PM to apprise nation of government's one-year performance in August 18 televised address

E-Paper | April 24, 2026

Prime Minister Imran Khan will apprise the nation of the government's one-year performance in a televised address on August 18.

The Prime Minister's Office has called for all ministries and divisions to share their five key achievements from the past one year.

According to the PM Office, Prime Minister Imran will review the performance of each individual ministry and assess their progress.

The federal government will also release a formal report of the ministries' progress. The provincial governments have also been asked to issue detailed reports of their performance of the past year.

The prime minister has repeatedly asked ministries, divisions and the cabinet to show ‘extraordinary performance’ to come up to his expectations and get out of the prevailing ‘extraordinary situation’ in the country.

“The circumstances are not normal. We are passing through an extraordinary situation and I expect all the ministers to show extraordinary performance,” a federal minister quoted Prime Minister Khan as saying while he reviewed his government's 100-day performance.

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AHMED 40

Aug 03, 2019 02:34pm

Go visit any market place in Pakistan and you will know what your performance is

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EMA

Aug 03, 2019 02:37pm

PM IK you promised that your Govt. will be working on a " War Footing" ! Whilst it is appreciated there were lots of gaps & holes left by the previous fraudulent governments and uphill struggles lets see whats the progress thusfar?

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Pro Democracy

Aug 03, 2019 02:40pm

Get ready to listen another fairy tale from selected PM

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M. Abdul

Aug 03, 2019 02:42pm

I hope the administration shows the good sense to follow up with the reports submitted by the provinces, especially Sindh where the paper might show a different map from the ground reality. Provencial administration should be penalised for misdeclration and tried for criminal negligence where applicable... No wait do we do all of that in Pakistan yet?

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kaspar

Aug 03, 2019 02:45pm

The PM needs to fire all his ministers--the entire cabinet-- for non-performance during the first year! In Naya Pakistan, everything is the same; it is business as usual, with corruption in bureaucracy the same or on the increase, the plight of the poor getting worse, inflation on the rise, dollar price soaring upwards. Where is the performance?

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Zeeshan Hussain

Aug 03, 2019 02:54pm

Selected is being made to follow footsteps of Musharraf.he also used to conduct an identic self praise show

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Zulqarnain

Aug 03, 2019 03:01pm

Ever since the new government came my salary value increased 50%, it still is increasing every month hope it will double by the year end. I work in Qatar and my mom and dad back home are very happy over Rupee devaluation, long live IK.

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Dr. Khan

Aug 03, 2019 03:02pm

Whatever the narrative is; it’s the poor people of Pakistan who are even more poor after this one year. The narrative of corruption in the past must be replaced with the narrative of development. Moreover no more idealism please; your politics is marred with similar flaws; nepotism, u-turns, lies, blames, hate, abuse and media curbs; the Naya Pakistan

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desi dimag

Aug 03, 2019 03:02pm

It's very poor.

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ibmsaeed

Aug 03, 2019 03:02pm

Please someone ask our dear prime minister to provide more information of what the government has done in their first year other then usual repeatedly telling the nation about previous governments. We are fed up with that.

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Adi

Aug 03, 2019 03:09pm

He should make the budget of a common man and then talk! All

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Syed A. Mateen

Aug 03, 2019 03:11pm

He should tell to the nation that how many times inflation has been increased in mini-budgets, annual budget and after increase in petrol and petrolium products and where a common man of Pakistan is standing on August 14, 2019 according to PM’s information.

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Concerned

Aug 03, 2019 03:12pm

Another hollow speech for the poor and middle class facing inflation Why doesn’t he realize that he has only brought the situation to worsen in these 12 months He should resign

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Maud Asghar

Aug 03, 2019 03:14pm

The country needs the basic infra and economic structures for progress.

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RAja Raman

Aug 03, 2019 03:14pm

Summary of all U-turns.

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Abdul Zaheer

Aug 03, 2019 03:14pm

Good decession, ministries performance/progress should public for nation's informations every year.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Aug 03, 2019 03:17pm

Apart from high inflation and rising prices of commodities in the country, great one year performance by the P.T.I. administration in Islamabad.

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Shehzad

Aug 03, 2019 03:18pm

I don't think that they would have achieved anything in this whole year. Press conferences and addresses are the only things they can do to make false claims. Pakistan zindabad

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M. Saeed

Aug 03, 2019 03:19pm

All his addresses to the nation so far had been a primary school teacher's level outbursts against his only rival Nawaz Sharif. He has forgotten all those he claimed before elections that he has truck loads of evidences against them.

