Imran Khan

About Imran Khan

Imran Khan is a former Pakistani Cricketer who turned into a politician. He heads the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf party.

Professional Biography

Politics

Imran blamed the Government for increasing prices of petroleum products, particularly diesel when its rates in the world market were showing a significant downward trend.

He said Pakistan is unfortunate to have a "corrupt person" like Asif Ali Zardari as President. He said that till late Zardari faced heinous charges or murder and corruption.

In September 09, he termer the 1992 military operation against MQM as illegal and cruel and that the offensive conducted by General Naseerullah Khan Babar in Karachi was legitimate, as it ensured peace in the region.

As Cricker

Post-retirement

In September 09, Imran advised Shoaib Akhtar not to waste his last few years of international cricket and try to work hard to get back into the team and then go out with honour and pride.

International cricket in Pakistan

Speaking about International cricket in Pakistan, Imran said that international cricketers should tour his country as they were safe from terror threats "because the game was so loved" there and that terrorists will never target the game or the players. He accused Australian cricket team of 'dobule standards' for refusing to play in Pakistan but touring India despite recent bomb blasts.

Imran Khan in News

'Corrupt political mafias' breathing their last: Imran Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said the time of "corrupt rulers" in the country is coming to an end and the ruling "political mafias" are breathing their last.

Malik advises PM post obsessed 'baby' Nawaz Sharif to take pills for maturity
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif should 'grow up' and if he fails to do so, he should take pills to make him mature, commenting on Sharif's desire to become the prime minister.

Imran has no future in Pakistan: Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister , commenting on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, has said he has no future in the country.

Pak Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif says 'friendship only option for India
Pakistan Punjab's Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that friendship is the only option for India and Pakistan.

Time has come to renew ties with India: Imran Khan
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, speaking at the ongoing Pakistan-India trade forum, said the time has come for Pakistan to renew its ties with India.

Imran warns Pak Government of 'Tsunami March' on May 27
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and threatened to unleash a 'Tsunami March', if the government did not honour the Supreme Court judgment which convicted Gilani in a contempt case for his refusal to write a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Disgraced Pak nuclear scientist A Q Khan advises Nawaz to dump politics for business
Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has advised Nawaz Sharif to become a businessman and leave politics to younger brother Shahbaz, saying that the current situation of the country was deteriorating, but asked people not to lose hope.

Imran refuses to join hands with 'deceitful' Nawaz
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan has decided not to be a part of any 'grand alliance' or 'campaign' announced by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), saying his party will continue its movement against the ruling dispensation from its own platform.

Gilani should quit, says opposition
Following the Supreme Court's conviction of Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in connection with a contempt of court case, opposition leaders have demanded that Gilani resign.

Imran Khan calls for both Indo-Pak troops withdrawal from Siachen Glacier
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has called on for the demilitarization of the Siachen Glacier, adding that it is proving to be costly for both India and Pakistan in terms of resources.

'Your leaders are afraid of you, Imran Khan tells voters
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan exhorted Quetta residents at a rally by saying that the leaders of the country are afraid of the very people who have elected them.

PML-N retracts Sharif's 'unilateral Siachen troops withdrawal' stance
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has retracted its stance regarding the unilateral withdrawal of troops from the Siachen Glacier and said the party chief Nawaz Sharif had proposed that Pakistan should take the lead in talks on the dispute.

Pak Taliban planning terror attacks if govt re- opens NATO supply lines
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud has reportedly convened a meeting in North Waziristan to plan targeted attacks if the government re-opens the NATO supply routes.

Imran Khan against 'unilateral' withdrawal of troops from Siachen Glacier
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said the withdrawal of troops from the Siachen Glacier should not be unilateral.

'Rogue' nuke scientist AQ Khan wants to join Imran Khan's party
The father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, Abdul Qadir Khan is keen to pursue a career in politics, and Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) is his favored destination.

Won't support drone strikes even if an angel came in uniform: Imran Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said he will never support the unconstitutional step of carrying out drone strikes in Pakistan.

Imran Khan describes US war on terror as Pak's 'gravest problem'
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairperson Imran Khan has described the US' war on terror as the 'gravest problem' inflicting the country, which has killed tens of thousands of people so far.

Anushka 'infuriated' over link-ups rumors
Anushka Sharma has finally decided to do the talking about her alleged link-ups and how irritating such rumors are.

