Imran Khan
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Pakistan: Imran Khan, aide Shah Mahmood Qureshi, sentenced to 10 years for leaking state secrets
World | Jan 30, 2024, 01:27 PM ISTImran 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 | Jan 24, 2024, 02:30 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 23, 2024, 06:34 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 20, 2024, 05:09 PM ISTImran 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 | Jan 18, 2024, 10:32 AM ISTImran 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 | Jan 17, 2024, 04:40 PM ISTPakistan 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 | Jan 16, 2024, 01:46 PM ISTPakistan'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 | Jan 14, 2024, 01:14 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 13, 2024, 08:52 AM ISTA 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 | Jan 10, 2024, 04:06 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 09, 2024, 08:18 PM ISTDespite 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 | Jan 04, 2024, 09:46 PM ISTBollywood 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 | Jan 02, 2024, 07:30 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 31, 2023, 01:59 PM ISTImran 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 | Dec 28, 2023, 11:08 PM ISTQureshi, 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 | Dec 26, 2023, 09:54 PM ISTQureshi, 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 | Dec 26, 2023, 08:59 PM ISTLast 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.
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Pakistan: ECP declares internal polls of Imran Khan's PTI 'unconstitutional', party loses bat symbol
World | Dec 23, 2023, 11:28 AM ISTThis is the second time in less than a month that the ECP has rejected the PTI's intra-party polls after rejecting last year's internal elections on November 23. The party further claimed that it would still win the elections and that candidates would contest the polls with the ‘bat' symbol.
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Pakistan: SC approves bail for Imran Khan, Qureshi in cipher case, ex-PM still behind bars
World | Dec 22, 2023, 04:54 PM ISTThe Special Court (Official Secrets Act) began the cipher trial afresh last week at the Adiala jail after Imran and Qureshi were indicted for a second time in the case on December 13. Despite this slight relief, the former PM still remains behind bars amid slim chances of contesting elections.
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Pakistan: Another blow for Imran Khan as High Court rejects his plea against Toshakhana conviction
World | Dec 21, 2023, 09:15 PM ISTImran's plans in the general elections hang in balance as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had earlier disqualified him for five years, finding him guilty of corrupt practices and his trial court conviction. The elections will be held in February 8, 2024.