Undeterred by inclement weather and low turnouts, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) continue protests in Islamabad for a fourth day running.
Both PTI Chairman Imran Khan and PAT Chief Tahirul Qadri have so far stood firm on the one demand that remains off the negotiating table with the PML-N led government - that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down to make way for a new government, a new system.
Follow our updates on the ongoing political crisis below.
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stoptyranny
Aug 17, 2014 08:45am
I just hope everyone stays safe. And through all this, something positive prevails for Pakistan as a whole.
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syed salik
Aug 17, 2014 08:59am
Only solution govt to step down. Sooner or later this will happen
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Habibullah Naviwala
Aug 17, 2014 09:10am
Govt has to listen its constituency what promises made to them during its election campaigns that's what they want in its second year governance or call midterm election or suggest some resolutions Once public is on march then crisis may ignited to major fire
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Naeem
Aug 17, 2014 09:20am
IK and TAQ should stop harming the country. The polls were fair according to independent observers. If PM resigned because of 50,000 protesters where will this end
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Ahmed USA
Aug 17, 2014 09:24am
I agree with Fereeha Idrees's observation about KPK CM...height of ignorance...if Nawaz Sharif has to give in...than he should also not allow IK or TuQ to be part of any future care taker set up...Care taker set up should be from technocrats and should comprise of at least 200 CTs (Care Takers-new name instead of ministers)...CT should possess at least 20 years of local and foreign experience i.e. 10 years each...each ministry should be headed by 10 CTs and they should work like a bench as in judiciary...army and judiciary should oversee there performance...further advice will be offered later...
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Kashif Kamran
Aug 17, 2014 09:28am
PM Nawaz and CM Shahbaz must step down. They plundered the containers loads of wealth from
poor country's countries poor people who are struggling to get three meals a day and hardly get.
These illegal rulers are still not satisfied with billions they looted. They want more, they want to
retain their ruling chairs at the cost of thousands of lives. Take examples of Libya,Iraq,Egypt etc.
March against government can never be peaceful, It has to be blood shaded and Nawaz greed
will not resign but will pay otherwise,
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DifferentPerspective
Aug 17, 2014 09:36am
There is a Chinese proverb "every crisis has an opportunity". I am sure there is an opportunity in all this for the greater good, one which is far beyond individual interests. We just need to think with national interest as paramount in our minds. InshAllah Pakistan will come out stronger from this situation, ameen.
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janan
Aug 17, 2014 09:40am
Yes all people attending the protest should be very tired. But as the saying goes change will not come to your door steps.
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baakhlaq
Aug 17, 2014 09:56am
Every group of ten thousand people wants to see their own leader in the PM House.
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abdullah
Aug 17, 2014 09:57am
Such a shame when i saw dancing khattak and swati in the news today..Whts happening in KPK.
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raja
Aug 17, 2014 09:58am
looking at 10,000 to 20000 people gathering across the country , IK should resign , people did not showed up for protest and same people did not voted for him, why can't he understand the small logic., he should have regnied from PTO after thiese incidents...
gik is looking for face saving and gov should provide face saving for OK>....
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Malik Achakzai
Aug 17, 2014 10:01am
Lets respect democracy. IK & TuQ sb should take on their demand democratically. This way of politics which they are pursuing never seems to be a constructive way. And they are dreaming the Tahrir Square of Egypt like politics those were against a three decade old ruling dictator. Here in Pakistan we are having only a year and half old democratically elected government. IK has to respect his voters views who voted for him across Khyber Pashtunkhwa and in spite of providing them good governance he has started marching against democratically elected government.
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Zahid
Aug 17, 2014 10:02am
The more I listen to IK and TQ, the more I feel these two are not ready to lead the nation.
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Lucky Star
Aug 17, 2014 10:02am
@syed salik
Other solution is that both IK and Qadri go home peacefully.
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Ravindra sharma
Aug 17, 2014 10:11am
Kadari is looks like a joker and his demands are strange ! An elected govt can ousted in parliament or National Assembly but how on streets hooliganism ? Is it democracy or a mobocracy. ?
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Haider
Aug 17, 2014 10:18am
Is there democracy in pakistan?
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baakhlaq
Aug 17, 2014 10:20am
In his sleep Imran Khan appears non political.
