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December 24, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

Pakistan’s LAHORE – Imran Khan’s ambitions to compel early elections in the South Asian country suffered a setback on Friday when a major supporter of the former premier was dismissed from his position as chief minister of the nation’s largest province.

The action will exacerbate Pakistan’s already acute balance of payment crisis and economic collapse.

Khan’s rival Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman, who on Friday ordered the resignation of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

Imran’s Removal As PTI Leader Is In Way, The ECP Informs IHC

December 14, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

Following Imran Khan’s disqualification in the Toshakhana issue, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) told the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday that it had started the process to remove him from his position as PTI chairman.

A district and sessions court in Islamabad has postponed its decision on an ECP petition in the Toshakhana case against Imran Khan, according to ECP Director General Law Mohammad Arshad, who also informed the court that the next hearing of the reference has been set for December 20.

The trial court had heard the commission’s argument on November 22 and is scheduled to render a decision on December 15.

In response to its ruling in the Toshakhana case, the ECP had started the process on December 5 to have Imran Khan resigned as chairman of the PTI. According to Article 63(1)(p) of the Constitution, he was disqualified because he made “false assertions and erroneous disclosure.”

Imran Khan’s appeal against the ECP’s decision to disqualify him was taken up by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, however owing to a lack of time, further proceedings were tabled until Dec. 20.

Ex-PM’s counsel terms commission’s disqualification order unconstitutional

Imran Khan’s attorney, Syed Ali Zafar, emphasised the case’s importance in light of the ECP hearings. He informed the IHC that Imran Khan was being sought to be disqualified under Article 62(1)(f) in the Toshakhana matter after the National Assembly speaker had mechanically approved the pleas of a few MNAs without providing any justification, documentation, or proof.

He argued that both the ECP order and the NA speaker’s decision were unlawful. The attorney contended that there must be an earlier pronouncement by a court of law against the member in order for a disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) to occur.

He emphasized that neither before the ECP nor when the commission was asked to respond to the inquiries raised in the reference was there a declaration from a court of law against Imran Khan as required by Article 62(1)(f) in this matter.

Therefore, the speaker’s reference is unjustified and unlawful, and the attorney said that ECP should have rejected the reference by concluding that Imran Khan is not ineligible under Article 62(1)(f).

The attorney countered that the ECP was not a court of law and that the Supreme Court had repeatedly ruled that the ECP could not issue a declaration under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution. He also brought up the most recent Faisal Vawda case, in which the Supreme Court determined that the Commission lacked authority to issue any declarations according to Article 62(1). (f).

The attorney described the current situation as peculiar since assets were bought and traded legally, yet Imran Khan was nonetheless disqualified by the ECP. He cited several decisions of the higher courts where it was determined that while all errors in statements were not grounds for disqualification, it was necessary to determine if the declaration was made with an ulterior or dishonest purpose.

The attorney emphasized that there was no need for Imran Khan to omit the presents from his assets declaration because he had legitimately and in compliance with the regulations bought the assets, and the ECP’s premise that this was done dishonestly was completely false.

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Khan Will Speak At His First Rally After Being Shot

November 26, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

In his first public appearance since being shot earlier this month in an assassination attempt he blamed on his successor, the former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is anticipated to speak to tens of thousands of fans on Saturday.

“My nation will come to Rawalpindi for me.”

The shooting was the most recent development in several months of political unrest that started in April when Khan was removed from office following a vote of no confidence in parliament.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of Khan, has been urging the government to call an early election before the current parliamentary term expires in October of next year. Saturday’s demonstration is the culmination of this “long march.”

Lt Gen Asim Munir Is Selected By PM Shehbaz To Be The New COAS

November 24, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

After days of rumours, the appointment of Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir as the new army chief and Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday put a stop to them.

Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb made the statement in a Twitter, stating that President Alvi has received the summary.

In The Midst Of Political Unrest, Pakistan’s PM Will Appoint A New Army Commander

November 24, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

Despite current political unrest in the nation, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is prepared to pick a new army commander after obtaining a list of applicants for the crucial role, authorities said on Wednesday.

For half of Pakistan’s 75-year existence, the army has dominated the nation and possessed significant political power.

The most recent action put an end to days of rumour regarding a impasse between Sharif’s coalition government and the military over Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa’s replacement, who is retiring early next week. Imran Khan, the former prime minister, had decided to extend his term due to rising hostilities with India, Pakistan’s neighbor.

Imran Khan Assure That Long March Will Not Disturb England Tests

November 23, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

Imran Khan’s long march 2.0

Long march won’t interfere with England Tests, Imran promises
PTI requests approval for a sit-in in Faizabad on November 26.
Imran will resume his march on November 26 in Rawalpindi, with Islamabad being his last stop.
The gathering in Garrison City would take place around the

Imran Khan, the head of PTI, assured Christian Turner, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, and Ramiz Raja, the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), that the upcoming long march would not interfere with the Test series between Pakistan and England, which will begin in Rawalpindi on December 1.

The PTI has declared that it will launch a protracted march against the current administration on November 26 from Rawalpindi.

Metro Orange Line Train Fares In Lahore Have Been Revised

November 21, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

The Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) tariffs have been adjusted by the Punjab government due to growing inflation. The stop-to-stop tariff for the OLMT, which consists of five brackets, has been authorized by the Punjab Cabinet.

PTI Refutes Businessman’s Allegations That He Received Gifts From Toshakhana

November 16, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

Leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) went on the attack on Wednesday, attacking accusations made by a businessman residing in Dubai named Umar Farooq Zahoor that he had purchased the Toshakhana presents delivered to the ousted prime minister Imran Khan during his time in office.

The PTI leaders described Zahoor as a “wanted” and “notorious” individual.

