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Semi-protected edit request on 3 April 2022

Social media links must be removed from article's External links section, it is against wikipedia policy. 103.141.159.74 (talk) 10:51, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

From WP:EL: Except for a link to an official page of the article's subject;  Not done Happy Editing--IAmChaos 04:32, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2022

He is not prime minister anymore He is former prime minister of nation of pakistan 114.31.148.112 (talk) 05:39, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done. The situation is complex, see here. He still appears to be PM, at least for the momennt. FDW777 (talk) 10:11, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

But for now Pakistan doesn't have any Prime Minister at the moment. Hence, Imran Khan is no longer the Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Vivekvivanofficial (talk) 15:03, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Still prime minister

See Imran to continue as prime minister till appointment of caretaker premier, published 4 April. FDW777 (talk) 15:30, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

No, now Pakistan doesn't have any Prime Minister at the moment 10th April 2022 Vivekvivanofficial (talk) 15:02, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

About Imran_Khan#Wealth

Sorry I am not very aware of the BLP of Politicians/heads of Govts, but is it normal to have wealth listed as such. It appears a bit of promotional to me. No strong views though. Others' views welcomed. Thanks, User4edits (talk) 02:34, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 April 2022

There is a lot of misinformation and lies about pakistans economy under prime minister khan. If anyone is reading this, please do a simple google search and you will find out that pakistans economy plummeted under the current administration. GPD growth shrank, and inflation skyrocketed. Even accounting for COVID, neighboring India and Bangladesh suffered equally from COVID but their economy no where nearly suffered as much. Mr. khan is a narcissist and the worst prime minister in the last 78 years of pakistan. Please correct your article :) 2601:4C0:8001:6CF0:CD65:4743:131D:8661 (talk) 13:46, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 08:53, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 April 2022

Change "In 2022, Khan faced a no-confidence motion which culminated in a constitutional crisis and his removal from power" to "In 2022, Khan faced a no-confidence motion which culminated in a constitutional crisis and his removal from power, the first Pakistani Prime Minister to have been so removed in Pakistan's constitutional history". Source : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61055210.amp Nishu0246 (talk) 12:03, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

38 cites in lead?

Citations should only be in the lead for contested material. Some of these cites, such as making his test debut against England, being the founder of PTI and winning the election in 2018 are completely uncontestable. The cites here should be pruned back. Unknown Temptation (talk) 14:17, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 April 2022 (2)

2600:1000:B017:5929:C900:1B37:392E:17F9 (talk) 15:42, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 16:29, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Imran Khan Niazi is No More Prime Minister of Pakistan. It's an humble request to Wikipedia to update this Information. Thanks

Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif is the New Prime Minister of Pakistan 🇵🇰 206.84.147.17 (talk) 17:07, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

M W K

MW Khan 103.255.5.116 (talk) 07:09, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 April 2022

Imran Khan is now Former Prime Minister First Prime Minister of Pakistan Who Thrown out With VONC (Vote of No Confidence) Ammarbutt363 (talk) 08:57, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

P Ammarbutt363 (talk) 08:58, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. BSMRD (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 April 2022 (2)

Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi's name in the Pashto bracket (on the page) is written as عمران احمد خان نیازی. However, in the real Pashto language, the name would be عمران احمد خان نيازي. It is نيازي, not نیازی. 3mayrAlDehlavi (talk) 11:56, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Still a member of the National Assembly or not?

While there's no dispute he's no longer PM, there seems to have been some back and forth over whether he's also lost his seat in the National Assembly. I haven't seen any references that say that's the case, so perhaps someone can shed some light on this? FDW777 (talk) 16:05, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 April 2022 (3)

Change "comitted" to "committed" in the lead section ("Khan's government comitted to a renewable energy transition, launched a national reforestation initiative and expanded protected areas, and led the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.") 2600:387:C:6A1B:0:0:0:A (talk) 23:37, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

 Done BSMRD (talk) 00:04, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Ref

• Jatoi, Benazir Report Card: PTI government and women’s rights The Express Tribune April 05, 2022

Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' (talk) 01:24, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Rewrite Economic Policy Section - Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 April 2022

I would like to propose a substantial rewriting of the 'Economic Policy' section on this page. The current content there contains obvious deficiencies, including missing references, misreading and cherry-picking source information, and lacking substantive information. Here are some examples:

    - A claim states, "Pakistan's overall balance of payment's position improved significantly following record-high remittances in 2020, which stabilised the central bank's foreign exchange reserves." However, upon reading the cited source, there is no information on BOP position nor foreign reserve stabilization. 
    - Another claim mentions, "tax revenues also went on an upward trajectory with Pakistan's tax agency (FBR) both exceeding its tax collection target and collecting a record amount for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021 in the calendar year 2020." But, upon reading the provided references, there is deeper discussion on how tax revenue grew in absolute terms but did not meet its desired target. 
    - A third statement claims, "the rate of debt accumulation had significantly slowed, but Pakistan's debt remained high due to the high borrowing of previous governments." This information is cherry-picked because the cited source discusses how debt accumulation is actually increasing and it is not simply because of previous governments' borrowing but also the rising inflation, currency depreciation, and rising import bills in Khan’s regime. 

Such examples and the current information provided in this section point to a serious bias in favour of Khan's government. There is no information on the alarming rise of domestic inflation, record low currency depreciation, and widening BOP and debt crises. All of this questions the neutrality of this section as the current author(s) clearly gave undue weight to the few positive economic indicators, without critical engagement with the reasons fueling these, nor an acknowledgement of the harmful economic consequences.

Given these, I propose the following changes to make this section well-informed and in line with factual information on the economic decisions and results during Imran Khan's tenure.

