Politics

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday urged PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif to end ‘match-fixing’ with the PPP and tell the nation whether the cases registered against President Asif Zardari were true or politically motivated.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held demonstrations against loadshedding, inflation and unemployment in Samanabad, Township and Walton, Lahore on Monday

Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) have said the government will not be able to implement its new trade policy as it doesn’t look serious in addressing the public problems.

Arif Alvi and Saifullah Niazi condemn the behavior of SHO Wah Cantt who allegedly extracted money from Swat refugees.  PTI leaders called for strict action against corrupt and decadent police officers. 

 Imran Khan said that British policy in Afghanistan was ‘mad’, ‘given Albert Einstein’s definition of madness as doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results’.

"Trouble and suspicion" will continue to persist between India and Pakistan unless the "root" issue of Kashmir was resolved

Ruling out a military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan, Chairman, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan has called for negotiated settlement through the formation of a consensus government in the land-locked south west Asian country.

The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf claims that the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have agreed to attend an all parties conference under its banner on Wednesday against delay in local council polls and nomination of bureaucrats as administrators of local councils.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that a national government should be established in Afghanistan to eliminate the militancy from the region.

Declaring the Minister for Water and Power as the "Loadshedding Minister", PTI Punjab leadership advised that Raja Pervaiz Ashraf should resign as a result of his incompetence. 

Islamabad: In an early morning address to the nation on 16th March 2009, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani announced the reinstatement of Pre Nov 2 Judiciary effectively from 22nd March 2009.

Chairman PTI Imran Khan will lead the LONG MARCH from KACHEHRI CHOWK RAWALPINDI on March 16th 2009 at 10 am.

Imran Khan, a Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician, has gone into hiding to avoid being arrested during a government crackdown against a mass protest by the opposition.

Islamabad: Reacting on Sharif brothers disqualification, Chairman Imran Khan has said that this verdict is based on "Zardari Law" and proves that our stance of election boycott was correct.

Imran Khan has said that the Pakistani response to the Indian dossier linking perpetrators of Mumbai attacks with Pakistan nationals has left a lot to be desired. In an interview to Times Of India, Khan said he and majority of Pakistanis wanted those responsible for Mumbai punished and that he found it difficult to believe that just 10 men could have executed the attacks.

Addressing lawyers and members of civil society at the Islamabad Bar here on Thursday, Imran Khan said people belonging to all walks of life would take part in the long march on March 9, as all citizens want justice, which is only possible through a free and fair judiciary.

PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan have agreed to convene a national conference of likeminded parties before March 9 on one point agenda of the restoration of judiciary.

The following clarification is in reference to the item regarding Mr Hamid Khan’s role in the Lahore Bar Association elections in the Nation.

Pakistan Tehreek –e- Insaf Central Information Secretary Omar Sarfraz Cheema said the tussle between the Governor and the Chief Minister of the Punjab has caused a huge damage to the interests of the people of the province. They are only interested in their personal rivalries and the issues of enormous importance have been sidelined. India’s violation of Indus basin treaty in October 2008, has resulted in more than 40% shortage in water resources available for the rabi crop and has already affected more  than 55lac acres of fertile land. The silence of the government over such vital issues shows the failure to  safeguard  the national interest. The government should immediately take up the issue at international level against India’s violation of the international treaty.

 

In a statement issued today Dr Arif Alvi, the Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf condemned India for violation of Pakistan air space in Lahore and Azad Kashmir.

Dr. Shireen Mazari, spokesperson on foreign relations for PTI has termed the indian intrusion as a provocative step in the face of a constantly appeasing Pakistani government

Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said it is time to change tactics on the so-called war on terror and felt there is hope in US President-elect Barack Obama.

The sight of party tents and banners of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) carrying patriotic slogans and hoisted at busy spots of the city was quite common during the last two weeks. Groups of people comprising mainly youth, between the ages of 18 to 25, would flank these camps all along the day.

Various leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have welcomed Dr. Shireen Mazari and said that it shows that 12 year old struggle of PTI is near its success.

