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
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
Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Sunday (November 24, 2024) vowed to “protect Islamabad” as thousands of supporters of Imran Khan made their way to the capital to stage a protest amid heavy deployment of security forces and restrictions on mobile and internet services. The 72-year-old jailed former premier issued a “final call” on November 13 … 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
Islamabad: The Pakistan government will ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan‘s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party for its alleged involvement in anti-state activities, it was announced on Monday. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced that the federal government has decided to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), alleging that the former ruling party was involved in anti-state activities, … Read more
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Wednesday said that his party is willing to talk to all political parties except with the Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P), as reported by Dawn. This comes at a time when the PPP and the PML-N to enter into an … Read more
In a surprising turn of events, independent candidates with ties to the jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan are surprisingly doing well in the recent elections, outshining established political parties led by former PM Nawaz Sharif. Despite earlier projections, the delayed release of official results has sparked concerns regarding possible electoral manipulation, adding to … Read more
Workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), celebrate an early polling result on February 08, 2024 in Lahore, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced first results of the 2024 polls in the early hours of Friday, more than 10 hours after voting ended amid allegations of rigging, sporadic violence and … Read more
Lahore: In a major blow to former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan’s top poll body on Saturday rejected his nomination papers for two national assembly seats in Punjab province ahead of the February 8 general elections. “The returning officers of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan‘s nomination … Read more
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File Photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will contest the upcoming general elections from at least three constituencies despite conviction and incarceration, his party announced on Wednesday. On August 5, the 71-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician was convicted by a trial court in Islamabad in … Read more