Tag: PTI

  • Khan says won’t believe Azam called US cypher ‘Khan’s conspiracy’ until he hears Azam say it himself

    Khan says won’t believe Azam called US cypher ‘Khan’s conspiracy’ until he hears Azam say it himself

    Azam Khan, the former principal secretary of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s “cypher drama” was a preplanned conspiracy, Geo News has reported.

    Azam Khan has been ‘missing’ since last month, however, he recorded a statement under CrPC 164 before a magistrate on Wednesday, damaging Imran’s claims that he was ousted through a US orchestrated by Donald Lu, a senior officer of the Biden administration.

    PTI’s government was removed via a vote of no confidence last year in April. The then Prime Minister alleged on March 27, 2022, that Washington planned the movement to remove him from office and used the so-called cypher to back his claims. The US has repeated denied his accusations.

    Later, Khan changed his story, accusing former Chief of Army Staff, General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa of conspiring to remove him.

    Azam Khan also confessed that when he provided Imran with the cypher, he was very happy and labelled the language a “US blunder”.

    The ex-prime minister then said, according to Azam, that the cable could be used for “creating a narrative against the establishment and opposition”.

    It is also mentioned in the confession that Imran Khan told his principal secretary that the cypher could be used to divert the public’s attention towards “foreign involvement” in the no-confidence motion.

    Azam Khan states that when he told Imran Khan that the cypher had secret content and could not be disclosed in a public gathering, the former prime minister suggested a strategy.

    He said that Imran called a meeting, which included then-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and then-foreign secretary Sohail Mahmood, who would tell him the minutes of the meeting as the PTI chief had lost the original copy of the cable.

    Reacting to the sensational disclosure of his once most trusted officer, Imran Khan said on Wednesday that Azam Khan is an honest man and he will not believe any statement until he hears everything from Azam himself.

  • Imran apologises to court for threatening Judge Zeba

    Imran apologises to court for threatening Judge Zeba

    Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has apologised to the court for threatening Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry in 2022 during a rally, Capital TV has reported.

    “If I have crossed a line, then I apologise,” the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in the court where he was present in person for the hearing.

    Recalling that he went to Zeba Chaudhary’s court to apologise, Imran Khan said, “I got carried away during the speech and talked of initiating legal proceedings. I told the court that if my comments have hurt anyone, then I apologise.”

  • Imran Khan accumulates 27 lac followers in a day on TikTok

    Imran Khan accumulates 27 lac followers in a day on TikTok

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan received a warm welcome by his supporters on TikTok with 1 million users following him in less than 24 hours.

    Imran Khan decided to join TikTok yesterday [Tuesday], with his fans flooding the account with likes and follows. The followers count has crossed two million now and rests at 2.7 m as of Wednesday morning.

    Khan has also uploaded two videos which gathered 4.5 m likes till present. In one video, the PTI chairman thanked people for the love and generous likes and also reminded them to get their votes registered before the elections.

    @imrankhan.pti

    Thank you to all of you on TikTok for the grand welcome. I want you all to verify your vote by sending your CNIC at 8300 via sms today. July 20th is the deadline. These upcoming elections are going to be decisive for our country!

    ♬ original sound – Imran Khan Official

    His supporters have also been showcasing the popularity of their leader on Twitter, sharing the likes and followers Imran Khan got on TikTok in just 24 hours.

  • US finally defends Donald Lu against PTI allegations

    US finally defends Donald Lu against PTI allegations

    More than an year after Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu was named by the then Prime Minister Imran Khan as a conspirator who got his government removed from power, a senior US official has publicly defended him.

    Elizabeth Horst, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, said that the allegations levelled by the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were “categorically false”.

    The American government has repeatedly denied Imran Khan’s allegations, however, they have never named him before Tuesday.

    Horst made the remarks at a conference held in Houston to discuss the future of American and Pakistani relations. “We do not let propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation get in the way of any bilateral relationship, including our valued partnership with Pakistan,” she said, adding that her speech was an “opportunity to address disinformation”.

    Horst also reiterated her administration’s stance of working with any government elected by the Pakistani people as the National Assembly is expected to be dissolved next month.

    “We do not have any position on any political candidate or party,” Horst said during the conference, stressing that the US supports democratic principles, freedom of speech, and the rule of law.

    The statements come in the backdrop of looming general elections, after media reports have said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have decided to dissolve the National Assembly before the completion of its tenure.