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A Muslim and a Pakistani
Aug 17, 2014 10:21am
I really hate politicians and the politics in my country and I have no sympathy or interest in politics but I got little hope when I see Imran Khan. People who criticize Imran Khan, I wan to ask you: Do you really think the way our country is going is right? the answer is a huge NO. This is the worst government ever, its getting worst and worst by the day. The most corrupt, incapable, and anti-Pakistan government. Look at the life of every politician and look at the life of Imran Khan. Other countries admire him and his abilities, every task he did was with full honesty and faithfully without any personal benefit, all the other politicians do otherwise. If Imran Khan is not succeeded in his objective to get rid of this government and form his government then this nation does not deserve anyone who is sincere and honest, and this nation is doomed to its destruction.
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Zaheer Ul Hassan
Aug 17, 2014 10:25am
Imran Khan and Tahir Ul Qadri, these two gentlemen have no political baggage and they have not looted/taken any thing from the country unlike other politicians, rather they have given some thing to the country. They are, hence, the best bet for the country. May God bless them with the success in their efforts.
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SKhan
Aug 17, 2014 10:27am
PTI FTW!
I do hope Imran will negotiate with the government & finish this. Lets build the country & enough of the dharna.
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Nadeem
Aug 17, 2014 10:29am
If they entered the red zone and occupy and ransack prime minister house, supreme court, election commission and parliament house etc the world community will certainly going to ask Pakistan to dismantle its nuclear assets. They will argue if a mob of 10.000 can occupy the nerve center of Pakistan with such ease they could also snatch nuclear assets from the government control. The net result will be a toothless Pakistan facing an India with Modi at the helm of affairs.
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Arif Aslam Khan
Aug 17, 2014 10:29am
IK is a born fighter, he knows what to do next & how to achieve his goal, the only concern to me is the security of every one.
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Nadeem
Aug 17, 2014 10:33am
Yesterday i was at abbpara, there were hardly seven thousands PTI workds present at the dharna and 90 percent of them were from KPK........the rest were spectators like me enjoying the theater show.
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imran
Aug 17, 2014 10:37am
we, overseas pakistanis, are really disturbed by whats happening in our beloved pakistan. especially we thought Imran Khan will be different from other politicians and will put COUNTRY first POLITICS second ........... but gee we were wrong! I am not sure how can you make a sitting Prime Minister resign with no apparent disaster... is there any example in history??? what guarantee we have if this prime minister resign then we will not see another march in few months asking new prime minister to resign as well........
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zahid bajwa
Aug 17, 2014 10:37am
there is no dearth of mad people in our country. They just don't understand the reality. For Imran Khan a new and free Pakistan means his Govt. in the country. If he becomes PM, Pakistan will be free and new. what an irony! As far as TQ is concerned, he is working on his personal vendetta. Let the people of develop democratic norms for God's sake.
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Usman
Aug 17, 2014 10:48am
Democracy is not about casting votes, it about COUNTING votes. How can something that can not be verified be considered authentic? Every one, and most importantly the PML(N) itself has categorically said that votes can not be verified due to many reasons including ink. So if its not verifiable, its not authentic, if its not authentic then what did they count?
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azhar
Aug 17, 2014 10:51am
All, don't forget!!! IK didn't want this to happen. All he had been asking was to re-count the 4 constituencies that he requested, which Nawaz didn't allow. And finally at the 11th hour when Nawaz came to know that the tsunami is indeed coming he offered. THIS IS NOT HOW DEMOCRACY WORKS!!!! This should happen and Inshallah the change would be for good, realize that if this doesn't happen these so called rulers who have been ruling for years will keep on playing with our beloved land.
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Napier Mole
Aug 17, 2014 11:00am
PTI supporters should ask their leadership the wisdom of this failed march and the untenable and unrealistic demands put forward there which has only led the party into a blind alley and return from which is not possible without losing face - and faith.
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Abid
Aug 17, 2014 11:01am
@Zahid
I agree.
So many people are still happy under those who came to power with rigged elections, have billions stashed abroad and have Gullu Butts to silence the opponents; not to mention cold blooded killings of protesting women.
One gets what one asks for.
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sameeh
Aug 17, 2014 11:05am
@Zahid then who do you think is leading the nation zahid people who have been in power many times and have nothing seeing a problem and closing your eyes will not solve it . These people who are protesting are not fools time will go by day and another day and your pockets will be empty so what if someone dances on top of a container everybody has there own views in life i have worst things happening in this country
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S.Khan
Aug 17, 2014 11:15am
Almost all political parties are saying that Imran's demands are entirely unconstitutional but people are surprised why Imran does not understand this point, perhaps he thinks that PM is a chairman of PCB.
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Humdard
Aug 17, 2014 11:19am
@Lucky Star so you and your master can continue with corruption shame on you
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Abo Omar
Aug 17, 2014 11:21am
What makes me sad is that IK was the last hope for Pakistan and I have even lost that due to his immature attitude for past year or so. He does not understand that overnight changes never last long.
