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Imran Khan unveils party manifesto for General Election 2018

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Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Monday vowed to make a welfare state in Pakistan as he unveiled his party’s manifesto for the General Election 2018. While addressing a ceremony to present the party’s manifesto in the federal capital, Imran stressed that social justice and rules are the basis of progress for a country. He said, “An easy solution to the problems that Pakistan is faced with does not exist. No one should assume that we will be able to easily implement this manifesto.” He added that the national debt had significantly increased in the past ten years. He further noted that the country did not have a revenue-collection mechanism. Moreover, Imran Khan observed that the country’s institutions were deliberately made weak. He then announced that his party plans to create 10 million jobs in the country. Imran further said that PTI, if elected, will introduce housing schemes. “New construction companies will be provided with a chance to creat...
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Imran Khan Warms to Pakistan’s Military. His Political Fortunes Rise.

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Mr. Khan, the former cricket star and current opposition leader, is brimming with confidence about his chances to lead Pakistan. One reason: his increasingly close ties with the military
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In Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif Fights for Survival

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Greater turmoil is expected in Pakistan as former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif faces imminent arrest two weeks before general elections.
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Pakistan’s general election: Imran Khan eyes victory, vows to oust ‘corrupt’ rulers as PTI prepares to face PML-N

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As Pakistan announced 25 July to be the date for holding General Elections in the country, all eyes have turned to cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, who has expressed hope of winning the polls. The general elections are largely expected to pit the PML-N against its main rival, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by Khan. File image of Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. Reuters While PTI is vowing to clean up the country’s rampant corruption, and invest in education and healthcare, PML-N continues to boast of its investment in the country’s rickety infrastructure and courting billions of dollars in Chinese investment. Khan has also vowed to oust the country’s “corrupt” rulers and is hoping to achieve the dream of leading the country as its prime minister. He has also said that his party is better prepared for elections this time than it was in 2013. PTI leaders have said they are confident that they will be able to defeat the PML-N. ...
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Elections 2018: Imran Khan all set to hold three rallies in hometown Mianwali today

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The rallies will be carried out at different venues at 5pm, 6pm and 7pm for which, preparations have been completed as the stages have been made while the chairs have also been placed. Party sources said that PTI chief Imran Khan will address the rallies. Earlier, Chairman Imran Khan had decided to postpone his Islamabad rally and wind up his  election campaign in Lahore . Imran is to hold rallies in 14 constituencies of Lahore and then wrap up his campaign. The PTI chairman will address election campaign of Wajid Azeem on July 18 at 10:00pm. He will address three rallies on July 19: Asad Khokhar’s constituency at 07:00pm, Karamat Khokar’s constituency at 08:00pm and Ijaz Khokhar’s constituency at 09:00pm. On July 21, the PTI chairman will campaign for Hammad Azhar, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Nauman Qaiser, Jamshed Cheema, Abdul Aleem Khan and Shoaib Siddiqui in their constituencies. He will wind up election campaigns on July 23 when he’ll address the residents of his constituency ...
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