will address it,” Qureshi said.
2022-11-01 13:09:07
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has left for Gujranwala, reported Geo News.
2022-11-01 12:38:21
PESHAWAR: Former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser claimed that the PTI will be leading a convoy of 150,000 people from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The former NA speaker shared the numbers in a video message he posted on Twitter.
2022-11-01 12:11:22
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the general elections will be held on time in accordance with the constitution.
In a televised message on Tuesday, she regretted the statement of PTI Chairman Imran Khan regarding imposition of martial law saying democracy will flourish in the country and it will continue to serve the masses.
She said the PTI chairman does not want elections, democracy and peace and development but anarchy, chaos and bloodshed. She said frustration is apparent from the statements of Imran Khan.
The Information Minister said the people of Pakistan stand with the rule of law and constitution. She said the PTI is preparing for a bloody march but the state is fully cognizant of its responsibilities to protect the citizens. Every step will be taken to secure the people. She said the people cannot be pressurized through bullying, threats and statements.
The Information Minister said the PML-N knows how to deal with the long march and Imran Khan will go home before reaching the federal capital.
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PTI leader Asad Umar slammed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah for calling the people joining the party’s long march a “mob”.
“Those calling Pakistani people mob should have shame. The people are not with you,” said Umar in a press conference. He also challenged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to stand among the people.
“There is a paper democracy in Pakistan. In a democratic system the politicians have to make decisions,” said the former finance minister. He added that former prime minister Imran Khan is unwilling to listen to anyone.
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Punjab Government Spokesperson Musarrat Cheema shared on Tuesday that PTI's long march will start from "Chen Da Qila".
Cheema said that the march's first stop will be Super Asia Chowk and then they will try to end the day by reaching Gondlanwala Chowk through Shiranwala Bagh.
"The excitement is increasing every day and because of this, the government's confusion is also increasing," said the PTI leader.
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Khan addressed his workers while stopping at Chan Da Qila and said that he would be continuing his journey towards Gujranwala tomorrow (Tuesday).
"As soon as we pass through a city, Pakistanis will see that revolution is coming in the country. The entire nation is a witness that a peaceful revolution is coming to Pakistan," Khan said.
He told the attendees of the march that in order to ensure the supremacy of law in the country, he needed the support of the public.
"We will only get true freedom once we can have a government of people's choice," he said, adding that as long as "thieves" continue to be imposed on people after seeking NROs, nothing can change.
"This nation will never accept these thieves."
Khan said that once he will reach Gujranwala, he would spend an entire day with the pehalwans there.
"Freedom is not served on a plate. You have to sacrifice for that," he said, adding that whenever the country would need a sacrifice, he would be the first one to render it.
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As the marchers moved forward, Khan once again addressed them and said that he is not a mental slave to anyone.
Speaking about how he respects Pakistani culture, Khan said that whenever he goes abroad, he makes sure to wear shalwar kameez as opposed to wearing a suit because he doesn't want to be a slave to the West.
"I am not a mental slave to anyone. The Americans have made them [coalition government leaders] slaves so that they could not make any decisions on their own."
He reiterated that real freedom implied freedom from external masters.
The PTI chairman also said thathe wants the Pakistani passport to be respected all over the world.
2022-10-31 17:06:04
Holding an address in Eminabad, Imran Khan said that it will take 8 to 9 days to reach Islamabad.
Earlier, the PTI chairman had said the march will enter the federal capital on November 4.
"Our convoys will leave from all over Pakistan for Islamabad. People are joining us from Sindh, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan," Khan said.
He also took a jibe at PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and said that the "fugitive is waiting for the environment of the country to be suitable for his return."
"But I must tell the facilitator and handlers of Nawaz. This is the Pakistani nation. We are not sheep," Khan said. "If you forcefully try to support thieves, the nation will turn against you."
2022-10-31 16:57:51
Addressing the party workers and supporters in Kamoke, Imran Khan once again criticised the establishment and said that they should "not side with the thieves for God's sake".
The PTI chairman added that those who stand with thieves will be equally responsible.
"When Musharraf removed the two families [Sharifs and Bhuttos] for corruption, the whole nation stood with the establishment. But now, you have dry-cleaned them and imposed them on us again," he said.
