UPDATE: Imran Khan set off on march to Islamabad to push for snap polls

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party of ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Friday started a much-hyped protest march against what it calls the unconstitutional coalition government, setting up a potential showdown with security forces under orders to confront them decisively.

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Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, Minster for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, and Minister for Economic Affairs Ayaz Sadiq launched the PDNA at Islamabad on Friday. Photo courtesy @ EUPakistan

Pakistan needs over USD 16 billion to recover from flooding disaster

A PDNA drawn in collaboration with international development agencies puts the toll of the cataclysmic deluge at USD 30.1 billion, and highlights urgency of action as more than 8 million Pakistanis remain displaced. By Muhammad Ali.

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PTI set for possible showdown with security forces in much-trumpeted protest march  

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party of ousted prime minister Imran Khan is all set to stage the much hyped protest march on Friday against what it calls the unconstitutional coalition government, setting up a potential showdown with security forces under orders to confront them decisively.

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General Bajwa was offered ‘indefinite extension’ in tenure in March: ISI

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ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was given a lucrative offer in March by the then government ahead of the Pakistan Democratic Movement led no confidence vote in the parliament, the country’s spy chief said on Thursday, launching a veiled attack on ousted premier Imran Khan at an unprecedented media briefing.

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