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'People either with or against Imran Khan,' says Fawad Chaudhry

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday asserted that all state institutions stand by Prime Minister Imran Khan and are working together to lead the country towards development. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Chaudhry said that before Khan came to power, every politician thought that "corruption was their right". However, PM Khan had ended tolerance for corruption after he assumed office, Chaudhry claimed. He also referred to criticism being raised over the prime minister's austerity drive, saying that previous governments had left the country up to its eyeballs in debt by spending huge amounts of money on extravagance. The new premier was trying to repay this debt. "People are either with Imran Khan or against him," Chaudhry claimed. "They [the previous government] had ordered cars worth Rs980 million for one Saarc conference," Chaudhry said, adding that the maintenance expenditure of the cars amounted to Rs350m. He further sai
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Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi honoured with Real Madrid jersey

Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was honoured with a Real Madrid jersey, prompting Israeli officials to criticise the club's move on Saturday. Tamimi, a teenager associated with Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation, was pictured being presented with a club shirt. According to top Spanish sports daily Marca , she was offered a Real jersey and posed for photos with Emilio Butragueno, the club's former striker and now director of institutional relations. The 17-year-old is visiting Spain this week with her family to participate in various social and political events. However, Real Madrid has not issued any official statement regarding her invitation on its social networks or website. When contacted by AFP , the club declined to comment. Daniel Kutner, Israel's ambassador to Spain, wrote on Twitter: “Ahed Tamimi does not fight for peace, she defends violence and terror, the institutions that have received and celebrated her indirectly encourage aggression and
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