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Tzaman

Aug 03, 2019 03:21pm

Yes your government achieved a lot. 1. How to lose goodwill the quickest way? 2. How to humiliate? 3. Degenerated the body politics of my country? 4. How to lose after winning. 5. Embarrassed my country among the Nations of this world. I am ashamed I voted for you.

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SyedChaudhryGangaDinKhan

Aug 03, 2019 03:23pm

Head Master has spoken for the Children to respond by August 18.

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Zaheer

Aug 03, 2019 03:31pm

Performance Inflation from 4% to 12%. Gdp growth from 5,8 %to 2.9% cut in budget on health and education. Slowing down of cpec projects. All those promises of bringing $ 200 billion back from overseas and a billion dollar a day money laundering turned out to be misrepresentation. More restrictions on Freedom of expression and less space for the other political parties. These are some of the achievements

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Vikas

Aug 03, 2019 03:31pm

The country is in good hands and is really progressing well. I say that because all of us see how great action has been taken to restore the economy and living standards of the people by NABbing so many opposition people and threats and putting them in jail. This is going to boost the economy so much that maybe Pakistan does not even require CPEC to become the richest and the most powerful nation on Earth. And honestly that is what PMIK believes because CPEC seems to have been forgotten quite rightly.

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aziz alam

Aug 03, 2019 03:33pm

Performance? What the heck is that !

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Aug 03, 2019 03:35pm

He will tell pack of lies to the Nation. There have been loss of jobs, business and people's confidence .

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Rehan

Aug 03, 2019 03:45pm

what is there to say in this address. Sub hamara samne he ! Khan sold his sole and is trying to justify it.

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Usman

Aug 03, 2019 03:46pm

On 18th of August we are going to listen once again same old actionless lecture...that we are hearing from 2013 and same we are going to listen in next four years.

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desi dimag

Aug 03, 2019 04:05pm

Ok speak the same thing again. People don't get bored.

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Bhaijan

Aug 03, 2019 04:12pm

The good governance and/or politics is not a ‘cricket’ match. A portrait of ‘match fixing’ just seen by the people. The dilemma is slow recovery from corrupt & arrogant politicians, the inflation, imports, so far not in control. The revenue generating biggest metropolitan Karachi is still under neglect it’s detriioting by each passing day. The foreign policy cannot be appreciated unless normal relations with neighbors. A fast tract normalization is needed. SAARC revival is imperative.So and so forth........................

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Adi

Aug 03, 2019 04:16pm

I guess he will only discuss previous govt performance as always instead of telling us what he has done for economy, development, transportation, medical and education of common man!

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Zeezoo ,Sydney

Aug 03, 2019 04:35pm

Hope agriculture department will publish a better lip sing unlike the last address where video and audio interlacing were given to separate farmers

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anwarsher

Aug 03, 2019 04:45pm

Progress as well as regression.

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Sam

Aug 03, 2019 04:46pm

Performance??

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Haris

Aug 03, 2019 04:55pm

We don't need to listen him to know govt's performance. Circumstances are describing everything.

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Unclefunky

Aug 03, 2019 05:03pm

It is a game changing performance, all the election manifesto has been fulfilled the opposite way. Inflation has high rocketed, currency has lost 50% of its value, added another $25 billion to its debt, GDP shrunk to 2.6%,people are fleeing to other other countries seeking asylum.

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Mark

Aug 03, 2019 05:19pm

Double digit inflation, lowest GDP growth, one year to decide IMF loan, media curbs, poor foreign policy, vindictive politics, power cuts, high oil n gas prices, car industries shutting down, worsening internal security situation, failed dam construction, lost international arbitration, poor condition after rains n arrogant politics....... So much in just one year!! Now get ready for the selected version!!

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Mansur Ul Haque

Aug 03, 2019 05:37pm

First you highlighted 90 days performance. Now highlight one year performance. When you have not performed anything. People in the street are not happy from you. Do work to improve your performance rather than wasting time. One does hope you will not song rotten messy song of corruption of your predecessors in the speech.

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Asad

Aug 03, 2019 05:41pm

He should just thank the agriculture department

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mady

Aug 03, 2019 05:41pm

Biggest performance is getting more loans from more number of countries.

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Ijaz

Aug 03, 2019 05:55pm

Should be a very short broadcast

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Ali Hussain

Aug 03, 2019 06:27pm

Looks like social media team if PMLN had infiltrated here.

