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Civil disobedience against federal govt only; PTI govt in KP to...

The province will not be paying electricity and gas bills along with federal taxes and if utilities are disconnected to the province, power supply from Tarbela Dam to Punjab will be stopped, a minister has warned.

Imran Khan overplays hand in power game

Another reason for the military's reluctance to back Khan may be the performance of his party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, home to the Taliban insurgency, since it took power there last year.

Khan warns of civil disobedience if Sharif doesn’t resign in ’48...

Imran Khan has asked workers to remain peaceful and not to enter the Red Zone.

Govt to wait and watch before it begins talks

The timing of the announcement of a verdict by a session judge of Lahore over the Model Town incident has raised some concerns among the ruling party.

‘Mian Sahib, I’m coming to Islamabad!’

Khan said that he was setting out to throw Sharif out of power "to pave the way for true democracy as the current system was nothing less than a monarchy".

PTI wants Nawaz’s scalp. Period!

“There will be no compromise on Azadi March. Tomorrow, party chairman will reveal the planned massive rigging that took place in May 2013 elections.”

Govt wants Khan to just let go…

During the National Assembly session on Tuesday, Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq, Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan requested the PTI to engage in talks directly or through mediation of other political leaders to resolve its differences with the government. However, they clarified that the request should not be seen as a weakness on the government’s part.

‘Go home Sharif, also take ECP with you!’

The PTI chief made it clear that his party would come up with a one-point demand to be made on August 14 for a mid-term election on all 242 constituencies.

PPP endorses PTI’s stance but doesn’t want to rock the boat

Invoking Article 245 is a “fatal decision that will have serious repercussions” and the decision should be reviewed by the government

Khan can’t guarantee peace, only Naya Pakistan!

PML-N government has asked Imran Khan to guarantee that no law and order situation would be created and no threat would be caused to the democratic setup during the march

Family wants Imran Khan to remarry: report

Imran Khan's sisters have already selected a lady for him from within the family

Imran should air his grievances in parliament: Khurshid Shah

Every political party had the right to protest against the government within the perimeters set by the constitution

PM wants to mark Independence Day in peace

Implicitly referring to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s plan to hold ‘Azadi March’ on August 14, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said that people will not be allowed to create unrest in the country on Independence Day

PML-N wants Khan to ‘march another day’

Federal Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has urged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to change the date of his scheduled long march to Islamabad on August 14.

Qadri filling chairs for his APC today

Most significant would be the participation of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP) which were earlier reluctant in being a part of any effort made by PAT chief Dr Tahirul Qadri against the government

PTI won’t take ‘facts’ for an answer

Shireen Mazari says Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid had “no answers” to PTI's four questions so he chose to try and evade the core issues.

Facts speak louder than words, says govt

A day after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced to launch a million-man long march to Islamabad on August 14, while accusing the government of gross negligence during the May 11 elections, Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid took the pulpit Saturday to respond to the accusations, saying that Khan should “hang him” as he had arranged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s victory speech on the day of last year’s general elections.