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  • ‘Covering up his crimes’: PTI responds to Aleem Khan’s allegations

    ‘Covering up his crimes’: PTI responds to Aleem Khan’s allegations

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has officially responded to the allegations made by Aleem Khan, President Istehkam –e-Pakistan Party (IPP) against Imran Khan in Saleem’s Safi Geo News program “Jirga”.

    PTI said that Aleem Khan made false allegations against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife. The statement read that Aleem Khan has made false allegation against Imran khan to cover up his crimes.

    The spokesperson further added that Aleem Khan committed fraud of Rs50 billion in the name of private housing scheme.

    The statement further said that the party IPP has already flopped.

    The spokesperson of PTI also said that the Aleem Khan’s allegations against a woman like former First Lady Bushra Bibi who has nothing to do with politics are “saddening”.

    PTI is more popular than ever, the party insisted, and is ready for elections, the statement added.

    Aleem Khan on Saturday appeared on Geo News programme Jirga with Saleem Safi , and among other things, made startling revelations about former Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar.
    During the show, the former Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) leader also read out old whatsapp conversations with PTI chairman Imran Khan.

  • ‘Wanted to go to Italy for better earning opportunities’: Family members of Greece boat tragedy tells how their loved ones reached the deadly boat

    ‘Wanted to go to Italy for better earning opportunities’: Family members of Greece boat tragedy tells how their loved ones reached the deadly boat

    Family members of two victims of the migrant boat tragedy appeared in Geo news’s programme Naya Pakistan and disclosed how their loved ones made it to the ill-fated boat.

    Syed Shahid, the uncle of two boys aged around 15 and 16, said that they do not know about the whereabouts of the nephews, adding that no officials have contacted them yet.

    He added that the agent who sent his nephews abroad belongs to Kotli Nowshera, Sialkot. He further said that the agent came to them a day before the incident and lied to them that his nephews had reached safely. He said that we later found out on Monday that the ship had sunk, after which we went to the agent’s home but there was no one there.

    “The agent told them he would take my nephews to Libya by air, and then their journey would be completed on a cargo ship,” he said. Shahid further revealed that they gave 47 lacs to the agent for his two nephews. He continued by adding that they both took 15 lacs with them in dollars.

    He told the anchor that his nephews left Pakistan on May 19 and boarded the boat on June 9. In their last message, his nephews informed them that they were not placed on the promised ship, instead, they were seated on fishing vessels.

    He said that they wanted to go to Italy for better earning opportunities.

    Luqman Yaqab, whose brother and cousin were on the ship, said that he is in contact with the agent, who has informed them that there is a possibility that his brother and cousin were on a different ship.

    He further said that his brother was 17 years of age and his cousin was around 29 to 30 years, adding that they both left Pakistan in January for Dubai, then they went to Egypt, from Egypt then they went to Libya.

    Luqman said that they were unaware of the fact that his brother and cousin are taking an illegal route.

    The prime minister has constituted a four-member high-level committee to investigate the tragic incident.

  • ‘I made anthems for Imran Khan, but now I’m ashamed’: Attaullah EsaKhailvi.

    ‘I made anthems for Imran Khan, but now I’m ashamed’: Attaullah EsaKhailvi.

    According to a news report, famous singer Attaullah Esakhailvi has said that he made party anthems and supported Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), but now he’s ashamed of doing so.

    Attaullah Esakhailvi also said that he strongly condemns the events of May 9 and will always support Pak Army. He added that Pakistan’s existence is due to the military.

    The well-known Saraiki singer has stated that the culprits of May 9 should be punished according to the law.

    The incident of May 9 has deeply saddened the whole nation, he added.

    In the past, Attaullah Esakahilvi made several political anthems for PTI and was a diehard supporter of Imran Khan.

  • ‘Buzdar does whatever I tell him’: Aleem Khan reads old WhatsApp messages with Imran Khan

    ‘Buzdar does whatever I tell him’: Aleem Khan reads old WhatsApp messages with Imran Khan

    Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) President Abdul Aleem Khan appeared on Geo News programme Jirga with Saleem Safi on Tuesday, making startling revelations about former Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar.

    During the show, the former Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) leader read out old whatsapp conversations with PTI chairman Imran Khan.

    Here is a transcript of the Whatsapp conversation between Imran Khan and Aleem Khan:

    16 January 2022:

    Imran Khan: Why is Samaa conducting a campaign against Buzdar? Don’t you know it’s hurting PTI more than him?

    Aleem Khan replied to Khan’s message by sending him the twitter trend “corrupt buzdar” and wrote “I know your love for him but unfortunately he is definitely both corrupt and incompetent. Whatever he is doing in Punjab is bringing bad name to you.

    “You were our only hope and you are letting it go only because of some stupid corrupt man.”

    To which Khan said Aleem Khan to quote an incident where Buzdar was indulging in corruption. “Tahir Khurshaid was corrupt and removed. Can you give me one concrete example of his corruption?”

