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  • Did the establishment fact-check PM Khan?

    Did the establishment fact-check PM Khan?

    In an exclusive interview with ARY News’ senior anchorperson Arshad Sharif on April 1, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan was asked about options given to him by the Opposition to which the premier said that he does not think he should talk to people like Shehbaz Sharif.

    However, PM Khan revealed that he was given three options by the establishment: resignation as PM, no-confidence vote, or early elections.

    In response to PM Khan’s claim, sources in the military establishment said that the military leadership did not bring the Opposition’s options to PM Khan but that the government called the top brass and asked for a meeting to discuss the ongoing political scenario, reported Fakhar Durrani for The News. According to the report, PM Khan rejected the options to resign or vote of n-confidence and agreed to dissolving the assemblies and holding early elections.

    The military sources told The News that after discussion with the PM, both the army chief and DG ISI met the Opposition leadership on the same day and conveyed the government’s message. The Opposition did not agree to any of the three options and rejected them.

  • Govt to set up a commission to look into foreign conspiracy issue

    Govt to set up a commission to look into foreign conspiracy issue

    Federal Minister for Information and newly appointed Law Minister Fawad Chaudhry has reportedly given directions to set up a commission on the foreign conspiracy issue.

    The commission will look into factors such as the change of government and the no-confidence motion through a foreign conspiracy and will compile a report on it.

    The federal minister also has issued orders to replace dozens of legal officers in major cities, i.e. Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore and has directed them to perform their duties in an efficient manner.

    On April 1, Chaudhry was given additional charge of the law ministry.

    Earlier, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan claimed that the Opposition’s no-trust move is part of an alleged “foreign-funded conspiracy” hatched against his government.

    Later, in an address, PM Khan named the United States of America (USA) behind this conspiracy.

    However, White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said, “There is absolutely no truth to the allegation.”

  • CM Punjab will not be elected today, says Secretary Punjab Assembly

    CM Punjab will not be elected today, says Secretary Punjab Assembly

    Punjab Assembly (PA) was scheduled to elect the new leader of the house following Usman Buzdar’s resignation today. PA session was to begin at 11am but is yet to get underway.


    Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is the government’s candidate for the CM slot while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz is the joint Opposition’s candidate.

    Talking to the media on Saturday, Punjab Assembly Secretary Muhammad Khan Bhatti said only the schedule would be issued in today’s assembly session and “there will be no [other] proceeding”.

    To be elected as chief minister, a candidate will need at least 186 votes in the 371-member house.

    The Punjab government had de-notified Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar after the acceptance of his resignation but in the same notification allowed him “to continue to hold office until his successor enters upon the office”.

    Buzdar’s resignation was accepted by Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar on Friday, followed by an immediate summoning of the PA session for today in order to elect the new provincial chief.

    Buzdar had presented his resignation to Prime Minister Imran Khan on March 28.

  • MQM’s wishlist: Sindh govt decides to remove PPP’s Murtaza Wahab as Karachi administrator

    MQM’s wishlist: Sindh govt decides to remove PPP’s Murtaza Wahab as Karachi administrator

    The Sindh government has reportedly decided to remove their party member Murtaza Wahab as Karachi administrator following a Pakistan People’s Pakistan (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) deal, states ARY News’ sources.

    The sources further state that the new administrator of Karachi would be nominated in light of the deal between these two parties.

    It has been reported that MQM-P will be part of the Sindh government as two ministers from the provincial cabinet will resign in the next few days.

    The 18-point-agreement between the MQM-P and PPP, known as the ‘Charter of Rights’, was signed on March 30.

    The agreement was signed in the presence of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and MQM-P’s Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, while Shehbaz Sharif, Fazlur Rehman, Akhtar Mengal and Khalid Magsi have signed the agreement as guarantor.

  • ‘All is fair in Jihad’, Audio leak of CM KPK inciting violence on orders of PM Khan leaked

    ‘All is fair in Jihad’, Audio leak of CM KPK inciting violence on orders of PM Khan leaked

    An alleged voice note of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has been leaked. In the voice note sent to PTI ministers in KP, Mahmood Khan can be heard inciting violence, saying that they should call the MNAs who have left PTI ‘traitors’. The audio is in Pashto.

    “PM Imran Khan has ordered that all ministers take out rallies today in their constituencies with pictures of defecting MNAs, chant murdabad, call them traitors, and celebrate success in local elections.,” digital rights activist Usama Khilji translated the audio.

    In the audio message, he can be also heard saying that videos of the rallies should be recorded so that they can be published on social media. He said that PM Khan called him.

    As per Geo News, CM KP has admitted that the audio leak saying “Everything is fair in Jihad.”

