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Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, is arrested in Islamabad

Paramilitary forces arrested Khan at a court in Islamabad, where he was facing corruption charges. The arrest has triggered rare pushback against the military, the country's most powerful institution.

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Imran Khan, the cricket star who ditched playboy image to rule Pakistan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, a cricketing hero-turned-politician who was arrested on Tuesday, whipped up popular support amid decades-high inflation and a crippling economic slowdown before his ouster last year.

Reuters

Arrest of Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan sparks deadly clashes with supporters

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from court Tuesday as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions that sparked violent demonstrations by his angry supporters in several major cities.

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Pakistan: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad; political temp shoots up

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken into custody from a court premises in Islamabad in a corruption case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Party officials: Imran Khan arrested in court in Islamabad

Officials from the party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan say he has been arrested as he appeared in a court in the capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases

The Independent UK

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested, stirring nationwide violence

Pakistan's anti-corruption agency arrested former prime minister Imran Khan at Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, threatening fresh turmoil in the nuclear-armed country as clashes erupted between Khan supporters and police, killing at least one protester.

Reuters

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan arrested at Islamabad court

Protests after former prime minister is arrested over corruption allegations during court appearance in the capital.

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Imran Khan arrested just months after assassination attempt on cricket legend

Imran Khan has been taken into custody by Pakistani Rangers from the Judicial Complex in Islamabad where he had gone to seek bail, news agency GeoTV reported

Daily Mirror

Pakistan army slams Imran Khan for murder attempt allegations

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army criticized former premier Imran Khan for accusing one of their senior officials of orchestrating assassination attempts against him and challenged the ex-cricket star to address the matter in court.

The Times of India

Pakistani man lynched over alleged blasphemy remarks during rally

A Muslim cleric killed after his speech at an opposition party’s rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was deemed blasphemous.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan government, Imran Khan’s PTI agree on simultaneous polls

Late-night talks between the ruling alliance and Khan’s party, however, end without any agreement on an election date.

Al Jazeera

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wins vote of confidence

Sharif secures 180 votes, against the 172 required to achieve a simple majority in the lower house of the parliament.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s Punjab elections to go ahead as court confirms ruling

Supreme court stands by decision to order elections next month in move that seemingly pits judiciary against government

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan places first order for discounted Russian oil, joining major buyers India and China

Pakistan has become the latest Asian country to import Russia’s discounted crude oil, joining India and China which are importing heavily from Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine.

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Pakistan’s descent into crisis

Pakistan appears to be on the brink of a full-blown crisis with the country struggling to get on top of mounting security threats, political uncertainty and economic instability.

The Guardian - UK

From Stephen Lawrence to Sarah Everard: the awful price of 30 years of police failure to reform

We hoped Stephen’s death would be the catalyst for real change, but the assurances proved hollow, says Imran Khan, lawyer and adviser to the Lawrence family

The Times of India

How Imran Khan’s poll demand sparked a new Pakistan crisis

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan premier Imran Khan’s bid for snap elections has evolved into a constitutional crisis, with the government pushing back against a Supreme Court order to carry out two provincial polls, raising concerns over the future of the democratic process.

Reuters

Imran Khan says Pakistan will struggle to break out of cycle of debt repayments - FT

Pakistan will struggle to break out of a cycle of ongoing debt repayments without reform, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan told the Financial Times in an interview.

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'Forget Security': Javed Miandad makes insensitive remarks on India's refusal to tour Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain and batting legend Javed Miandad made insensitive remarks on the issue of India's refusal to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming Asia Cup tournament citing security reasons.

Al Jazeera

HRW slams Pakistan for ‘forcibly evicting’ thousands of farmers

The rights group raises concerns over the $7bn Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project near Lahore city.

The Independent UK

IMF slashes cash-strapped Pakistan's growth outlook to 0.5%

The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s fragile economy will grow just 0.5% this year, down from 6% in 2022

The Guardian - AU

Australian man’s jail sentence for writing critical letter to Pakistan military a ‘torment’ for family

Family of Hasan Askree, 53, who was jailed for five years in 2020, say case is a grave miscarriage of justice

The Independent UK

Court in Pakistan-held Kashmir removes Imran Khan's protégé

A top court in the Pakistani-administered section of Kashmir has removed the protégé of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and head of the local government from office

Al Jazeera

Pakistan election panel seeks change in law guiding its powers

In letter to parliament, ECP says ‘judicial overbearing’ has ‘diluted writ’ of panel in holding free and fair elections.

Al Jazeera

Where does Pakistan find itself year after Imran Khan lost power?

Ex-PM’s message of resistance, victimhood has caught people’s imaginations, revealed deep schisms in state institutions.

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