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
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
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Pakistani court has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for concealing his alleged daughter Tyrian White while submitting his nomination papers for the 2018 general elections. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) took up the petition on May … Read more
Incarcerated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on May 16 appeared before the Supreme Court via a video link in a case about changes in the anti-corruption laws but did not get to speak as a petitioner in the matter. However, a leaked image of the 71-year-old founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s image … Read more
File photo of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. A special court on August 30, 2023 extended the judicial remand of Mr. Khan till September 13. | Photo Credit: PTI A special court on Wednesday (August 30) extended till September 13 the judicial remand of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case related to the … Read more
Pakistan’s Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan claimed on May 15 that the country’s powerful military establishment has planned to keep him in jail for the next 10 years under sedition charges and vowed to fight against the “assortments of crooks” till the last drop of his blood. … Read more
People walk past a public bus, which was set afire by supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan during a protest against his arrest, in Karachi, Pakistan on May 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehrreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has called for a nationwide ‘shutdown’ on May 10 against the arrest of … Read more
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a crucial trust vote in the National Assembly past midnight on Saturday, becoming the first premier in the country’s history to be removed through a no-confidence motion. Khan, 69, was not present in the lower house at the time of voting. His party lawmakers staged a walkout. The joint … Read more