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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 11 (ANI): 'Jaane Tu... <keyword id="162738" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ya-jaane-na" source="Orion">Ya Jaane Na</keyword>' fame <keyword id="14676" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="imran-khan" source="Orion">Imran Khan</keyword>, who quit acting years ago, on Thursday raised speculations around his Bollywood comeback. Taking to Instagram, <keyword id="2136" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="imran" source="Orion">Imran</keyword> Khan shared a screenshot of a post he wrote on Threads which reads, "To whom it may concern; I hear you. And I'm working on it. Thank you for being so patient with me." A fan joked that they wanted 'Luck 2'. Imran is not very active on social media and his latest post has raised fans' excitement about his acting comeback. Soon after she shared the post, fans flooded the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons. "Jaane Tu - 2, I hate luv stories - 2, Break ke baad - 2 pleaseeeeeeee," a fan commented. Another fan wrote, "Laut aao Imran mazak nahi raha ab ye." "Please give us another romcom," a user wrote. Imran made his foray into acting with the hit film '<keyword id="17445" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="jaane-tu-ya-jaane-na" source="Orion">Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na</keyword>' in 2008. The audience was crazy about Imran Khan and he had a lot of female fans in the late 2000s and early 2010s -- all thanks to his charming looks. After featuring in films like 'Kidnap, 'Luck', ' Delhi Belly', 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan', '<keyword id="18361645" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ekk-main-aur-ekk-tu" source="Orion">Ekk Main Aur Ekk Tu</keyword>', 'Break ke Baad', 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobaara', and 'I Hate Love Storys' among others, Imran disappeared from the public eye and quit acting. His last release was <keyword id="2218524" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="katti-batti" source="Orion">Katti Batti</keyword> in 2015. A few years ago, he was in the news for his marriage with Avantika hitting a rough patch. The two are parents to an 8-year-old daughter Imara. (ANI)

Did Imran Khan confirm his Bollywood comeback?

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan was shot and injured at a rally on Thursday.</li><li>Videos show the aftermath, including a crowd member appearing to intercept the alleged shooter.</li></ul>Videos show the chaotic aftermath of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/imran-khan-former-pakistan-pm-shot-leg-reports-2022-11">former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan being shot</a> at a political rally on Thursday.A video posted to the Twitter account of his PTI party showed the former prime minister waving at the crowd moments after he was shot, not appearing seriously hurt.Khan can be seen emerging to rapturous chanting from his supporters. He seemed to be physically supported by aides."Imran Khan was shot in the leg but was stable while being taken to hospital. He [waved] at supporters too," the tweet said.<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/shots-fired-near-convoy-former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-media-2022-11-03/">Reuters</a> cited local media reports that Khan was shot in the foot, and was "out of danger."Other videos appeared to show a gunman being intercepted by members of the crowd.<a href="https://twitter.com/Naya__Pakistan_/status/1588138151305953280">One video</a> appeared to show the gun being wrestled away from a man by a bystander. It was posted online by Pakistani media outlet Naya Pakistan.Another video posted on social media appears to show the same incident from a <a href="https://twitter.com/Naya__Pakistan_/status/1588136379854327809">different angle. </a>The same man can be seen being <a href="https://twitter.com/PTIPoliticsss/status/1588141455490572288">carried like a hero</a> by Khan's supporters in another video aired by Pakistani outlet ARY News. Fawad Chaudhry, a spokesperson for the PTI, told Reuters that crowd members had held back the gunman. "If the shooter had not been stopped by people there, the entire PTI leadership would have been wiped out," Chaudhry said.Chaudry added that he believed it was a "clear assassination attempt" on Khan, who was removed from power in April after losing a no-confidence vote.Khan was shot in Wazirabad, where he was leading a protest march to Islamabad as part of efforts to call new elections in the country.

Videos show the chaotic aftermath of the shooting of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan

As the <keyword id="88504" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="pakistan-national-assembly" source="Orion">Pakistan National Assembly</keyword> (NA) convenes on Monday to elect a new Prime Minister after PML-N President <keyword id="11977746" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shehbaz-sharif" source="Orion">Shehbaz Sharif</keyword> and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood <keyword id="10124" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="qureshi" source="Orion">Qureshi</keyword> their nomination papers, the PTI seems divided over its erstwhile decision of masse resignations by its lawmakers. While the cabinet division de-notified 52 members of the federal cabinet, 25 federal ministers, four ministers of state, four advisers to the Prime Minister and 19 special assistants, after Sunday's historic vote of no-confidence by the joint opposition against former premier <keyword id="14676" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="imran-khan" source="Orion">Imran Khan</keyword>, <keyword id="17435" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="sharif" source="Orion">Sharif</keyword> having bright chances to make it to the top slot said the new cabinet would be formed only after consultation with all allies, reports Dawn news. As the PTI core committee remained indecisive in a meeting chaired by <keyword id="6355601" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="khan" source="Orion">Khan</keyword> on Sunday whether to go for en masse resignations of MNAs or not, the party chairman called the parliamentary party meeting at the Parliament House on Monday to make a final decision. Whether Qureshi will contest the election for the premiership or will resign along with other MNAs of the PTI and its allies depends on the outcome of the PTI parliamentary meeting. However, the PTI decided to give a tough time to the upcoming government through street protests if the PML-N won the contest in the parliament. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/elon-musk-decides-not-to-join-twitters-board-a-week-after-becoming-the-largest-shareholder-of-the-company/articleshow/90770619.cms">Elon Musk decides not to join Twitter’s board a week after becoming the largest shareholder of the company</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/nasa-collaborates-with-spinlaunch-to-test-an-innovative-mass-accelerator-launch-system/articleshow/90772382.cms">NASA collaborates with SpinLAunch to test an innovative mass accelerator launch system — a slingshot to send payloads to space</a>