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PTI leader Asad Umar shared that he will be travelling to Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad to review the preparation of convoys coming to Islamabad.
"Historic day in Pakistan's history is nearing," tweeted Umar.
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The PTI chief, once again questioned the powers of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, saying that he was powerless.
He also said that those who make decisions behind closed doors should not treat the people like animals.
2022-10-31 14:50:47
Former prime minister Imran Khan, while addressing the protestors at Kamoke, announced that he will be sending Rs10 billion notice to Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja for taking his name in the Toshkhana reference.
“Sikandar Sultan I will get the money for the damages from you,” said the PTI chief. He added that he will be filing a case against the ECP chief in court.
“I will pay the damages that I win to the [Shaukat Khanum] Hospital. Sikander Sultan, you raised a question on my integrity,” said the PTI chief.
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan addresses his supporters on the fourth day of his party's long march to Islamabad.
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan told the Supreme Court on Monday that he was unaware of any “statement or undertaking” given by his party leadership on his behalf regarding the May 25 march.
“The answering respondent respectfully submits that he was not aware of any statement or undertaking having been made before this honourable court on behalf of the ‘senior leadership of the PTI’ or on his behalf during the course of 25.05.2022 nor of the details, including as regards the D Chowk area, of the order passed by this Honourable Court around 06:00 p.m. on 25.05 2022,” said the PTI chair in his written response.
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2022-10-31 13:59:57
Multiple social media posts claim that the Punjab police has recovered significant quantities of arms and ammunition in Lahore which could be used during former prime minister Imran Khan’s long march to Islamabad.
The allegation is false.
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PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan filed a petition with the Islamabad High Court for permission to hold the march in the capital.
According to the petition, the party has asked the court to allow them to hold the rally on the Srinagar Highway. It also said that the party sought a no objection certificate (NOC) but still hasn't received it.
The petitioners requested that the deputy commissioner should be instructed to issue NOC. It also requested instructing the inspector-general of Islamabad for security.
The petition also stated that NOC should be issued to hold a rally on Srinagar Highway and Peshawar Mor Interchange.
"The court should also issue orders to stop the harassment of PTI workers," read the petition.
2022-10-31 12:50:40
The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad has been put on high alert in wake of PTI's long march.
The leaves of the hospital staff including doctors, nurses and paramedics have been cancelled ahead of the march.
2022-10-31 12:43:51
PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan and counsel Babar Awan reached the office of the deputy commissioner, seeking a no objection certificate (NOC) for the party's long march and sit-in.
The party once again requested the Islamabad administration for permission for the long march and a sit-in in the federal capital.
The PTI has asked to stage a sit-in between G-9 and H-9 on November 4
2022-10-31 12:17:39
After offering Fateha at Sadaf Naeem's residence, PTI Chairman Imran Khan has left for Kamoke — the point where the party will resume its long march.
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan arrives at Sadaf Naeem's residence, reports Geo News.
The PTI chief has arrived to condole the family of the deceased reporter.
Sadaf was crushed by PTI's container during the long march on Sunday.
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PTI leader Asad Umar on Monday visited the residence of reporter Sadaf Naeem who was crushed under the container during the long march.
Umar claimed that the family told him that Sadaf had gone to cover the march not just because of her profession but also because of her heart.
2022-10-31 11:15:02
Responding to PTI Chairman Imran Khan's tweet, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the statement was an acceptance by the former prime minister that he was leading a "bloody march".
The minister said that in the last six months the nation did not see a revolution but saw the robberies done by Khan, his wife, selling of the national interest and campaigns against martyrs.
“Liar, the question is that if the purpose was election, then in March, when you had the authority and power, you offered an extension to save [your] seat, why did you not announce the election then?” asked the minister.
Taking a swipe at “container Khan”, the minister claimed that the PTI chief will no longer get elections or come into power through “abuse and guns”.
2022-10-31 11:04:45
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry shared that the party's long march from Karachi will depart today, while the main one being led by Imran Khan will end at Gujranwala on its fourth day.
Fawad shared that the long march convoy from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will leave for Islamabad tomorrow (Wednesday).
"This gathering of thousands of people will want their democratic right," said Fawad.
2022-10-31 09:54:06
Punjab Minister Raja Basharat leads public outreach campaign for his long march in his Rawalpindi constituency.