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ahed
Aug 17, 2014 11:22am
PTI chairman just said yesterday that I will not return unless and until I have won, and he is back in his temple in his bannigala farm house.
Imran you have won we accept but please forgive this nation now.
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Ahmad
Aug 17, 2014 11:22am
NS should resign & national gov made for new elections.
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i loved PTI once
Aug 17, 2014 11:25am
they are both looking for the third umpire to come into action I must say that now even the third umpire is considering for the third player as both of these are too rigid and stubborn to be even given one province forget the whole country.
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i loved PTI once
Aug 17, 2014 11:50am
@Ahmad and why that , what about sind and Baluchistan and rest how you demand them to resign pti don't has a single seat there. again you want to prove that in Pakistan its always Punjab to decide the fate of other provinces.
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Lucky Star
Aug 17, 2014 12:04pm
Marvi Menon is one brave PMN leader, and better PTI and PAT take her warning seriously.
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Jawad
Aug 17, 2014 12:14pm
@abdullah
What's happening in Pakistan
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Umar Khan
Aug 17, 2014 12:16pm
End this fake-mandate, family politics and culture of do-nambri once in Pakistan otherwise we will always be slave like we are,
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Lucky Star
Aug 17, 2014 12:18pm
@Humdard
IK has lost all the rounds, and he has lost the election in 2013 and he has no chance of winning in 2o18 either. Stop behaving like Talaban!
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Arif Aslam Khan
Aug 17, 2014 12:19pm
Zahid Hussain's comment is very strange and biased, Fareeha lives in Pakistan and should know that an accident in KPK does not bar its CM to join public in celeerating a day after, should he wiat for 40 days before doing such things? I believe our Anchors are crossing lines since there is no check on them,envelope Journalism should be clamped forthwith.
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Lucky Star
Aug 17, 2014 12:20pm
@Ahmad .
Nonsense.
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Kamran
Aug 17, 2014 12:48pm
if PTI demand is that government leaves and new elections to be held, then it has to sit in "Dharna" for 4 years, and they will get it.
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Lucky Star
Aug 17, 2014 01:01pm
IK has committed political suicide.
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a comman man
Aug 17, 2014 01:06pm
@Zahid : No, "not ready" is not suitable words - you should say "not worthy" to lead
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a comman man
Aug 17, 2014 01:16pm
@Zaheer Ul Hassan : "Gentlemen"??? Sadly, so ignorant you are that you cannot differenciate between gentlemen and hipocrates. I can only pray for you may God give you some wisdom.
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Pak
Aug 17, 2014 01:20pm
@Naeem
people like you who just sit behind a laptop and criticize everything that happens dont really get to comment!! You want a change, you do it yourself and if you cant then let others do their work!
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Rehan
Aug 17, 2014 01:28pm
@Umar Khan ... how much freedom does one want ? ... i think u havent been to oder countries !
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wali khan
Aug 17, 2014 01:39pm
well i really do not condone what is going on in our country and i been a strong supporter of IK but lately Mr Khan is acting weird .
and with this situation i think he has last chance to prove that he is a leader or he should get out of politics and live relaxed life in Bani Gala
Come on Khan show what you got do not back pedal now it is time to serve your people or i will hate you for rest of your life for putting up this serious show and endangering lot of lives
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Vic
Aug 17, 2014 01:41pm
mattress ironed sheets clean white pillow. Just like a 5 star hotel. IK enjoying himself. While in his constituncy of Peshawar people are dying. Not even words of comfort from their elected leader Imran Khan. I guess this is naked ambition. KPK is just a stepping stone for his game plan.
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Anakin Skywalker
Aug 17, 2014 02:00pm
Seeing Imran Khan current situation, I do remember Star Wars's character Lord Vader who started as Jedi and ended up to be part of dark forces.
It's true, "Anger, fear and aggression lead to dark path".
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imran
Aug 17, 2014 02:08pm
I am very disappointed to hear IK and TUQ . Both r immature. They r talking utter nonsense. TuQ is and will b a non entity. However it is quite trajic to see IK destroy the mandate of an emerging third force. My extended family had provided support for PTI and voted for Asad Omar. We will not support PTI anymore. They don't deserve our support.
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Syed Munir Iqbal
Aug 17, 2014 02:14pm
IK should not behave like a truant and be a bigger man if not a statesman.
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M J Syed
Aug 17, 2014 02:23pm
Now there is only one way left to make headlines. That is violence. Qadri Sahib and Khan Sahib, are you willing to stoop that low? Are you going to get innocent blood shed? Please don't. Enough damage is already done to the country, the economy, the people of Pakistan, your cause and to you as as parties and as leaders. Please just go home.
