ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani high court on Monday suspended the 14-year sentence given to former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana corruption case. The two were sentenced in the case by an Islamabad accountability court on January 31, days before the general elections. On Monday, the Islamabad High Court […]
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years of imprisonment in the Toshakhana case. The couple have also been barred from holding any public office for a period of 10 years and were levied a fine of PKR 787 million, Pakistani […]
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistan court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his close aide, former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, to 10 years in jail in a case related to the leaking of state secrets. The special court set up in a prison in Rawalpindi on Tuesday announced the sentence in the cipher […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan on Friday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the rejection of his nomination papers on two National Assembly seats in the run-up to the general elections. Khan, 71, filed two separate petitions in the LHC challenging the decisions of the returning officers (ROs) and the appellate […]
ISLAMABAD — In anticipation of a virtual rally organized by supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Pakistani government has implemented a shutdown of popular social media platforms. Users in key cities such as Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad reported difficulties accessing Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and […]
ISLAMABAD — In a major relief for Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared the former prime minister’s arrest “illegal” and ordered his immediate release after he was produced before a bench on its orders. According to reports, The order to produce 70-year-old Khan was issued by a three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice of […]
ISLAMABAD — Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday by Pakistani Rangers outside the Islamabad High Court, reports said. Reports said, Khan was in court to renew his bail when the Rangers made the arrest on National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s request. He was picked up by […]
LAHORE — Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was seen outside court in Lahore wearing a makeshift bulletproof helmet that resembled a black hood, fully guarded by four men with bulletproof shields and an aide guiding him to an anti-terror court for seeking an extension in bail in three of the scores of cases registered […]