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 LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his party will have a clear majority in the National Assembly after the upcoming national elections, and will not form a coalition government again to avoid "disappointment". Speaking at a public meeting at the Governor House in Lahore on Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran said this time Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would only award party tickets to its ideological staff after careful negotiations. He also admitted that his team made several mistakes in the past and paid a “heavy price” for them. "However, we have learned from our mistakes ... by establishing a unity government one must be 'bound' by the unions," he noted. PM Imran said Pakistan would teach a lesson to those "traitors" in the national elections they said. tried to overthrow the elected government for following 'independent foreign policy'. "The people of the country will teach a lesson to these traitors (leaders of the oppositio...

 Pakistan's Chief Justice (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Tuesday the Supreme Court had not intervened in national and foreign affairs and would only decide whether the decision of Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Suri on a motion of no confidence was valid. against Prime Minister Imran Khan.SC seeks record of dishonesty on chargesDispute over the appointment of CJP Gulzar Ahmed to the post of Prime Minister PML-N adviser also opposed the appointment of interim Prime Minister Imran to former CJP Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker Prime Minister. Appointing the former CJP as prime minister was not a good example, he protested. In addition, he urged the court to hear the PML-N on the issue of the Punjab prime minister's election. In this regard, the CJP said the matter would be taken up tomorrow. Presenting his arguments, Sindh Bar Council spokesman Salahuddin said the SC had full authority to review the decision by the Constitution. Similarly, Shehbaz Khosa, adviser to PPP Se...

ISLAMABAD: Contrary to what Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, the military leadership told a National Security Committee (NSC) meeting on March 27 that it had no evidence that the United States was threatening or involved in a plot to oust the PTI government. On March 27, the powerful NSC led by PM Imran convened to discuss the telecommunications cable the PTI government said was evidence of an American plot to overthrow the government in Pakistan. The NSC after the meeting issued a statement expressing deep concern about the non-communicative language used in the cable, saying it was tantamount to interfering in Pakistan's internal affairs. The NSC then decided to lift the border to the United States. Read more: Prime Minister Imran says 'it is not against the Americans', he wants a relationship based on mutual respect The NSC statement was then used by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri to block a vote of no confidence in the development that created the constitutional crisis. P...

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said there was "no sense of suspension" in its plans and that it would continue to support Pakistan and join "once a new government is formed" in the country. The Washington-based lender's statement comes amid political turmoil in the country, especially after the dissolution of President Dr. Arif Alvi by the national assembly following the withdrawal of distrust of Prime Minister Imran Khan that day. According to an IMF-Pakistani spokesman, the Fund will engage in policies "to promote greater economic stability and inquire about the intentions of the program" with the new government. Following the Fund's announcement, the Treasury also released a media report stating that the Ministry of Finance and the IMF were involved in data sharing and restructuring talks as part of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). "There is no truth in speculation about [the] suspension of the [IMF] program. The IMF has ...

 Unhappy PTI member of the Punjab Assembly Aleem Khan on Monday asked Prime Minister Imran Khan whether it was foolish to "meet the American ambassador" at the prime minister's residence. The dissatisfied PTI leader spoke about the incident after Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed that the US official who sent the "threat letter" was the Assistant Secretary of State for South Central Asia Donald Lu. Aleem, a former prime minister of the province, lashed out at the former government and PTI leader for calling him a “traitor” and saying it was unfortunate that they were misusing his name. “I have become a traitor, tell Cheema and Salik that they are also traitors, they have taken the money. I had a very difficult time from 2010 to 2018 (when the PML-N was in power), ”he said. Continuing, the former prime minister criticized the prime minister and asked him why he did not like anyone among the 183 MPAs in Punjab. "He has appointed a man [as prime minister] who...

 Pakistan's Chief Justice Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Monday said that even if the speaker of the National Assembly cited Article 5 of the Constitution, the motion of no confidence would be rejected. A larger bench of five members of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Bandial and Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Aijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel resumed hearing a case filed by the opposition party the previous day when Imran Khan, whom we call "unconstitutional." As a result, CJP has taken suo moto notice of this situation. PTI Advocate, Babar Awan, in his interview, said he wanted to review the decision of the Supreme Court on March 21, 2022. The Supreme Court did not consider PTI partners in this regard. Babar Awan said the presidential referendum should be heard with the current announcement of the suo motu. "Record my request, Imran Khan has allowed me to speak before the court that we are ready to hold elections." Upon hearing th...