Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
Political turmoil continues in Pakistan despite power sharing deal among establishment parties

The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have agreed to form the new government. However, several parties, including Imran Khan’s PTI, have refused to accept the results and have alleged widespread rigging

PTI-backed candidates emerge as largest bloc but uncertainty over government formation continues

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the PTI, has been staging protests alleging rigging and other irregularities in Pakistan’s election. Meanwhile, discussions are on among parties to form a new government

Imran Khan’s PTI claims victory in Pakistan’s general election

The Pakistan Tehreek e-Insaf had alleged persecution by the army and the ruling elite in the run up to the elections, with Khan jailed and barred from contesting and the party denied its electoral symbol

Pakistan set for polls amid popular resentment against country’s elites

Despite legal troubles, former Prime Minister Imran Khan remains the most popular figure in Pakistan. Meanwhile, economic problems such as price hike and poverty emerge as the most important issues in the current election season

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan and his wife sentenced for 14 years in Toshakhana case

Wednesday’s sentencing is the third for the former prime minister of Pakistan who has alleged that he is being persecuted by the army and political class in response to pressure from the US

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison

Imran Khan has been sentenced by a special court for allegedly disclosing a diplomatic cable. The former PM has maintained that the document contains proof of a conspiracy involving the military and the US that led to his ouster from office in 2022

Activists condemn Pakistan Supreme Court’s decision to allow military trial of civilians

The Supreme Court decision to permit military trials of civilians reversed its own decision from October. The ruling comes in the context of military trials against opposition leaders and members for the May protests after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Imran Khan political persecution Imran Khan remains in detention over cipher case even as court suspends corruption sentence

A high court in Pakistan suspended Imran Khan’s three-year prison sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case on Tuesday. However, the former PM remains in custody ahead of his appearance before a special court in a different case involving the alleged leak of a classified diplomatic cable

Pakistani rights activist Ali Wazir and lawyer Imaan Mazari jailed on terror charges

Wazir is the co-founder of the PTM which demands end of state-sponsored human rights violations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has been arrested on several other occasions in past

Imran Khan bail Pakistan Bail for Imran Khan sparks protests by ruling coalition in Pakistan

The ruling coalition in Pakistan has launched a sit-in protest outside the Supreme Court to oppose the court’s order granting relief to former Prime Minister Imran Khan after his arrest last week

Pakistan rocked by protests as Imran Khan is sent to custody for eight days

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was arrested on Tuesday, was sent into custody of the National Accountability Bureau on Wednesday. He was also indicted separately in a case related to do with illegal sale of gits. Protests have broken out across the country with over a 1,000 people arrested.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested 

Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said the government was “crossing a red line” and has asked its supporters to take to the streets. There are already reports of demonstrations against Khan’s arrest taking place in different parts of the country.