Shehbaz Sharif to be elected as Pakistan's new PM today amidst protests against Imran Khan's ouster

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11893449" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pakistan" source="Orion">Pakistan</keyword> Prime Minister <keyword id="11995831" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="imran-khan" source="Orion">Imran Khan</keyword> was reportedly going to lose a no-confidence vote in parliament on Sunday. </li><li>Instead, Khan asked the president to dissolve the country's parliament, The Associated Press reported.</li></ul>Pakistan's President Arif Alvi on Sunday dissolved the law-making chamber of the country's national assembly, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-religion-ad929acf523850fdb63a5b6dd960f1d2">The Associated Press</a> reported. Alvi dissolved the law-making lower house of Parliament after a plea from Prime Minister Imran Khan, who accused his opposition of working with the US government to overthrow him. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/04/03/1090490181/pakistan-imran-khan-parliament-early-elections"></a>The AP reported that Khan made the request after facing a no-confidence resolution against him. That resolution was likely to pass as 17 members of Khan's own party as well as some coalition partners joined the opposition to remove him as prime minister.The opposition would have needed 172 of the 342 votes in Parliament to remove Khan which would allow them to be a part of forming an interim government ahead of elections, The AP reported. Deputy speaker, Qasim Khan Suri, had rejected the opposition's motion for the no-confidence vote on Sunday, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/03/world/imran-khan-confidence-vote-pakistan">The New York Times</a> reported. The AP reported that Suri, an ally of Khan, threw out the motion after Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the opposition was working with a "foreign power" to enact "regime change."Suri said Khan was still prime minister and could dissolve parliament. Khan on Sunday called for a new election, side-stepping the no-confidence vote. In a televised speech, Khan defended his actions by alleging that America is conspiring to remove him from office, but did not offer any evidence, The Times reported. "Prepare for elections," Khan said. "No corrupt forces will decide what the future of the country will be."Asfandyar Mir, a senior expert with the Washington-based U.S. Institute of Peace, told The AP, that Khan's claims that the US is trying to oust him plays on the mistrust some Pakistanis have about the US. Opposition groups said Khan had no right to call for the vote, and that he couldn't dissolve parliament. The AP reported that they planned to take the issue to the Supreme Court. The Times reported that the Supreme Court is expected to hear the issue on Monday. Mir told the AP that opposition groups, who ranged across a spectrum of ideologies have been trying to unseat Khan since he was elected in 2018. The military had been accused of helping Khan, a former Cricket player, win the election, which is something that Mir said undermined Khan. "The movement against Imran Khan's government is inseparable from his controversial rise to power in the 2018 election, which was manipulated by the army to push Khan over the line," Mir told the AP. "That really undermined the legitimacy of the electoral exercise and created the grounds for the current turmoil. "

Pakistan's president dissolved parliament after embattled prime minister accused opposition of working with US to overthrow him: report

Pakistan ex-Prime Minister, Imran Khan shot at rally in reported assassination attempt

<keyword id="3001" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pakistan">Pakistan</keyword> <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="14676" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Imran-Khan">Imran Khan</keyword> has tested <keyword id="6439681" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="positive">positive</keyword> for the novel coronavirus. Faisal <keyword id="6355056" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sultan">Sultan</keyword>, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations &amp; Coordination confirmed the development on Saturday. Sultan said that the 68-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician has quarantined himself at home. "PM Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self isolating at home," Sultan said in a tweet. Pakistan is using the Chinese vaccine, Sinopharm against Covid-19 pandemic. Recently a batch of 5,00,000 doses was received in Pakistan from China. The vaccination drive in Pakistan is currently underway for senior citizens. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/easemytrip-ipo-listing-price-at-13-5-premium/articleshow/81581828.cms">EaseMyTrip lists at 13.5% premium – but gives up some of the listing gains soon after</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-9-pro-specs-oneplus-9e-specs-and-price-leak-and-oneplus-9-series-launch-date/articleshow/81168227.cms">OnePlus 9 series specifications and features leaked – here's everything we know about the upcoming OnePlus smartphones</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/checkout-review-of-moto-g10-power-mobile-phone-review-and-features-information/articleshow/81583548.cms">Moto G10 Power mobile review – big battery on a shoestring budget</a>

