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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan wins trust vote
Agencies
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 12:00 AM IST
PM Khan won 178 votes, safely above the 172 votes he needed, to prove his majority in the NA
Pak govt declares oppn leader's daughter, son-in-law 'proclaimed offenders'
PTI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON MAR 06, 2021 09:03 PM IST
The Accountability Court, Lahore, had already issued arrest warrants for Rabia Imran and Ali Imran Yousuf in the Saaf Pani Company corruption case.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins trust vote in National Assembly
PTI, Islamabad
UPDATED ON MAR 06, 2021 03:00 PM IST
Prime Minister Khan secured 178 votes in the 342-member lower house of Parliament during a special session convened on the directives of President Arif Alvi. A total of 172 votes was needed for a simple majority.
Pak PM Imran Khan threatens party lawmakers ahead of Vote of Confidence
Posted by Shivani | ANI, Islamabad
UPDATED ON MAR 06, 2021 12:04 PM IST
Khan's party Pakistan -- Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) -- has 157 members in the 342-member National Assembly. Opposition Pakistan Muslim Leauge-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples' Party have 84 and 54 members, respectively.
After senate poll defeat, ISI, Pak army chiefs meet Imran Khan
PTI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 10:38 PM IST
An official source said the meeting was held to review the “internal and external situation”.
PDM to boycott Pak PM Imran Khan's vote of confidence on Saturday
PTI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 10:16 PM IST
PDM candidate and former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani defeated ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday, in a major blow to Khan.
Pak election commission meets to discuss Imran Khan's allegations
PTI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 04:58 PM IST
Prime Minister Khan, in a televised address to the country on Thursday, lashed out at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which he said failed to stop corruption in Wednesday's closely-contested Senate elections.
‘If I lose, …’: PM Imran Khan’s emotional pitch ahead of trust vote this week
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 09:50 PM IST
- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan insisted that he wouldn’t abandon his campaign against corruption even if loses the trust vote.
Gurdeep Singh becomes first minority leader to win Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PTI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:59 PM IST
The Election Commission authorities informed that five votes of minority candidates were rejected by the Presiding Officer.
Ex-PM Gilani's party defeats Pak PM Imran Khan's candidate in senate polls
ANI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:00 PM IST
After the result was announced, Shaikh and Gilani shook hands and hugged each other. The news of Shaikh's defeat was told to him by Zain Qureshi -- who was the minister's polling agent, according to Geo News.
Bilawal Bhutto says PTI partymen have lost faith in Imran
ANI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:09 PM IST
As the polling for 37 seats of Pakistan's Senate is underway, the PPP chairman stated that even a single vote more would be a bonus for the party to lead in the elections for the Upper House of the Parliament.
Taliban collecting funds openly, Pak govt turning blind eye: Report
ANI, Islamabad
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2021 09:25 PM IST
Afridi said, "Whenever there are important meetings of important organisations like the United Nations and FATF, these terrorists and terrorist organisations are banned but the moment these meetings are finished, they resurface".
Shashi Tharoor tweets this after video on speaking English like him goes viral
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 03:36 PM IST
- The 35-seconds-long clip featuring Chaudhry himself shows three steps to speak fluent English like Shashi Tharoor.
_1614589853868_1614589878008.png "The governments of India and Pakistan have welcomed the border ceasefire announced by the two armies after months of back-channel contact at military and diplomatic level(Agencies)")
‘Not a shot fired’: Ceasefire brings peace to India-Pak border, big test ahead
By Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2021 05:07 PM IST
- A top J&K official said they had not detected any infiltration over the last five days after the ceasefire agreement came in force.
Pakistan's debt continues to mount, owes $6.7 billion to foreign lenders: Report
ANI, Islamabad
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 10:53 AM IST
In January alone, the government received USD 960 million in foreign loans, including USD 675 million from commercial banks, which were the most expensive loans.
Onus on India after LoC ceasefire: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 04:37 AM IST
On Thursday, India and Pakistan jointly announced that they agreed to strictly observe all agreements on the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC). India told Pakistan “talks and terror” cannot go together and said it desired normal neighbourly relations.