    Twitter users are criticising CM KP for inciting the violence.

  • ‘Mai, mera, mujhe’: How many times did PM Khan talk about himself in his hour-long speech?

    ‘Mai, mera, mujhe’: How many times did PM Khan talk about himself in his hour-long speech?

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan addressed the nation on Thursday. During his live speech, the premier talked about the war on terror, criticised the Opposition, and the threatening memo.

    In an apparent slip of the tongue during the live speech, he named the United States but quickly moved on and stated that “a foreign country” had sent a threatening memo, which was against the Pakistani nation.

    During the live speech, the premier referred to himself about 143 times. This makes it three times on average per minute, reports Geo News.

    His speech had repetitive references to the “Mai (me)”, “Mujhe (me)”, “Meri (my)”, “Mera” (my), and “Imran Khan”.

    The most used word PM Imran Khan used in his speech was “Mai” (me), which was about 88 times.

    The second most used word was “Mujhe” (me), which was used 17 times.

    The premier used his name “Imran Khan” about 14 times.

    He used “meri” (my) 13 times in the speech and “mera” (my) about 11 times.

  • ‘Can anyone disappear without the govt’s will?’ IHC questions state of enforced disappearances

    ‘Can anyone disappear without the govt’s will?’ IHC questions state of enforced disappearances

    During a case hearing of missing Lahore journalist, Mudassar Naro at Islamabad High Court (IHC), Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah said that enforced disappearances are ‘treason’.

    He said that such disappearances are not acceptable in a country that follows the Constitution. In the hearing, the additional attorney-general and judicial assistant appeared before the court.

    “Can anyone be disappeared without federal and provincial governments will? No,” the judge said. The judge then said that sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act are applied in such cases.

    The CJ asked if the inability to recover Naro is the failure of state agencies. He added that both governments should have looked into this matter.

    According to Geo News, Mudassar Naro has been missing since August 20, 2018. The disappearance occurred when he went to the northern areas with his wife and child. His wife and child returned but Naro has been missing ever since.

    His activist wife Saddaf Chughtai passed away last year due to a sudden cardiac arrest, leaving behind their four-year-old son.

    The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has shown serious concern over the situation. They have also called upon Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari to look into the case. However, after almost four years since his disappearance, his recovery hasn’t been made yet.


  • PTI in the lead in the second phase of the KP local govt elections

    PTI in the lead in the second phase of the KP local govt elections

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is in the lead in the second phase of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) local government (LG) elections.

    As per the unofficial results, the count for 38 out of 64 tehsil councils is complete. PTI succeeded in 18 tehsil councils and is in a leading position in 11 tehsil councils.

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan congratulated Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan for a successful win in the second phase of the KP LG polls while criticising the Opposition leaders, saying that the people of KP have “emphatically rejected the traitors who sold out to foreign masters”.

    In his tweet, the premier termed his party’s visible success as an “early warning to all traitors”, adding that this is “what awaits them in their constituencies”.

  • Rejected: White House says they have nothing to do with Khan’s allegation of a US-backed ‘foreign conspiracy’

    Rejected: White House says they have nothing to do with Khan’s allegation of a US-backed ‘foreign conspiracy’

    The White House has rejected Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s allegations of the United States government’s involvement in a plot to remove him.

    Responding to media questions regarding the issue, White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said, “There is absolutely no truth to the allegation.”

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    US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said, “We are closely following developments in Pakistan. We respect and support Pakistan’s constitutional process and the rule of law. But when it comes to those allegations, there is no truth to them.”

    On Thursday evening, PM Khan named the US as the country that threatened to remove him in a live address. 

  • Plot to assassinate PM Khan, report security agencies: Fawad Chaudhry

    Plot to assassinate PM Khan, report security agencies: Fawad Chaudhry

    Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that a plot to assassinate Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has been reported by security agencies. Therefore, PM Khan’s security has also been increased.

    The minister’s words come a day after PM Khan, during a live address to the nation, said that “an international conspiracy” is being hatched against his government.

    Fawad is not the only Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader who has talked about the assassination being plotted against PM Khan.

    PTI leader Faisal Vawda said that a conspiracy was being hatched to assassinate the premier over his refusal to “sell the country”.

    Vawda made these claims on ARY News show “Off the Record” in response to a question about a letter that PM Khan brandished at the PTI’s March 27 power show in Islamabad and claimed it contained “evidence” of a “foreign conspiracy” to topple his government.

    He also said that the prime minister was told multiple times that bulletproof glass needed to be installed before his dais at the March 27 rally. “But as always and as usual, he said my [death] will come when Allah wills. Don’t worry about it,” Vawda quoted him as saying.