Pakistan PM Imran Khan isolates after testing COVID-19 positive

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Imran Khan, until recently the leader of Pakistan, was shot on Thursday.</li><li>His political party said he was shot in the leg, and he was stable while he was taken to hospital.</li></ul>Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot on Thursday as he led a political march against the administration that replaced him.Khan's political party, PTI, <a href="https://twitter.com/PTIofficial/status/1588143265639006209">said Khan</a> "was shot in the leg but was stable while being taken to hospital." It <a href="https://twitter.com/PTIofficial/status/1588150290699747331?s=20&amp;t=ogc4L8Um6CFb9u2LpxTcCQ">described the attack as</a> an "assassination attempt."Shehbaz Sharif, the country's current prime minister confirmed that he was shot, and said other people were also injured.Sharif <a href="https://twitter.com/CMShehbaz/status/1588145195492728832?s=20&amp;t=g5aaTVavS45IZIYtNA_L9g">condemned the shooting</a> and said it would be investigated.He said other people were also injured, and wrote "Violence should have no place in our country's politics."PTI shared a <a href="https://twitter.com/PTIofficial/status/1588143265639006209">video</a> that it said shows Khan, who is 70, waving to supporters after he was shot. It shows him standing and waving while an armed guard stands in front of him.Watch the video here:Asad Umar, an aide for Khan, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/shots-fired-near-convoy-former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-media-2022-11-03/">told Reuters</a> that Khan and several other people were injured in the shooting. He said Khan was injured in his shin."A man opened fire with an automatic weapon. Several people are wounded. Imran Khan is also injured," he said. There was no further information on who the man was.<a href="https://news.sky.com/story/imran-khan-shot-in-leg-in-assassination-attempt-former-pakistan-prime-ministers-supporters-say-12737148">Sky News reported</a> that Khan was shot in the leg while speaking to supporters. One of its reporters was in the crowd and witnessed the attack.Local media reported that he was shot in the foot, and that he was "out of danger," Reuters reported. Those reports said he was wounded when his convoy was shot at, according to Reuters.Khan was in Wazirabad, leading a protest march to Islamabad as part of efforts to call new elections in the country, according to Sky News.This video, shared by Khan on Tuesday, showed the scale of an earlier rally:Khan, who is now the chairman of the country's PTI political party, had been prime minister a little less than four years when he was ousted in April after <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/9/pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-no-confidence-vote">losing a parliamentary no-confidence vote.</a>He tried to block the vote, but was overruled by the country's Supreme Court and removed from office.Khan <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/27/asia/pakistan-imran-khan-us-conspiracy-intl-hnk/index.html">claimed, without evidence, that he was the victim of an international US-led conspiracy to remove him</a>, and called on his supporters to take to the streets in marches like the one on Thursday, demanding new elections.The US has said that there is no truth to the allegations. It was <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/9/analysis-end-of-imran-khans-term">widely believed that Khan had lost the support of the military</a>, a major power-broker behind the scenes of Pakistani politics.Earlier this month <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63344059">Pakistan's election commission barred Khan from holding office for five years</a> over allegations that he failed to declare and sold some gifts given to him while in office. Khan denied all of the charges.

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan shot in the leg in apparent assassination attempt at political march