Veena Malik 'to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party'
Since Veena Malik announced her decision to enter politics, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has started planning for her formal appearances at its upcoming rallies to attract the youths, sources inside the PTI have revealed.

Pak coach Whatmore to assess 12 short-listed fast bowlers at NCA camp
Pakistan's selection committee has prepared a list of 12 fast bowlers to be supervised by coach Dav Whatmore at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore.

Imran Khan's Party receiving 'unprecedented' support ahead of next Pak election
Former cricketer Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehrik- e-Insaf has become a major political force in the country if the huge turnout in the Karachi and Lahore rallies hosted by the party is anything to go by.

'Holidaying' Imran Khan enjoying kids' company post frenetic political tsunami
Pakistan Tehreek -e-Insaf chief Imran Khan is enjoying a vacation with his two kids marking a break from a hectic schedule that involved ravelling across the country to address public gatherings, news conferences and internal party meetings.

Pak's nuke arsenal only aims at deterring war: PPP Information Secretary
Pakistan Peoples Party's Information Secretary Qamar Zaman Kaira has said Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is aimed at deterring rather than encouraging war against any country.

Imran Khan: Has his time come? Part I
If Lahore on November 30, 2011 heralded Imran Khan taking center-stage on the national political stage, Karachi on December 25, 2011 cemented that position. Not that Imran has been an unknown political quantity in Pakistan. On the contrary, he has been on the fringes of political life for the past 15 years, having set up his Tehrik-e-Insaf in 1996

Memogate who is next to go and what is at stake? (Article)
When memo scandal was named as a 'memogate', it was clear that it was not an ordinary scandal. This scandal was called 'memogate' because of Watergate scandal in America which led to down fall of the then President of America, Richard Nixon.

I have all the opposition by their balls: Imran Khan
Pakistan Tehrik- e-Insaaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan has said he is convinced that the time has come for his party to prove its worth.

Political 'opportunists' incapable in bringing about revolution in Pak: JI chief
Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hasan has slammed politicians who frequently switch allegiances as opportunists, and said they cannot bring about a revolution in Pakistan.

Banned Sipah-e-Sahaba killers of Shahbaz Bhatti to be brought to book: Malik
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said red warrants on Shahbaz Bhatti's killers have been issued, and they would be brought to book soon.

Imran Khan most popular political leader, PTI party more capable than counterparts, finds survey
Former Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan is the most popular political leader in Pakistan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is viewed as more popular, capable and trustworthy as compared to its counterparts, a new survey has shown.

"Independent" Imran Khan vows to eliminate "family politics" in Pakistan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that he would eliminate "family politics" in Pakistan.

Imran Khan's politics based on blame game: PML-N leader
Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar has said that Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's politics was based merely on blaming other politicians.

'Rise of Imran Khan as 'alternative third force' in Pak politics worrying Musharraf'
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is reportedly worried that the rise of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan as an 'alternative third force' in mainstream politics could diminish his chances of using the public anger against conventional opposition parties

PTI 'absolutely comfortable' working with US on all issues: Imran Khan
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said his party would be 'absolutely comfortable' working with the US on all issues, including the war against terrorism.

Former Pak foreign minister Kasuri may join PTI
Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri is expected to join the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) soon.

Imran Khan misled media by sharing incomplete asset details: Pak opposition leader
Pakistan's National Assembly Leader of Opposition, Chaudhry Nisar, has alleged that Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Imran Khan misled media by sharing incomplete details about his assets.

Zardari quiet over NATO attack to protect corrupt foreign assets: Imran Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said that President Asif Ali Zardari had not made a statement against the NATO attack because he wanted to protect his foreign assets and corruption.

Imran Khan: Has his time come? (Part-II)
Imran Khan has declared his objective to be the fulfillment of Quaid's vision of making Pakistan an Islamic welfare state. He hopes to do this by getting a clear majority of at least 51% seats in the centre and a majority in two provinces of Punjab and KP. Coalitions do not, as yet, seem to find favour with him and he would be content to sit in opposition.

Manipulations and deals
It was in 1988 that a Pakistani dictator had to die before the country could have another chance at democracy.

Pakistan - Intrigues, manoeuvres, aspirations and turbulence- Memogate- who dunnit and why
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. But not in Pakistan, where things evolve in a convoluted and conspiratorial fashion.

Kareena Kapoor rates performance in 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu' as career best
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has rated her performance in the upcoming film 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu' as one of her best performances till date.