The sectors on which this “super tax” will be levied include cement, steel, sugar, oil and gas, fertilisers, LNG terminals, textile, banking, automobile, cigarettes, beverages and chemicals, the Pak PM said.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's private life has always been a topic of controversy. Khan's ex-wife wrote extensively on his personal life in her book titled 'Reham Khan' in a 2018 controversial memoir.
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's brother and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) party chief Shehbaz Sharif took oath as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan on Monday night.
Shehbaz Sharif, the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and former leader of Opposition, became the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan on Monday. He secured 174 votes in the National Assembly.
According to a notification, FIA Lahore Director Mohammad Rizwan has gone on leave on full pay with effect from April 11, onward.
Imran Khan failed to pass his toughest political test since assuming office in 2018 due to defections in his party and cracks in the ruling coalition. He is the first premier in Pakistan whose fate was decided through a trust vote.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed the nation on Friday, a day ahead of the controversial no-confidence vote.
During the interview, Imran Khan drew several references from the life of Prophet Mohammad and the Quran, while also talking about the need to inculcate values in the younger generation.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had faced a major political setback on Thursday after the Supreme Court quashed the Deputy Speaker's dismissal of a vote of no-confidence that was tabled by the Opposition. Khan will address the nation shortly ahead of no-confidence vote in the national assembly tomorrow.
Pakistan's Cabinet Secretariat, on Sunday evening, issued a notification stating that Imran Khan will no longer be the PM, with immediate effect.
Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial took notice of the situation and a three member bench held the initial hearing despite the weekend and issued notices to all the respondents, including President Alvi and deputy Speaker of the NA.
PM Imran Khan had skipped the assembly session today, despite deciding earlier to attend the session. His supporters were seen on the streets, protesting as he asked them to earlier.
No Pakistani prime minister has ever completed a full five-year term in office. Also, no prime minister in Pakistan's history has ever been ousted through a no-confidence motion, and Khan is the third premier to face the challenge.
Speaking at a live question and answer session, Khan said he had "more than one plan" for Sunday's vote on the no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly.
Despite deciding earlier that the party members will not attend during the voting day, in a surprise move, the prime minister has directed the party lawmakers to attend the National Assembly proceedings.
Pakistan's Punjab province's ex-Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had quit earlier on Monday after a delegation of senior lawmakers had submitted a no-trust motion against him in the provincial assembly.
The Congress leaders also felt "little differences" between the 137-year-old party and other opposition parties should be kept aside as non-BJP leaders attempt to unite to defeat 'a fundamental force' like the BJP.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, facing the no-trust motion and government's existentional crisis, on Thursday addressed the nation and said that his government's foreign policy is not driven by being anti-India or anti-America. In his address to the nation Live, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan claims that a foreign nation sent a message to them (Pakistan) that Imran Khan needs to be removed else Pakistan will suffer consequences.
Pakistan Deputy Speaker adjourned the House till 11 am on Sunday, amid vociferous protest from opposition lawmakers.
Khan, 69, came to power in 2018 with promises to create a ‘Naya Pakistan’ but miserably failed to address the basic problem of keeping the prices of commodities in control, giving air to the sails of opposition ships to make war on his government.
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