In the 2008 Batman movie “The Dark Knight”, Harvey Dent – played by Aaron Eckhart – says, “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” <keyword id="3001" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pakistan" source="Orion">Pakistan</keyword>’s yesteryear cricketing hero <keyword id="14676" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="imran-khan" source="Orion">Imran Khan</keyword> was ousted as Pakistan's prime minister (PM) after a vote of no-confidence last week. While he led his cricket team to victory during the 1992 Cricket World Cup, he failed to bring the same charisma to politics, where he was run out by hell-bent opponents, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), in his first <keyword id="585867" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Innings" source="Orion">innings</keyword>. <keyword id="6355601" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="khan" source="Orion">Khan</keyword> may not be a villain here, but a victim of history, perhaps. Khan was not the first prime minister to leave before completing his 5-year parliamentary tenure. Not a single one of them could not complete the full <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/9/factbox-no-pakistani-prime-minister-has-completed-a-full-tenure">tenure</a>. However, he was the first premier to be forced out of the parliament through a trust vote. Ironically, Pakistan’s powerful army and public support that brought Khan into power in 2018, were also among the main reasons behind his downfall now. He was elected in July on a platform of tackling corruption, fixing the economy for the poor with ample employment opportunities and building a ‘Naya Pakistan’ (new). Some <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/9/analysis-end-of-imran-khans-term">observers </a>believe that he was ousted on the account of skyrocketing <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/imran-khan-admits-pakistan-facing-massive-inflation-attempts-to-link-it-as-global-phenomenon/articleshow/89078297.cms?from=mdr">inflation </a>and ballooning foreign <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/pakistan-govt-s-external-debt-rises-by-20-in-h1-fy22-hits-rs-21-trn-122022600225_1.html#:~:text=Pakistan%20government's%20external%20debt%20rose,21%20trillion%20in%20December%202021.">debt</a>. Let’s go back to the beginning of this end, shall we? A rocketing cost of living in Pakistan, the Pakistani Rupee falling against the US Dollar and a deepening economic crisis contributed to public disgruntlement against Khan. The <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/topic/pakistan">Pakistan</a> government's <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/topic/external-debt">external debt</a> rose by a massive 20% in the first half of the last fiscal (2021-22) reaching a high of PKR21 trillion in December 2021. <div type="image" title="Pakistan&amp;#39;s debt trap" msid="90854314" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Pakistan&amp;#39;s debt trap&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> By borrowing from foreign countries, Khan flouted yet another campaign promise made to his audience. In 2018, he criticised the previous ruling parties for relying on a “<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/no-country-with-begging-bowl-can-become-great-nation-pakistan-pm/articleshow/84522483.cms">begging</a> bowl’’ and pledging not to resort to external borrowing. Just a year later, Khan struck a deal with the International Monetary Fund. His government broke all previous records by borrowing $16 <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2019/7/26/imran-khans-first-year-in-office-u-turns-and-oppression">billion </a>in just one year, the biggest loan ever since the creation of Pakistan in 1947. These retractions of campaign promises gained him the embarrassing nickname “U-turn Khan.” <div type="image" title="Imran Khan has been making a u-turn on his campaign promises" msid="90854381" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Imran Khan has been making a u-turn on his campaign promises&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The ruling party was also grappling with the country’s double-digit <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/25/pakistan-inflation-imran-khan-no-confidence-vote/#:~:text=Pakistan%20has%20grappled%20with%20extreme,at%2015.1%20percent%20last%20week.">inflation </a>for much of its term. The sensitive price index, which includes the prices of essential food items, also recorded a rise of <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/870369af-b673-4ce5-bd86-d89d28be4d40">15.1</a>% in March this year compared to the same time last year. The pressure on Khan reached new heights in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, causing a surge in global oil prices. <div type="image" title="Pakistan&amp;#39;s inflation has been running high since 2019" msid="90854408" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Pakistan&amp;#39;s inflation has been running high since 2019&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Sensing the eroding public support, Khan announced a <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/southasiasource/experts-react-pakistani-prime-minister-imran-khan-cuts-fuel-and-electricity-prices/">cut </a>in domestic fuel and electricity prices despite a global rise, which later turned out to be the final nail in his coffin. This move added to Pakistan’s chronic fiscal deficit and balance-of-payments troubles, which opened a clear window for Khan’s opposition to call for his resignation later. Khan’s democratic party seemingly wasn’t open to dissent either. Rana Sanaullah, a prominent parliamentarian and vocal critic of Khan’s government, was arrested in 2019 for allegedly trafficking drugs by the military-run anti-narcotics force. Sanaullah had <a href="https://twitter.com/hamidmirpak/status/1145686276886224896?lang=en">predicted </a>his arrest even before there was a warrant against him. Later on July 25, former Prime Minister <keyword id="6576" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="nawaz-sharif" source="Orion">Nawaz Sharif</keyword> took to the streets across Pakistan to <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/7/25/pakistan-opposition-holds-black-day-protests-against-pm-khan">protest </a>Khan’s assault on silencing dissenting voices. The account of what went wrong would be incomplete without mentioning the civil-military relationship, which took a turn for the worse after the reshuffle of army chiefs. Khan’s decision to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61047736">retain </a>Lieutenant-General Faiz Hameed as the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, rejecting the nominee of army chief General Qamar Bajwa in October 2021, further weakened the former PM’s political position. He <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61047736">held </a>off issuing approval to change of posting for nearly three weeks before eventually giving in. After Bajwa <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/pakistan/pakistan-isi-chief-faiz-hameed-7556079/">replaced </a>Hameed as the Director-General of ISI in October, Khan reportedly lost his support from the army. Khan is the latest in a long line of Pakistani prime ministers who have fallen out of their position before completing their five-year tenure. The newly appointed PM Shehbaz Sharif inherits a country in a parlous state, with a dysfunctional economic model.

SIMPLY PUT: Why was Imran Khan run out in his first innings?