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Haris
Aug 17, 2014 02:42pm
@Ahmed USA what do you do for work? I've been reading your comments for a while, interesting views.
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Democracy
Aug 17, 2014 02:51pm
In 67 years of independence , never once India lost democracy.
It is misfortune of Pakistan that undemocratic activities have been supported like what's happening at the capital now.
God bless Pakistan.
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Iftikhar Ali
Aug 17, 2014 03:34pm
Imran Khan childish behaviour and demands never surprises anyone. It is a fact that a person who has no family and parents responsibility will keep getting into this adventures.
For TuQ it is his usual puppet show to demonstrate his followings and increase his Islamic fundings.
All factors aside people and Pakistan issues are still unresolved and no one is paying attention to Energy, transportation and health issues worst in KPK and Balochistan.
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Muhammad
Aug 17, 2014 03:38pm
Imran Khan Fial in my View
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Riaz
Aug 17, 2014 04:10pm
Now there is no doubt that IK and Q have become biggest disruptive forces in Pakistan.They are completely acting on the orders from their puppet masters .May God give courage to Pakistan govt to deal with such disruptive traitors of democracy.As regards many of their demands most of these are hollow slogans ,others are impractical.One of the demands of Q is totally rubbish namelly forming. 23provinces .Problems are not due to provinces being big ,it is because of bad governance and having disruptive leaders like IK & Q.Provinces of UP, CP,Gujarat ,Mahrashtra in India are bigger than any province in Pakistan and no one in India is agitating to break these provinces.Similarly the many states in USA,Canada,Australia etc are many times bigger than Pakistan itself .Moreover. if Punjab is broken up then full representation will have to be given to all these areas of Former Punjab on the basis of population for NA,Senate& election of President( one Man one vote & not a lower proportion like now)Also it is a wrong propaganda that there is a Language called Saraiki ,in fact multani,Riasti,pothwari,chakwali,mianwali accent,Hindko,Lahori,Mirpuri etc are all dialects of Punjabi language.Propaganda for a Saraiki Proince in South Punjab is an insincere attempt by feudal lords of South Punjab to gain absolute power in that area like feudal lords enjoy in Sindh.
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zain soomro
Aug 17, 2014 04:14pm
i wounder it would be safe solution if nawaz make a wise decision. although it not seems to be coz the ZID always creats trouble
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M J Syed
Aug 17, 2014 04:37pm
Whatever case IK, please do not let any violence happen. Just go home peacefully. I will thank you for it and I am sure many more in the country will too.
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M J Syed
Aug 17, 2014 04:39pm
Khan Sahib. Despite your naive judgment and blatant folly you still have respect of many in the country. There are, however, people around you with a completely different agenda. Do not let them use you any more.
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Iqbal
Aug 17, 2014 05:17pm
I am not sure if Imran has proved himself in KPK to be worthy of occupying PM's chair. He has certainly failed to enthuse common Pakistanis to join his March. Most have left for home disillusioned by his failure to present a clear agenda for Pakistan's future. Few thousand are from his home province who are staying back with hope of encashing their participation in the march for their benefit. His protest has become a farce which is incapable of any change in Govt.
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Ganga Din
Aug 17, 2014 05:35pm
@syed salik : Yes government will step down in five years and hold elections but government cannot step down because some are unhappy about the results.
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Bini
Aug 17, 2014 05:50pm
Here comes Egypt style revolution! Where is the originality?
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Tariq K Sami
Aug 17, 2014 06:02pm
The Elections were rigged.
Chaudary Nisar the Interior Minister said on the floor of the Parliament that there are 60-80 thousand votes in each constituency that are unverifiable.
Former Secretary of Election Commission says additional ballots were printed 2 days before the Elections is against the rules.
Where ever the ballots were recounted they revealed huge number of bogus votes.
I think we should all be concerned not just the PTI or PAT.
Imran has taken a huge gamble. He should have remained in Lahore. Islamabad is not a place of revolt or revolutions.
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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan
Aug 17, 2014 06:23pm
Imran Khan's demands are 100 percent justified and right. If there is a threat of a suicide bomber then Chaudry Nisar should ask his party dictatorship to resign quickly.
Goverment again doing the mistake of taking things lightly. Paid PML-N social media posters are trying to nullify the situation but people of Pakistan it is not what they say people are charged up and are backing this cause of PTI and PAT regardless of their political affiliation.
Pakistan wake up. This is our last chance comeout for Pakistan. This cause is a lot bigger then Imran Khan and Allama Qadri.