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zee

Aug 03, 2019 09:13pm

Performance! does he really knows, what actually it is?

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R. S. Menon

Aug 03, 2019 10:04pm

Imran Khan wont touch the following points in his speech a) Annual population growth at 2.4 percent b) GDP growth at 3.0 percent c) Inflation at double digits. d) SBP lending rate at 13 percent Virtually people do not have money either to save or invest. How can an industry grow when it has to raise funds at 15 percent. R.S. Menon, Gurgaon

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Qasim

Aug 03, 2019 10:49pm

Most important issue is the Corruptin which he’s trying to tackle . With corruption even a mountain of Gold won’t make a difference . So kindly have patience and appreciate what he’s doing before jump around and go after ImI’s head .

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Zeeshan Ali

Aug 03, 2019 10:57pm

I am baffled that doesn't the prime minister has any honour left. Hate speech and hollow promises. That's all what I see.

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JackJones

Aug 03, 2019 11:34pm

In the past thirty years, what government has performed this exercise? Disclosure and visibility is very important to people of pakistan and that is exactly what Imran Khan's government is doing. Unfortunately, it will take a few years for the economy to revive but I think pakistan is headed in the right direction. As I have said before and will continue to say people of pakistan need to change their way of thinking. While this change will encounter challenges and resistance seeing a green light at the end of tunnel will be the fruits of that labor. Thank you for reading my comments.

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M. Afzal Riaz, MD

Aug 03, 2019 11:54pm

Great Job. Imran Khan We forget that you inherited a Bankrupt Country.

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osama dar

Aug 04, 2019 12:01am

10 bucks says he will again go on a rant to lock up all his predecessors instead of doing something tangible.

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Khan

Aug 04, 2019 02:00am

@AHMED 40, Yeh coz now everyone has to pay tax so we are crying except doing our bit.

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Yawar

Aug 04, 2019 02:01am

I'm quite sure all of us know what the government has done during the year, except for the ultra rich perhaps. All of us can give briefings on the performance. Locking up people, taking their ac and tv off, winning the Senate elections, impressing Trump by falsely calling our press free are things that need not be announced as successes in these depressing times.

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AHAQ

Aug 04, 2019 02:07am

Show us that all the corrupts have been caught and more are now coming in to bring back their loots from abroad to Pakistan. I see progress here but is slow. Still 4 more years to go. Keep up the good work. Thank you

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WayToGo

Aug 04, 2019 02:08am

Naya Pakistan to blame previous govts thats the achievement achieved....

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Sayyid

Aug 04, 2019 02:28am

Why a common middle class lower middle class bare the pain? Please put taxes on rich people & give relaxation to poor. Otherwise we really like the previous government

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Sameer

Aug 04, 2019 02:29am

Good culture introduced. The head of state must regularly be on media to ensure his people of his progress.

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Raja

Aug 04, 2019 03:15am

Our PM who never went to college is doing good. Let us see how your oxford educated elite PM does.

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SelectednProtected

Aug 04, 2019 03:58am

Well, good thing is Selected does not have to spend much time preparing his address! All he needs is collect a bunch of rants shouted out from atop his container, dust them off, add a few more Me, Me, Me, and get his sponsors to review and approve it! And Viola! The speech 1is ready for delivery past mid night on the 18th, I mean Aug 19th!

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Rana

Aug 04, 2019 06:26am

I will keep my TV plugged off on 18 August till the danger of address passes.

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Deepak Kumar

Aug 04, 2019 07:14am

Is there a criteria that you need to be shameless to get elected in Pakistan

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Deepak Kumar

Aug 04, 2019 07:20am

I can give you your report card from NS to your era Inflation 4 to 11 Growth 6 to 1.8 Debt increased at a rate 22bn a year Credit rating- downgraded to junk Relationship with neighbors- worst in history Relationship with US- back to do more Interest on loans - 3 fold

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Aslam

Aug 04, 2019 07:40am

I do not want to listen him again!

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mady

Aug 04, 2019 11:03am

@Sameer, "Good culture .. head of state must ...be on media to ensure.. people of..progress." Power without scope for criticism, accountability (for that just blame earlier govts).

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Sakaniga

Aug 04, 2019 12:28pm

I see a lot of people blabbering about the conditions...40 years of corruption and careless policies of the previous governments cannot be amended in just one year...all our people are good at one thing criticising..

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