WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD — A leaked diplomatic cable suggests that the US’ ire at then-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his trip to Russia on February 24, 2022, the day of the attack on Ukraine, played a role in his removal from the office, according to an American media outlet. The Drop Site News released a copy […]
ISLAMABAD — A court-appointed lawyer has claimed that jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been left with just 15 percent vision in his right eye after authorities allegedly ignored his complaints for three months, adding another layer of contention over his imprisonment. Barrister Salman Safdar, appointed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) as […]
ISLAMABAD — The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday (August 21, 2025) granted bail to incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan in eight cases related to the May 9 violence. Imran Khan’s supporters resorted to vandalism and violence on May 9, 2023, after he was detained by law enforcement authorities in Islamabad. Several cases were […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday termed the Pahalgam terror attack “deeply disturbing and tragic” while saying that India needs to act responsibly. “Loss of human life in Pahalgam incident is deeply disturbing and tragic. I extend my deepest condolences to the victims and their families,” Khan said on his […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan has said that the country and its people need both the establishment and his party to secure national unity and stability. The statement was conveyed by Imran’s legal representative, Advocate Faisal Chaudhry, following a meeting at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where Imran remains imprisoned. Speaking to reporters, […]
ISLAMABAD — For the second time this week, the PTI leadership was barred from meeting its party founder, Imran Khan, by Adiala jail authorities — in spite of a high court order, which had allowed party leaders to meet the former prime minister two days a week. Earlier, on Tuesday, a decision to bar the […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has expressed optimism about his release saying he will spend next Eid with the masses as he asserted that the “dark clouds” overshadowing the country will “soon evaporate”. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo has been incarcerated since August 2023 and is currently held in Rawalpindi’s high-security […]
ISLAMABAD — Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts for human rights and democracy. Members of the Pakistan World Alliance (PWA) – an advocacy group founded last December – who also belong to the Norwegian political party Partiet Sentrum, announced the nomination of Khan, 72. […]
NEW YORK — Two US lawmakers have introduced a bill seeking to sanction Pakistan’s Army chief General Asim Munir for engaging in the “wrongful persecution and imprisonment” of political opponents and the release of detainees including former premier Imran Khan, a media report said. The “Pakistan Democracy Act” was introduced by Republican representative from South […]
ISLAMABAD — A high court here in Pakistan on Monday restored bi-weekly meetings of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan with his visitors. The three-member Islamabad High Court bench, which heard at least 26 petitions related to the visitation rights and jail conditions of Khan, 72, ordered authorities to arrange Khan’s two meetings on two […]