The minister is hopeful that the PTI chief's message would reach every home of Rawalpindi.
2022-10-31 09:27:45
Punjab GovernmentSpokesperson Musarrat Cheema announced that fourth day of the PTI's march will resume from Kamoke.
Cheema said that the march will arrive Gujranwala via Mor Yameenabad.
2022-10-31 08:58:12
As the PTI's march enters its fourth day, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that after seeing the "revolution" happening in the country, the only question that remains is whether it will come through the "ballot" or "bloodshed".
Taking to Twitter, the PTI chairman shared visuals of the "sea of people" taking part in PTI's march along the GT Road.
"For six months I have been witnessing a revolution taking over the country. Only question is will it be a soft one through the ballot box or a destructive one through bloodshed?" asked the PTI chief.
2022-10-30 18:44:10
Taking to his Twitter account,Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended condolences following the journalist's death during PTI's long march.
"Deeply saddened by the death of reporter Sadaf Naeem after falling from a long march container. Cannot feel sad enough over this tragic incident. Heartfelt condolences to the family. Sadaf Naeem was a dynamic and hardworking reporter. We pray for patience for the family of the deceased," he tweeted.
2022-10-30 18:37:35
The PTI's long march was halted after a journalist accidentally died while covering the march.
Speaking to the participants, Imran Khan said that the march was supposed to move towards Kamoke, Gujranwala, today. "However, due to the tragic incident, we will stop the march immediately."
Khan also sent his condolences to the family of the deceased and said that he would pray for the departed soul.
2022-10-30 17:42:38
Criticising Imran Khan and his long march, PPP leader Faisal Karim Kundi said that the PTI chief's "conspiracy to discredit state institutions will benefit India".
He also said that Khan's long march was actually a "slow march," adding that Faisal Vawda had exposed the objectives of the long march before the nation.
"God forbid a situation like that arises that Vawda has told us about," Kundi said.
He also said that if Khan was so keen to hold the elections, then he should dissolve the assemblies in the provinces where he is in power.
2022-10-30 17:37:55
Addressing the participants of the long march in Sadhoki, Imran Khan said that the "establishment decided to support thieves" because of which the former has "lost the support of the nation."
"The establishment of a country should stand with the nation only," Khan said, adding that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif was a "criminal of the nation", while PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari was "the biggest disease of the country".
He told his supporters that this was the time to change their destiny and side with the truth.
"These tyrants make us worship the idol of fear," Khan said.
2022-10-30 15:55:38
PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan asked the Islamabad administration to provide a no objection certificate (NOC) for a peaceful march and a sit-in in the federal capital.
Awan, in a letter, said that the PTI has responded to the administration seeking some information from the party on October 28. "The required information has been provided to the administration," he added.
He said that delay from the administration would fall under contempt of court.
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PPP spokesperson Faisal Karim Kundi called Imran Khan a "foreign-funded leader who is marching with a foreign agenda".
Kundi, while criticising Khan, said that India — the enemy of Pakistan — is marketing the former prime minister's rhetoric.
"Niazi cannot mislead the nation by making statements against Bhutto," said the PPP leader.
2022-10-30 14:43:48
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that there are close to 3,000 people with the PTI chief in Muridke.
Addressing a press conference in Sialkot, Asif said that the PTI was playing into the hands of India with its march. He added that 98% route of the march lies in Punjab, while only 6-7kms of the route is in federal government’s territory.
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Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi confirmed talks were taking place with the PTI but did not share with whom.
In a reply to a question at a ceremony, CM Elahi said that back door dialogues take place in every long march.
2022-10-30 13:22:32
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that the party has resumed its third day of the long march, adding that there will be around 1 million to 1.5 million people by the time they reach Islamabad on Friday.
Chaudhry said that the march started from Muridke and the residents of the area have starting joining the convoy.
2022-10-30 13:14:44
In his address to the march participants at Murdike, Imran Khan, while responding to PM Shehbaz Sharif’s claim of seeking talks on the new army chief’s appointment, said that he does not talk to “boot polishers”.
“I spoke to those with whom Shehbaz hid in the trunk of the car to speak,” said Imran. He also questioned why he would send a message to the premier.
The former prime minister also said that he was not raised in a “military dictator’s nursery”.
