Islamabad, Sep 20 : Former cricketer and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan has castigated the government for increasing prices of petroleum products, particularly diesel when its rates in the world market were showing a significant downward trend.

Talking to reporters, Imran said by increasing the diesel prices the rulers had compounded financial problems of the common man.

“The new rulers are even worse than Shaukat Aziz, having no sympathy with the poor,” he alleged while advocating reduction in POL prices.

Lahore, Sept 18 : Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that it was unfortunate for Pakistan to have a “corrupt person” like Asif Ali Zardari as President. He said that till late Zardari faced heinous charges or murder and corruption.

He said it was unfortunate that the duo of certified criminals - Asif Ali Zardari and Altaf Hussain - were deciding the fate of people and Pakistan. While Asif was facing four murder cases and 11 corruption cases, Altaf Hussain was facing 234 cases including 44 murder cases and 18 cases of torture with drill machines, The News quoted Imran as saying.

Islamabad, Sep 1: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has urged the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and PML-Quaid to challenge the candidature of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari for the post of president.

The Daily Times quoted Khan as saying that Zardari does not qualify for the president’s office due to the corruption charges leveled against him and his health problems”.

Lahore, Aug 28 : Pakistan will be an unfortunate country if a person like PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari became the next President, because he will be a “security risk” for the country, the country’s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said.

Drawing a parallel between Zardari and former president Pervez Musharraf, he said that the former had no right to exonerate the latter from his Nov 7 unconstitutional acts and slaughter of people (at Lal Masjid) in pursuance of the US’ agenda.

Washington, Aug 10: Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that no educated Muslim in his country could possibly support the Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban) or their ‘narrow interpretation’ of Islam.

Addressing press persons during his visit to Washington to raise funds for his charitable causes, Imran said that in the 1400 years of Islamic history, “no Islamic state had been run on the basis of theocracy”.

One of the most awaited films of the year 2008 is still a few months away but soon movie buffs will get another sneak peak of Ashtvinayak’s latest release ‘Kidnap.’

Ashtvinayak has unveiled the promo of ‘Kidnap’ with ‘Singh Is Kingg.’

Directed by Sanjay Gandavi, Kidnap stars Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan Minissha Lamba, Vidya Malavade and Rahul Dev.

The 93 second promo of the film is a small preview of what’s to come.