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11893449" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pakistan" source="Orion">Pakistan</keyword>'s political opposition ousted Prime Minister <keyword id="11995831" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="imran-khan" source="Orion">Imran Khan</keyword> in a no-confidence vote on Sunday.</li><li>The country's Parliament will hold a vote on Monday to determine the new prime minister.</li></ul>ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's political opposition ousted the country's embattled prime minister in a no-confidence vote early Sunday, which they won after several of Imran Khan's allies and a key coalition party deserted him.The combined opposition that spans the political spectrum from the left to the radically religious will form the new government, with the head of one of the largest parties, the Pakistani Muslim League, taking over as prime minister.Anticipating his loss, Khan, who charged the opposition colluded with the United States to unseat him, has called on his supporters to stage rallies nationwide on Sunday. Khan's options are limited and should he see a big turnout in his support, he may try to keep the momentum of street protests as a way to pressure Parliament to hold early elections.Khan earlier had tried to sidestep the vote by dissolving Parliament and calling early elections but a Supreme Court ruling ordered the vote to go ahead.The vote comes amid cooling relations between Khan and a powerful military who many of his political opponents allege helped him come to power in general elections in 2018. The military has directly ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 75 years and wields considerable power over civilian governments, who worry a disgruntled army could unseat them.The opposition called for Khan's ouster charging economic mismanagement as inflation soars and the Pakistani rupee plummets in value. The vote caps months of political turmoil and a constitutional crisis that required the Supreme Court to sort out.In an impassioned speech Friday, Khan doubled down on his accusations that his opponents colluded with the United States to unseat him over his foreign policy choices, which often seemed to favor China and Russia and defied the U.S.Khan said Washington opposed his Feb. 24 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin hours after tanks rolled into Ukraine, launching a devastating war in the heart of Europe.Ahead of the vote his lawmakers addressed Parliament attack a letter Khan said told of a senior U.S. official, who was not named, who informed top Pakistani diplomats that Washington's relations with Pakistan would improve if Khan was ousted. Human rights minister Shireen Mazari said the memo named Khan and said that if he was out of power "all would be forgiven."She went on to ask: "Forgiven for what? What is our sin?"The U.S. State Department has denied any involvement in Pakistan's internal <keyword id="11893346" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="politics" source="Orion">politics</keyword>. Deputy State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter told reporters on Friday there was "absolutely no truth to these allegations."Still, Khan urged his supporters to take to the streets, particularly the youth who have been the backbone of his support since the former cricket star turned conservative Islamist politician came to power in 2018. He said they needed to protect Pakistan's sovereignty and oppose U.S. dictations."You have to come out to protect your own future. It is you who have to protect your democracy, your sovereignty and your independence. ... This is your duty," he said. "I will not accept an imposed government."Khan's allegations of U.S. involvement are likely to resonate with many in Pakistan, says Michael Kugelman, deputy director of the Asia Program at the Washington -based Wilson Center"Khan's conspiracy allegations will resonate in a country where there's a tendency to ascribe the worst possible motives to U.S. policy, especially because there is a past history of U.S. meddling in Pakistani politics," said Kugelman.Khan's insistence there is U.S. involvement in attempts to oust him also exploits a deep-seated mistrust among many in Pakistan of U.S. intentions, particularly following 9/11.Washington has often berated Pakistan for doing too little to fight Islamic militants, even as thousands of Pakistanis have died at their hands and the army has lost more than 5,000 soldiers. Pakistan has been attacked for aiding Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents while also being asked to bring them to the peace table.The no-confidence vote loss for Khan brings to power some unlikely partners.Among them is a radically religious party that runs scores of religious schools. The Jamiat-e-Ulema-Islam, or Assembly of Clerics, teaches a deeply conservative brand of Islam in its schools. Many of Afghanistan's Taliban and Pakistan's own homegrown violent Taliban graduated from JUI schools.The largest among the opposition parties — the Pakistan People's Party, led by the son of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and the Pakistan Muslim League — have been tainted by allegations of widespread corruption.Pakistan Muslim League leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was convicted of corruption after being named in the so-called Panama Papers. That's a collection of leaked secret financial documents showing how some of the world's richest hide their money and involving a global law firm based in Panama. Sharif was disqualified by Pakistan's Supreme Court from holding office. The new prime minister is expected to be Sharif's brother Shahbaz Sharif after a vote for the new prime minister is held in Parliament on Monday."This would be the first time in Pakistan's history that a no-confidence vote succeeds in ousting a Prime Minister -- the fulfilment of a constitutional process that was far from guaranteed after Khan's attempts to derail the vote," said Elizabeth Threlkeld, Pakistan expert at the U.S.-based The Stimson Center. "That, in itself, is significant, and could give Pakistan something to build on going forward."___Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted in a no-confidence vote

