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Imran Khan asked to postpone long march in Rawalpindi due to terror threat
Pakistan Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah said that all intelligence agencies have issued security alerts for the PTI and its chief regarding the November 26 rally in Rawalpindi, adding that extremist parties may carry out terrorist attacks on PTI's long march, Samaa TV reported.
Pakistan President in Lahore to consult Imran Khan over Army chief appointment
Footage of the president's caravan arriving at Imran Khan's Lahore residence was shared on social media by the PTI amid claims that the two would discuss the party's plan of action ahead of the appointment for the army's top seat, The Express Tribune reported.
Imran Khan claims resentment within Pakistan army on the rise
Although a fake narrative had been built that the establishment helped the PTI come to power, he said, he always believed in the power of people who had elected him, Dawn reported. The PTI chairman rejected army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa's statement about a "false narrative" around the regime change conspiracy, and asserted the cipher had been presented before the National Security Committee when he was still the premier, and later Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also discussed it in another meeting of the committee.
Pakistan Ministry asks PTI to postpone Rawalpindi march over threats from Al-Qaeda, TTP
In a letter, the ministry requested that the security situation "prevailing in the country may be kept in view and the PTI leadership may consider the possibility of postponing public gatherings like the one planned in Rawalpindi on November 26 to avoid any untoward incident", Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan Army chief, not PM control decision-making on ties with India
This view was expressed at a Monday evening seminar in the US capital, Dawn news reported. "I don't think the future of US-Pakistan relations hinges on who will be the PM in Pakistan... more important is who will be the chief of army staff," said Lisa Curtis, who looked after South and Central Asian affairs at the Trump White House, adding it was the army that controlled decision-making on issues important to the US, such as the nuclear programme, Pakistan's relations with India, and counter-terrorism.
PTI doesn't need campaigning to return to power: Imran Khan
Addressing a seminar, the PTI chief said free and fair elections are needed immediately to lift the country out of the ongoing economic turmoil in order to restore stability and confidence, Express Tribune reported. "The more the government delays elections, the more beneficial it will be for the PTI and we will not even need to campaign due to the current situation of the country," he said.
Pakistan government to 'take on' Imran Khan after army chief's selection process wraps up
Speaking in the National Assembly, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said his Ministry had received the premier's letter, asking for the initiation of the appointment process on Monday, which had been forwarded to the General Headquarters, reports Dawn news.
Imran Khan sold a gold medal received from India, says Pakistan Minister
Asif said he was told at a programme that the PTI chairman had sold a gold medal which he had received from India, The Express Tribune reported. Khan had been disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan for making "false statements and incorrect declaration" in the Toshakhana issue, Express Tribune reported.
Good relationship with India impossible till BJP remains in power: Imran Khan
In an interview with British daily The Telegraph on Monday, the PTI Chairman shed light on the economic benefits that could be achieved if the two neighbours establish trade with each other, Dawn reported. "The benefits would be enormous," he said, but then contended that New Delhi's stance on Kashmir is the main impediment.
Conspiracies to attack Imran Khan, journalist's murder hatched in London: Report
According to a private TV channel, Tasneem Haider Shah, who said he was associated with the PML-N for the past 20 years, told reporters that he had three meetings with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in the office of his son Hassan Nawaz, alleging that he was called to kill the journalist and the former premier, The Express Tribune reported.
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