“I do not call Ayub Khan daddy like Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. I am not like Nawaz Sharif who build General Jilani’s home and pressed General Ziaul Haq’s knees to become a minister,” said the PTI leader.
On the Indian media’s coverage of his attack on military officials, the PTI chief told the neighbouring country’s media that his party is standing with the army.
“I came to power with the people’s power not because of the establishment,” claimed Khan, adding that he only seeks rule of law in the country and the protection of the people’s rights.
Continuing his attack on the coalition government, the PTI chief said that former dictator Pervez Musharraf harmed the country by giving an NRO to these parties.
2022-10-30 13:10:52
PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid claimed Imran Khan's long march's second day was a "evening walk" .
"Imrani long march has turned into an evening walk during the second day," tweeted the former senator.
2022-10-30 12:57:20
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has arrived at Muridke, reports Geo News.
2022-10-30 12:37:50
Former interior minister sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that the government’s decision to expand the Red Zone of Islamabad was indicative of it inviting “political conflict”.
“The extension of the red zone to Zero Point is a denial of the Supreme Court's order on long march. Institutions have also said that there is no restriction on a peaceful march,” tweeted the PTI ally. He added that the November 4 they will give a “historic welcome to the long march” from Rawat.
The former minister claimed that the government was running away from elections, adding that those in power should hold polls for the benefit of the country.
Rasheed also claimed that the Federal Investigation Agency was pressurising the Punjab Police to arrest him.
2022-10-30 12:27:48
PTI Chairman Imran Khan leaves for Muridke from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore.
Muridke is the starting point from where PTI's long march will resume today.
2022-10-30 12:23:08
With the march to start in a few minutes, PTI leader Asad Umar asked the government to allow the people to decide.
"Is there any doubt left as to what the people want? Let the people decide," tweeted Umar.
2022-10-30 12:21:36
LAHORE: As PTI heads towards Islamabad with its long march, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that Imran Khan is spewing venom against an institution that “raised him”.
To a question by a YouTuber in Lahore on the DG ISI's presser, the premier said that the PTI chief “severely attacked” the Pakistan army. He added that the institution works for the defence of Pakistan.
“This institution’s officers and troops, since Pakistan’s inception, have made numerous sacrifices be it wars or terrorism,” said the premier. He added that the army fought against terrorism at a time when no place in the country was safe.
“Then you spew venom against such an institution. Was there an illegal action taken? Tell me was the vote of no confidence illegal or unconstitutional?” asked PM Shehbaz.
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2022-10-30 10:34:56
PTI leader Imran Ismail claimed that those spreading rumours of talks between Imran Khan and the government will fail.
“There is no option of talks the people’s demands is early elections,” said Ismail. He also alleged that cases and arrest are being made of PTI workers and leaders.
“We only have one-point agenda that is of Haqiqi Azadi (real freedom),” said Ismail.
2022-10-30 10:08:55
PTI will resume its long march towards Islamabad today from Muridke.
The party is expected to start from Muridke and end the Day 3 at Daska.
2022-10-30 01:24:52
Chairman PTI Imran Khan said that negotiations with the coalition government are possible only after it announces the date for early fair and free elections.
Taking to Twitter, he said this is the only demand he has had for the past six months.
He also rejected all rumours about the meeting in Lahore. He said the PTI long march returned because Lahore was near and it was decided that the protest march would not move at night.
2022-10-29 21:59:23
As the PTI's long march approached the end of its second day, party leaders Hammad Azhar and Faisal Javed were seen haggling over the mic in a video and the former snatching it toward the end.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan stood sandwiched between the two watching the drama ensue, as former minister Azhar asked Javed to hand over the microphone to him twice.
The latter refused, gesturing no using his finger and continued to address marchers.
When Azhar asked Javed for the third time, he still refused. At this, Azhar grabbed the mic from him and began talking.
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2022-10-29 21:09:38
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to once again move the Supreme Court against PTI's long march, sources told Geo News, after PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur — in an alleged audio leak — spoke about bringing arms to the capital.
The sources said that the government will apprise the top court about the former federal minister's purported audio leak. "According to the audio leak, weapons will be brought to the long march, due to which there is fear of bloodshed."
Without specifying the time, the sources said, the plea would be filed soon.