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Pakistan, a country reliant on imported energy, is mired in an energy crisis.</li><li>It's in such dire straits that it's joining a list of countries moving away from US dollar-denominated trade.</li></ul>The Chinese yuan is gaining traction in cross-border payments — even for trades that don't involve China.Pakistan, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65462347" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a country mired in an economic and political crisis</a>, has become the latest to signal using the Chinese currency to make cross-border payments for Russian oil.Islamabad is considering the new payment method for <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/russian-crude-oil-cheap-pakistan-commodities-market-analysis-india-china-2023-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan's first Russian crude oil order</a> for 750,000 barrels that are scheduled to arrive in the first week of June, <a href="https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1067052-russian-ship-carrying-750-000-barrels-crude-to-arrive-in-june" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The News International</a>, a prominent English-language daily, reported last Friday."Pakistan will pay the price of crude most probably in China's currency — yuan," an unnamed Pakistan energy ministry official told the media outlet. The official declined further comment on the pricing of the crude shipment.The country has been indicating in recent weeks that it wants to snap up Russian oil. Petroleum minister Musadik Malik told <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-places-first-order-discounted-russian-crude-says-minister-2023-04-20/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a> in April that Pakistan will eventually import around 100,000 barrels of Russian crude daily if the first transaction goes smoothly.The South Asian country's potential shift to the yuan comes as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dedollarization-countries-us-dollar-dominance-china-yuan-rmb-brics-currency-2023-5#chinas-yuan-is-gaining-increasing-usage-globally-pointing-to-the-de-dollarization-of-transactions-worldwide-gradually-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">countries globally are lining up backup currencies</a> to either trade with heavily sanctioned countries like Russia or for political leverage.Pakistan's purchase of Russian oil comes also amid sweeping sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Although the trade restrictions have <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-budget-deficit-falling-energy-revenues-first-quarter-ukraine-war-2023-4">hit Russia's energy revenues,</a> the energy giant has still been able to sell its energy at a discount to opportunistic buyers, such as <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/india-china-still-buying-russian-oil-but-demand-huge-discounts-2022-11">China and India.</a>Countries mired in economic difficulties — like Pakistan and <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/sri-lanka-source-crude-oil-imports-russia-sanctions-fuel-shortage-2022-10">Sri Lanka</a> — have also joined the queue as Russian energy is now being sold at a discount. Russia's flagship <a href="https://oilprice.com/oil-price-charts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Urals crude</a> is trading at around a $20 per barrel discount to benchmark US and Brent crude oil currently.Pakistan has been facing an economic crisis that started last year amid soaring inflation, a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-27/pakistan-rupee-slumps-over-4-to-set-new-record-low" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sustained depreciation of its currency,</a> and <a href="https://www.livemint.com/news/world/pakistans-forex-exchange-reserves-hit-10-year-low-11675416505650.html#:~:text=weeks%20of%20imports.-,The%20central%20bank%20said%20the%20reserves%20had%20come%20down%20by,country%20to%20USD%208.74%20billion." target="_blank" rel="noopener">low foreign currency reserves</a>. All these factors make payments difficult for a country that needs to <a href="https://www.trade.gov/energy-resource-guide-pakistan-oil-and-gas#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20the%20country%20produced,%2415%2D%2416%20billion%20annually." target="_blank" rel="noopener">import about 80%</a> of its crude oil and refined petroleum products requirement.The South Asian nation is in such dire straits that it is trying to secure a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/imf-says-it-is-working-with-pakistan-conclude-ninth-review-bailout-programme-2023-05-05/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bailout from the International Monetary Fund.</a>On top of its economic woes, Pakistan has been mired in a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/pakistan-facing-worst-economic-crisis-ever-as-its-rupee-plunges-says-asian-lite-report/articleshow/97471951.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">political crisis</a> that recently intensified after former prime minister <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-arrested-geo-tv-2023-05-09/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Imran Khan was arrested</a> on Tuesday.Pakistan's energy ministry did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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<ul><li>Chinese President Xi Jinping is in India for the second informal meeting with PM Modi. </li><li>The first informal meeting held at Wuhan in China did result in slight normalisation of relations--- which soured after the 2017 Doklam standoff. </li><li>This meeting is expected to thaw the frosty relations between the two neighbours over several issues, including Kashmir, UNSC permanent membership and Chinese company Huawei. </li></ul> Chinese Premier Xi Jinping landed in Chennai <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-arrives-in-chennai-to-attend-2nd-indo-china-informal-summit/articleshow/71535568.cms">a little after 2 pm today </a>to participate in the second informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu. The <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/xi-jinping-india-china-informal-summit-border-terror-on-agenda-at-pm-modi-xi-meet-today-2115002">first informal meeting held at Wuhan in China did result in slight normalisation </a>of relations — which soured after the 2017 Doklam standoff. This meeting is expected to thaw the frosty relations between the two neighbours over several issues, including Kashmir. China’s stance on Kashmir The Indian foreign ministry <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3032384/steer-clear-india-pakistan-dispute-over-kashmir-new-delhi">refused to discuss the Kashmir issue</a> on October 10. This was a day after <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/world/pakistan-pm-imran-khan-arrives-in-china-to-meet-president-xi-jinping-2337721.html">Xi met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan</a> in Beijing on Wednesday. After that, <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kashmir-in-focus-as-imran-khan-xi-jinping-meet-beijing-cites-un-charter-2114351">a joint statement was released </a>by China and <keyword id="3001" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pakistan">Pakistan</keyword><a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/pakistan-imran-khan-china-ties-trade-cpec-jcc-kashmir-hong-kong-1608115-2019-10-10"> stating</a> that Jammu and Kashmir should be "properly and peacefully <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/xi-jinping-india-china-informal-summit-border-terror-on-agenda-at-pm-modi-xi-meet-today-2115002">resolved</a> based on the UN Charter, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements." In response, India asked them to off the issue <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-counter-to-xi-jinpings-kashmir-remark-its-an-internal-matter-2114288">saying</a>, "India's position has been consistent and clear that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. China is well aware of our position. It is not for other countries