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Imran khan to face long legal battle in wake of disqualification verdict

Former prime minister Imran Khan will have to go through a gruelling legal battle to regain his political turf in the wake of his disqualification from holding public office for five years in the Toshakhana case for hiding proceeds from the sale of gifts he received from foreign leaders, according to a media report. Khan on Friday lost membership of Parliament, as well as, barred from contesting elections for five years after the Election Commission of Pakistan, the top constitutional election body, found him guilty of hiding the proceeds from the sale of precious gifts which he got as prime minister from different heads of states. However, there is confusion about whether the five-year disqualification would apply only to the five years term of the current assembly, or whether the disqualification period would start from the date of the verdict by the ECP. The tenure of the current national assembly began in August 2018 and would be completed in 2023. Khan already tendered his ...

Imran Khan found guilty of corrupt practices by Pak EC; disqualified

The four-member bench headed by Pak CEC Sikander Sultan Raja unanimously disqualified Khan for five years as the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a member of the national assembly

Why Pakistan EC disqualified Imran Khan from holding public office

Pakistan's election commission has disqualified Imran Khan from holding public office over charges of unlawfully selling state gifts received from heads of other nations and foreign dignitaries >

Pakistan govt will hang Imran if he launches long march: Minister

The Pakistan government will hang former Prime Minister Imran Khan upside down if he launches his long march in Islamabad, warned Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan.

Imran Khan claims someone else pulled strings of power during his tenure

Former Pakistan prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan claimed that someone else pulled the strings of power during his tenure and that he was all but a figurehead

Four individuals want me assassinated, alleges former Pak PM Imran Khan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday alleged that four individuals were conspiring to assassinate him on charges on blasphemy, warning that the names of these schemers will be revealed to the nation if anything untoward happens to him. Addressing a rally in Mianwali in Pakistan's Punjab province, Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders were accusing him of committing blasphemy in a bid to incite religious hatred against him. What was the game behind this [allegation] four individuals sitting behind closed doors decided to get me killed over blasphemy allegations, Khan alleged. He announced that a video containing names of the conspirators' will be released if anything happened to him. If I get killed then they will say a religious fanatic killed him [Imran] because he had committed blasphemy, he said. The nation will not forgive these conspirators, he warned. This is not the first instance that Kha

Imran Khan wants Pak to face a similar situation like Sri Lanka: PM Sharif

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday alleged that Imran Khan wanted Pakistan to face a similar situation like Sri Lanka and said the decisions of the previous government led by the cricketer-turned-politician was responsible for the current economic crisis. In August, Pakistan took a sigh of relief as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the revival of its Extended Fund Facility programme after which the cash-strapped country will receive the 7th and 8th tranche of USD 1.17 billion. However, Sharif said the country was paying the price for the confusion created by the erstwhile regime headed by Khan. They made agreements with the IMF on their own and later ripped apart the conditions, Sharif said while addressing a press conference on Thursday, adding: The-then finance minister [Shaukat Tarin] created confusion. Pakistan and the IMF had signed the USD 6 billion deal in July 2019 but the programme was derailed in January 2020 and restored briefly in March last year ..

Govt to not allow PTI's long march to enter Islamabad: Pakistan Minister

Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the government's cabinet had decided it would not allow Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to enter Islamabad under any circumstances.Chairing an in-camera meeting in Islamabad, Sanaullah along with other representatives of law enforcement agencies, approved the strategies, Geo News reported.Earlier, PTI Chairman Imran Khan directed party workers to get ready for the 'Haqeeqi Azadi March' in Islamabad and asked his party's leaders and workers to take an oath that they will participate in the long march considering it a Jehad for the country.In the meeting, the members were briefed that around 20,000 people were expected to participate in the long march. The top security huddle decided to engage the Sindh Police, Rangers and FC to ensure law and order in the federal capital during the long march.The Pakistan Army, under Article 245 of the Constitution, will secure public buildings and the Diplomatic Enclave in the Red Zone.In the meeting, the ..

Pak PM blames Imran for ruining economy; calls him 'biggest liar on earth'

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has accused his predecessor Imran Khan of ruining the country's economy and called him the the biggest liar on the face of the earth who has injected poison into society to dangerously polarise the electorate after he was toppled from power in April. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper from Pakistan, Sharif spoke about the damage that Khan, who ruled Pakistan from 2018 to April this year, had done to the country in both domestic and foreign affairs. Pakistan is currently in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis, as it grapples with mounting inflation, sky-high foreign debt, and declining foreign currency reserves. Pakistan has also been hit by unprecedented floods. The floods have killed over 1,600 people and displaced more than 33 million others in Pakistan. The floods have left a third of the country submerged under water and caused estimated damage of nearly USD 30 billion. Sharif, 71, called Khan a liar and a cheat whose

Imran Khan challenges Pakistan govt to arrest him over leaked audio

As the controversy regarding the leaked audio continues in Pakistan, former PM Imran Khan has challenged the coalition government led by Pakistan Muslim League (N) to arrest him

