Tag: Prime Minister Imran Khan

  • Pakistani women don’t get their rights as traditions adopted from India: PM Khan

    Pakistani women don’t get their rights as traditions adopted from India: PM Khan

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, at a ceremony in Rawalpindi’s Fatima Jinnah University to celebrate International Women’s Day, said that when the history of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will be written, the only party that shall be known to have empowered women will be PTI.

    PM Khan said that most Pakistani women don’t get their rights and that is because the country has adopted traditions from India, where women were considered men’s property.

    “Indian women used to be burned alive (Satti) with the body of her husband if he died,” said PM Khan, adding that Islam gives more rights to women.

    Praising his mother, PM Khan said, “I am what I am today because of my mother.”

    “My mother was educated, if she had not made me sit and do my homework, I would have never studied in the first place,” said the prime minister.

    “Education is also important along with the protection of their rights,” said PM Khan.

    The premier further said that rule of law is the biggest issue in Pakistan.

    PM Khan, criticising the former leader of Pakistan, said, “The powerful desires NRO and threaten to topple the government if they don’t get it but I will not give them that as long as I am alive.”

    “No matter what these robbers do, try as much as they can or plan any strategy, I am ready,” he said in reference to the Joint Opposition’s efforts to table a no-trust motion against the incumbent government.

  • Bilawal’s ‘Awami March’ to arrive at Islamabad’s D-Chowk today

    Bilawal’s ‘Awami March’ to arrive at Islamabad’s D-Chowk today

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s “Awami March” is to reach Islamabad today (Tuesday).

    The district administration has allowed the party to end its rally, which began from Karachi, at D-Chowk.

    Prior to this, Bilawal asked Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to resign before the vote of no-confidence is tabled in the National Assembly (NA). He also challenged PM Khan to dissolve the assembly as “he has always threatened to do”. Bilawal gave PM Khan a 24 hours ultimatum.

    PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, speaking to Dawn, said that around 40,000 to 60,000 people are taking part in the long march.

    “We will reach Rawat around midnight. The route of the march was changed from Murree Road to Islamabad Expressway due to the Test match being played in Rawalpindi. We are committed to reaching D-Chowk by 4pm on Tuesday (today),” said Khokhar.

    Meanwhile, sources in the police said a contingent of paramilitary troops along with Punjab, KP, and Islamabad police would be deployed in the capital, including in Red Zone.

    It is being reported that Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) leadership will also take part in the march.

  • ‘Pervaiz Elahi’s sherwani ready, he will soon take oath as CM Punjab’: PPP

    ‘Pervaiz Elahi’s sherwani ready, he will soon take oath as CM Punjab’: PPP

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has said that there is a big surprise in store for Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan. PPP has revealed that Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi would become the chief minister of the province.

    Punjab PPP General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza said, “Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi’s sherwani (the dress traditionally worn by politicians on formal occasions) is ready. He will soon take oath as the Punjab chief minister. Just wait for the final announcement.”

    “The government’s allies are in contact with the PPP. The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will soon be dented, like those claiming the government as theirs will not be with it,” said Murtaza.

    Murtaza also dared PM Khan to come into public space without protocol to know his ‘real popularity’ among the people of Punjab.

    The PPP general secretary further added that the future of Imran Khan was bleak, with his allies ready to give him ‘a big surprise’. The PTI was not a party, but a group of people who had gathered for their personal interests, he claimed.

  • Step down in five days, Bilawal warns Khan

    Step down in five days, Bilawal warns Khan

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has given an ultimatum to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan. The PPP leader said that the prime minister himself should decide about his fate within five days, otherwise “we will decide his fate”.

    “I want free and fair elections immediately. The PM has only two options: resign or face no-confidence move,” Bilawal told a charged crowd as he makes his way towards the federal capital.

    “Imran Khan’s presence is harmful to the country and the people, and the democratic process of a no-trust move has been adopted to remove him from the office,” said the PPP leader.

    “The people have shown their lack of confidence in this government. Now, it is time for the parliamentarians to show it too,” he added.

