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 […]
The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis. Monday’s order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon return to the southern city – the second-largest in Gaza. Israel ended an offensive in Khan Younis earlier this year and withdrew most of its forces. The evacuation […]
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. […]
At least seven people have been killed and a further 22 have been injured in an Israeli air attack on Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, a staff member of the European Hospital in the city reported. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the report was being investigated. Reports from residents […]
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 […]
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 […]
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has suspended its work in Rafah after the Israeli army entered the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip. “UNRWA had to stop health and other critical services in Rafah,” the UN agency’s chief Philippe Lazzarini wrote on social media platform […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan addressed court officials Thursday and said that parliamentary elections held earlier this year were stolen from his party, which he claimed is being victimized. There was no immediate comment from the government about Khan’s allegation. Before his arrest, Khan had accused the Election Commission of […]
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 […]