UK home secretary James Cleverly has joined calls for former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson to apologise after his criticism of Sadiq Khan sparked a Islamophobia row. Mr Anderson doubled down on his criticism of Sadiq Khan as Rishi Sunak came under pressure to label his words as Islamophobic. Speaking to PA in San Francisco […]
Lee Anderson has doubled down on his criticism of Sadiq Khan and refused to apologise for remarks that sparked an Islamophobia row, which Rishi Sunak condemned as “wrong”. The former Tory deputy chairman on Monday admitted his original remarks were “clumsy”, but said saying sorry “would be a sign of weakness”. It came after the […]
(Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s two old-guard political parties agreed to form a government, a move that breaks an almost two-week deadlock and likely keeps jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party out of government even though it won the most seats in the country’s contentious election. Most Read from Bloomberg Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan Peoples Party will […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The political rivals of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced details of a power-sharing agreement late Tuesday, naming Shehbaz Sharif as their joint candidate for prime minister. The much-awaited announcement followed days of talks among the leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League, or PML, the Pakistan People’s Party, or PPP, […]
Pakistan’s former leader Imran Khan voted behind bars on February 8 according to his spokesman, but a picture repeatedly shared online showing him casting a ballot was actually taken in 2018. Posts that misleadingly claim the picture is recent surfaced as the South Asian country held a national election that delivered a surprise boon for […]
Israeli special forces continued their deployment in the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip for a second day, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Thus far, 20 people suspected of involvement in the October 7 attacks have been detained, according to the IDF. It said that dozens of people had […]
The legal team of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday appealed his convictions and sentences in three controversial legal cases, a defence lawyer said. Khan was sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison on charges of corruption, revealing official secrets and violation of marriage law. The appeals were filed on […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The legal team of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday appealed his convictions and sentences in three controversial legal cases, a defense lawyer said. Khan was sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison on charges of corruption, revealing official secrets and violation of marriage law. The appeals […]
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan and members of other political parties blocked key highways and started a day-long strike in the volatile south-west on Monday to protest alleged rigging of last week’s elections. Thursday’s vote to choose a new parliament was overshadowed by the vote-rigging allegations, an unprecedented mobile […]
Allies of imprisoned Pakistani ex-premier Imran Khan won more seats in national elections than the political parties who ousted him from power nearly two years ago, according to a final tally of results published on Sunday. The vote last Thursday to choose a new parliament was overshadowed by allegations of vote-rigging, an unprecedented mobile phone […]
The results of Pakistan’s elections were delayed on Friday – a day after a vote marred by sporadic violence, a mobile phone service shutdown and the sidelining of former prime minister Imran Khan and his party. Local media reported victories by independents backed by his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after the imprisoned Mr Khan was […]
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed confidence his party will win Thursday’s national election, a vote that has been marred by violence, deep political tensions and the imprisonment of a popular contender. A day before the election, at least 30 people were killed in bombings at political offices, and sporadic attacks on Thursday […]