Page 38 - Imran Khan

Imran Khan thanks supporters for protesting against 'US-backed' Pak regime

Imran Khan has thanked his supporters for their participation in rallies held across Pakistan and abroad to protest against his ouster as prime minister and the formation of a "US-backed regime" in Islamabad. Protest rallies were held in different Pakistani cities after 9 pm on Sunday and continued for several hours on the call of Khan. "Thank you to all Pakistanis for their amazing outpouring of support & emotions to protest against US-backed regime change abetted by local Mir Jafars to bring into power a coterie of pliable crooks all out on bail. Shows Pakistanis at home & abroad have emphatically rejected this," Khan tweeted on Sunday. Earlier on Sunday, ousted prime minister Khan tweeted that "today marked the beginning of a freedom struggle" against what he said was a "foreign conspiracy of regime change" in Pakistan. In an attempt to galvanise his supporters, he said "it is always the people who protect their own sovereignty and democracy." The charged PTI supporters, ...

Protest in Dubai against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's ouster

The supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have staged a protest in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates against Imran Khan's ouster as the Prime Minister through a no-confidence motion last night.Taking to Twitter, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said: "Dubai, UAE Call was for Pakistan but Pakistanis across the globe standing up for #ImranKhan."Meanwhile, in Pakistan, PTI has taken out massive rallies in several cities across the country. The cities include Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and Lahore with demonstrators shouting slogans against the Opposition.On Monday, PTI chairman Imran Khan expressed gratitude to the people of the country for supporting the protests against his ouster as the Prime Minister of Pakistan."Thank you to all Pakistanis for their amazing outpouring of support and emotions to protest against US-backed regime change abetted by local Mir Jafars to bring into power a coterie of pliable crooks all out on bail. Shows Pakistanis at home & abroad have emphatically ..

Pakistan: Massive protests against Prime Minister Imran Khan's ouster

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has taken out massive rallies in several cities across the country to protest against Imran Khan's ouster as the Prime Minister through a no-confidence motion last night.Protest rallies were held in various cities including Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and Lahore with demonstrators shouting slogans against the Opposition.Earlier, Khan said that today marked the beginning of a "freedom struggle" against what he called a "foreign conspiracy of regime change". In an attempt to galvanise his supporters, he said "it is always the people who protected their own sovereignty and democracy"."Pakistan became an independent state in 1947; but the freedom struggle begins again today against a foreign conspiracy of regime change. It is always the people of the country who defend their sovereignty & democracy," he said in another Tweet.In Karachi, the city was lighted up for Imran Khan following his ouster.In Islamabad, the protest started from Zero Point, .

Shehbaz Sharif: A man who makes no bones while performing onerous tasks

Shehbaz, the 70-year-old younger brother of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has served as chief minister of the country's most populous and politically crucial Punjab province thrice

Imran Khan tried to sack Army chief General Bajwa before ouster: Reports

Hours after ouster, Imran's close aide's house was raided and his family's mobile phones were confiscated

Difficult for Shehbaz Sharif to provide stable govt in Pak: expert

The expert believes that due to a dozen of multi-party coalitions and the country's economic problems, Shehbaz after a few months might hand over to a caretaker government and then go for elections

PML-N's Shehbaz Sharif submits nomination papers for Pak PM's post

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday nominated himself for the post of prime minister after the unceremonious ouster of Imran Khan. The move came hours after Khan was removed from office through a no-confidence vote held early Sunday morning, becoming the first premier in the country's history to be sent home after losing the trust of the House. In accordance with the deadline of the submission stipulated by the National Assembly, 70-year-old Shehbaz submitted nomination papers for the new leader of the house, the Express Tribune newspaper reported. "Special thanks to media, civil society, lawyers, my Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari, Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto, Khalid Maqbool, Khalid Magsi, Mosin Dawar, Ali Wazir, Amir Haider Hoti & leaders & workers of all political parties for standing up for the Constitution!" he tweeted. Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chair Asif Ali Zaradri had proposed Shehbaz's name ..

LIVE: US will supply Ukraine with 'the weapons it needs' against Russia

US national security adviser said the Biden administration will send more weapons to Ukraine to prevent Russia from seizing more territory and targeting civilians

Pakistan: Imran Khan to launch protest movement against 'illegal' govt

Imran Khan will launch a protest movement from Peshawar in a few days

Welcome back to 'purana Pakistan': Bilawal Bhutto after Imran Khan's ouster

Khan, who came to power in 2018 with promises to create a Naya Pakistan', was unceremoniously removed from the office

Imran Khan tried to sack Army chief Gen. Bajwa before ouster: Reports

According to various media reports, Khan made a botched attempt to replace Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in order to bring someone more pliant

Pakistan crisis: Imran Khan's party members vow to fight along with him

Khan lost majority last month after some of the coalition partners decided to part ways while several dissidents openly defied his authority.

Pakistan political crisis: Imran Khan ousted, paving way for power shift

Pakistan political crisis: Parliament will convene again on Monday to pick a new prime minister, which will almost certainly be opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif.

Shehbaz Sharif, frontrunner as next Pak PM, seen as 'can-do' administrator

As chief minister of Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, Sharif planned and executed a number of ambitious infrastructure mega-projects

Imran Khan first Pakistani prime minister to lose no-trust vote

Notably, no Prime Minister has completed a full five-year tenure in Pakistan so far

India to US: What political upheaval in Pakistan means for the world

The nation of more than 220 million people lies between Afghanistan to the west, China to the northeast and India to the east, making it of vital strategic importance.

We will not take revenge: Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif after no-trust vote win

Imran Khan lost the trust vote in the National Assembly in a late-night vote after high political drama

Pakistan political crisis: Timeline of how Imran Khan was ousted

Pakistan political crisis: As many as 174 members voted in favour of the motion in the 342-member House while members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were absent during the voting.

Pak Parliament adjourned, to meet again on Monday to elect new PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from office through a no-confidence vote

LIVE updates: Prisoner van reaches Pakistan Parliament; security deployed

Imran Khan, speaker and deputy speaker risk arrest if vote not held today. Stay tuned for LIVE updates