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Who is Imran Khan?

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About Imran Khan

Who is Imran Khan?

Imran Khan is a former international cricketer and is the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Other than being the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team, he was chancellor of the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom from 2005 and 2014. In 1996, Khan founded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and serves as its chairman. In memory of his mother, he launched a fundraising campaign to set up a cancer hospital in Lahore and raised $25 million.
 
Born in Lahore, his paternal family are of Pashtun ethnicity and belong to the Niazi tribe. Khan grew up with his four sisters in upper-middle-class
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PM Shehbaz offers talks to Imran Khan's party to ease political tension

Shehbaz made the offer while presiding over a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad after recent overtures by the opposition leaders

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2025 | 11:11 PM IST

Jailed Imran Khan calls for street movement against 'Asim Law' in Pakistan

Khan, 73, who has been in jail since August 2023, faces multiple cases launched against him since his ouster from power in April 2022

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2025 | 11:07 PM IST

Pak's ex-PM Imran Khan calls for protests after 17-year jail sentence

Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each by a court on Saturday in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2025 | 11:57 AM IST

Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan sentenced to 17 years in graft case

Judge Shahrukh Arjumand of an anti-graft court handed Khan the maximum prison sentence for illegally undervaluing and then obtaining expensive gifts from the national treasury when he was premier

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2025 | 6:53 AM IST

'No embargo' on Imran Khan's sons meeting him in jail: Pakistan govt

Pakistani authorities have reportedly imposed unannounced restrictions on meetings with Khan on the grounds that the visitors use such meetings for political ends

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 7:57 PM IST

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to 17 yrs in corruption case

Special court judge Shahrukh Arjumand announced the judgment in the case in the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 2:59 PM IST

Imran Khan 'perfectly fine' but facing mental torture, says sister

The development comes amid rumours on social media about Khan's health as his family was constantly being denied from meeting him in prison for more than a month

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Updated On : 02 Dec 2025 | 11:02 PM IST

'He is fine': Pak govt, PTI dismiss rumours about Imran Khan's condition

Speculation intensified on social media after reports suggested the 73-year-old could be shifted to a high-security facility, a move that would further restrict interaction

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Updated On : 28 Nov 2025 | 11:23 AM IST

Rumours claim Imran Khan is dead; family says police stopping all access

Imran Khan's family says police assaulted his sisters and denied access to Adiala Jail as online rumours about the former PM's death spread, prompting PTI to demand a neutral investigation

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2025 | 10:01 AM IST

Trump wants Nobel Peace Prize this year, but what are his chances?

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 will be announced on October 10 in Oslo, with Donald Trump among 338 nominees. Experts, however, say his chances remain slim amid stronger contenders

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2025 | 11:36 AM IST

'Pak can win if army bats, judges umpire': Imran Khan mocks Asia Cup loss

Jailed former PM Imran Khan mocked Pakistan's cricket slump, saying only Army Chief Munir and PCB head Naqvi as openers, with judges as umpires, could secure a win against India

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Updated On : 23 Sep 2025 | 3:09 PM IST

Trump aide meets Imran Khan's sons, calls for end to political prosecutions

Grenell posted a photo with Imran Khan's elder son Sulaiman Isa and his second son Kasim Khan, writing that he loved hanging out with them

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Updated On : 23 Jul 2025 | 10:38 AM IST

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan likely to be released on June 11: Report

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is set to hear the petitions requesting the suspension of sentences to Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the 190 million Pound Al-Qadir Trust case on June 11

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Updated On : 08 Jun 2025 | 8:40 PM IST

Imran Khan's party moves court for his release amid India-Pakistan tensions

Khan, 72, has been incarcerated in Adiala Jail of Rawalpindi, the garrison city, since mid-2023 in connection with multiple cases

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Updated On : 09 May 2025 | 4:59 PM IST

Imran Khan's party seeks his release amid rising India-Pakistan tensions

Imran Khan's PTI said KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur has approached the Islamabad High Court seeking the release of the party founder amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan

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Updated On : 09 May 2025 | 1:06 PM IST

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Imran Khan's X accounts suspended in India

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto had acknowledged his country's tango with terror operatives

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Updated On : 04 May 2025 | 1:52 PM IST

Imran Khan lambasts Pak govt for mistreatment of Afghan nationals

The ongoing treatment of Afghan refugees is nothing short of disgraceful. The ruling mafia, desperate to cling to power, will stop at nothing

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2025 | 9:03 PM IST

Dark clouds overshadowing Pakistan will soon evaporate: Imran Khan

Khan said the "peon government" was determined to keep him imprisoned as they were obsessed with clinging to power

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2025 | 6:01 PM IST

Pak's ex-PM Imran Khan nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for rights advocacy

In 2019, Imran Khan was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote peace in South Asia

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Updated On : 31 Mar 2025 | 6:00 PM IST

Imran Khan calls Balochistan govt 'illegitimate,' warns against 1971 repeat

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder-leader said the situation in Balochistan cannot improve unless the genuine public representatives are brought into the mainstream

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Updated On : 27 Mar 2025 | 9:13 PM IST