Imran Khan

Bibi's first husband, Khawar Maneka, had filed the case, alleging that she violated the Islamic practice of observing the mandatory pause or Iddat between two marriages.

Rehan Zaib Khan, who was contesting from the Bajaur constituency for a seat in the National Assembly as an independent candidate following a recent court order that banned the PTI from contesting election, was shot dead while three of his supporters were injured when they were holding their poll campaign rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Siddiq Abad Phatak Bazar Main Chowk area.

Khan is accused of not disclosing information on gifts presented to Toshakhana as well as the proceeds from the illegal sale of some of the gifts.

The medical superintendent of the District Headquarters Hospital in Sibi, Dr Babar, confirmed that four people were killed and five others were injured. The victims were shifted to the civil hospital.

Supreme Court permits Imran Khan's party leaders, including Parvez Elahi, to run in February 8 general elections, offering relief amid challenges.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on January 13 stripped the PTI of its iconic cricket ‘bat’ election symbol, a move after which those contesting in elections from the party will have to fight as independent candidates. The election commission of Pakistan has already rejected the nomination papers of Khan and several of his party colleagues.

The bench asked the petitioner's counsel if he intends to challenge the notification of the jail trial. The counsel expressed his willingness to challenge the notification of the jail trial and asked the bench to fix the case again.

The party has lost its election symbol of ‘bat’ and nomination papers of Khan and other prominent leaders have been rejected by the election commission.

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A three-judge full bench headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi will hear the petitions on Saturday.

The Peshawar High Court directed the electoral body to return the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party its iconic cricket 'bat' electoral symbol back and upload the party's certificate of internal elections on its website, Dawn newspaper reported.

During the hearing of the cases, police sought physical remand of the 71-year-old founder in the GHQ attack case, however, ATC Judge Malik Aijaz Asif turned down the request, Geo News reported.

The write-up paints a scathing criticism of Pakistan's current political scenario even as it reiterates Khan's oft-repeated allegations and ends with the demand forfree and fair elections for political stability and the need for reforms. He also claims that with democracy under siege, Pakistan is headed in the opposite direction.

Khan’s lawyer, Naeem Haider Panjutha, said Khan was indicted at Adiala Prison in Rawalpindi.

Imran Khan, 71, has been languishing in Adiala jail under different cases since August 2023.

On December 22, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected PTI's intra-party elections and deprived the party of its cricket bat symbol. Barrister Gohar Khan was elected as the party's new chairman in the internal elections in December.

Election officials disallowed Khan’s candidacy because of his conviction and what they said was his disqualification under the constitution, according to documents.

A five-member panel of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on December 22 rejected the organisational elections of Khan's party and its plea to have a cricket bat as the electoral symbol for the general elections.

The apex court also directed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders to submit surety bonds worth Rs 1 million each, the Dawn newspaper reported.

This week, Khan for the first time used artificial intelligence to deliver a speech to supporters. The surprise development could help his party to win the upcoming elections in February, according to analysts.