    “This is the last chance for the coalition partners to withdraw their support for the Imran Khan-led regime and absolve themselves of their three years of sin they had committed by supporting this incompetent and selected regime.”

    Bilawal reiterated, “It was because of the pressure of the march that the government had to bring the prices down.”

  • ‘Logon ko yeh bhi nahi pata k woh namaz main Allah sy kya mangtay hain’: PM Khan

    ‘Logon ko yeh bhi nahi pata k woh namaz main Allah sy kya mangtay hain’: PM Khan

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said that the youth of Pakistan does not know the actual reason as to why was Pakistan made.

    PM Khan said, “I realised this that our kids and youth does not have a complete understanding as to why was this country [Pakistan] made. Why did Allah say in the Quran to follow Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)? People don’t even know what do they ask from Allah when they offer namaz.” The premier’s words came during an address at the National Rehmatul-Lil-Alameen Authority event.

    “I was born in a Muslim household, but I came towards Islam through my life experiences. This was made possible as I saw two different cultures. I saw the Western culture thoroughly. But the actual change came within me when I read about the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).”

    The premier went on to say that if you want to see a society gets destroyed when you accept corruption and evil happening within it.

    “We accepted corruption with our country. You throw flowers at the corrupt. One ran away from the country, after lying and big journalists are saying that we should allow him to give a speech,” said the premier.

    “The lawyers said to lift the ban off him and allow him to contest in the elections again,” said the premier alluding to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif.

    “A nation whose character is not great cannot become great, only by following the principles of justice and a welfare state can a nation make its place,” said PM Khan.

  • ‘Hamaray paas paisa ziada aya hai’: PM Khan reveals reason for slashing petrol, diesel prices

    ‘Hamaray paas paisa ziada aya hai’: PM Khan reveals reason for slashing petrol, diesel prices

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday revealed the reason for giving relief to Pakistanis in terms of reduction in electricity charges and petrol prices as the country now has more money.

    Addressing a ceremony to launch the disbursement of interest-free loans for people of low-income groups under the Kamyab Pakistan Programme, the premier said, “This time we collected record tax in Pakistan. And because of this, I reduced the prices of petrol and oil.”

    “Hamaray paas paisa ziada aya hai [We have more money now]. The more tax you will pay, the more I will utilise all of it to uplift the poor in the country. This is my promise to the nation,” said PM Khan.

    Imran Khan regretted that Pakistan in the past could not achieve its due place in the comity of nations because it “did not pursue the ideology for which it was created”. He noted that the “nations that forget their ideology never succeed”.

  • PM Khan and Sharifs fighting over the Chaudhrys of Gujrat?

    PM Khan and Sharifs fighting over the Chaudhrys of Gujrat?

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday went to meet the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leadership.

    PM Khan inquired about the health of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.

    The Chaudhrys of Gujrat assured PM Khan that they still supported him and his government and also expressed their lack of trust in the Sharifs who ditched them in the past. “We know them all, and do not trust them,” said Chaudhry Shujaat.

    “Shehbaz Sharif came to inquire after my health a few days ago and offered the chief ministership (of Punjab) to Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (in exchange for voting against Imran Khan),” said Hussain to PM Khan according to media reports.

    “However, we know them well and do not trust them. He had offered us the same slot (in the 90s) but backed off after winning the elections. The excuse was that his father did not agree to the proposal. Although he has offered it again, we don’t trust (him) and continue to stand by the government,” Hussain assured PM Khan.

    The Chaudhrys appreciated the government’s decision to slash fuel prices and electricity rates, as well as the industrial package unveiled on Tuesday.

    Khan briefed the hosts about his recent visits to China and Russia.

    PML-Q leader Tariq Bashir Cheema, while speaking on News One programme ‘G for Gharidah’, revealed that the issue of a no-trust move was not discussed in the meeting between PM Khan and the Chaudhry brothers.

    “This is the first time PM Khan visited [Chaudhry brothers] with a delegation. There were 20 people sitting in the meeting. Not once was there any talk about the no-confidence motion,” said Cheema.

