カテゴリー: Imran Khan
Former chief justice allegedly heard on tape admitting pressure was brought to bear in case against ex-PMThe independence of Pakistan’s judiciary has been called into question after the emergence of an audio recording in which a former chief justice is…
Economic meltdown heaps pressure on Pakistani PM, with record inflation bringing threat of unrestOn Friday night, 27-year-old Asadullah, who sold old shoes on a cart, set himself on fire in the Pakistani city of Karachi.Ghani, a relative, blamed the st…
PM pays tribute to ‘national icon’ who turned country into atomic power but later admitted smuggling nuclear secretsAbdul Qadeer Khan, considered to be the father of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme and later accused of smuggling technology to Iran…
Imran Khan says his initiative follows talks with leaders of Afghanistan’s neighboursPakistan’s prime minister says he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban to encourage them to form an inclusive government that would ensure peace and stability in …
Foreign secretary says Afghanistan’s fall came ‘faster than anyone anticipated’ during Islamabad visitDominic Raab has said there was widespread surprise including among the Taliban at the speed with which the group swept to military victory in Afghani…
Attack came after court bails eight-year-old Hindu boy who allegedly urinated in madrassa libraryPakistan on Thursday deployed paramilitary troops in a conservative town in the eastern Punjab province, a day after a Muslim crowd attacked and badly dama…
Raoof Hasan, special assistant to Imran Khan, responds to criticism of the Pakistani prime minister’s remarks on women and sexual assaultMuch is being made of comments by Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, on the observance of purdah in Islam and h…
Khan accused of being a ‘rape apologist’ after saying rise in attacks is down to women wearing ‘very few clothes’Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, is facing backlash after he blamed victims of rape for wearing “very few clothes”.The former cricket…
‘Tragic’ closure of Sabeen Mahmud’s community venue T2F in Karachi comes as PM Imran Khan accused of fostering censorship and intoleranceDanial Shah turned to Sabeen Mahmud, for help with his first photo exhibition when all other organisations refused …
I’ve been taken off air and others have been beaten up. Why is the prime minister not standing with us?Once upon a time, Imran Khan and I used to fight for press freedom together in Pakistan. In November 2007, when then military ruler General Pervez Mu…
Human rights campaigners accuse Imran Khan of ‘baffling ignorance’ amid rise in rape casesPakistan rights campaigners have accused the prime minister, Imran Khan, of “baffling ignorance” after the former cricketer blamed how women dress for a rise in r…
Decades of persecution has left the Shia minority with little space left in its graveyards but prime minister Imran Khan is in no hurry to listenAhmed Shah had always dreamed of bigger things. Though just 17, the high school pupil had taken a job in th…
Islamabad high court orders government to fill vacant post at head of National Commission for Human RightsThe prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, and his government have been accused of trying to “sabotage” the country’s independent human rights wa…
Khan probably caught virus during engagements last week before having vaccine, says information ministerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-i…