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PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry has announced that the second day of the party's long march has come to an end in Ferozwala and it will resume from Muridke at 11am tomorrow.
2022-10-29 19:47:50
Responding to the alleged video released by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Ali Amin Gandapur warned him to be prepared for PTI’s response in case “they [coalition government] attack the party leaders and workers marching towards Islamabad.
“They are threatening to kill us but I want to tell you we are not cowards,” he said, adding that the PTI is marching to get freedom and “we will stop only when we achieve our target.”
He called out to Sanaullah saying “you are not James Bond instead you are a servant of the people.”
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The long march is moving towardsMuridke from Ferozwala. The march will end for day two atMuridKe.
2022-10-29 18:54:45
To prevent the possibility of anti-state commentary from going on-air during the live coverage of PTI's long march, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued guidelines for television channels.
PEMRA, in its notification, has directed channels to implement the delay mechanism while airing speeches of PTI's leaders, as they address the ongoing long march.
The regulatory authority also warned that licenses of channels not adhering to the guidelines would be suspended and revoked, while legal action would also be taken against them under PEMRA Ordinance 2002's Sections 27, 29, 30 and 33.
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2022-10-29 17:46:16
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has accused PTI Chairman Imran Khan of planning to spread chaos in the capital under the banner of the long march, citing purported leaked audio of PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur, who can be heard speaking about bringing ammunition for the long march.
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2022-10-29 16:51:01
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said today, the war is fought on the basis of narrative and media.
"In such an era, Imran is targeting the ISI and making the army the subject of his speeches. He is creating a narrative that may belong to India, but not to Pakistan."
2022-10-29 16:03:45
On day two of his party's long march, PTI chair Imran Khan while addressing his supporters said that he is there to tell them what freedom is.
"Free men rule the world," he told his supporters at Lahore's Shahdara.
The PTI leader reiterated the alleged torture inflicted upon party leaders Shahbaz Gill and Azam Swati. "First they tortured Shahbaz Gill and then the 75-year-old senator," he said.
"I want to convey a message that we are humans and not sheep," said Khan.
2022-10-29 15:33:37
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday formed a committee to review, assess, and deal with the situation related to PTI's long march, sources revealed to Geo News.
According to the sources, the committee consists of 13 members from the federal cabinet. It will be headed by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah.
Sources said that the committee has been formed to deal with the law and order situation, adding that if anyone wants to talk about the long march should talk to the committee.
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2022-10-29 15:31:35
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday categorically ruled out any negotiations with PTI chair Imran Khan, saying he "does not want transparent elections but chaos and bloodshed in the country”.
In a statement, Aurangzeb said that the “real face of Imran Khan, his politics of lies and fake character have been exposed.”
She said the reality of “foreign-funded fitna” can no longer be hidden by “spreading the mental filth on the streets”.
2022-10-29 14:48:04
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has refuted any possibility of negotiations with the PTI and said that elections will be held at the constitutional time.
“Negotiations and consensus among political forces on national issues is a part of the democratic mood,” Asif said. “There is no possibility of the negotiations that PTI is making noise about.
2022-10-29 14:39:42
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PTI leader Asad Umar issued a clarification over his viral video in which he was seemingly having a heated discussion with Hammad Azhar, putting an end to the speculations on social media.
Taking to Twitter, Umar said that the discussion was about the generator which had broken down during the long march and the other generator was in one of the cars stuck in traffic.
He said that he was only angry because the other generator was taking too long to arrive at the container.
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A video of PTI leader Asad Umar having what looks like an argument with Hammad Azhar during the long march has gone viral.
The video shows both PTI leaders engaging in a heated discussion with party chair Imran Khan standing with them.
The video has triggered several reactions from netizens with one of them saying that the argument was about the low turnout of the supporters.
The video was shared by many social media users. It was also shared by PML-N’s lawmaker Kheal Das Kohistani who claimed that "infighting in the anarchist gang is going on".
2022-10-29 12:49:49
Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman criticised PTI Chairman Imran Khan, saying that by "Haqiqi Azadi", Imran means to say "enthrone me as the prime minister again".
Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman slammed PTI’s long march, claiming that a “personal political battle is being fought” under its guise.