A day earlier, Zahoor came to light and claimed that he had purchased some of the state gifts, including an expensive Graff wristwatch worth at least Rs2 billion, from Farah Gogi and Shahzad Akbar. This is when the accusations of misuse of the Toshakhana (gift depository) against former prime minister Imran Khan took an unusual turn.

Zahoor said in an interview with a private TV network that he had paid $2 million for the pricey things that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had given to the PTI leader.

As per Geo TV own report Gifts were sold in 2019. Evaluation was done on 15-11-2022. I.e Today from a corner shop in IDFC Dubai, apparently just before recording todays prog…. #PropagandaBusted pic.twitter.com/IOvhS55cfO
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 15, 2022

He had also claimed that Shahzad Akbar, the previous premier’s accountability adviser, had been in touch with him in 2019 to offer to sell him watches, rings, and other presents. He said that he also has proof to support the assertions he was making.

The businessman continued to claim that after he failed to comply with the requests of his ex-wife Sophia Mirza, he was thereafter subjected to blackmail and fictitious money laundering charges were filed against him by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) under Akbar’s direction.

He said that Farah Khan “brought the gifts to my office in Dubai and informed me that the goods had been handed to Imran Khan by the Saudi crown prince,” adding that he was persuaded to purchase them after he confirmed through his sources.

In a news conference, PTI leaders Fawad Chaudhry, Shireen Mazari, and Zulfi Bukhari refuted Zahoor’s allegations and said that the PTI leader was innocent of any wrongdoing.

The PTI has always opposed corruption in Pakistan, according to Fawad. He remarked, “We hold ourselves and others accountable just as equally.

جو شخص خُد چوری میں ملوث ہو وہ الزام لگا رہا ہے- Geo دشمنی نباہنے میں یہ بھول گیا کہ یہ آدمی oalo man کے نام سے بدنام اور سزا یافتہ ہے- ایک سوال یہ بھی کر لیتے کہ آپ دنیا کو کیوں مطلوب ہیں؟ عمران خان نے قانون کے مطابق تحائف خریدے اور ٹیکس گوشواروں میں ظاہر کیے- #WeTrustImranKhan pic.twitter.com/CHVPcCbpFF
— Imran Ismail (@ImranIsmailPTI) November 16, 2022

He acknowledged that when Imran Khan visited Saudi Arabia for the first time in 2018, the King gave him a watch.

The chief of protocol receives the presents; the prime minister has no involvement in these affairs, according to Fawad. He said, “The pricing of these presents are then decided by the Toshakhana, which regularly submits them to the concerned Prime Minister’s Office with it being clearly stated what the worth of each item is.

This law had existed before to the PTI government’s mandate, according to Fawad. In actuality, the state was originally only to receive 20% of the purchase price, but our government increased that to 50% so that the national treasury would benefit.

Fawad stated that the chief protocol of the Foreign Office had received the watch. He said, “This present was deposited in the repository of the Cabinet Division by the same official.

Imran later sold the gift for Rs57 million “in the Pakistani market,” according to Fawad, who also noted that capital gain tax was paid for that appropriately, as mentioned in Imran Khan’s tax returns and as declared to the Election Commission.

عمر فاروق سے ہونے والی یہ ملاقات میری وزارت کے دفتر میں وزیراعظم آفس کی ہدایت پر ہوئی تھی جس میں میرے علاوہ دیگر چار وزیر اور تمام وزارتوں اعلی حکام بھی موجود تھے- عمر فارق اور دیگر سے ہونے والی یہ ملاقات دبئی ڈیلیگیشن کےتحت ہوئی تھی-اس تصویر کو جو رنگ دینا چاہیں دیں کوئی ڈر نہیں pic.twitter.com/Q7m7WIq6Fo
— Faisal Vawda (@FaisalVawdaPTI) November 15, 2022

“The evaluation of the watch set by the Cabinet Division had roughly been Rs 0.1 billion, and 20% of that price was paid whereby this gift became Imran Khan’s personal possession,” he said.

The watch “was not sold to Umar Farooq Zahoor,” according to Fawad, and “Farah Bibi had nothing to do with the affair.” The former minister continued by saying that the party will sue the businessman in England.

Zulfi Bukhari further stated that the watch had been purchased by a “dealer,” who “subsequently sold the set to someone else, possibly to the said person, for Rs61 million,” according to my sources.

Additionally, he stated that the “dealer is currently out of the country and on the run,” but he also made the assurance that “the lie will be unearthed” and that the “dealer will be brought before everyone.”

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Iqbal Day: The Government Declares A Holiday On November 9

November 8, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

**A Picture Of Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal, a poet from the East**

To commemorate “Iqbal Day,” the 145th birth anniversary of Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal, the federal government has declared November 9 (Wednesday) a national holiday throughout the nation.

The development was reported to the authorities on Tuesday.

An official announcement stated, “The Prime Minister has been delighted to demand that November 9 (Iqbal Day) should… be honored as a Public Holiday.”

Police Finally Register FIR Over Attack On Former Prime Minister Imran Khan

November 8, 2022 / By Zunair Tahir / Pakistan News

The Punjab police finally filed a case under terrorism charges, with detained suspect Naveed being named as the primary accused, after the Supreme Court threatened to launch suo motu proceedings if the provincial police failed to file a FIR regarding the attempted assassination of former prime minister Imran Khan.

After a delay of three days, the FIR filed in response to Sub-Inspector Amir Shahzad’s complaint at 11:10 p.m. on Monday under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act and Sections 302, 324, and 440 of the Pakistan Penal Code was registered.

Despite PTI’s request, senior government and military figures were not named in the case
For the delay in filing a FIR, the IG blames CM Elahi, while Moonis accuses “unknown individuals” and the police.

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