Pakistan please decide for yourself. You want these dictatorship who looted the country of billions of rupees?
Look at yourself, your struggle, your children and compare with this corrupt political dictatorship and their royal lifestyles. Decide for yourself before its too late
Pakistan Zinabad
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Sami Qureshi
Aug 17, 2014 06:49pm
Changes in political scenario in Pakistan will not only leave socio-political impacts in this country but the whole of the subcontinent from Afghanistan to Bangladesh will be under the influence of a new revolution.
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wihomerealty@gmail.com
Aug 17, 2014 06:56pm
Imran and Tahir please bring back the money the Sharifs and Zardaris have looted from Pakistan's poor people. Where is the so called Independent Judiciary of Pakistan?
Thank you Imran and Tahir whatever you are doing for the poor people of Pakistan.
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Lucky Star
Aug 17, 2014 07:57pm
MWM is making a mistake of siding with PAT.
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Lucky Star
Aug 17, 2014 08:11pm
@Sami Qureshi
You live in a fools paradise.
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jj
Aug 17, 2014 08:14pm
Can anyone help and let me know what DEMOCRACY really means. Totally confused. Would appreciate it. Cannot see it anywhere in the world. Thanks.
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Ahmed Ijaz
Aug 17, 2014 08:51pm
Looks like IK has lost face and now accepted defeat.
The failure to bring crowds and his hubris has cost him his political life.
Everyone knew you can't change an elected Govt by bringing on ten thousand people on the street.
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TKhan
Aug 17, 2014 08:53pm
PML(N) beat PTI by one inning and one run. Test March is over. Captain Loss - Seasoned Politicians Won!
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noon
Aug 17, 2014 08:57pm
Mubarak Hoo Pakistanio...Naya Pakistan is here where no one will pay taxes, totally disappointed in IK, all he is talk and no action..does this also mean no one will pay taxes in KPK as well..Please answer with logic Insaafians!!!!
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Merchant
Aug 17, 2014 08:59pm
I am with Imran Khan against Sharif or Zardari League and any element trying to break Pakistan.
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Hiba
Aug 17, 2014 08:59pm
This "no pay taxes" will be led from the front by Nawaz Sharif and his ministers. In fact they have been followers of Imran's movement from the 1980s.
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manal
Aug 17, 2014 09:01pm
hahaha finally the plot thickens. I thought the sit in was getting boring to be honest but they are trying to keep up the entertainment. How wonderful would it be if all these MPAs, ministers and the Nawaz brothers released their tax information in response so the truth can be exposed!
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No Future
Aug 17, 2014 09:04pm
Jokes on you Imran bro, hum toa pehley he taxes nae detey.
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NadeemKhan
Aug 17, 2014 09:06pm
@jj you need to do some reading - it is not simple - if you are PTI supporter then contact IK. He has one which suits him
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NHM
Aug 17, 2014 09:10pm
Nawaz and his government , both the houses and the provincial assemblies have agreed to Imran's proposal of not paying taxes, bills, etc etc. They have been doing this ever since they found their dads and grand daddies doing the same.
What an epic fail .....Imran learn something from Qadri.....
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Parvez
Aug 17, 2014 09:13pm
Two wrongs don't make a right.
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M. Siddique
Aug 17, 2014 09:14pm
Who pays taxes?
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Shiva
Aug 17, 2014 09:19pm
Ah well. What a damp squib, though IK would be a breath of fresh for my neighbors Pakistan, but no, he is all talk. How many of his followers on the ground are actually tax payers? And as to not paying taxes, its a national sport in both India and Pakistan, no one pays the tax-man lol. Imran Khan saab, you have let down everyone. Will you risk being a tax-defaulter IK? I don't think so.
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Sherrehman
Aug 17, 2014 09:22pm
Enough is enough. Does IK appreciate what he is saying. Is he sane ? Or the lust for power has blinded him. He can't fool people any more.
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Sarah
Aug 17, 2014 09:30pm
Not a great move Imran Khan.
Civil disobedience of the right laws in Pakistan - where there are already few law-abiding citizens - is not the right thing to do. If you were any hope for the people who trusted your ability and judgement, I fear that hope has now been put under question.
Good luck Pakistan!
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Naeem
Aug 17, 2014 09:52pm
IK is a power hungry politician and is willing to put the poor into dispear.
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Affan
Aug 17, 2014 09:54pm
For those who are here and supporting PTI with their keypads!
Why don't you guys just shut your laptops and get along with the Long March?