    However, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted on Tuesday that the date for dissolution of the National Assembly has not been decided yet. She has also said that the date would be decided after consultation with allied parties of the coalition government.

  • Everyone will be shocked when secret about PTI’s plan is revealed: Pervez Khattak

    Everyone will be shocked when secret about PTI’s plan is revealed: Pervez Khattak

    Former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Parvez Khattak, launched a new party on Monday under the name of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P). Pervez Khattak said that he is distancing himself from “PTI [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf] Chairman Imran Khan’s anti-country agenda,” ending his ties with the party in which he was once considered the most powerful member.

    Khattak claimed that 57 ex-assembly members and senior politicians of KP have joined his party, revealing that 20 more members will join the party soon.
    “Our existence is directly linked to that of Pakistan. The PTI is now completely finished in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,” Khattak said. He alleged that his former political party lost three or more chances to win elections.

    “Why did PTI reject election opportunities three to four times? We had chances to hold elections. It is a big secret why PTI wasted the chance of going towards elections. Everyone will be shocked the day the secret is revealed about PTI’s plan,” he claimed.

  • Khan, Bushra Bibi to go to court in two days over illegal Nikkah case

    Khan, Bushra Bibi to go to court in two days over illegal Nikkah case

    A District and Session Court of Islamabad has declared the alleged illegal nikkah case of Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi admissible on Tuesday.

    According to the details, notices have been issued to Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to appear in court on July 20.

    Civil Judge Qudratullah handed down the decision, deeming the case worthy of further investigation.

    The court announced its reserved decision today.

    Earlier, on May 13, the court reserved its judgement and then announced that the petition was “inadmissible”.

    The petitioner’s lawyer, Rizwan Abbasi, revealed that the marriage of PTI Chief Imran Khan with Bushra Bibi had taken place during her Iddat, which is not permissable according to Sharia and Islamic tradition.

    It is alleged in this case that Bushra Bibi’s iddat was not completed when she married former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

  • Defiant Pervez Khattak forms political party, names it ‘PTI Parliamentarians’

    Defiant Pervez Khattak forms political party, names it ‘PTI Parliamentarians’

    Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s once-trusted aide Pervez Khattak has formed a new party ‘Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentarians’, Geo News has reported.

    The former Chief Minister announced the name of his party days after being thrown out of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for allegedly asking members to ditch the party.

    According to the sources in The News, former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has also joined PTI Parliamentarians. According to the report, 57 ex-assembly members have joined the party.

    Former provincial ministers have also joined the new party, in which Ishtiaq Armar and Shaukat Ali are included.

    Khattak was largely credited for forming a PTI government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in 2013, becoming a powerful chief executive of the province and jump starting Imran Khan’s eventual ascent to the Prime Minister’s office in 2018.

    However, the mercurial politician had often been at odds with his party head, most notably when the two clashed in 2018 after Imran Khan chose Mahmood Khan to head the province.

  • PTI should also be taken into confidence over electoral reforms: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

    PTI should also be taken into confidence over electoral reforms: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said on Monday that his party was not being taken into confidence over electoral reforms, emphasizing that PTI is an important stakeholder.

    In a media talk, he said that “Section 9 of the Election Act 2017 is very vague.”
    Criticising the leading government coalition party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Qureshi said the party is suffering from instability.
    “The PTI chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has gotten relief from the courts despite the fact that the government is fabricating cases against him,” he said.
    Speaking on the matter of dissolving the National Assembly, Quershi remarked: “It seems that the government is leaning towards 90-day elections. However, the date of the election has to be been given by the Election Commission of Pakistan.”

  • Khurshid Shah sends friend request to Imran, but there’s a catch

    Khurshid Shah sends friend request to Imran, but there’s a catch

    Khurshid Shah, senior leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), has extended an olive branch to embattled political opponent Imran Khan, however, there’s a catch.

    “If Imran Khan let’s go of his ego and says that he is going to meet Asif Ali Zardari, then PPP will cooperate with him and bring him back into the political fold,” Shah said during a conversation with WE News.

    The federal minister stressed that his party has never backed off from dialogue. “We will teach Imran about democracy and politics, we will tell him about Pakistan’s sovereignty,” Shah stated.

    Accusing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman of “running away from dialogue,” the PPP leader said that Khan has never negotiated with anyone.

    Pointing out that the government offered PTI a charter of democracy, Khurshid Shah recalled that Khan turned them away, terming their offer an attempt to get an NRO.

    “Whoever calls PTI a political party is naive,” he told WE News.

  • ‘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.