“The purpose of ‘haqeeqi azadi’ is to [say], ‘cut a deal with me and put me in the seat of power’. The country is independent and the people are aware. If anything in this country is subservient, it is Imran Khan’s politics and thinking,” she said in a series of tweets.
Everyone has the right to peaceful protest but no one will be allowed to spread chaos in Islamabad, she said.
2022-10-29 12:12:36
The PTI on Saturday announced that the membership of party leader Faisal Vawda stands terminated as he failed to respond to the show cause notice issued to him on October 26.
Vawda made claims that the party's long march would "witness bloodshed, death, and funerals." After this, the PTI suspended Vawda and said that he would not be allowed to hold any party office or represent the party in the media.
2022-10-29 11:31:41
Ahead of the start of day two of PTI's long march, party leader Fawad Chaudhry said that this movement is aimed at empowering the nation and ensuring that decision-making is not done behind closed doors.
Fawad said people who are a part of this long march want to change the system for the next generation.
He announced the venue for the march and thanked PTI's supporters, especially women for being part of the march.
2022-10-29 11:11:13
Islamabad police barred hotels and guest houses in the federal capital from providing accommodation to the participants of the long march.
The directive came with an official notification issued by the police this morning. It said hotels and guest houses will be checked on a daily basis.
Non-compliers will have to face strict action.
2022-10-29 10:41:14
The federal capital administration has raised various objections on the PTI application for its planned sit-in/ public meeting here and sought guarantees that the Srinagar Highway would not be blocked and the citizens’ fundamental rights not disrupted.
Guarantees have been sought for not disrupting or disturbing the fundamental rights of citizens of Islamabad and adjoining areas e.g. the Right to Freedom of Movement (Article 15) the Right to Freedom of Trade and Business (Article 18) and the Right to Education (Article 25-A).
2022-10-29 10:12:09
PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that his party has launched the long march to awaken the nation as the people want to get rid of the incumbent rulers.
"The efforts were made to scare people from participating in the long march as they said there would be a bloodbath in the party's protest," the PTI leader said, speaking to Geo News in its current affairs programme 'Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath' on Friday.
"However, people in large numbers, including women and children, came out to take part in the march."
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2022-10-29 10:08:08
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that the participants of the PTI's long march will be provided with fool-proof security. He said he is personally inspecting the maintenance of public order in the province.
He presided over a meeting at his office on Friday where he discussed the security arrangements for the long march, the route of the march, and the deployment of police forces.
The chief minister directed the concerned authorities to ensure foolproof security arrangements for the long march. He added that special arrangements should be made to maintain law and order on the whole route of the long march.
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2022-10-29 00:47:07
PTI Chairman Imran Khan halted the long march at the end of the first day of the anti-government protest.
"I knew Lahore will never disappoint me," he said, addressing the participants of the march at the Data Darbar, Lahore. "However, we are concluding our Islamabad-bound journey for today."
Khan announced that the long march would resume its journey towards the federal capital at 11am from Shahdara, outside Lahore.
The PTI chief reiterated his stance, saying the long march was neither for politics nor was it a regular movement. Instead, it is a "jihad" for real freedom, he stressed.
2022-10-28 22:55:04
Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s politics of lies and deceit have been exposed.
In a press conference, she said Khan would "sacrifice the country for his greed for power".
“PTI’s march is not a long march, but a short march. If he wants to do a long march, he should have started from Karachi. They ask us why we have put blockades all over the capital."
"Do they want us to leave the capital open for them so they can harm the institutions as they did with PTV in 2014. When we did a long march from Karachi, we didn’t harm a single tree, but Khan’s closest companion has said that there will be blood and violence."
"Imran wants things to escalate, so he can find a legitimate excuse to cross into the Red Zone. He doesn’t want to do anything for the people, except burning and starting a violent march," she added.
2022-10-28 22:28:12
JI chief Siraj-ul-Haq has said that holding marches is the right of every political party and that the nation was well-aware of the ruling parties' protests in the past.
In a statement, he said the only solution to ending the ongoing problems are snap and transparent polls. "But before that, it is imperative to introduce electoral reforms."
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LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan said he was tight-lipped and refraining from uttering anything against the state institutions as he wanted to safeguard them.
