NEW DELHI: In a fresh setback for Imran Khan, Pakistan’s top election body on Tuesday disqualified the jailed former prime minister for five years after his conviction in a corruption case.The decision comes days after the embattled leader was arrested in Lahore in the Toshakhana corruption case.In a notification issued on Tuesday, the Election Commission … Read more
NEW DELHI: The political fate of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan hangs precariously following his conviction and three-year imprisonment in a graft case.Khan, Pakistan’s main opposition leader, faces a long legal battle to save his political career ahead of a national election expected later this year.The outspoken PTI leader’s political career has seen a … Read more
Imran Khan on Thursday survived an “assassination attempt” during his long march to Islamabad, as a lone gunman in the crowd fired at him and party colleagues. Khan was atop a container truck winding its way through Wazirabad when shot at. He received injuries in his leg, and is reported to be out of danger. … Read more
LAHORE: In a veiled attack on Pakistan’s Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, former prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that “some elements” in the powerful establishment who indulged in “bad practices” were responsible for his unceremonious ouster from power. According to experts, Khan, who was ousted from power on April 10 after the National … Read more