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 […]
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 […]
Labour’s Sadiq Khan has swept to victory in the London mayoral election, winning a historic third term in power, as Sir Keir Starmer’s party continues to count gains in the local elections. Incumbent mayor Mr Khan beat his nearest rival, Conservative candidate Susan Hall, in a contest dominated by criticisms of his decision to expand […]
Labour was closing in on a London mayoral victory for Sadiq Khan on Saturday, as Sir Keir Starmer claimed the Conservatives do not deserve power “for a moment longer”. UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is meanwhile braced for the West Midlands mayoral election result, hoping incumbent Andy Street could hold on to power for the […]
(Bloomberg) — Sadiq Khan saw gains in his favor in the first results announced in London’s mayoral election, as the Labour Party predicted that he would win a historic third term. Most Read from Bloomberg Results from the first five of London’s 14 constituencies reporting on Saturday showed Labour increasing its vote share by about […]
The bodies of 73 people have been recovered from a mass grave near the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, bringing the total to 283, the Hamas-controlled Civil Defence organization reported. Whether the bodies were those of Hamas fighters or civilians was not clear. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) […]
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip/CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli troops fought their way back into an eastern section of Khan Younis in a surprise raid, residents said on Monday, sending people who had returned to abandoned homes in the ruins of the southern Gaza Strip’s main city fleeing once more. Elsewhere […]