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The coronavirus outbreak may hurt Imran Khan's political future Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the legislators of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allied parties to fully focus on highlighting the issues of public interest and their resolution through legislation during the year 2020. The prime minister was speaking to members of Senate belonging to PTI and its allied parties. The prime minister in the meeting said the cancer of corruption had hollowed the country's economy and that it was in the manifesto of the government to eliminate corruption. PM Imran also renewed his pledge to bring the corrupt elements to book with the continuation of efforts against the evil. During the meeting, the overall situation in the country, government-led reforms, relevant legislation over the public issues and strategy for carrying the benefits of government's achievements to the public were discussed in detail. Declaring 2020 as the year for the public relief, PM Imran said in
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PESHAWAR: A young cancer patient Fakhir Afridi, alongside Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, inaugurated the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Peshawar on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Imran Khan said "construction of a  state of the art cancer hospital in Peshawar  was his dream which has now come true"  The construction of this hospital is a miracle and everyone, regardless of his social standing, will be treated at the hospital," he added. "Not only the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa populace, but people belonging to the remotest areas of the country will get medical treatment in this hospital. Nothing is impossible if you work with dedication and courage," said Imran Khan. In his Twitter message, Imran termed the inauguration day as "the best day of his life". He thanked all the donors for making his dream of such a facility in Peshawar come true. He was of the view that the hospital will be a
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PM Imran launches environmental index to make Pakistan 'clean and green' Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the Clean Green Pakistan Index, and said that his government remains fully focused on its commitment to improving the deteriorating environmental condition across the country.   The prime minister, at the index's launch ceremony in Islamabad, said that "the air in Lahore is not breathable and the conditions of the city are hazardous for both the old and young."  He said that air pollution in Lahore has reached to the worst possible extent, terming it "a silent murder".  "We do not even know how many people have been affected by it," he added. The premier said, “We used to think that Delhi was the most polluted city” and rued that Lahore has also reached a similar level. PM Imran said that this was because "no one thought what we had to do," adding that "we have been cutting our trees and in the last 10 years over
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                                                                                                                                      Pakistan: Who is Imran Khan? From international cricket star to Pakistan’s prime minister. A look at the life and political rise of Imran Khan. The outspoken cricketer-turned-politician,  Imran Khan , has been sworn into office as Pakistan's next prime minister following his election by the country's parliament.  Members of the National Assembly on Friday  voted  in the capital, Islamabad, for Khan to be the leader of the house, after his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI)  swept  last month's general election. The PTI chairman officially took oath as the country's 22nd prime minister on Saturday. In the lead-up to the July 25 vote, he appealed to the masses, especially the younger generation, with his slogan of creating a "new Pakistan" and rooting out corruption. "We will run Pakistan like it's never been run befor