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Contempt case: Pakistan court issues show-cause notice to Imran Khan

A top court in Pakistan on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to former prime minister Imran Khan and summoned him on August 31 in contempt proceedings initiated against him for passing controversial remarks against a female judge at a rally here. A three-member bench of the Islamabad High Court, headed by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and comprising Justice Babar Sattar and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, also asked Khan to personally appear before the bench on August 31. The court on Monday constituted a larger bench to initiate contempt of court proceedings against 69-year-old Khan for "threatening" Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during his speech in Islamabad on Saturday. During the hearing, Justice Kayani termed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman's remarks 'inappropriate' and said the case is not only confined to the IHC but the message is going to the highest level, adding that people on social media should be controlled. "Imran is consistently giving remarks ...

Pak's ex-PM Imran Khan gets three-day protective bail in terrorism case

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan was on Monday granted protective bail till Thursday by the Islamabad High Court in a terrorism case registered against him for threatening police, judiciary and other state institutions during a rally in the national capital last week. Khan, 69, has been booked under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism), according to the copy of the first information report. The case was registered at the Margalla Police Station of Islamabad on Saturday night. His lawyers - Babar Awan and Faisal Chaudhry - filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking pre-arrest bail on his behalf. A two-member bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Babar Sattar took up the petition.

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan gets protective bail in terrorism case

The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan protective bail till Thursday in a terrorism case registered against him for threatening police, judiciary and other state institutions at his Islamabad rally on Saturday. Khan was booked on Sunday under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Earlier in the day, Khan moved the court seeking pre-arrest bail in the case. The petition filed by his lawyers Babar Awan and Faisal Chaudhry stated that Khan was a target of the ruling PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) for his fearless criticism, and extremely bold and blunt stance against corruption and corrupt politicians, the Dawn newspaper reported. And to achieve this malicious agenda, acting in a most unfortunate and clumsy manner, a false and frivolous complaint has been registered against him by the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police at the behest of the incumbent government, it added. The plea further alleged that the government had decided to cross all

China's multi-billion project in limbo as Pakistan inches closer to West

Sensing Pakistan's discomfort, China has given a quiet approval to the Sharif government's decision to scrap the CPEC Authority-set up during his predecessor Imran Khan's government

Imran Khan's party PTI wins Karachi by-election amid political upheaval

In the backdrop of the arrest of Imran Khan's close aide, Shahbaz Gill, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf won the by-election of the 245-member Karachi National Assembly

Probe launched against Imran Khan after threatening police, judiciary

Pakistan police have launched a probe against former Prime Minister Imran Khan after he made threats against the police and judiciary while addressing a political rally over the weekend

YouTube disrupted in Pakistan as former PM Imran Khan broadcasts speech

YouTube service faced disruptions on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Sunday during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's speech in Rawalpindi's Liaquat Bagh

PTI calls supporters to protest amid possibility of Imran Khan's arrest

According to The News International, Khan was booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA)

Imran Khan booked under anti-terror act for threatening judge, police

Khan connected the current situation in Pakistan to the chief of army staff's appointment and termed it "unfortunate" that everything in the country was happening over one appointment

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan booked under anti-terrorism charges

Earlier, Pakistan's electronic media watchdog banned satellite television channels from broadcasting live speeches of ousted prime minister Imran Khan

Pakistan media watchdog imposes ban on ex-PM Imran Khan's live speeches

Pakistan's media watchdog has banned broadcasting live speeches of former prime minister Imran Khan on all satellite television channels with immediate effect, hours after he threatened state institutions and government officials while addressing a rally in Islamabad. Khan, while addressing a public gathering here on Saturday, threatened to file cases against top police officials, a woman magistrate, Election Commission of Pakistan and political opponents over the treatment meted out to his aide Shahbaz Gill, who was arrested last week on charges of sedition. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in a communique issued on Saturday said that television channels despite repeated warnings had failed to implement a time-delay mechanism to stop the broadcast of material against state institutions. "It has been observed that Mr Imran Khan, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in his speeches/statements is continuously alleging state institutions by levelling baseless ..

Imran Khan claims his remarks on Rushdie's stabbing taken out of context

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday claimed that his remarks in a British newspaper regarding the attempted murder of Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie were "taken out of context". Rushdie, 75, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, the US national of Lebanese origin, on stage last week while he was being introduced at a literary event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York. He suffered three stab wounds to his neck, four stab wounds to his stomach, puncture wounds to his right eye and chest, and a laceration on his right thigh, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during the suspect's arraignment. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Khan condemned the knife attack on Rushdie, claiming that the anger of Muslims against the author was understandable but didn't justify the attack. "I think it is terrible, sad," Imran told the publication in a comment on the violent attack that put Rushdie on a

Pakistan: Former PM Imran Khan faces arrest in foreign funding case

Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has decided to arrest former PM Imran Khan if he fails to appear before the investigation committee or respond to the notices

Pakistan poll body issues notice to Imran over 'contemptuous remarks'

Pakistan's top election body has issued a notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan for using "intemperate and contemptuous remarks" against the poll watchdog in recent political speeches

'Sad, terrible, unjustifiable': Former Pak PM Imran Khan on Rushdie attack

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has termed the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie as terrible and sad, indicating that while the anger in the Islamic world at the Mumbai-born author's controversial novel The Satanic Verses was understandable, the act was unjustifiable, a media report said on Friday. Rushdie, 75, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, a US national of Lebanese origin, on stage last week while he was being introduced at a literary event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York. He suffered three stab wounds to his neck, four stab wounds to his stomach, puncture wounds to his right eye and chest, and a laceration on his right thigh, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during the suspect's arraignment. I think it's terrible, sad, Khan said in an interview to the Guardian newspaper, when asked for his response on Rushdie's assault. Rushdie understood, because he came from a Muslim family. He knows

Imran all praise for India's foreign policy, plays EAM's clip at a rally

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again praised Indias foreign policy, which he said works for the people of the country

Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan to meet Punjab CM Elahi ahead of his Lahore rally

Ahead of "Haqeeqi Azadi Jalsa" rally in Lahore on August 13, former Pakistan PM Imran Khan will meet Punjab province Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi in Lahore, local media reported

Pakistan: Imran's arrest may trigger 'bloody politics', warns ex-Minister

Reacting to Pakistan governments move to file references against the PTI chairman, former Minister warned that attempts to arrest Imran Khan would trigger "bloody politics"

Pakistan politics based on element of vindictiveness; Imran latest victim

Politics in Pakistan is based on an element of vindictiveness which often tends to make the creator or supporter of a particular law, victim of his own doing

Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan faces threat of disqualification

Pakistan's ruling alliance on Thursday filed a petition with the election commission seeking lifetime disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for not disclosing information