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Shahpur
Aug 17, 2014 10:06pm
Peoples problems are real, but there looks no real solution to their problems, by PTI or PAT. If the poor do not pay their utilities bills, they will be living in dark. Their lives are already in the darkest tunnel.
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farhan
Aug 17, 2014 10:09pm
Although, I am not a big fan of politics and prevailing conditions overall in Pakistan, and waited almost 6 years to come back to Pakistan to my parents and family after spending many years abroad, it looks like this may be the last resort for all Pakistani's to rise and fix it once and for all and do not leave a single politician or bureaucrate without a proper accountability and taking back every single penny from them and hang them to let them not come back to this system again. The other side is just darkness and no change and to have people of Pakistan get nothing. If anyone asks any Pakistani, no one would say against the agenda points given by either TUQ or IK and would like to give Pakistan something good after all.
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Just Someone
Aug 17, 2014 10:16pm
IK is raising the political stakes for himself, the govt. and everyone else. The more he raises the stakes, the more it will become difficult for him to back down, and the more it will hurt Pakistan. Sitting in the opposition his not aware about the ground realities. When he comes to power all his stances will change.
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Lucky Star
Aug 17, 2014 10:29pm
No Pay Taxes movement"; rubbish!
Shame on you, IK!
You have no option but to resign my the chairmanship of PTI.
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Just Someone
Aug 17, 2014 10:30pm
I hope IK directs all his energies to bring improvement in KPK.
The only part about the march that I agree with is about putting pressure on government to deliver, and not to spread anarchy in Pakistan. But the way he is proceeding ahead with his demands, this does not look good. A disorderly transition will not be good for Pakistan and would be akin to a military take over of the govt. and would bring even more disastrous results and push Pakistan back by many years.
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Just Someone
Aug 17, 2014 10:32pm
Is IK too blind to see what happened as a result of the so called revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria. Did these revolutions help the people of these nations or they cause them further hardships. Are the people of these nations happy after those revolutions. I hope that he understands sooner than later.
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zafar
Aug 17, 2014 10:38pm
Wow ! So PTI is now going to join the rest of the Pakistanis who never paid taxes anyway? This is a master stroke to increase the membership.
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ZX
Aug 17, 2014 10:39pm
why ppl ignore the fake ballot printing and rigging? Would you accept this if it happened with you or your kids?
The problem is that we as a nation always let it go. Why not for once say NO
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Fazal Khan
Aug 17, 2014 10:40pm
His bouncer was a no ball.
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Ahmer
Aug 17, 2014 10:48pm
"Do not pay taxes", Imran.
"Nothing original in this slogan. Our family has already been following it for decades.", Nawaz Sharif.
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Ajay vikram singh
Aug 17, 2014 10:48pm
@Sarah - When the going gets tough, tough gets going. Keep trying.
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za
Aug 17, 2014 10:53pm
Its a civil disobedience movement, not a 'dont pay taxes' movement. IK has asked his followers not to obey government orders.
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Muslim
Aug 17, 2014 10:57pm
We must all repent to Allah SWT and pray for Pakistan. May Allah forgive us and help us through these difficult times.Aameen. We need leaders like Imran Khan.
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Manohar
Aug 17, 2014 11:21pm
And the drama continues, with no direction..
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Ahmed USA
Aug 17, 2014 11:30pm
Imran Khan seen sleeping on flying carpet...with mattress and comfy pillow...while his comrades sleep on grass, footpaths and roads in open with no blankets...some leadership...
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Shabbir Allibhai
Aug 17, 2014 11:38pm
All heads of Political parties should get together immediately, select a leader or allow the head of the opposition Syed Khursheed Shah to form a committee of 3 & negotiate a settlement as neither IK nor TQ are on right track.
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uhu
Aug 17, 2014 11:46pm
Mr. Khan, I think you have lost the match ! Maya be its time to find a new captain !
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M J Syed
Aug 17, 2014 11:49pm
Civil disobedience? IK do you think you are Gandhi and country is occupied by foreign forces? Your protest partner has already declared himself bigger that Lenin and Marx. Are you guys real? With all due respect, I have say please jokers go home.
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I.A Bangash
Aug 17, 2014 11:53pm
" Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order..and everything becomes chaos...I am an agent of chaos"...IK seems to be following the Joker's advice in the movie " The Dark Knight":)
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I.A Bangash
Aug 18, 2014 12:11am
Interestingly every dialogue of Joker( Heath Ledger) seems to apply on the situation in Islamabad..." Madness you see! ...is like gravity...all it takes , is a little push":)
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M J Syed
Aug 18, 2014 12:14am
Dear Khan Sahib, At one point you actually had the power to make such a call. Either you are very badly advised or you just do not take advice. I have watched you destroy yourself and with that the hope of honest leadership in Pakistan. You have shown yourself naive bad judge of company you want to keep and make a joker of yourself when things have gone wrong. Please get some good advisers close you. Back off now with as much dignity as much you can save. Today's speech was another folly joining the series of follies in the last few weeks. Please do not do any more damage to yourself. Do not go beyond the point of redemption. You still can give something to this unfortunate nation. Do not waste yourself.
