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Top leaders of Imran Khan’s party arrested in Pakistan after being accused of inciting violence

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police arrested Monday several top leaders from former imprisoned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s opposition party, a day after some people clashed with the police a mile from a protest calling for his release. Among the detainees, accused of inciting violence, was the president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Gohar Khan, who is […]

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Security on high alert, roads closed as Imran Khan’s party set to stage rally in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD — The Islamabad administration on Sunday raised its security alert and blocked off multiple arteries leading to the federal capital as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to hold a public rally at its Sangjani locality today. The authority concerned has directed the police officers to remain within their jurisdiction, equip the personnel deployed […]

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Pakistan at risk of parochialism due to political instability, terrorism: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD — Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan has said the country is at risk of parochialism, as political instability and terrorism have brought the economy to the verge of collapse. While expressing apprehe­nsion that the country was fa­­­­­­cing imminent threat of pa­­rochialism, Mr Khan said that people staged protest […]

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Imran Khan’s party claims he is being subjected to ‘extremely harsh conditions’ in prison

LAHORE — Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan is being kept in solitary confinement at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, his party claimed on Thursday and said they feared for his life as he is being subjected to “extremely harsh conditions”. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and a close aide of the 71-year-old former premier, Sayed Zulfikar […]