Monday November 24, 2008
Addressing a massive protest rally and gathering at Aabpara market Chowk here, Imran Khan berated the fact that over 10,000 tribal militants were killed so far while more than 20,000 natives have been rendered homeless.

PAKISTAN Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has alleged the US-sponsored NRO was meant to protect Asif Ali Zardari from corruption cases.

Badr, Saad for end to student wings; Imran defends. These mixed views were expressed by various speakers at a seminar held under the aegis of Punjab University on “Educational Institutions and Wings of Political Parties?” here at New Campus on Monday.

Addressing district bar association members here on Thursday at the barroom, the PTI chief said US citizens voted for a change and elected Barack Obama as next president to get rid of their problems. The Pakistani people would also have to work for a change otherwise “there would be no end to our dark age”.

Firebrand Pakistani politician Imran Khan, who has been opposing the US war on terror since its beginning, has expressed the hope  that the US president-elect would change the policy of war against terrorism for good

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday castigated the PPP-led government for forming an oversized cabinet at a time when it was begging for foreign financial aid.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI), Chief, Imran Khan hoped that Barack Obama’s win in U.S. presidential election would bring positive change regarding policy of war against terrorism.

The UK Chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf organized a peaceful rally for the restoration of higher judiciary, arranged outside Pakistan High Commission.

Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf(TI) Imran Khan has urged President elect Supreme Court Bar Association SCBA Ali Ahmed Kurd to not compromise on the restoration of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary...

Insaf Action Committee has started an important and amibitious project of collecting and displaying PTI leadership profiles on our website...

Khan criticized the idea of a possible bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund, which has held discussions with Pakistan."There are fundamental flaws within Pakistan. The problem is not the aid," he said."They need to get the governance system right...

 Imran Khan said accelerating inflation, poor leadership and a growing insurgency are tipping his country toward anarchy. ``Somehow we felt Pakistan was going to get out of the crises it faced. This time it's different,'' Khan told a meeting at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. ``Unless we change, we are heading toward a disaster.''

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has offered to inject overseas Pakistanis’ capital in local banks provided the government ensures the accounts of President Asif Zardari and all politicians are transferred from foreign banks to Pakistan....

On Thursday's Capital Talk, PTI Chairman Mr. Imran Khan asked Mr. Zardari to bring back all his money that is kept in foreign accounts...

 Insaf Action Commitee (IAC) has produced the official sasta tandoor video which is directed and executed by team leader Fraz Shafique...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Central Information Secretary, Omar Cheema has said that Imran Khan wont be able to attend the in-camera session of Parliament as he was invited by the government due to his pre-planned overseas trip. PTI wanted to send another representative of the party but the government had only invited the party head.

On 5th October 2008 in his first ever public meeting in Murree organized by Sadaqat Abbasi (Organizer Murree), Imran Khan asked the supporters of his party to get ready for a struggle to bring about real independence in this country. He said that we wont sit back until Iftikhar Chaudhry is restored since he is still the constitutional chief justice of Pakistan. He said that the real independence can only come when the judiciary is independent. He said that the biggest crime Asif Zardari has committed is to betray the nation and not restore Iftikhar Chaudhry. He asked PPP to realize the truth since Asif Zardri has hijacked them and betrayed the struggle they had fought for restoration of Iftikhar Chaudhry afrer 9th March 2007.

MULTAN: Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has said that International Monetary Fund (IMF) report is an eye opener for the rulers, in which it revealed serious challenges with regard to twin deficits (fiscal and current account).

CHAIRMAN Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, party office-bearers and members strongly condemned the bomb blast at Islamabad on Saturday night. Imran issued directions to PTI Islamabad members to help the injured on the spot and arrange blood donations at hospitals.

The PTI leader said that this was all happening also as a result of a mutual arrangement. He described the US criticism in Pakistan arliament as a mere drama. He was of the view that the sacked judges who had taken a fresh oath had caused a dent in the ongoing struggle for the independence of judiciary.

PAKISTAN Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has urged the people of Pakistan to struggle to break the shackles of slavery in the name of democracy...