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India-Pakistan
Imran Khan will return to NA on Monday
2015-08-08
[NATION.PK] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
leader Shah Mehmood Wormtongue Qureshi today announced PTI's return to the National Assembly. Just a day after MQM and JUI-F withdrew their motions to de-seat PTI politicians, Imran Khan
... aka Taliban Khan, who ain't the brightest knife in the national drawer...
's party wants to play the role of an effective opposition.

Addressing journalists in Islamabad, Qureshi said, "Imran Khan will return to the National Assembly on Monday."

Previously, the PML-N government had successfully convinced JUI-F to withdraw the motion to de-seat MNAs.

Last year, PTI led a massive sit-in in Islamabad but failed to force PM Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
to resign. Later, a judicial commission was formed on PTI's request to probe rigging allegations during the 2013 polls. After commission's verdict, Imran Khan lashed out at the Election Commission of Pakistain but accepted the important report.
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