Imran Khan
Imran attacks army chief Bajwa, praises Indian army as 'not corrupt'
The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is angry and frustrated with his "master" the Pakistani military establishment as it has refused to bail him out at a time when he is facing a crucial no-confidence motion against his government, in what is shaping up to be his toughest test since coming to power in 2018. The establishment has also asked Khan to "resign" as he has lost majority in the parliament.
Opposition in Pakistan plans alternative strategies if no-confidence motion fails
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the joint opposition alliance campaigning to oust the Imran Khan government through a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, has planned different strategies to continue its political offensive against the Prime Minister in case the motion fails. Sources say that PDM has chalked out different options - Plans B and C, if their initial Plan A of the no-confidence motion fails.
Imran issued statements in favour of Modi during 2019 polls: Bilawal Bhutto
The PPP Chairman said that Khan had deliberately damaged the Kashmir cause by issuing statements in favour of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 2019 elections in India. He made the remarks while addressing a press conference on Sunday at the Zardari House along with former prime minister and opposition leader in the Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Senator Sherry Rehman, Faisal Karim Kundi and Shazia Marri.
Dissidents' offspring would be unable to find spouses: Imran Khan
"Return to the party's fold or face social boycott," Imran Khan warned the dissenting PTI members while addressing a public gathering in Dargai – a small town in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Malakand district on Sunday. "People will not trust you... youth are aware of whatever happening in the country, this is the age of social media where it is difficult to hide anything," he said.
Imran Khan wants to emulate India's foreign policy
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday lauded India for having an "independent foreign policy" that was favourable to its own people, Express Tribune reported. He maintained that like India -- which imported oil from Russia despite American sanctions and despite being an ally of the US -- his foreign policy would also favour the people of Pakistan, the report said.
Pak opposition threatens sit-in inside parliament if no-confidence motion not tabled
The opposition alliance, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has continued to gain more support from breakaway members of the ruling party. It now claims support of about three dozen members, who are ready to vote against the government in the no-confidence motion, which would be a decider of the future of Imran Khan and his politics.
Pakistan oppn backtracks on threat to block OIC summit
In a statement issued on Saturday shortly after PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warned the government of a sit-in, the joint opposition said that it would not allow Pakistan's internal political situation and political wrangling to affect the OIC meetings. The joint opposition said that welcomes the OIC Foreign Ministers and delegates to Pakistan and assured that it would play its role to make their stay memorable and pleasan.
Whispers that Imran may target & even sack COAS Bajwa
In 1972, late PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto sacked the army and air force chiefs and got away with it only because he did it in a cloak and dagger manner when both forces were reeling in the aftermath of the Bangladesh crisis and war, said the Friday Times report. But the Empire hit back in 1977 when his hand-picked army chief, General Zia ul Haq, sent him packing and later hanged him.
Political anarchy in Pakistan
The political atmosphere in Pakistan has become enormously tense in the last few days with daily developments pointing to a build-up which could end in a major political change. There is a growing sense that with the pressure being built by the joint opposition on Prime Minister Imran Khan, political observers and mediapersons hold the view that he could end up losing grip not only over the government but over his party.
Imran Khan's survival seems unlikely, says ally
In conversation with a private television channel, the MQM-P convener said that in light of the no-trust motion, the ruling party's government faces a significant threat and if it does not navigate the political minefield successfully, it will not survive. "If the advisers are correct, a decision can be made to save democracy and Pakistan. The PTI government may survive, but the prime minister is unlikely to," he added, Express Tribune reported.
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