In a conversation with Geo News, he said: "I don't want to say anything, I can say a lot. I don't want the enemies of Pakistan — who are against the army — to take advantage of my statements."
The army should not be harmed by my statements."
2022-10-28 20:25:30
PTI Chairman Imran Khan, while speaking to the marchers, said it is better to die than to become slaves of “thieves”.
During his speech at Ichra, the second stop of PTI, Khan reiterated that he will never accept slavery, challenging the authorities concerned to try to stop the tsunami of the people.
“Be prepared to liberate our country,” Khan told thousands of people marching towards the federal capital.
2022-10-28 20:10:39
PTI leader Syed Zulfi Bukhari said the people's long march — under the leadership of Imran Khan — has started for "real freedom".
"Mothers, sisters and daughters of the nation have nobly welcomed their leader. This is proof that the nation has woken up," Bukhari said in a tweet.
"The reign of conspirators is about to end."
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LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation amid the PTI's long march.
The CM told officials present at the meeting that they should keep monitoring the march's routes through security cameras while full protection should be given to the participants.
"The entire force is on alert to thwart the nefarious plans of miscreants [...] Imran Khan has said that the participants of the long march will remain peaceful," the CM mentioned.
CM Elahi said he was personally monitoring the public order situation in the province and also directed the relevant officials to ensure the law and order situation with the coordination of relevant institutions.
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RAWALPINDI: Government of Punjab's spokesperson Fayyaz Chohan said that the long march aims to rid people of "kalay angrez (masters).
In conversation with journalists at Murree Road, Chohan said PTI would welcome the party's chairman, Imran Khan, in Rawalpindi next Thursday or Friday.
Chohan said no one could subvert the long march through their tactics, as he slammed the party's leader Faisal Vawda — who warned earlier this week that the protests would witness bloodshed.
2022-10-28 17:34:25
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan tried to threaten the government and made repeated speeches, but when all tactics failed, he finally resorted to holding a long march.
"Imran Khan wants to threaten [the government and institutions], but he has failed in this regard," he said.
Sanaullah said if the promises that Khan has made to the Supreme Court are true, then the PTI has the right to hold the long march. "Everyone has the right to hold a protest, but the Red Zone is our red line."
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PTI Chairman Imran Khan has announced the establishment of a journalism university under slain journalist Arshad Sharif's name in Punjab — who lost his life in Kenya last week in a "mistaken identity" case.
The PTI has dedicated its march to Sharif.
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In a press conference alongside PTI Secretary-General, the party's senior vice president, Fawad Chaudry, said none of the PTI’s parliamentarians was defecting.
“At this moment, only that segment will give up on Imran Khan is the one willing to commit political suicide. Who else is going to walk out on Khan? Or if the rate is high then it’s another issue. The whole party was standing behind the chairman,” he said.
Fawad said rebutting a political party’s press conference is easy, but you have to think hard before responding to an institution’s presser as you have to work with them later”.
2022-10-28 15:23:13
LAHORE: Announcing his party’s “Charter of Demands” ahead of their long march, PTI leader Asad Umar said they were not out to overpower anyone but to claim what was rightfully theirs.
“We have not come out to conquer anyone. We don’t seek reinstatement of the PTI government or Imran Khan as prime minister. We demand immediate free and fair elections so that the country can be steered out of the economic, social, and political crisis,” Umar said addressing a press conference.
“The constitution allows us to hold public rallies on 365 days of the year.”
Umar — flanked by his senior party leader Fawad Chaudhry — said they had requested the government for starting a series of public rallies, processions, and sit-ins, and the crux of their charter of demands was only elections.
2022-10-28 16:26:38
Following the conclusion of the PTI chief's speech, the party began its long march towards Islamabad.
Before the start, Senator Faisal Javed also took an oath from the participants.
2022-10-28 16:26:25
Addressing the crowd at Liberty Chowk, former prime minister Imran Khan said that his march is not for politics or personal interest but to free the nation.
"Its only aim is to free my nation and turn Pakistan into a free country," said Khan.
“The time has come to start the journey for haqiqi azadi (real freedom).”
The PTI chief said he keeps quiet for the sake of the country and the institutions as he did not want to "damage" Pakistan. Khan added that he was not an "absconder" like PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif — who keeps mum in Pakistan, but speaks against institutions abroad.
