<p>Pakistan's ARY News has reported that a spying attempt on former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been foiled.</p>

<p>Terming the act heinous and unfortunate, PTI leader Shehbaz Gill claimed that an employee who cleans the former prime minister's room was paid to install the spy device.</p>

<p>After another employee saw the accused trying to plant the device, the attempt was foiled as the security team at the Bani Gala area was promptly informed and the accused was handed over to the federal police.</p>

<p>The report quoted Gill as saying that “Our people are being threatened to get information. Such shameful acts should be avoided.”</p>

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<p>After he was ousted from power following the loss of a trust vote in April this year, Imran Khan has alleged that his life is in danger.</p>

<p>Adding that the murder plot was being hatched in closed rooms inside and outside Pakistan, Khan has also allegedly recorded a video naming all those who were involved in the conspiracy to kill him.</p>

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<p>Previously, news agency ANI had reported that if anything happens to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, the act will be treated as an attack on Pakistan, according to Hassaan Niazi, nephew of Imran Khan.</p>

<p>"Anything happens to our leader Imran Khan, will be treated as attack on Pakistan. Response will aggressive - the Handlers will also regret," the agency quoted him as saying.</p>

<p>Over his refusal to "sell the country", a conspiracy developed to assassinate Khan according to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Faisal Vawda.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Pakistan's ARY News has reported that a spying attempt on former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been foiled. Terming the act heinous and unfortunate, PTI leader Shehbaz Gill claimed that an employee who cleans the former prime minister's room was paid to install the spy device.

Pakistan's ARY News has reported that a spying attempt on former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been foiled. Terming the act heinous and unfortunate, PTI leader Shehbaz Gill claimed that an employee who cleans the former prime minister's room was paid to install the spy device. After another employee saw the accused trying to plant the device, the attempt was foiled as the security team at the Bani Gala area was promptly informed and the accused was handed over to the federal police. The report quoted Gill as saying that “Our people are being threatened to get information. Such shameful acts should be avoided.” × After he was ousted from power following the loss of a trust vote in April this year, Imran Khan has alleged that his life is in danger. Adding that the murder plot was being hatched in closed rooms inside and outside Pakistan, Khan has also allegedly recorded a video naming all those who were involved in the conspiracy to kill him. Also read | Paper crisis hits Pakistan, publishers say no books for new academic session Previously, news agency ANI had reported that if anything happens to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, the act will be treated as an attack on Pakistan, according to Hassaan Niazi, nephew of Imran Khan. "Anything happens to our leader Imran Khan, will be treated as attack on Pakistan. Response will aggressive - the Handlers will also regret," the agency quoted him as saying. Over his refusal to "sell the country", a conspiracy developed to assassinate Khan according to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Faisal Vawda. (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION's live TV here:

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<p>Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has asked the interior ministry to crack down on any individual or groups involved in posting blasphemous material about the Hindu religion, after the minority community leaders protested against a wave of online hate speech hurting their religious sentiments.</p>

<p>The directive came yesterday after a picture of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan depicted as a Hindu god was doing the rounds on social media.</p>

<p>The Speaker issued the directive following a protest by Hindu legislators who said that their religion was being smeared in a wave of hate speech online, the Dawn reported.</p>

<p>The issue was raised by Ramesh Lal who presented an example of the blasphemous content, a picture of a Hindu deity with Imran's face, the report said.</p>

<p>Such posts have deeply hurt the religious sentiments of more than four million Hindus living in Pakistan. The lawmaker said that such offences were covered by cyber laws and should not remain unpunished, it said.</p>

<p>Demanding legal action against the perpetrators for posting blasphemous content, he asked the speaker to order an inquiry into the matter.</p>

<p>Another parliamentarian Lal Chand Malhi said there was evidence of a malicious online campaign targeting the minority community and desecrating images that were revered by millions of Pakistani Hindus.</p>

<p>In response to the complaints, Speaker Sadiq directed Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry to complete the inquiry within seven days.</p>

<p>He also directed the state minister to lodge a case against the culprits with the Federal Investigation Agency.</p>

<p>Lal said he along with Malhi prepared a complaint letter which will be handed over to Chaudhry.</p>

<p>He said that the social media campaign against the Hindu community had been going on for two weeks.</p>

<p>Earlier in the house, PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said his party fully supported the Hindu community.</p>

<p>He alleged that such content was being generated by the social media wing of a political party.</p>

<p>Commenting on the PTI allegation, Chaudhry said the government strongly condemned all such acts.</p>

<p>He said the internet was full of blasphemous content that was used not only to hurt the feelings of the Hindu community but also to insult Muslims.</p>

<p>Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had in the past also taken up the issue of blasphemous content on Facebook and even asked the social networking websites to not allow such offensive posts.</p>

<p>Tallal Chaudhry assured the house that his ministry would investigate the online attacks on the Hindu faith and seek out the culprits.<br />
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The directive came yesterday after a picture of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan depicted as a Hindu god was doing the rounds on social media

Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has asked the interior ministry to crack down on any individual or groups involved in posting blasphemous material about the Hindu religion, after the minority community leaders protested against a wave of online hate speech hurting their religious sentiments. The directive came yesterday after a picture of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan depicted as a Hindu god was doing the rounds on social media. The Speaker issued the directive following a protest by Hindu legislators who said that their religion was being smeared in a wave of hate speech online, the Dawn reported. The issue was raised by Ramesh Lal who presented an example of the blasphemous content, a picture of a Hindu deity with Imran's face, the report said. Such posts have deeply hurt the religious sentiments of more than four million Hindus living in Pakistan. The lawmaker said that such offences were covered by cyber laws and should not remain unpunished, it said. Demanding legal action against the perpetrators for posting blasphemous content, he asked the speaker to order an inquiry into the matter. Another parliamentarian Lal Chand Malhi said there was evidence of a malicious online campaign targeting the minority community and desecrating images that were revered by millions of Pakistani Hindus. In response to the complaints, Speaker Sadiq directed Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry to complete the inquiry within seven days. He also directed the state minister to lodge a case against the culprits with the Federal Investigation Agency. Lal said he along with Malhi prepared a complaint letter which will be handed over to Chaudhry. He said that the social media campaign against the Hindu community had been going on for two weeks. Earlier in the house, PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said his party fully supported the Hindu community. He alleged that such content was being generated by the social media wing of a political party. Commenting on the PTI allegation, Chaudhry said the government strongly condemned all such acts. He said the internet was full of blasphemous content that was used not only to hurt the feelings of the Hindu community but also to insult Muslims. Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had in the past also taken up the issue of blasphemous content on Facebook and even asked the social networking websites to not allow such offensive posts. Tallal Chaudhry assured the house that his ministry would investigate the online attacks on the Hindu faith and seek out the culprits.

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<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the BJP&#39;s victory in the Maharashtra gram panchayat was proof of support for the party&#39;s development agenda.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Wonderful victory of <a href="https://twitter.com/BJP4Maharashtra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BJP4Maharashtra</a> in rural areas shows the unwavering support of the farmers, youth &amp; poor for BJP&#39;s development agenda,&quot; Modi tweeted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He also congratulated Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP president Raosaheb Danve for the &quot;impressive performance&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wonderful victory of <a href="https://twitter.com/BJP4Maharashtra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BJP4Maharashtra</a> in rural areas shows the unwavering support of the farmers, youth &amp; poor for BJP&#39;s development agenda.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I congratulate <a href="https://twitter.com/BJP4Maharashtra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BJP4Maharashtra</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Dev_Fadnavis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dev_Fadnavis</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/raosahebdanve?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@raosahebdanve</a> for the impressive performance in Gram Panchayat polls across the state.</p>
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<p>Fadnavis wrote back saying,&nbsp;&quot;It is the victory of people&rsquo;s faith on your strong leadership &amp; vision of taking development to the last man.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The DNA newspaper reported that the results of 2,974 panchayats out of 3,884 were declared on Monday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It added that the BJP had won 1,457 of the contests, followed by the Congress (301), the Shiv Sena (222), and the Nationalist Congress Party (194).&nbsp;</p>

<p>The BJP has of late come under severe flak for the slowdown in the economy, and over the farmer loan issue.&nbsp;</p>


Last month, Imran Khan had submitted a reply with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a contempt of court.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the BJP's victory in the Maharashtra gram panchayat was proof of support for the party's development agenda. "Wonderful victory of @BJP4Maharashtra in rural areas shows the unwavering support of the farmers, youth & poor for BJP's development agenda," Modi tweeted. He also congratulated Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP president Raosaheb Danve for the "impressive performance". Wonderful victory of @BJP4Maharashtra in rural areas shows the unwavering support of the farmers, youth & poor for BJP's development agenda. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 10, 2017 × I congratulate @BJP4Maharashtra, @Dev_Fadnavis and @raosahebdanve for the impressive performance in Gram Panchayat polls across the state. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 10, 2017 × Fadnavis wrote back saying, "It is the victory of people’s faith on your strong leadership & vision of taking development to the last man." Thank you Hon @narendramodi ji! It is the victory of people’s faith on your strong leadership &vision of taking development to the last man. https://t.co/rbKuOm8VGy — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) October 10, 2017 × The DNA newspaper reported that the results of 2,974 panchayats out of 3,884 were declared on Monday. It added that the BJP had won 1,457 of the contests, followed by the Congress (301), the Shiv Sena (222), and the Nationalist Congress Party (194). The BJP has of late come under severe flak for the slowdown in the economy, and over the farmer loan issue.

