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Pakistan: Punjab imposes Section 144 in Lahore ahead of Imran Khan's rally
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
This is the second time in less than a week that the interim government has imposed the restriction ahead of the election rally of the party -- which has severely criticised the caretaker set-up for being "partial".
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Imran Khan says PTI worker killed in police crackdown
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Lashing out at Punjab police for brutality and "custodial murder" of a supporter, Ali Bilal, Imran said that the actions of caretaker Punjab government tantamount to "blocking democracy."
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Jamaat-e-Islami chief Siraj Ul Haq calls for fresh elections in Pakistan
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Siraj-Ul-Haq said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) government has totally failed. Slamming the current Pakistan government, he said that during the last 11 months, they did nothing except waive the corruption cases against them, as reported by Pakistan v
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Political unrest escalating in Pakistan
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The political crisis is intensifying in Pakistan following the sudden arrest of Chaudhry which led to widespread condemnation from journalists, who called for his release.
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"Efforts made to disqualify me from politics..." says Imran Khan
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Imran Khan said that they trying their best to disqualify him ahead of the general elections.
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Pakistan: Protests erupt in Karachi over recounting of votes in local poll
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The ECP took over 36 hours to announce the results of Karachi's 236 union committees, as the opposition accused the provincial government of "rigging and managing things".
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Pakistan army remains deeply involved in political engineering
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Pakistan army is known to tamper with the democratic system by engineering the ouster of one government, and later, propping up proxy governments in the country.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan blames 'imported govt' for rise in terrorism
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday blamed the coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the terrorist attack in Bannu, reported Geo News.
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Pak interior minister eggs on Imran Khan to dissolve provincial assemblies
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Pakistan interior minister alleged that Imran Khan "will try to find an excuse that some no-confidence motion appears or a direction from the governor arrives" so Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi could "have an excuse" to continue his tenure.
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"We are afraid that the country is sinking" warns former Pak PM Imran Khan
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Imran Khan also reiterated his demand for free and fair elections, warning the country might sink otherwise. He said free and fair elections were the only solution to the country's problems and said the government was "afraid" of new elections due to the fear of losing, Dawn reported.
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Imran Khan to dissolve Punjab, KP assemblies on Dec 23
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Imran Khan on Saturday made the announcement to dissolve the assemblies of the provinces where they rule -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on December 23 in a video address with Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan by his side.
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When Pakistan's Operation Blitz failed and opened the gates for Bangladesh
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Sahibzada Yakub Khan who was posted as commander, Eastern Command, in 1969 had conceived a security plan titled 'Op Blitz', meant to counter any unrest in East Pakistan. This was formulated much before the 1970 elections and on 11 December 1970, within days of the general elections in Pak
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