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  After getting 14-year jail, Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's marriage with Bushra Bibi is now under woes

  World | January 31, 2024 18:43 IST

  The plea sought legal action against 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party supremo Imran Khan for marrying his present wife while she was reportedly on iddat period.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in Toshakhana case

  World | January 31, 2024 11:56 IST

  Imran has been barred from holding office for 10 years as he and his wife were slapped with a fine of Rs 787 million. They are accused of retaining a jewellery set received from the Saudi crown prince against an undervalued assessment.

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  Pakistan: Massive blast during Imran Khan's party rally kills 4 and injures several in Balochistan

  World | January 30, 2024 20:30 IST

  Balochistan Health Secretary Abdullah Khan Noorzai had imposed an emergency at hospitals across Quetta and Sibi, according to a statement issued by the provincial health department.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan, aide Shah Mahmood Qureshi, sentenced to 10 years for leaking state secrets

  World | January 30, 2024 13:27 IST

  Imran and Qureshi were first indicted in the case in October, but the Islamabad High Court scrapped the proceedings citing "errors". The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document brandished by Imran who claimed that it had proof of US involvement behind his ouster in 2022.

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  Pakistan: Man kills son for hoisting flag of Imran Khan's party at home in Peshawar

  World | January 24, 2024 14:30 IST

  The man, who reportedly supported the Awami National Party, had an argument with his son over hoisting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) flag and shot with a pistol. The son died on his way to the hospital and the police is still searching for the accused.

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  Pakistan assessing over 12 Indian journalists for poll coverage amid rumours of burqa-clad elections

  World | January 23, 2024 18:34 IST

  The accreditation cards issued to foreign journalists and international observers were only restricted to Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. However, if any foreigner wants to visit any other city, it is being processed on a case-to-case basis, said a minister.

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  Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan 'open to dialogue' amid battered hopes of contesting elections

  World | January 20, 2024 17:09 IST

  Imran Khan has faced several setbacks in the run-up to the elections, as his party has lost its 'bat' electoral symbol. On the top of that, the former PM is almost out of all options to contest the elections after the Lahore HC rejected his plea against rejection of nomination papers.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan nearly out of electoral race after Lahore HC rejects plea

  World | January 18, 2024 10:32 IST

  Imran Khan's nomination papers had been rejected primarily on the grounds of being convicted in the Toshakhana corruption case. With the Lahore High Court verdict, the only course of action left to the PTI founder is a decision by the Pakistan Supreme Court.

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  Pakistan Election Commission warns of poll delay amid symbol dispute and ballot paper crunch

  World | January 17, 2024 16:40 IST

  Pakistan ECP's statement came in response to the requests made by political parties and candidates to change their electoral symbols and the applications pending before the higher courts.

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  Pakistan: 'Terrorist party cannot be allotted...', says Maryam Nawaz on PTI's 'bat' symbol row

  World | January 16, 2024 13:46 IST

  Pakistan's Supreme Court on Saturday rejected an attempt by former prime minister Imran Khan's PTI to retain its traditional electoral symbol of a cricket bat. The PTI founder alleged there were efforts to eliminate the PTI under the covert 'London Plan', referring to Nawaz Sharif's exile.

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  Pakistan's Imran Khan's party loses 'cricket bat' electoral symbol- a major blow ahead of polls

  World | January 14, 2024 13:14 IST

  The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had challenged the verdict of the two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) which on Wednesday restored the cricket bat as the electoral symbol of the PTI party while validating its elections.

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  WATCH: Aamir Khan grooves to 'Aati Kya Khandala' song at daughter Ira's wedding

  Entertainment | January 13, 2024 8:52 IST

  A new video from Aamir Khan's daughter Ira's wedding has surfaced online wherein the actor can be seen grooving to his popular track 'Aati Kya Khandala'. Actor Imran Khan is also seen joining him on the dance floor. Check it out.

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  Pakistan: No relief to Imran Khan as court upholds to bar PTI leader from contesting general polls

  World | January 10, 2024 16:06 IST

  The appellate tribunals of the Lahore High Court (LHC) upheld the returning officers' (ROs) decision to reject the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's nomination papers for two National Assembly constituencies in the Punjab province of the country.

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  Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan arrested in connection with army headquarters attack

  World | January 09, 2024 20:18 IST

  Despite the release orders issued in the cipher case on Monday by a special court under the Official Secrets Act, Imran Khan remains in custody due to his arrest in the Toshakhna and the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust scandal.

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  Did you know Imran Khan arrived at Ira Khan's wedding with rumoured girlfriend Lekha Washington?

  Masala | January 04, 2024 21:46 IST

  Bollywood actor Imran Khan arrived at his sister and Aamir Khan's daughter Ira Khan's wedding with his rumored girlfriend Lekha Washington, whose photos are now going viral on social media.

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  Will Imran, Nawaz be banned before polls? Pak court to hear case about lifetime disqualification

  World | January 02, 2024 19:30 IST

  The verdict will determine once and for all the controversy around the period of disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution and the Elections Act 2017.

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  Pakistan: Major blow to Imran Khan as EC rejects 90 per cent of PTI leaders candidacy for 2024 polls

  World | December 31, 2023 13:59 IST

  Imran Khan's lawyer, Azhar Siddique, said the rejection exposed the Election Commission’s bias. He blamed the commission and “invisible forces” for Khan’s disqualification. Another of his lawyers, Rai Muhammad Ali, described the rejection of Khan’s papers as an injustice to Pakistan.

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  Pakistan: Court sends Imran Khan's aide Qureshi to 14-day judicial remand in May 9 riots case

  World | December 28, 2023 23:08 IST

  Qureshi, along with Imran, was imprisoned in Adiala Jail in the cipher case and both secured bail last week as the Supreme Court accepted their pleas. However, Qureshi was detained and re-arrested under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, which grants powers of preventative detention.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan's aide Qureshi 'detained' for 15 days after securing bail in cipher case

  World | December 26, 2023 21:54 IST

  Qureshi, along with Imran, is imprisoned in Adiala jail in the cipher case and was expected to be released today after getting bail. However, Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hassan Waqar Cheema issued an order for the ex-foreign minister's 15-day detention before his release order.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI gets 'bat' electoral symbol back after high court suspends ECP order

  World | December 26, 2023 20:59 IST

  Last week, the ECP revoked the PTI's claim on its iconic 'bat' symbol, ahead of the general elections scheduled on February 8. The Peshawar HC on Tuesday suspended the ECP order and said that the symbol would be restored till another bench reaches a final decision after the winter vacations.