A Pakistani court ruled Tuesday that the closed-door prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing state secrets is illegal, his lawyer said. The ruling by the Islamabad High Court came on a petition filed by Khan, who has demanded an open trial, lawyer Naeem Haider Panjutha said. It was unclear … Read more
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia Since his ouster from power in a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April last year, the former Pakistani PM has been slapped with more than 150 legal cases. Workers of Metropolitan Corporation squad remove Imran Khan’s posters outside his house in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, May 20, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary … Read more
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, and Bushra Bibi, his wife, left, sign documents as he submits surety bond over his bails in different cases, at an office of Lahore High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, July 17, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary Advertisement In a major blow to Pakistan’s former prime minister and top … Read more
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia As things stand, it seems neither Khan nor his political party will be permitted to contest elections. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan at the Islamabad High Court, Pakistan, June 12, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Imran Khan Advertisement Rioting and attacks by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists on army installations on May 9 so enraged the … Read more
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia Following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan last week, his supporters torched buildings, including police and military facilities. A man takes a photo with his mobile phone inside the Radio Pakistan building burnt in Wednesday’s clashes between police and the supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Peshawar, … Read more
Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary Advertisement A high court in Islamabad on Friday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan protection from arrest in a graft case and ordered him freed on bail. The ruling came as … Read more
Advertisement Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday as he appeared in a court in the country’s capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases. Security agents dragged Khan outside and shoved him into an armored car before whisking him away. The arrest, which marks a dramatic escalation on Pakistan’s political scene, … Read more