    To which Aleem said: ” Sir today you are prime minister you don’t need me to verify. Ask ISI’s special branch (Intelligence Bureau) IB, you will have thousands.

    “For me, I have given my ten years with full honesty and commitment to a man I still believe was honest and trustworthy and the only man who could have taken our country to heights,” said Aleem Khan in the text.

    “I just feel humiliated when I see my party going down everyday because of one man, and I am not a hypocrite and will always be honest with you.”

    To which Imran replied that he had asked IB to investigate allegations against the CM. “So far apart from some posting transfers there is nothing. I have asked ISI to give their input also. But Aleem Khan, you know the circumstances in which he was made the CM, yet you have been the most vocal critic of him on every forum.

    “How does that help PTI? criticism from within hurts far more than the opposition and unlike Pervaiz Kahttak, he does whatever i tell him.”

  • Federal govt considering premature dissolution of National Assembly

    Federal govt considering premature dissolution of National Assembly

    The federal collation government is considering a premature dissolution of the National Assembly, Samaa has reported.

    According to Samaa’s sources, the federal government has considered dissolving the National Assembly a week before the end of the constitutional term.

    According to the report, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also take advice from his elder brother, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif in this matter.

    The first week of November 2023 is the suggested time for general elections, but the date will be finally decided after a summit of government and its allies

  • President, Speaker NA, Chairman Senate decide to perform Hajj together

    President, Speaker NA, Chairman Senate decide to perform Hajj together

    President Dr Arif Alvi, Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani have decided to perform Hajj together, Urdu News has reported.

    The absence of the three key officials could create a constitutional crisis in the country.

    According to the constitution, when the president is not present in the country, the chairman of the senate performs the duties of the acting president. The oath of the Senate Chairman also includes the oath of the Acting President.

    If both the President and the Senate Chairman are out of the country, the Speaker of the National Assembly takes over the position of Acting President.

  • May 9 riots: Not in favour of vandalism, I stand where I was, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi

    May 9 riots: Not in favour of vandalism, I stand where I was, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi

    Vice Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stressed that he was not part of the vandalism that took place on May 9, adding that he is not in favour of violence.

    However, I stand where I was, said that PTI leader in a media talk. He said that there are five false cases registered against him in Multan, adding that he was not even in the city at that time.

    He has also said that he got arrested and went to Adiala Jail even though the cases are registered in Multan. These false charges adversely affected the administration’s credibility, he opined. The former Foreign Minister also stated that the court has granted him pre-arrest bail, his conscience is satisfied, and his hands are clean.

    Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that as a Foreign Minister, he defended national institutions all over the world and he is not in favour of vandalism and even was not part of any violent protest. He said he did politics of patriotism for 40 years. “I stand where I was,” he stated.

    He questioned that how one can damage state property while in solitary confinement.

  • PM Shehbaz expresses sorrow over loss of lives in Greece boat disaster

    PM Shehbaz expresses sorrow over loss of lives in Greece boat disaster

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the immigrant boat disaster that took place off the Greek coast.

    The prime minister expressed sympathies with bereaved families and offered condolences. “My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families who lost their loved ones in the unfortunate ferry disaster in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece.”

    He further stated that the Pakistani’s Embassy in Athens has identified 12 Pakistanis rescued by the Hellenic Coast Guard.

    The boat sank on Wednesday, resulting in the death of at least 78 people, with many Pakistanis feared to be among dead.

    104 people have been found alive, with 12 Pakistanis among them, the Foreign Office (FO) confirmed on Saturday.

    Different media reports suggest that 400 to 750 people were onboard the ill-fated boat.

  • Govt-TLP reach agreement to establish ‘Counter Blasphemy Wing’

    Govt-TLP reach agreement to establish ‘Counter Blasphemy Wing’

    The federal government and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have signed a 12 point agreement on Saturday.

    The agreement has been signed to settle matters that led to TLP starting its ‘Pakistan Bachao March’ from Karachi on May 22.

    From the government’s side, the agreement was signed by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.

    The government has accepted a multitude of TLP demands including the establishment of a “Counter Blasphemy Wing.”

    The agreement also states that Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act will be imposed on accused persons arrested on charges of blasphemy.

    TLP has also demanded a reduction in petroleum prices.

    The agreement also states that the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will write a letter to the United States (US) government in three days, demanding the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui.

  • Not involved in leg pulling business, says Miftah Ismail

    Not involved in leg pulling business, says Miftah Ismail

    Former Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail has said that he is not involved in the business of leg pulling but asserted that he speaks the truth. He made the comments while speaking to The News.

    The former minister was referring to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s statement in which the Premier said without naming anyone that the people criticising current Finance Minister Ishaq Dar have no place in his party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

    Miftah Ismail said he is in Islamabad to meet friends and is also trying to contact former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

    He further added he has no clue about the PM’s statement about Dar’s leg pulling, and he does not know why the PM gave the statement. According to sources of The News, Miftah Ismail and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi have no intentions of parting ways with PML-N.

    However, Miftah Ismail served PML-N as Finance Minister in 2017 while Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was Prime Minister at that time.