Tag: Imran Khan

  • ‘Speedy Builder’; Imran Khan is all praise for Malik Riaz

    ‘Speedy Builder’; Imran Khan is all praise for Malik Riaz

    Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has praised the building speed of controversial land tycoon Malik Riaz, during a televised address to his followers.

    Explaining the Al-Qadir university case to his followers on Wednesday, in which the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman and his wife Bushra Bibi have been accused of accepting land in return for giving Riaz £190 pounds of state money, Imran Khan called the property baron, “the biggest builder in Pakistan.”

    Pointing out that Malik Riaz was already involved in Ravi City and a less-cost housing scheme, Imran Khan gave the reason for selecting the property tycoon for Al-Qadir university, a project for which Riaz gave them land and became a patron.

    “I asked Malik Riaz to do this project only because he is speedy and is the biggest builder of Pakistan,” he stated.

    “The work it took us 15 years to finish at NUML, Malik Riaz has finished at Al-Qadir in three years,” said Imran Khan, repeating once again that he is “the biggest builder”.

    The former Premier also revealed that it was Malik Riaz who offered to “sponsor” the entire project.

    Khan and his wife are both facing a probe at the National Accountability Bureau for giving Riaz £190 million, handed over by Riaz to British authorities after an investigation into “dirty money”, which were returned by United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency to Pakistan.

  • Pervez Khattak thrown out of PTI

    Pervez Khattak thrown out of PTI

    Once one of the most important members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pervez Khattak has on Wednesday been thrown out of the party for failing to respond to a show-cause notice issued on June 21.

    Khattak, who became a powerful Chief Minister and the President of the party in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), had been asked in the show cause notice to explain why he was asking workers to quit the party.

    A termination letter was sent to Khattak by PTI General Secretary Omar Ayub Khan while a copy of the same was also posted on the party’s social media handles.

    “Your membership from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has been terminated with immediate effect,” said the letter.

    Khattak himself had resigned from the post of KP party president after May 9 riots.

  • Will Imran Khan be tried in military court? No decision yet, says Geo

    Will Imran Khan be tried in military court? No decision yet, says Geo

    No final decision has been taken yet on whether Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), will be tried under Army Act in military courts for the May 9 riots, geo.tv has reported.

    A report by Ansar Abbassi of The News says that while a well-connected source says that some federal ministers are convinced of Imran Khan being the mastermind of the May 9 attack on military and civilian installations, a final decision on taking him to military court is yet to be taken.

    The report states that there is a general consensus among civil and military authorities that Imran Khan plotted the May 9 mayhem, however, establishment has yet to directly name him.

    The former Prime Minister is nominated in at least six FIRs in police stations in Mianwali, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala related to May 9 attacks. He is expected to be named in more as rioters record statements with law-enforcing agencies and police gather more evidence.

    According to the numbers presented by the federal government in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, 102 civilians are awaiting trials in military courts. This number does not include any woman or minors.

  • Channel faces ridicule for blurring Imran Khan in IMF meeting coverage

    Channel faces ridicule for blurring Imran Khan in IMF meeting coverage

    ARY News is facing criticism and ridicule for blurring Prime Minister Imran Khan in footage and photos captured during a meeting held between International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

    #ShameonAry started trending on Twitter soon after screenshots of the coverage were shared on social media.

    PTI supports from all over the country called out ARY news for their coverage.
    One tweep wrote:

    “Everyone must boycott and unsubscribe their YouTube channel and also unfollow them on Twitter, Facebook etc.”
    Another user on twitter blurred the pictures of all the journalists of ARY except the late Arshad Sharif.

  • In 11 hours, Khan followed by 18k, Shehbaz Sharif by 417 followers on new social platform Threads

    In 11 hours, Khan followed by 18k, Shehbaz Sharif by 417 followers on new social platform Threads

    Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, has gained at least 10 million users since its launch on Thursday. Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan are also among the newly joined users.

    The PTI chairman has 18,000 followers in the first eleven hours of the launch whereas the PM’s following list was limited to 417.

    The app went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries at 7:00 pm EDT and 4:00 am Pakistan time.

    PM shared a picture of himself working out in his first post on Threads.

    Read more: Twitter’s worst nightmare: Facebook to launch Threads on Thursday as a rival to Musk’s platform

    In response to the growing popularity of Snapchat, Instagram introduced a feature called “stories” in 2016, allowing user posts to disappear after a certain period. More recently, Instagram’s “Reels” feature has aimed to compete with the rising prominence of TikTok.

    The launch of Threads poses a credible threat to Twitter under Musk’s leadership. His attempts to boost revenues and reshape the platform in his own image have faced significant criticism. Following the acquisition last year, Musk downsized the company by approximately 80 per cent and reinstated several banned accounts, including those of former US President Donald Trump and the conservative satirical news site Babylon Bee.

  • Bushra Bibi, Imran Khan illegal marriage case: Revision appeal filed against Imran Khan

    Bushra Bibi, Imran Khan illegal marriage case: Revision appeal filed against Imran Khan

    A petitioner has filed a revision appeal in an illegal marriage case against Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan in a district and session courts in Islamabad.