A rare phone call, secret letter: How India got Pak to release IAF’s Abhinandan
By Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 07:24 PM IST
- Then RAW chief Anil Dhasmana made a rare phone call to his then ISI counterpart Lt General Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah over a secure line, demanding that the IAF pilot be released immediately.
Pakistan offers USD 50 mn new credit line to Sri Lanka for defence cooperation
PTI, Colombo/islamabad
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 04:32 PM IST
- The two countries reached a broad consensus on ways and means to further strengthen cooperation in a comprehensive manner.
NSA Doval led secret back-channels talks with Pak for months before DGMO pact
By Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 11:17 PM IST
- The first sign that India-Pakistan back-channel conversations were on track came this month when Pak army chief Gen Bajwa said it was time to extend a hand of peace in all directions
Pak caught in China's debt-trap diplomacy, seeks relief from 'iron ally': Report
ANI, Islamabad
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 08:41 AM IST
Pakistani officials are also reportedly asking their Chinese counterparts to decelerate agreed plans to build even more power plants that would add to the overcapacity problem.
Pak, India can resolve Kashmir issue through dialogue: Imran Khan says in Lanka
PTI, Colombo
PUBLISHED ON FEB 24, 2021 08:29 PM IST
"Our only dispute is Kashmir and it can only be resolved through dialogue," he said.
Imran Khan officiates cousin Zayn Marie's wedding, see new pictures here
PUBLISHED ON FEB 24, 2021 10:04 AM IST
- Actor Aamir Khan's reclusive nephew, Imran Khan, officiated his cousin Zayn Marie's wedding. See new pictures here.
India allows use of airspace by Pakistan PM Imran Khan's special aircraft
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 02:08 AM IST
- India’s decision to allow the special flight to use its airspace was in marked contrast to Pakistan’s actions in 2019, when Islamabad denied permission for the use of Pakistani airspace by three Indian VVIP flights.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to arrive in Sri Lanka on Tuesday
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 23, 2021 01:33 PM IST
The bilateral talks are expected to focus on various sectors including trade, investment, health, education, agriculture, technology, defence and tourism.
Pakistan unlikely to exit ‘grey list’ as FATF meets to decide its fate: Report
Posted by Prashasti Singh | PTI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON FEB 21, 2021 08:50 PM IST
The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force had placed Pakistan on the grey list in June 2018 and asked Islamabad to implement a plan of action to curb money laundering and terror financing by the end of 2019 but the deadline was extended later on due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Pak judge lashes out at SC order barring him from hearing cases against Imran
ANI, Islamabad
PUBLISHED ON FEB 21, 2021 04:02 PM IST
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed on February 11 had issued orders restraining Justice Qazi Faez Isa from hearing matters involving the Prime Minister.
ECP report on bypoll results a 'charge sheet' against Imran Khan: Maryam
ANI, Lahore
PUBLISHED ON FEB 21, 2021 03:55 PM IST
The ECP had said that it suspected that the results of 20 polling stations had been falsified in the by-election for the NA-75 (Daska) constituency, the Dawn reported.
Imran's Lanka visit aims at gaining support for J-K issue against India: Report
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 12:27 PM IST
The political rationale for a visit to Colombo could be that it coincides with the start of the 46th UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva, where a new resolution on Sri Lanka is likely to be tabled.
Imran Khan's two-day official visit to Sri Lanka from Feb 23
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 19, 2021 11:21 PM IST
Bilateral meetings with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa are scheduled, during which trade, investment, health, education, agriculture, technology, defence and tourism would be discussed, according to a media statement.
Malala questions Imran Khan, Pak Army over threatening post by Taliban terrorist
Posted by Prashasti Singh | ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 04:14 PM IST
The threat by Ehsan prompted Yousafzai to question Pakistan's military (DGISPR) and Prime Minister Imran Khan on Twitter to explain how her shooter, Ehsan, had escaped from the government's custody.