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omar
Aug 18, 2014 12:34am
First off I want to say Im a big fan of Imran Khan and believe he will make a great Prime Minister. However in all honesty I think the current agitation and protests are not in the interest of our country. Lets put politics aside and focus on the greater good of the nation. A reasonable outcome would be to modify, improve and safeguard the voting system so that next election things go alot smoother. We have to be realistic and knowing our own people, I expected some degree of rigging but overall per international observers it was relatively fair. Democracy is still fragile in Pakistan and elected officials need to be abe to finish their terms. The ''wheels of democracy'' need to turn otherwise if he is kicked up it will make for future agitation. Lets all be rationale and put the goodwill of our nation as our priority number one!
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M J Syed
Aug 18, 2014 12:40am
IK. You have progressed steadily from Rebel with a cause to Rebel without a cause and now to Rebel without a clue. Congratulations.
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Lucky Star
Aug 18, 2014 12:44am
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qaiser
Aug 18, 2014 01:06am
If that's the alternative than god help pakistan and we are in serious touble.
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Mustafa J.
Aug 18, 2014 01:20am
Mr. Imran Khan tells his followers not to pay taxes. Mr. Khan should do this himself first and see if he can live without electricity, water; if there is fire in his home, no fire fighters; if his home is attacked by criminals, no police to come to his help; no use of roads to drive car or even walk; no ambulance or hospitals to attend to medical emergencies. If Mr. Khan can live without all these services then all his followers can live without it.
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Zainab
Aug 18, 2014 01:23am
@Malik Achakzai Serving people is far more challenging than organizing marches and making speeches. Imran Khan apparently has chosen the easier path. Think for a moment, would he have received so much coverage in the media if he had been devoting his efforts and energy to better the lot of people in KPK province?
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Watchful
Aug 18, 2014 02:54am
Imran Khan is beginning to sound more and more like Sarah Palin.
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Monal
Aug 18, 2014 03:57am
For the first time (and Maybe last) I agree with Altaf Hussain: Imran Khan is a joke!
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Asif A. Shah
Aug 18, 2014 04:15am
Just be reasonable.
When the government placed containers to stop Imran Khan's " Azadi March" it was unreasonable in its measure.
When Imran Khan demands the resignation of an elected Prime Mininster he is being unreasonable.
Parliament is the sovereign body and it can choose another Prime Minister if it sees fit.
However, to ask people to start in civil disobedience is not reasonable.
There is a plenty of lawlessness in Pakistan. Please do not add fuel to the fire.
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kirther
Aug 18, 2014 05:06am
Unfortunately Pakistan has been confronted with political chaos since the death of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, this situation continues even after more than sixty years of existence the recent political chaos and the developments in Islamabad is just another example of weak and immature leadership.
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Jawad
Aug 18, 2014 05:15am
From US
Things not looking good for IK
But I don't understand one thing. Every one writing in favor is Sharif brothers don't seem to be bothered about corruption/ People killed including women , video of Law minister taking bribe?
Either they are blind or being paid to spend time on line. Any other countrys Gov. Would have resigned
Example----- people died in Korea in the ship( nothing to do with PM ), yet the PM resigned. Here innocent people were killed by the state and CM is still glued to his chair.
Law minister is caught red handed but CM is still there. Why?----he should he prosecuted and punished. But NO Sir NO.
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Jawad
Aug 18, 2014 06:02am
@M. Siddique
Only the government servants pay taxes.cut from there pay checks.
MPAs and MNAs etc don't think they are required to pay taxes. Same is true for most of the people owning there businesses. And finally of course the Wadairas and Zimindaars---- there is no Zarai tax. As most of then are in the assemblies and don't want to pay taxes.
Then everybody looks at USA for aid and every one knows what happens to that.
And I don't think I'm writing anything that no one knows
God help Pakistan.
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Muhammad Saeed
Aug 18, 2014 06:27am
It is not who rules the country, the Govt must look into the issues raised by the protesters and address these issues to solve the problems of the masses. The Issues are briefly: poverty, injustice by police, impotent courts, poor governance, nepotism right from the Prime Minister to lowest rung of the Admn. , poor health and education facilities, poor sanitation
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Fowez
Aug 18, 2014 06:39am
I think it's a great idea to stop paying takes.