    Petitioner Muhammad Hanif filed the revision appeal against the decision of Civil Judge Nasrmanullah. Session Judge Azam Khan will hear the revision appeal on July 13.

    Session Judge Azam Khan has also issued a notice to Imran Khan and the petitioner.

    It has been stated in the petition that Bushra Manika got separated from her husband, Khawar Manika, without any reason and married Imran Khan. After nikkah with Khan, they remained in Bani Gala.

    The petitioner has requested in the petition that the decision of the civil judge regarding Imran Khan’s marriage be annulled.

  • Terrorist attacks increased by 79% in Pakistan in first six months of 2023: report

    Terrorist attacks increased by 79% in Pakistan in first six months of 2023: report

    According to a recent report from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), terrorist activities in the country have risen by 79 per cent in the first half of 2023.

    The report highlights that during this period, there were approximately 271 militant attacks in the country, leading to the loss of 389 lives and injuring 656 individuals.

    In the first six months of last year, there were 151 attacks resulting in 293 fatalities and 487 injuries.

    The statistics indicate a significant rise of 79% in militant attacks during the initial half of this year as compared to the same period of the previous year.

    During the first half of this year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa experienced the highest impact, with a total of 174 recorded militant attacks. These attacks led to the loss of 266 lives and left 463 people injured.

    Out of the reported incidents, 100 attacks occurred in mainland KP, resulting in 188 fatalities and 354 injuries. Additionally, 74 attacks took place in the tribal districts (formerly known as FATA), causing 78 deaths and 109 injuries.

  • ‘Most painful Eid for me’: Imran Khan reminiscences about jailed party leaders, workers

    ‘Most painful Eid for me’: Imran Khan reminiscences about jailed party leaders, workers

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, while wishing Eid to fellow countrymen, has said that this is the most painful Eid for him, as his party leaders and workers are in jail for exercising their constitutional right to protest peacefully. 

    “Eid Mubarak to my Pakistanis. This is the most painful Eid for me. Around 10,000 of our workers and supporters are jailed and being treated as criminals for exercising their constitutional right to protest peacefully,” he wrote.

    “Our brave leaders including women leaders, Dr Yasmin Rashid and Aliya Hamza are in jail and refusing to leave PTI. 16 of our workers shot dead and 8 others suspected to have been killed but cannot be confirmed because relatives have gone underground because of the fear of police. 50 others suffered bullet wounds,” the tweet added.

    “Shockingly no mention of the use of this excessive force by security forces on unarmed protesters. And no independent investigation to ascertain what really happened on 9th May. Instead, by peddling a one sided anti-PTI official narrative, a reign of terror has been unleashed on anyone associated with the party with only one aim to dismantle it before elections.”

    He further wrote, “InshAllah PTI and the nation will come out of this dark phase much stronger. Also, there’s been a total clampdown on the media with all those critical of this fascist government facing its wrath. Imran Riaz Khan has been abducted and his whereabouts unknown for over 40 days now, and 5 of our respected journalists who have had to flee the country, we remember them too on this Eid.”

  • SC bench hearing petitions against military courts dissolved again

    SC bench hearing petitions against military courts dissolved again

    A seven-member bench of the Supreme Court, hearing a set of pleas against military trials for perpetrators of the May 9 riots, has dissolved once again on Monday. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, one of the judges on the bench, refused to be part of the bench after the government raised objections.
    The Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP), Mansoor Usman Awan, came to the rostrum at today’s hearing and imparted the government’s objections on including Justice Mansoor in the bench as one of the petitioners is related to him.
    “One of the petitioners is Justice Shah’s relative. Therefore, it may affect his conduct,” AGP Awan said.
    However, Chief Justice of Pakistan CJP Umar Atta Bandial said, “The bench will not be made according to your whims.” The CJP expressed anger by saying that the “government should not mock the judiciary.”

    Nonetheless, Justice Shah recused himself from the bench.

    Petitions against military trials have been filed by former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Jawwad S. Khawaja, Aitzaz Ahsan, Karamat Ali, and former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

    At the first hearing of the case, Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Sardar Tariq Masood left the bench after Justice Isa said he did not consider the SC bench “a proper court.”

  • Fact-Check: Did Modi say ‘Pakistan will die its own death’, during his recent visit to the US?

    Fact-Check: Did Modi say ‘Pakistan will die its own death’, during his recent visit to the US?

    Claim:

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said in a video statement shared from the official Twitter account of the party, that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed, “Pakistan will die its own death.”

    While quoting Modi, Imran said, “Don’t talk about Pakistan, your partner now is America. Pakistan is burdened with its own problems.” Imran further said that the arrogant statement was made during Modi’s visit to the United States.

    “It seems that by signing defense and technology agreements with America, they have become so proud that they consider themselves America’s partners,” added Imran.

    Fact:

    However, the Modi statement which Imran was referring to, was actually said in 2019, during Imran Khan’s time as prime minister. The statement was not made during Modi’s recent visit to the US, but at the “Main bhi Chowkidar” event that took place in New Delhi, India.

    Verdict: The claim is false.