Source: Radio Australia
Prominent Pakistani politician, Imran Khan says the country is heading for a financial and social disaster.
Pakistan has held discussions with the International Monetary Fund and needs up to $US4.5 billion in the next month to deal with a balance of payments crisis.
Mr Khan says there’s no government strategy for tackling the problems and […]
Pakistan heading for disaster: Imran Khan
October 24th, 2008 Sana · 9 Comments
Filed Under: Opinions · Politics
Pakistan heading towards anarchy: Khan
October 11th, 2008 Sana · 1 Comment
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Pakistani politician and cricket great Imran Khan says his country is heading towards anarchy because of the war on terror.
Addressing the 2008 National Radio Conference on the Gold Coast on Friday, Khan said Pakistan was experiencing increasing suicide bomb attacks and instability since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan.
He compared Pakistan’s current situation […]
Filed Under: Politics · terrorism
Ikramullah Khan Niazi Passed Away
March 19th, 2008 Aimon · 1 Comment
Source: PK Politics
Mr. Ikramullah Khan Niazi, father of Imran Khan has passed away according to Geo News. PkPolitics requests its visitors to pray to God to give courage and strength to Imran Khan and his family at this difficult moment.
Filed Under: Politics
The “E” word
February 23rd, 2008 Aimon · 2 Comments
Source: PK Politics
In the interest of preserving everyone’s sanity on this site, we need to re-iterate some ground rules and set some boundaries. But before I do that, hopefully gently, some background:
For the past few days, many visitors have engaged in acrimonious exchanges revolving mainly around the issue of ethnicity. This has prompted some visitors […]
Filed Under: Politics
Jemima Inteview President Musharraf
February 18th, 2008 Aimon · 4 Comments
Source: The Independent
Since you were so kind as to greet us in London at Downing Street last month, the President would like to return the favour,” announces Major-General Rashid Qureshi, President Pervez Musharraf’s PR man over the phone. Only in Pakistan could the government’s head of spin be a retired major-general. He is referring to […]
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Kate Moss kisses Jemima Khan for Charity…OR?
February 15th, 2008 salmanit · 5 Comments
Jemima Khan bravely agreed to kiss Kate Moss, all in the name of charity. (Ok, so it can hardly be called brave. Few people would really complain about having to kiss Kate Moss.) Fashion retail tycoon Philip Green paid 60,000 pounds for the opportunity to kiss Kate, but ended up declining out of respect to […]
Filed Under: Entertainment · News From You
Imran, Jemima unite for a cause
January 30th, 2008 Sana · 1 Comment
Source: The News
By Rauf Klasra
LONDON: Imran Khan and Jemima Khan appeared together in public for the first time since they divorced in 2004 to lead a big protest rally of Pakistanis in front of 10 Downing Street where President Pervez Musharraf was meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown here on Monday.
The high profile divorced couple […]
Filed Under: Politics
Waltzing among wolves
January 29th, 2008 durrani · No Comments
Source: The News International
Op-Ed by Anjum Niaz
Hair blow dried with a hint of a mid-parting and temples conveniently left white to create that academic look, the Pakistani president took his road show to Europe. He did a minuet with Condi Rice. The setting at Davos was sufficiently strategic with a mini Pakistani flag sitting […]
Filed Under: Elections 2008 · Emergency 2007 · Opinions · Politics
Protest at Downing Street
January 27th, 2008 Aimon · 2 Comments
Source: Pakistan Politics
Monday January 28th 2008
Time: 11.30 am
Location: 10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA
Join Jemima Khan, Imran Khan, Asma Jehangir, PTI, PMLN, PPP and others at Demonstration outside Downing Street.
To:
- Restore Judiciary and The Constitution
- Release All Political Prisoners
- Free The Media
- Hold Free and Fair Elections
Nearest Tube: Westminister Station
Filed Under: Emergency 2007 · Politics
Pakistan’s Political Future: An Alternative Perspective - Imran Khan at the Asia Society
January 25th, 2008 Aimon · 3 Comments
Source: Teeth Maestro
An event is being held by the Asia Society where Imran Khan will shed light on the present political siltation in Pakistan, as usual a live webcast will be available for those who may want to participate and once the session is completed I will post the MP3 file here on the […]
Filed Under: Politics
US Senators meet Imran Khan to discuss the future of Democracy in Pakistan
January 24th, 2008 Sana · No Comments
Source: Teeth Maestro
Yesterday a very high profile meeting was held in Washignton DC with Imran Khan who met a high powered Senate group under the leadership of Senator Harry Reid the Senate Majority Leader, other leaders included Senator Dick Durbin who is Assistant Senate Majority Leader, Chairman Senate Foreign Relation Committee Senator Joe Biden, Chairman […]
Filed Under: Politics
Imran Khan says backing Musharraf hurting U.S.
January 23rd, 2008 durrani · 7 Comments
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON - Continued U.S. backing of President Pervez Musharraf risks alienating Pakistanis and increasing extremism in the nuclear-armed Islamic country, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan said on Tuesday.
Khan said he came to the United States “to try and convince the politicians in Washington that the policy they have adopted is a disaster for Pakistan and it […]
Filed Under: Elections 2008 · Emergency 2007 · Politics
Letter of PTI Chairman Imran Khan to U.S. Congressman Bruce Braley
December 24th, 2007 Sana · No Comments
Source: Information Press
ALSO
Letter of U.S. Rep. Braley to President Bush
PJF Delegation Visits U.S. Legislator Braley’s Washington DC Office
By SYED ADEEB
Filed Under: Politics
Imran tears up nomination papers, advocates poll boycott
November 27th, 2007 Editor X · 6 Comments
Source: The News
By Mumtaz Alvi
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf Imran Khan has asked the opposition parties not to take part in the elections being held under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO), saying if they did, it would amount to treason with the masses.
Speaking at a news conference at the party’s central […]
Filed Under: Elections 2008 · Politics
Imran Khan goes on hunger strike
November 20th, 2007 Editor X · No Comments
Source: NDTV.com
Former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan who has been imprisoned under Pakistan’s state of Emergency has begun a hunger strike.
The former cricketer is demanding the restoration of the constitution. He also wants the reinstatement of judges who have been sacked since the state of Emergency was declared.
According to his family, Imran Khan is being kept in […]
Filed Under: Emergency 2007 · Politics
Imran Khan’s Sisters Beaten like Hell on Street by Police
November 16th, 2007 WellWisher · 10 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6WMz0gABwQ
Filed Under: Politics
Imran Khan arrested at P.U.
November 14th, 2007 Ahmad · 10 Comments
Imran Khan has been arrested at Punjab University. He has been manhandled by students, and has been handed over to the police. The Islami-Jameet-e-Tuleeba (IJT) has played a major hand in his arrest. According to reports, it may have been the plains cloth cops and intelligence officials who might have posed as students during the […]
Filed Under: Politics
Protest lead by Imran Khan in Lahore
November 14th, 2007 Ali · 8 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ZSlEsX1to
Update regarding the protest lead by Imran Khan in Lahore near PU today (November 14, 2007)
Heavy deployments of police at campus bridge. Apart from police in uniform, many cops are roaming around in plain clothes around Barkat market and nearby areas, trying to resists as many people as possible to assemble at the chowk.
The protesters […]
Filed Under: Politics
Imran Khan on the run
November 8th, 2007 Editor 1 · 1 Comment
7 Nov 2007: Opposition figure Imran Khan says he is moving around Lahore to prevent his arrest under emergency rule in Pakistan.
Filed Under: Politics




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