After all if there's no money in the PML-N and PPP personal bank accounts (aka Pakistani Treasury) then these same old, tried and failed politicians might just leave on their own.
We can only hope!
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Javedj
Aug 18, 2014 07:26am
IK alleged that last NS bought CJ Iftikhar Ch, caretaker PM Najam Sethi, all Returning officers, and and a General. So, I wonder if the NS government is dissolved and new elections take place and IK loses again, what's the guarantee that IK will accept the new results? What is to stop IK from claiming again that the new elections were also rigged? IK is delusional and someone need to give him a dose of reality.
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Mahmood Alvi
Aug 18, 2014 07:32am
Imran Khan should be charged with treason for calling for not paying taxes. He is just selfish trying to grab power android rob the country.
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Joe FL
Aug 18, 2014 07:45am
Dear IK Sahib: I live in the USA. I pay my taxes, knowing that some of the money goes to Pakistan. Should I stop paying my taxes?
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cp
Aug 18, 2014 07:48am
Imran and one more joker who on sit in are another Kejriwal of pakistan in making.
I hate these jokers who creates sensation but does not have guts to do any thing good for ppl.
Im sure even if god will come and govern Indian subcontinent it will hard for him until unless people him self are not corrupt and do hard work.
These slogans only works in air and to create noise it can build nation. Only leader who make changes is working silently and through democratic process and not through threatening.
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Azhar Shah
Aug 18, 2014 07:53am
@Kashif Kamran Democratic form of government, you fight the elections, win with a majority and make the changes. Just because you have a long march and you tell the government to resign, is not the right solution. First IK does not represent the whole country, he only won a majority in PK.
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Pervez Iqbal
Aug 18, 2014 07:56am
Half Cooked Notion
Imran Khan's call for civil Disobedience is a Half Cooked Notion. He has not explained what to do ? If their electric connection get disconnected. He is not serious about Civil Disobedience as he has not directed WAPDA or Electrical Companies not to disconnect electric connection on non payments.
Pervez Iqbal
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NASAH (USA)
Aug 18, 2014 08:09am
"He (Imran) also said the government will only be around "a few days more", and "maximum a week". The PTI Chairman did not clarify how this would take place"
"Take us seriously, Mazari"
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Moona
Aug 18, 2014 08:40am
@Jawad They were not "innocent" people but trained troublemakers. They fired at the police. What was the police to do? Take their bullets? As for corruption,which government in the world is corruption free? At least the PML-N government is not as corrupt as Zardari's. Even allowing for that, this is no way to remove an elected government.
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Kashif
Aug 18, 2014 09:29am
I agreed with IK for not paying tax and bills....there is hardly a few percentage of people who pay tax honestly. No politician pay any tax or bill....people pay bill where they are full of surcharges and charges and taxes but they get no utility be it a gas or electricity....these politicians and bureaucrats don't even spare zakat, khairat and Hajj funds....politicians don't even spare animal hides in EID. Now they are doing bla bla against the Civil Disobedience. They and their families even their friends are doing civil disobedience. I am with not paying for bills and taxes until system is corrected and I know where my tax money is going i.e. it is spent in my country for my country and for my family and countrymen.
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irshad
Aug 19, 2014 10:12am
IK and TUQ are bent upon destabilising the Country, thats for sure , they have some hidden Agenda.
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saad
Aug 19, 2014 10:59am
IK & PAT's agenda: divide and rule, create anarchy. pursuing ppl to kill each other so that they can get political benefit. enough is enough,whenever IK will loose, it will be due to rigged election.we are looking at what have u done in KPK. ppl were dying there and yr CM was dancing. when u gain power u ll be even worse.thank you we dont want to see music and dance parties in Parliament. now its time to stop it. enough is enough. u ppl already have made a lot of fun of Pakistan & Pakistanis.
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Last Word
Aug 19, 2014 10:24pm
Well, what a brilliant idea asking people not to pay taxes, electricity bills etc as very few pay taxes and many steal electricity. I am sure even PMLN supporters and all others would obey Imran's orders, kioki kisi ki shakal par nahi likha hua ki woh PTI supporter hai.
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illawarrior
Aug 20, 2014 08:14am
Imran should beware of urging people to break the law and not pay taxes, lest people should adopt the same newly learned tactics, should he ever get into office.
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Taimur Ali
Aug 21, 2014 02:25am
This is absolutely asinine. 87% of Pakistan do not pay taxes. I am not sure how will this impact anything. Imran Khan's inexperience is oozing out through his words.
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