Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) organised protest rallies in different parts of the country, demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was arrested two years ago on corruption charges. The party claimed that its more than 500 workers and supporters who took to the streets were arrested by police, … Read more
Supporters of the former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), carry a cutout of him. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has informally kick-started the ‘Free Imran Khan movement’ from Lahore, demanding the release of the incarcerated former Prime Minister, with police making several arrests to prevent party workers … Read more
Lahore: Tensions are simmering between the government and the opposition after the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders on Friday warned that Imran Khan‘s sons would be dealt with strictly if they visit Pakistan to join any “violent protest” organised by the jailed former premier’s party. As the Shehbaz Sharif government geared up to foil … Read more
A court in Rawalpindi convicted former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Al-Qadir Trust case on Saturday. Khan received a 14-year prison sentence, while Bibi was sentenced to seven years.The case centers on allegations that Khan and others misused 50 billion Pakistan rupees (equivalent to £190 million at the … Read more
Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan has moved the Lahore High Court seeking post-arrest bail in eight cases related to the May 9, 2023 violence, including the attack on the residence of a senior army officer. The separate bail petitions were filed before the LHC on Saturday. In November last year, Lahore’s anti-terrorism court … Read more
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday categorically rejected the reports that the government made any offer to transfer former prime minister Imran Khan to his Banigala residence or place him under house arrest. “No such proposal has been made, nor is there any pressure for his release,” Asif stated while speaking at an event … Read more
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday (November 29, 2024) announced the formation of a task force, to be led by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, to identify the perpetrators of chaos during a protest by jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party earlier in the week. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of protesters have been shot and thousands arrested during protests that roiled Pakistan’s capital this week, provincial chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur, a key aide to former Prime Minister Imran Khan, said on Wednesday. Police had earlier said no lethal arms were used in Tuesday night’s operation and that hundreds of protesters had … Read more
Supporters and activists of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a protest in Islamabad on October 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The mobile phone services remained suspended in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad for the third day, continuing on Sunday (October 6, 2024) amid the ongoing … Read more
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has refused to undergo polygraph and voice matching tests as part of an investigation by Lahore police in connection with a dozen cases related to the unprecedented May 9 riots last year. A 12-member forensic team reached Adiala … Read more