1. Change "In domestic economic policy, Khan inherited a twin balance of payments and debt crisis with a large current account deficit and fiscal deficit in 2018, Khan's government sought a bailout from the IMF." to "On 1 September 2018, Khan constituted an 18-member Economic Advisory Council (EAC) comprised of nationally and internationally renowned economists and expert academic practitioners to advice the government on, “both short-term macroeconomic stabilisation interventions and long-term structural reforms for stable and sustained economic development” . Among the appointees was Princeton economist Dr. Atif Mian, the only Pakistani ranked in the IMF’s ‘Top 25 Brightest Young Economists’ , and an expert who Khan had stated he would appoint if he had won the 2014 elections . However, soon after the EAC’s announcement, the government faced extreme criticism against Dr. Atif Mian’s appointment because of his religious beliefs, and many called for his removal. Fawad Chaudhary (Minister of Information) initially resisted the social media backlash stating, “Pakistan belongs as much to minorities as it does to the majority,” and that, “we (the government) will not bow to extremists" . But, amongst growing pressure, Khan’s government cancelled Dr. Mian’s appointment and asked him to step down. Dr. Mian agreed to resign, after which two more prominent economists on the Council resigned in protest . The loss of these experts further limited Khan’s ability to proactively and sustainably deal with the twin balance of payments and debt crisis he inherited, and pushed the government to seek a bailout from the IMF" .

2. Change "Pakistan's overall balance of payment's position improved significantly following record-high remittances in 2020, which stabilised the central bank's foreign exchange reserves. The fiscal deficit narrowed to less than 1% of GDP by 2020 due to the government's austerity policies. Thus the rate of debt accumulation had significantly slowed, but Pakistan's debt remained high due to the high borrowing of previous governments in which the current government had to allocate $24 billion to pay off loans taken during the tenure of previous governments. Aside from IMF-mandated reforms, Khan's government introduced policies to improve the business operating climate. As a result, Pakistan climbed 28 places higher on the World Bank's ease of doing business index. Pakistan ranked amongst the top 10 most improved countries in 2019. Pakistan's tax collection also hit record highs in 2019. As the government raised more revenue from domestic taxes with no increase in tax revenue from import taxes (given import compression had lowered the quantity being imported so the government collected less tax revenue from imports). This trend continued into 2020, albeit at a slower pace. The fiscal deficit was also controlled to less than 1% of GDP in the second half of 2020, Pakistan recorded a primary surplus (excluding interest payment and principal repayment of previous debt), but was in deficit once the interest payment on debt was accounted for, albeit the deficit was smaller. Economists primarily pinned this reduction in the fiscal deficit on an increase in non-tax revenues rather than an increase in tax revenues. For example, from the higher prices, consumers paid for oil from state-owned oil companies. Nevertheless, tax revenues also went on an upward trajectory with Pakistan's tax agency (FBR) both exceeding its tax collection target and collecting a record amount for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021 in the calendar year 2020." to "Pakistan's tax collection hit record highs in 2019. The government raised more revenue from domestic taxes with no increase in tax revenue from import taxes (given import compression had lowered the quantity being imported so the government collected less tax revenue from imports). In 2020, tax revenue grew by 4% in absolute terms but could not achieve the annual target of 22% growth . Further, income tax collection shrank by over 35% as the government increased indirect, regressive taxes which burden poor citizens . Pakistan also recorded a surplus on its current account in 2020, but this was due to record-high remittances Pakistan received during the COVID-19 crisis. The one-off surge was due to layoffs of Pakistani workers in Gulf countries, overseas small business owners shifting their operations back home, and individuals sending money to family and friends impacted by the pandemic . Pakistan’s fiscal deficit also narrowed to less than 1% of GDP, but economists primarily pin this on an increase in non-tax revenues, for example, from the higher prices, consumers paid for oil from state-owned oil companies. The superficial improvement in economic indicators allowed Khan’s government to repay $10 billion annually in loans, relative to $5.5 billion repayments from previous governments. However, due to high borrowing of previous governments, combined with rising inflation, currency depreciation, and rising import bills in Khan’s regime, the government was forced to borrow another $24 billion to continue loan repayment, thus exacerbating the debt crisis ."

3. Change "In economic policy with respect to international trade," to "Aside from IMF-mandated reforms, Khan's government introduced policies to improve the business operating climate. As a result, Pakistan climbed 28 places higher on the World Bank's ease of doing business index. Pakistan ranked amongst the top 10 most improved countries in 2019. In terms of international trade,"

4. Add "However, CPEC agreements are concerning given that much of Pakistan’s revenue comes from external debt versus domestic institutions. Today, Pakistan owes over 25% of its external loans to China, continuing the tradition of foreign economic reliance . Khan came to power in 2018 with the promise of improving the lives of the poor and common people . Yet after 3 years, his policy decisions have left the economy in a worse shape on all accounts . There has been zero increase in average national income , the country faces the worst inflation in South Asia , and the currency value has fallen to an all-time low . The average person has been struggling to afford even everyday essentials as the Consumer Price Index rose by 13% - the highest in 2 years, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics . The Rupee has lost a record 30% of its value against the dollar during Khan’s regime . This depleted foreign currency reserves as imports were now incredibly expensive while export value fell. The imbalance worsened the balance of payments and debt crises Khan had inherited and resulted in a current account deficit that widened to $3.4 billion in September 2021, compared to $1.9 billion in the previous fiscal year . As such, in economic terms, Khan failed to implement any sustainable growth policies- the consequences of which are heavily borne by the working class, despite Khan’s campaign promises ." --Historynerd162 (talk) 19:59, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

References

Historynerd162 (talk) 19:52, 20 April 2022 (UTC)