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Imran Khan to launch protest movement against 'illegal' govt
PTI's Babar Awan has raised objections over Shehbaz Sharif's nomination papers. On the other hand, the PTI has nominated Shah Mahmood Qureshi as its candidate for the Prime Minister's slot, Chaudhry told reporters at the briefing. He said that the PTI rejects the "illegal" government to be formed after Imran Khan's removal.
Imran Khan fell out of favour with Pakistan Army which brought him to power
The Pakistan Army began to grow increasingly frustrated with Khan's failure to deliver good governance, particularly in Punjab, and perhaps at how they were being publicly blamed for bringing him into power by the opposition, the BBC reported. Most crucially, a rift began to appear between Army chief, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and former ISI chief and current Peshawar Corps Commander, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, who was widely seen as hoping to become the next Army chief.
Resign or be voted out: Imran Khan was left with no other option
With Imran Khan in the Prime Minister house, the opposition parties, who had brought with them majority support from lawmakers, needed to conduct the no-confidence voting in the parliament and de-seat Imran Khan from premiership, were made to sit and wait from 10.30 a.m. till 12 midnight as their patience was tested by pinching, finger- pointing long speeches from leaders of the government benches.
ISPR denies media report on events at PM House
The BBC Urdu report alleged that "two uninvited guests" reached the Prime Minister's House, with an extraordinary security detail, via helicopter and held a 45-minute private meeting with ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan, Dawn news reported. The biggest claim in the report, made by citing government sources, was that the meeting was less than pleasant.
Officer probing money laundering cases against Shehbaz Sharif, son goes on leave
"The first order the new government may pass will be the transfer of Rizwan with whom Shehbaz Sharif was not happy for, what he )(Shehbaz) called, taking dictations from (former accountability adviser to the premier) Shehzad Akbar in the cases instituted against him and his family members at the behest of Prime Minister Imran Khan," the source said.
Shehbaz Sharif submits nomination papers for Pak PM's post
In accordance with the deadline of the submission stipulated by the National Assembly (NA), Sharif submitted nomination papers for the new leader of the house, while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) nominated former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi for the post, The Express Tribune reported. PML-N senior leaders Khawaja Asif and Rana Tanveer will act as endorsers for Sharif.
Rishi Sunak moves belongings out of Downing Street: Report
Removal vans were seen lining up to take furniture and personal items from the flat shared by Sunak and wife Akshata Murthy and move them to their newly-refurbished, luxury West London pad, said the Sunday Mirror report. A red velvet armchair, a shelving unit and several bags and boxes were loaded onto two trucks, which arrived at Downing Street's back gate on Saturday morning.
Call for probe into whether Akshata Murty broke non-dom rules by lending money to firm
Tax experts said the personal loans to Murty's venture capital firm, Catamaran Ventures UK, fall into a 'grey area' of the rules and last night called for HM Revenue & Customs to investigate, the Daily Mail report said. The loans could "circumvent" the basis of her non-dom status if they were found to give her "monetary or non-monetary returns", whether through profits or by exerting influence, it was claimed.
'Zelensky will only meet Putin after Ukraine's victory in major battles'
In a televised address, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak said: "Ukraine is ready for major battles, Ukraine must win these battles, including the battle over Donbas. After that Ukraine will have a more substantial negotiating position to dictate certain terms. "After that, the Presidents will meet. It may take two weeks, it may take three."
Water crisis looms in Pakistan
For the last 10 days, national water supplies have dipped substantially below not only last year's levels, but average supplies of the last five or 10 years for the day, forcing Pakistan to start its Kharif season with close to a 40 per cent shortage in both of its water-producing systems - 30 per cent in Indus and 10 per cent in the Jhelum arm, reports Dawn news.
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