to comment on the internal affairs of India." China also criticised India’s <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/xi-jinping-india-china-informal-summit-border-terror-on-agenda-at-pm-modi-xi-meet-today-2115002">decision to scrap</a> special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate it into two union territories, at the UN General Assembly last month in New York. India’s decision on allowing Chinese company Huawei in its 5G rollout India <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/5g-spectrum-auction-by-year-end-or-early-2020-ravi-shankar-prasad/articleshow/71117477.cms">plans to auction 5G airwaves</a> this year but it remains undecided on<a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hopeful-india-will-make-independent-decision-on-5g-huawei-2114887"> whether or not to allow Chinese company Huawei </a>to compete. As China and the US are in the throes of a trade war, the latter has been arm twisting countries into<a href="https://www.vox.com/technology/2018/12/11/18134440/huawei-executive-order-entity-list-china-trump"> banning Huawei</a> from 5G roll-outs because of allegations of spying. And, there is a huge divide — <a href="https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/huawei-says-banning-company-will-delay-india-s-5g-rollout-by-2-3-years-1567500859756.html">Australia and Japan have barred</a> Huawei while Russia, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia refused to. Both these countries seek an ally in India, as it holds a big bargaining chip. It is the <a href="https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/huawei-says-banning-company-will-delay-india-s-5g-rollout-by-2-3-years-1567500859756.html">world’s second largest mobile services market. </a> For both US and China, India’s decision on the matter is key, and it has not spilled the beans on this topic. China’s stance on India’s inclusion in the UN Security Council Even after warm affirmations from the UK, France and Russia over India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council,<a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-campaign-for-permanent-seat-at-unsc-slowing-down/article29161642.ece"> China’s stance remains lukewarm. </a>India<a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/unsc-non-permanent-seat-indias-candidature-endorsed-by-55-countries-including-pakistan/article28142769.ece"> has been elected as a non-permanent member in the UNSC</a> a record seven times, and has been seeking a permanent seat, along with Germany, Japan and Brazil. It also does not help that China <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/after-chinas-masood-azhar-block-unsc-vote-under-consideration/articleshow/68418293.cms?from=mdr">blocked</a> the proposal to designate Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist for almost 10 years back, before finally lifting the hold earlier this year. Azhar was <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/masood-azhar-hafiz-saeed-dawood-declared-terrorists-under-new-uapa-law-1595463-2019-09-04">involved in planning several terrorist attacks</a> against India, including the 2019 Pulwama attacks. China presiding over FATF and protecting Pakistan China was one of the countries which was<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/china-turkey-malaysia-bail-out-pakistan-at-fatf-meet/articleshow/69899220.cms?from=mdr"> protecting Pakistan</a> from being blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Malaysia and Turkey were the other countries which had come to its aid. China <a href="https://www.fatf-gafi.org/about/fatfpresidency/">presides over the international anti-money laundering body</a> which assesses a country’s efforts to combat terrorist funding. Pakistan <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/masood-azhar-hafiz-saeed-dawood-declared-terrorists-under-new-uapa-law-1595463-2019-09-04">was finally placed on the FATF</a> blacklist in August this year. China seeing the Quad as a threat The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (or simply, the Quad), comprising India, Japan, the US and Australia is a strategic partnership to counter the spread of China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Beijing was <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/five-reasons-why-china-is-worried-about-the-quad-coalition-1575397.html">expectedly unhappy and has been protesting </a>within diplomatic circles, especially after they carried out joint military exercises. China also <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2167457/japan-and-vietnam-join-hands-over-disputed-south-china-sea">has a long-standing feud with Japan</a> over islands in the South China Sea, besides the border issue in India’s northeast. Despite Australia’s reservations on upsetting China, their growing proximity with New Delhi signals that China should <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/vzKYXmhiLn1HVL6nDf4r4K/India-and-the-Quad-countries.html">beware of this small but steadily brewing partnership.</a> If even one of these many long pending issues are sorted,<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/list-of-monuments-chinese-president-xi-jingping-is-going-to-visit-in-india/articleshow/71521441.cms"> the meeting between the two leaders could be as historic as the city they are meeting at.</a> See also: 
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<ul><li>Chinese President <keyword id="191809" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Xi-Jinping">Xi Jinping</keyword> will visit India from October 11 to 12.</li><li>This is the 2nd informal summit between Modi and Xi</li><li>The first one was held last year at the Chinese city of Wuhan, which enabled the two countries to normalise the relations on all fronts after the 73-day standoff between the two militaries at Doklam in 2017. </li></ul>Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India from October 11 to 12 to take part in the 2nd informal summit with Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> during which they are expected to hold comprehensive talks on a host of issues concerning the bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international issues. Xi will attend the second informal meeting with Modi at Mamallapuram near Chennai from October 11 to 12 and pay a state visit to Nepal on October 13, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Wednesday. This is the 2nd informal summit between Modi and Xi. The first one was held last year at the Chinese city of Wuhan, which enabled the two countries to normalise the relations on all fronts after the 73-day standoff between the two militaries at Doklam in 2017. The standoff took place over the Chinese military's plan to build a road close to the narrow Siliguri corridor also known as Chicken Neck corridor connecting the North-Eastern states. The standoff ended with both sides withdrawing from the standoff site after the Chinese military called off its road building plans. The Wednesday's announcement about Xi's visit to India by <keyword id="1334" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="China">China</keyword>, coincides with the ongoing visit of Pakistan Prime Minister <keyword id="14676" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Imran-Khan">Imran Khan</keyword> and its Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. Khan who arrived on Tuesday held talks with Premier Li Keqiang and expected to meet Xi on Wednesday. Khan's visit is taking place at a time when tensions have spiked between Pakistan and India after New Delhi ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5. Ahead of Xi's visit, China on Tuesday however, said the Kashmir issue should be resolved between New Delhi and Islamabad, significantly omitting its recent references to the UN and UN Security Council resolutions. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang's comments marked a significant shift on what China has been saying on Kashmir in recent weeks in the aftermath of India's move to revoke <keyword id="405091" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Article-370">Article 370</keyword> of the Constitution removing the special status to Kashmir.

