Author Archives: Imad Khan

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presided over a recent meeting of the monitoring committee on implementation of austerity measures that revealed the government's austerity measures were largely ignored by cabinet members, senior bureaucrats, and even the judiciary. The meeting revealed that more than half of the posh cars given to cabinet members, parliamentary secretaries, and chairmen [...]

Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had non-bailable arrest warrants issued against him on Monday in connection with threats made against a judge. On Tuesday, however, the warrants were suspended by an Islamabad district and sessions court. Following Imran's comments at a rally in F9 Park, where he denounced the alleged torture [...]

Terrorists killed two police officers and injured eight others as they attacked census teams in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts of Lakki Marwat and Tank on Monday. A spate of attacks in the province has resulted in the loss of lives not only of security forces, but also of innocent citizens, as terrorism once again rears [...]

The Monitoring Committee, which is in charge of monitoring the implementation of austerity measures in Pakistan, has expressed grave concerns regarding some officers' use of vehicles with more than 1,800cc. Therefore, it has been ordered that the use of these vehicles cease immediately by all authorities. State-run Radio Pakistan reported on this directive. This action [...]

The Lahore High Court has permitted the lawyer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan to consult with him regarding the appointment of CCPO Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana as his security focal point. During a hearing for Imran's petition seeking foolproof security and permission to mark his attendance via video link, the decision was made. [...]

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is expected to request President Dr Arif Alvi to set a date for the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly election if the consultation process with Governor Haji Ghulam Ali proves to be unproductive today. In accordance with the Supreme Court's directive in its decision in the suo motu case earlier this [...]

Social divisions in Pakistan that are based on politics, religion, and ethnicity pose a serious threat to social cohesion as well as having negative effects on the country's economy. These divisions foster an atmosphere of distrust and conflict, impeding the growth of powerful institutions required to foster economic growth. Due to distrust and conflict within [...]

The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb, has accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan of attempting to destabilize the country by creating unrest in order to achieve his political objectives. During a press conference in Model Town, Aurangzeb claimed Imran used the dead bodies for political purposes, stating that he had nothing [...]

After the interim Punjab government implemented Section 144, which prohibits public gatherings, in the provincial capital, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan postponed the party's election rally until the following day. The party was unable to appeal the order to the Lahore High Court or the Election Commission. The PTI had initially planned to hold [...]

Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, the former Punjab governor and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), announced on Sunday that he would be joining the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), stating that the decision was reached after much consultation. At a press conference with PML-Q leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain in Lahore, Sarwar said, Shujaat struck him as an "honest [...]

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has accused opposition leader Imran Khan of obstructing the country's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has been delayed. Sharif claimed that Khan's "plan to foment instability" in the nation included the protests organised by the former ruling party in a statement released by the Prime Minister's office [...]

Muhammad Azam Khan, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister, recently expressed his deep concern over the alarming drug abuse situation in Pakistan, particularly in the K-P province. He disclosed that 11% of people in K-P are currently addicted to drugs, which is twice the national average for all provinces. Chief Minister Azam Khan emphasised that everyone [...]

Pakistan's tax authorities have been reported as unlikely to achieve key targets under the $400 million World Bank-funded project, leading to a poor performance rating. The project sought to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio in the country to 17% by June 2024, but the federal and provincial tax authorities will not be able to meet this [...]

The move comes after the district administration banned public gatherings through the invocation of Section 144 in the capital city, citing concerns in the wake of a Pakistan Super League (PSL) match. Despite the crackdown by the temporary government on the PTI's March 8 election rally, Imran Khan, the party's leader, had announced a new [...]

Due to the recent imposition of a 25% General Sales Tax (GST) on expensive goods by the federal government of Pakistan, Toyota Indus Motor Company (IMC) has announced an increase in the price of its cars. A new sales tax notification issued under SRO 297(1)/2023 by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) confirms the tax. [...]

In recent developments, the blame game between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the federal government has intensified. PTI Chairman Imran Khan has been accused by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of undermining the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, causing instability in the country. The government negotiated a $6.5 billion loan with the IMF while Khan was in [...]