    Cheema said that PM Khan discussed his recent trips to Moscow and China, asked about Shujaat Hussain’s health. He added that the recent visits of the Opposition leaders were also discussed.

    Different accounts

    In a report for The News, Ansar Abbasi says the “accounts of the meeting by the three government sources were different from each other while the PML-Q source insisted that the media had been fed the wrong information by a government minister about what was discussed in the meeting”.

    “One of the three government sources said that ‘politics’ was not discussed as such in the meeting … The second government source said that although there was no assurance sought by the PM or given by the Chaudhrys regarding the no-trust move, the body language of the top PML-Q leadership was good and encouraging for the government. This second government source said following an inquiry from the government side, the Chaudhrys also talked about Shehbaz Sharif’s visit … The third PTI [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf] source, when approached, told this correspondent that Chaudhry Shujaat told Imran Khan to stand firm (dattay rahain). The source quoted the Chaudhrys as having told Shehbaz Sharif that in case of the failure of the no-trust move, Imran Khan would emerge far more powerful. This source claimed that the Chaudhrys had urged Shehbaz Sharif not to embark on such adventures. The third government source further said that the Chaudhrys also said that they were offered the chief ministership but only to announce the dissolution of the Punjab assembly. What will we get out of it, the government source quoted Chaudhry Pervez Elahi as saying.”

  • Bilawal, watch old videos of Benazir and learn how long marches happen: Fawad Chaudhry

    Bilawal, watch old videos of Benazir and learn how long marches happen: Fawad Chaudhry

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry advised Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to watch previous videos of his late mother, Benazir Bhutto, to learn how to conduct a long march.

    “Bilawal must go through the videos of previous long marches held by (late) Benazir Bhutto to learn how such rallies are conducted.”

     “We first want them [Opposition] to get tired by holding this march, then we will make our next move,” said Fawad.

    Rejecting the claims of the Opposition, Fawad said that the relief package announced by Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan a day earlier was not an attempt to woo voters ahead of the 2023 general elections.

    “We just made adjustments to our existing budget to facilitate our middle class. Previously, we had given targeted subsidies to extremely poor segment.”

  • Tonight at 6pm: PM Khan aap se dil ki baat khul kar kareinge

    Tonight at 6pm: PM Khan aap se dil ki baat khul kar kareinge

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will be making a “big announcement” in an address to the nation today (Monday), said Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

    Qureshi said, “I think he is going to make a very big announcement,” further advising people to “be ready” since the prime minister will “open his heart and talk frankly”.

    The minister further shared that the PM will address the nation at 6pm today.

    Taking to Twitter, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that the premier will take the nation into confidence over Pakistan’s economy and the global challenges the country faces amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis.

    Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak on Sunday said, “The prime minister will address the nation and announce Rs10 reduction in petroleum prices, and a Rs5 cut per unit in the electricity rates, along with several other measures.”

  • PM Khan’s former wife’s ‘dirty propaganda’, Murad Saeed serves legal notice to Reham

    PM Khan’s former wife’s ‘dirty propaganda’, Murad Saeed serves legal notice to Reham

    Federal Minister for Com­munications Murad Saeed on Sunday served a legal notice to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s former wife, Reham Khan.

    Saeed has said that Reham has hurled false allegations against him and done dirty propaganda in her book, “Reham Khan (memoir)“.

    Saeed asked for an unconditional apology from Reham within 14 days; otherwise, a defamation suit of Rs1 billion will be filed against her, reports Dawn.

    “Tender apology within 14 days from this notice otherwise the court will be requested for her stern punishment and Rs1 billion damages,” said the official announcement.

    The news outlet also reports that the minister did not mention the name of Reham Khan while addressing her in the press release.

    “Your book was used as a reference for launching malicious propaganda and false allegations,” read the press release.

    Last week, Murad Saeed, during a meeting held in the presence of the premier, said that he would file a lawsuit against Reham in London for writing “offensive content” against the prime minister. “Posting false content should be stopped,” he added.

    However, PM Khan advised Saeed “not to worry about such matters and focus on his performance as the Opposition is worried these days.”