A United Nations human rights working group on Monday called for the immediate release of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, saying he had been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws”. The Geneva-based United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention made this demand after examining Khan’s case in which he was sentenced last […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A United Nations human rights working group on Monday called for the immediate release of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he had been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws.” The Geneva-based United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention made this demand after examining Khan’s case in which he […]
As Muslims around the world embarked on the annual hajj, doctored images made the rounds in Pakistan in posts that falsely claimed they show the sons of jailed former leader Imran Khan taking part in the pilgrimage. The pictures were edited from photos of Indian reality stars performing the umrah pilgrimage in March 2023. “Breaking […]
An appeals court in Pakistan has upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife for their 2018 marriage which was found to be unlawful, officials said. The decision drew strong condemnation from Khan’s supporters and his party who were expecting the couple to be freed on bail. […]
A photo of Pakistan’s jailed former leader Imran Khan with a political ally before he was ousted as prime minister was shared in false posts that claimed it showed him with the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. The image — viewed hundreds of thousands of times — circulated after Raisi was killed in a helicopter […]
A man from Pakistan’s third largest city Rawalpindi has told AFP he was mistaken for a judge presiding over former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan‘s illegal marriage case in posts that showed him throwing money towards a female dancer. The posts — viewed hundreds of thousands of times — circulated as Khan and his third […]
Supporters have complained about the tiny prison cell Imran Khan is being kept in – X/Twitter Photographs of Imran Khan’s cramped, windowless prison cell have raised accusations that the Pakistani government is lying about his treatment in jail. Supporters of the former prime minister have accused the Pakistani government of lying about his treatment in […]
A Pakistan appeals court acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of leaking state secrets on Monday, his lawyer has said. Despite the ruling, the popular opposition leader will remain behind bars as he serves several prison terms and awaits a slew of cases pending against him. Khan was convicted in January of treason and sentenced […]
A video of an actor impersonating Imran Khan has been misrepresented online as a genuine clip of Pakistan’s former leader — in jail since May 2023 — visiting farmers in a wheat field during his tenure. Critics of the ruling coalition government shared the video with the false claim after changes to wheat procurement policies […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A top ally of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was released from prison Tuesday after nearly a year when a court granted him bail in a corruption case, his party said. Pervez Elahi, the president of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, was arrested in June on charges of illegally appointing officers […]
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared before the Supreme Court by video link from prison on Thursday to plead his petition against changes in Pakistan’s anti-graft laws. His video appearance was expected to be streamed live on the court’s website and YouTube, making it the first publicly seen visuals […]
When former prime minister Imran Khan was dragged out of a court house by police on charges of corruption on 9 May 2023, the reaction was unlike anything seen in Pakistan before. Enraged supporters took to the streets in cities across the country and buildings belonging to Pakistan’s powerful military became the target – a […]