"I will not go abroad. I will live and die here. I only want transparent elections. My people should decide who will rule the country," he added.
2022-10-28 16:13:55
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has arrived at Lahore's Liberty Chowk and entered his container to lead his party's long march towards Islamabad.
The PTI chief is on the container with PTI leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Senator Faisal Javed and others.
2022-10-28 15:17:36
Authorities in Islamabad on Friday started putting up containers at the Red Zone area of the capital in view of Imran Khan's long march.
2022-10-28 15:02:39
PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan confirmed that the party’s NOC for the long march has been rejected by the Islamabad administration.
Addressing the media outside the Deputy Commissioner's office along with Babar Awan, Ali said that the administration has asked for more details from PTI. He assured that details asked by the officials will be provided within 24 hours.
“We hope that we get the NOC in 24 hours,” said Ali.
2022-10-28 14:56:46
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has left from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore for Liberty Chowk — the starting point of the party's long march.
2022-10-28 14:54:47
The Islamabad Administration on Friday rejected PTI’s no-objection certificate of the party to hold its gathering in the federal capital.
The district administration, in a letter asked PTI to satisfy the administration in writing, adding that the party had violated the NOC that was provided to it on May 25.
“You were given permission in the past as well but you violated all the promises that were made,” said the Islamabad administration in the letter. The party was also given a list of violations it had committed in the past.
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Soon after PML-N shared the video, PTI leader Musarrat Cheema tweeted a visual, claiming that a large number of people were at the Liberty Chowk.
"Convoys from Lahore city are on their way. A huge crowd is present at Liberty Chowk," tweeted Cheema.
2022-10-28 13:42:50
Ruling party at the centre, PML-N, shared a video on its Twitter account claiming that the people had rejected the PTI's "bloody march".
The party shared the visuals of 1pm showing an empty Liberty Chowk.
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Taking a jibe at her predecessor, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the nation has rejected the “bloody march” and refused to become a “slave” of the “foreign funded fitna”.
Youth cannot become the guard of the robbery being done in the system run by Tosha Khana Chor, Farah Gogi and Bushra Bibi, said the minister
2022-10-28 12:46:10
PTI leader Asad Umar has said that the party’s long march is not to conquer anyone, adding that elections were the only option.
“Our demand is not to restore PTI’s government and make Imran Khan the prime minister,” said Umar. He added that the country is facing an economic, social and political crisis which can be resolved through elections.
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The PTI workers are arriving at Liberty Chowk, however, none of the party leaders are present at the location at the moment.
Party chief Imran Khan is expected to address the rally before its start.
2022-10-28 11:51:06
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With just a few minutes to Imran Khan’s long march, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan vowed not to allow any mob to attack Islamabad.
“If Mob culture is developed, then where will democracy and state [go],” said Sanaullah while talking to the media outside a Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench. The Supreme Court has ruled on long march and sit-ins, he added.
2022-10-28 10:39:27
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry urged the people of Lahore to come out on the streets with former prime minister Imran Khan to “change the system of Pakistan”.
“If you don't become a part of this Haqiqi Azadi march (readl freedom march) today, then you should not care about this system, if you want to change this system, leave your home, otherwise the lives of your children will be spent in this rotten system,” tweeted Fawad.
2022-10-28 09:58:19
PTI ally Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has claimed that Imran Khan is bowling the “last five overs of politics”, adding that he will be with the party at Liberty Chowk.
“I hope long march fulfills its goal as per the constitution and law,” said the AML chief.
2022-10-28 09:13:42
PTI Chairman Imran Khan is set to lead the long march on Islamabad from today (Friday) to “free the nation in a true sense”.
The long march will start from Lahore’s Liberty Chowk at 11 am and after passing through the Ferozepur Road, Icchra, Azadi Chowk, Mozang, Data Darbar side, it will move towards Muridke.
The march is expected to enter Islamabad on November 4 after passing through Kamonki, Gujranwala, Daska, Sumbrial, Lala Musa, Khariyan, Gujjar Khan and Rawalpindi. Imran along with his supporters is expected to stage a sit-in in the federal capital against the Shehbaz-led coalition government after the end of the long march.
This will be the PTI chief second march towards Islamabad after he was ousted via a no-confidence motion earlier this year.