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Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (born October 5, 1952) is a Pakistani former cricketer, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to April 2022. He rose
...Read more- Pakistan Elections: Imran Khan-backed independents lead in final poll count
The party of another former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was second with 75 seats after Thursday's vote, lacking a clear majority but it was the largest single party in parliament as Khan's independents ran as individuals.
- From Power to Prison: Pakistan PMs' jail saga continues, Imran Khan joins the list
Imran Khan joins the list of Pakistan PMs who faced jail time
- Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested: The country's history of imprisoning its prime ministers
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is not the first Pak PM to have been arrested. India’s neighbour has a history of improvising its PMs.
- In Pics: Protests break out against arrest of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan
Imran Khan's arrest came a day after the powerful military rebuked him for repeatedly accusing a senior military officer of trying to engineer his assassination and the former armed forces chief of being behind his removal from power last year.
- Pakistan court postpones police operation to arrest Imran Khan | In Pics
A Pakistani high court ordered police on March 16 to postpone an operation to arrest Imran Khan for another day, defusing a surge in violence that saw supporters of the former prime minister fighting pitch battles with security forces.
- Pakistan parliament elects Shehbaz Sharif as PM; Imran Khan's MPs quit en masse
Pakistan's parliament chose a more Western-friendly politician, Shehbaz Sharif, as prime minister on April 11, completing the ousting of predecessor Imran Khan in a political crisis that has sparked street protests and a mass resignation of lawmakers.
- Pakistan crisis in pics as lawmakers set to elect new PM after Imran Khan's ouster
Shehbaz Sharif was set on April 11 to become Pakistan's new prime minister, but the country still faces months of political crisis with ousted premier Imran Khan vowing disruption from the wings. Khan was dismissed on April 10 after losing a no-confidence vote, paving the way for an opposition alliance that faces the same issues that bedevilled the cricket star-turned-politician.