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<p>Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan led a host of PTI leaders as he addressed a huge rally in Islamabad &nbsp;to celebrate &quot;thanksgiving day&quot; celebrations after Nawaz Sharif&#39;s disqualification by the Supreme Court over corruption.</p>

<p>The former cricketer, whose party spearheaded the corruption complaint that led to Nawaz Sharif&#39;s disqualification, thanked Pakistan&#39;s Supreme Court for the crucial verdict, based on a probe by a Joint Investigation Team (JIT).</p>

<p>&quot;I want to thank five supreme court judges and I salute the JIT members,&quot; the PTI chief said.</p>

<p>&quot;We knocked on judiciary&rsquo;s doors instead of taking to the roads because the SC judges asked us to come to the court,&rdquo; he told jubilant supporters. &quot;We are thankful to the judiciary because with the judgment, they brought us a new hope.&quot;</p>

<p>PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi earlier congratulated the members of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) and the &quot;brave 5 judges who gave a historical decision.&quot;<br />
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PTI leaders Jahangir Tareen&nbsp;and Asad Umar, and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed also addressed the rally.</p>

<p>Pakistan&#39;s parliament will elect the new prime minister on Tuesday.</p>

<p>Pakistan&#39;s ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has named Nawaz Sharif&#39;s younger brother Shahbaz as his successor, but he must first get himself elected to Parliament by contesting the seat left vacant by Sharif.</p>

<p>The PML-N has meanwhile nominated ex-oil minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister.&nbsp;</p>


The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief led a host of party leaders as he addressed a huge rally in Islamabad to celebrate Nawaz Sharif's disqualification by the Supreme Court

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan led a host of PTI leaders as he addressed a huge rally in Islamabad to celebrate "thanksgiving day" celebrations after Nawaz Sharif's disqualification by the Supreme Court over corruption. The former cricketer, whose party spearheaded the corruption complaint that led to Nawaz Sharif's disqualification, thanked Pakistan's Supreme Court for the crucial verdict, based on a probe by a Joint Investigation Team (JIT). "I want to thank five supreme court judges and I salute the JIT members," the PTI chief said. "We knocked on judiciary’s doors instead of taking to the roads because the SC judges asked us to come to the court,” he told jubilant supporters. "We are thankful to the judiciary because with the judgment, they brought us a new hope." PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi earlier congratulated the members of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) and the "brave 5 judges who gave a historical decision." PTI leaders Jahangir Tareen and Asad Umar, and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed also addressed the rally. Pakistan's parliament will elect the new prime minister on Tuesday. Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has named Nawaz Sharif's younger brother Shahbaz as his successor, but he must first get himself elected to Parliament by contesting the seat left vacant by Sharif. The PML-N has meanwhile nominated ex-oil minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister.

At 'thanksgiving day' rally, Imran Khan thanks Pakistan Supreme Court for verdict against Nawaz Sharif

<p>Politician Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party has urged the government to immediately sever trade ties with India over the death of 13 people including three soldiers in alleged Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC).</p>

<p>&quot;Indian forces are killing innocent civilians and our army personnel along the LoC but our prime minister is fondly eating bananas being imported from India. It is high time we sever trade ties with India and unite on one platform to pat the enemy in the same coin,&quot; the party&#39;s vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said.</p>

<p>Qureshi said defence minister Khawaja Asif, who should have been at the border to defend the country, was defending Sharif in the Panamagate case in the apex court.</p>

<p>At a public meeting in Chhachhro town, Qureshi said the Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N government &quot;had no courage to respond to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi&#39;s bluff and called for immediately severing trade ties with India&quot;, Pakistan daily Dawn reported.</p>

<p>In Umerkot, Qureshi told the press that despite Indian bombing along the LoC, the government had not broken trade ties with the &quot;belligerent neighbour&quot; and urged the UN to get its resolutions on Kashmir implemented, the report in Dawn stated.</p>

<p>He lashed out at the government for the lack of a full-time foreign minister who could fight the Kashmir case in world fora. He also blamed the lack of a full-time foreign minister for the government&#39;s weak foreign policy.</p>

<p>He added that Pakistan had yet to respond to Indian aggression along the LoC.</p>

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The party also slammed the government for the absence of a full-time foreign minister who could raise the issue of Kashmir in world fora

Politician Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party has urged the government to immediately sever trade ties with India over the death of 13 people including three soldiers in alleged Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC). "Indian forces are killing innocent civilians and our army personnel along the LoC but our prime minister is fondly eating bananas being imported from India. It is high time we sever trade ties with India and unite on one platform to pat the enemy in the same coin," the party's vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said. Qureshi said defence minister Khawaja Asif, who should have been at the border to defend the country, was defending Sharif in the Panamagate case in the apex court. At a public meeting in Chhachhro town, Qureshi said the Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N government "had no courage to respond to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's bluff and called for immediately severing trade ties with India", Pakistan daily Dawn reported. In Umerkot, Qureshi told the press that despite Indian bombing along the LoC, the government had not broken trade ties with the "belligerent neighbour" and urged the UN to get its resolutions on Kashmir implemented, the report in Dawn stated. He lashed out at the government for the lack of a full-time foreign minister who could fight the Kashmir case in world fora. He also blamed the lack of a full-time foreign minister for the government's weak foreign policy. He added that Pakistan had yet to respond to Indian aggression along the LoC. (PTI)

High time we sever trade ties with India, says Pakistan opposition party

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