Pakistan: Imran Khan gets pre-arrest bail in 'remarks against judge' case

Islamabad HC approved the pre-arrest bail of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and directed him to appear before the court concerned before October 7 in a contempt case, media report said

Arrest warrant against ex-Pak PM Imran Khan for remarks on female judge

A magistrate of Islamabad's Margalla police station has issued an arrest warrant against PTI chief Imran Khan, media reports said on Saturday

Imran Khan's 'detestable face' revealed: Pakistan PM Sharif on audio leak

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said the audio leak of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has debunked the narrative that he was ousted from power through foreign conspiracy, noting that the former premier's "detestable face" was revealed to the entire nation. A leaked audio tape purportedly of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has surfaced in which he is talking about how to exploit the controversial cypher from the Pakistani envoy to Washington to portray his ouster in a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly in April as a conspiracy. The clip making rounds on social media features a conversation between Khan and his then principal secretary Azam Khan about a cypher sent by Pakistan's Ambassador in Washington Asad Majeed about his meeting with a US official. US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asia Donald Lu was the central figure in Khan's claims about a US-backed regime-change conspiracy. He accused Lu of threatening ...

Ex Pak PM Imran Khan apologises before Judge Zeba Chaudhry's court

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Friday appeared before a sessions court here to personally apologise to Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry, the female judge he had allegedly threatened at a public rally. During a rally in Islamabad on August 20, Khan had threatened to file cases against top police officials, election commission and political opponents over the treatment meted out to his aide Shahbaz Gill, who was arrested on charges of sedition. He had also taken exception to Judge Chaudhry, who had approved Gill's two-day physical remand at the request of the Capital Territory Police, and said she should "prepare herself as action would be taken against her''. Hours after the speech, Khan, 69, was booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act for threatening police, judiciary and other state institutions at his rally. Khan and his lawyers appeared in Judge Chaudhry's court.

Imran Khan demands Shehbaz Sharif's resignation over Pak PMO audio leaks

Pakistan's ousted premier Imran Khan on Monday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after a slew of audio clips related to informal conversations between the premier and Cabinet officials surfaced. Pakistan's Intelligence Bureau has been ordered to investigate the security breach resulting from it. "PM Shehbaz Sharif should resign after the audio leaks involving him, some Cabinet members and government officials have surfaced," Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party chairman, said. "In the audio leaks, Shehbaz is talking about bringing machinery from India for his niece Maryam Nawaz's son-in-law (Raheel Munir). If Shehbaz has any shame left in him, he should resign forthwith otherwise we will make him go home, Khan said while addressing the Government College University (GCU) here. Khan further said another audio related to Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former premier Nawaz Sharif, will soon be leaked in which she could be heard telling her father (Nawaz Sharif)

Shehbaz Sharif-led govt wants to resume trade ties with India: Imran Khan

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that his government had snapped trade ties with India after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 and claimed that the Shehbaz Sharif-led government wanted to resume it. Addressing a rally in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 69-year-old Khan also said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz was "incapable of telling the truth" as he once again accused her of keeping nepotism above national interests. "Maryam wants to import power plant machinery from India for her son-in-law," he said, while referring to a audio leak in which Prime Minister Sharif is allegedly being told that Maryam's son-in-law wants to import a power plant from India. "Our government had stopped trade with India because itended the special status of Kashmir," Khan said, adding that the present imported rulers wanted to resume trade relations with India at the cost of Pakistan's integrity and solidarity. In recen

Won't let Nawaz Sharif decide selection of Pak army chief: Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday warned that he would not let Nawaz Sharif decide the selection of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)

Ready to apologise for controversial remarks against female judge: Imran

Imran Khan on Thursday dodged a contempt indictment when a top Pakistani court deferred proceedings against the former prime minister after he appeared before it and expressed willingness to apologise for his controversial remarks against a female judge. The Islamabad High Court was expected to formally indict Khan in contempt proceedings against him for passing controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during a rally here last month. Khan appeared before the court amid tight security. The Islamabad High Court deferred contempt proceedings against Khan after he expressed his willingness to apologise to Chaudhry for his controversial remarks. The case was heard by a larger bench, headed by IHC CJ Athar Minallah and comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Justice Babar Sattar.

Pakistan court to indict former PM Imran Khan in contempt case today

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is set to indict former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan on Thursday in the contempt of court case filed against him.

Pak's ousted PM Imran Khan to launch protest rally against Sharif-led govt

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday announced to launch a protest movement' against the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government from Saturday demanding early elections. Khan also said he would soon give a call for long march' on Islamabad to send the imported government home. I am going to start a movement against the government from Saturday (Sept 24) and you (lawyers) have to stand up for law and be part of this to achieve Haqiqi Azadi' (real freedom), he said while addressing a lawyers' convention outside the Lahore registry of the Supreme Court here.