Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's sister arrested. (AFP)

Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan arrested ahead of protest demanding ex-Pakistan PM’s release: Report

Police arrested Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former Pakistan prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan, from her residence in Lahore, according to a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson, Reuters reported. Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan’s sister arrested. (AFP) Earlier, the police had taken four PTI activists and workers into custody ahead of the party’s planned September…

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Khan, who remains highly popular in Pakistan, has been imprisoned since August 2023. (REUTERS)

Imran Khan’s party seeks contempt action over jailed leader’s hospital move

The party of Pakistan’s jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan filed a contempt petition against the government on Saturday after authorities took the cricketer-turned-politician to a state-run hospital instead of the private facility ordered by the top court, party officials said. Khan, who remains highly popular in Pakistan, has been imprisoned since August 2023. (REUTERS) “The…

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Cricket could rescue a lot more than Imran Khan

Imran Khan’s long career in Pakistani politics produced many unforgettable images. In 2014, he stood atop a shipping container to rage against the US and his own nation’s elite; in 2018, he delivered his memorable first address as prime minister, holding up illustrations of what malnourishment did to children’s brains, and promising to turn the…

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The gesture triggered outrage on social media, with many users calling out the unprofessional behaviour of Ahmed Sharif.(X)

Pakistan spokesperson ‘winks’ at woman journalist during briefing, sparks outrage

Pakistan’s Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has sparked outrage after he winked at a female journalist during a press conference. The wink came as a journalist asked Ahmed about his allegations against the jailed former PM Imran Khan. The gesture triggered outrage on social media, with many users calling…

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Supporters kiss a cutout of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, during a protest over concerns about their leader's health, on a road leading to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.(REUTERS)

Pakistan general accuses Imran Khan of orchestrating ‘attack’ on armed forces

A senior Pakistani general on Friday accused jailed former premier Imran Khan of orchestrating a well-planned onslaught against the armed forces through the media, describing him as a “narcissistic” and “mentally sick” person. Supporters kiss a cutout of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, during a protest over concerns about their leader’s health, on a road…

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Former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan during a joint news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan November 19, 2020.(Reuters)

Imran Khan’s sister voices alarm over brother’s condition in jail: ‘Not telling us anything’

Noreen Niazi, one of the three sisters of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, has expressed anguish over the uncertainty looming about her brother’s condition in prison. Former Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan during a joint news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan November 19, 2020.(Reuters) Imran Khan, who is the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has…

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