The Shahenshah of Bollywood is not just an icon on screen but also a name revered in academic circles. Amitabh Bachchan holds a double major in Science and Arts from Delhi University’s Kirori Mal College. Known for his baritone and gravitas, he was once rejected by All India Radio due to his voice — a…
New Delhi: The standoff between the Pakistani government and the supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has reached a boiling point. With deadly clashes, sweeping arrests, and widespread discontent, Pakistan once again faces political turmoil. Imran Khan, the former cricket star turned politician, has been in jail since August 2023 on corruption charges. His…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s security forces removed a huge number of Imran Khan supporters from Islamabad following a sweeping crackdown overnight, following which the city locked down for four days opened on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported. The crackdown happened after Khan’s protesters gathered in the city to demand the former Prime Minister’s release from prison. The protesters…
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Wednesday that an overnight security crackdown evicted thousands of opposition activists rallying in support of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from central Islamabad, reopening roads linking the capital with the rest of the country after a four-day lockdown. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, launched what it had billed as…
By Charlotte Greenfield and Mushtaq Ali ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party suspended street protests demanding his release from jail after a sweeping midnight raid by security forces in the capital Islamabad in which hundreds of people were arrested, local media reported on Wednesday. Broadcaster Geo News, citing a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…
Several security personnel have died and dozens of civilians injured in the latest escalation of protests surrounding Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad. Thousands of protesters seeking the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan have closed in on the city as of Tuesday afternoon, local time, after days of marching south from the province of…
Thousands clash with police as they force their way into capital to demand jailed ex-prime minister’s release. Several members of Pakistan’s security forces are reported to have been killed as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan forced their way into the capital, Islamabad. Four security service personnel have been killed, the government said…
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Supporters seeking the release of imprisoned Pakistani former premier Imran Khan on Tuesday broke through a ring of shipping containers locking down the capital Islamabad, battled police, and ignored a government threat to respond with gunfire. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds and at least one person has died in…
New Delhi: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended his congratulations to Donald Trump for his “historic victory” in securing a second term as US President. However, the message, posted on X (formerly Twitter), came with a faux pas – given that Sharif’s government has imposed a nationwide ban on the platform. Sharif’s post, which wished…