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Faisal Mahmood/ReutersPakistani leader Imran Khan spoke at Davos on January 21.<ul class="summary-list"><li>Osama bin Laden was able to find refuge in Pakistan because mujahideen groups were viewed as "heroes," the country's leader, Imran Khan, said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.</li><li>Bin Laden was shot dead by US Special Forces during an<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/panetta-this-is-how-the-bin-laden-raid-went-down-2014-11"> early morning raid</a> in Abbottabad, Pakistan - close to a Pakistani military base - in May 2011.</li><li>Khan said the US helped to train and arm the Islamist guerilla fighters groups to combat Soviet Russia in the 1980s, but "Pakistan was left with these groups" once the Soviets and US left the region. </li><li>After 9/11, these previously highly touted groups of jihadis were cast as terrorists and Pakistani armed forces were ordered to "go after" them - something that not all in the security services agreed with.</li><li>Bin Laden was able to avoid capture in Pakistan due to "linkages" within the army, Khan said, denying that Pakistani's "military hierarchy had anything to do with it." </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Osama bin Laden was able to find refuge in Pakistan, where he was ultimately killed in 2011, because mujahideen groups like al Qaeda weren't always viewed as terrorists. If anything they were "heroes" in the past, the nation's Prime Minister Imran Khan said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Khan was speaking to reporters at the summit on Wednesday when Insider Inc. Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Carlson asked his thoughts on the fact that bin Laden was killed at close proximity to a Pakistani military base and what that meant for US-Pakistan relations. Bin Laden was shot dead by US Special Forces during an<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/panetta-this-is-how-the-bin-laden-raid-went-down-2014-11"> early morning raid</a> in Abbottabad, Pakistan on May 2, 2011, while President Barack Obama was in office.In response to Carlson's query, Khan retraced the history of the US government and CIA working with the Pakistani army and Inter-Services Intelligence agency in the '80s to train and arm Islamist guerrilla fighters against Soviet Russia and the communist Afghan government. Mazhar Ali Khan/APA video still from a recording made by Osama bin Laden."What happened was once the Soviets left, so did the US," Khan said. "So Pakistan was left with these groups."Al Qaeda was only one among those mujahideen groups, Khan said, but they were "never considered terrorists." Instead, said Khan, they were considered "heroes."To back his claim, Khan pointed - erroneously - to<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reagan-freedom-fighters-taliban-foreign-policy-2013-2"> a famous Ronald Reagan quote</a>: "These gentlemen are the moral equivalent of the founding fathers," saying that he was referring to Pakistan's mujahideen fighters. (<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reagan-iran/">Reagan was in fact referring to Nicaraguan Contra fighters</a>.)That hero worship came to an end after the 9/11 terror attacks and the US declared a "war on terror," Khan said, because Pakistan's government was then required to "go after" the mujahideen. They were cast as villains, not jihadis - something that the Pakistani security services were unable to unanimously get behind, he said.Akhtar Soomro/ReutersThe compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where US Navy SEALS located and killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011."How would you suddenly tell them that now these guys are terrorists and go after them?" Khan asked. "And that's where Pakistan suffered huge casualties because these groups turned against Pakistan."Bin Laden was able to avoid capture in Pakistan likely due to "linkages" within the army, Khan conceded. However, he denied that Pakistan's "military hierarchy had anything to do with it," adding that they were too "closely monitored" by the US to have been able to get away with that. 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