カテゴリー: Imran Khan
Confession by Punjab commissioner exacerbates tension over legitimacy of February general election resultsA senior official in Pakistan has admitted to election rigging amid protests breaking out across the country over claims that its general election…
Rival parties will make Shehbaz Sharif prime minister, despite Khan’s party getting most votes at election A coalition including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PLM-N) and the Pakistan People’s party (PPP) have agreed to form the next government of P…
Government will be formed by Nawaz Sharif’s party but it may not survive long given the popularity of the jailed Imran Khan’s PTIIt was mid-afternoon on Pakistan’s election day, sources say, when military intelligence began to realise that things on th…
Young and urban Pakistanis are dismayed by the state of their country, which they blame on the ruling class’s incompetenceSince the founding of Pakistan in 1947, not a single prime minister has served the full five-year term. If this fact betokens a co…
Police fire teargas on supporters of Imran Khan amid turmoil as several parties claim they would be forming governmentPolice fired teargas to disperse supporters of Imran Khan as protests broke out across Pakistan amid allegations of widespread vote-ri…
Last week’s elections are a cause for celebration in light of the military’s decades-long stranglehold on powerIt’s not often that Pakistanis find something to cheer about, given the severity of the country’s cost of living, security, energy, employmen…
Jailed leader says he has support to form next government but analysts say results only suit the armyImran Khan’s political party has declared it intends to form the next government after claiming a shock election victory, despite efforts by the oppos…
Country faces uncertainty after strong performance by independent candidates loyal to former PM Imran KhanPakistan’s army chief has told feuding politicians to show “maturity and unity” after an election failed to produce a clear winner, leaving the mi…
Jailed former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has claimed victory for his allies in the country’s election using artificial intelligence. Politicians allied with the Khan’s party have defied a military-led crackdown and alleged widespread rigging…
Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack on Friday and said he will seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates of his rival Imran Khan in preliminary results a day after the country’s parliament…
Candidates backed by Khan’s PTI secure most seats but rival Nawaz Sharif seeks to form coalitionPoliticians allied with the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party have defied a military-led crackdown and alleged widespread rigging to win the most sea…
Caretaker government says it took decision for security reasons after two bomb blasts targeted election officesPhone services have been suspended in Pakistan as the country voted in a general election marred by allegations of vote rigging and militant …
PTI turns to virtual rallies and AI-generated speeches from jailed leader after alleged intimidation and curbs on campaigningFor months, police have blocked Arsalan Hafeez from entering into the Pakistani constituency where he will be standing for elec…
The country’s economic, political and security crises are deepening. They won’t be solved by a backstage fixIf anyone had a scintilla of doubt about what lay behind the multiple convictions of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan, their timing w…
Pakistani former PM says case was created to ‘humiliate’ him and Bushra Bibi, who were sentenced to seven years eachA local court in Pakistan has sentenced Imran Khan, the country’s former prime minister, and his wife to seven years each in a case rela…