Imran Khan - report

Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 and former cricketer

Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi is a Pakistani former cricketer and politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He is the founder and chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

2021 2022 2024

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Imran Khan indicted on Monday in an official secrets acts case. Case relates to a diplomatic cable he allegedly touted as proof of a "conspiracy" Khan has been tangled in a slew of legal cases he says are designed to stop him from contesting polls in January.
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Police move quickly to take the popular politician from his home to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The prison sentence could see Khan barred from politics as the law says people with a criminal conviction cannot hold or run for public office. Khan is facing over 150 cases brought against him since being ousted in April last year.
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High court in Islamabad grants former Prime Minister Imran Khan protection from arrest in a graft case. Imran can't be arrested till May 17 in any case registered against him in Islamabad after May 9. Court also granted the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief protective bail for 10 days.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has instructed the party leaders, workers and supporters to gather at the Islamabad Judicial Complex at 8am on Wednesday. Imran Khan was detained by paramilitary Rangers outside Islamabad High Court. The 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician was taken into custody on Tuesday.
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Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday as he appeared in a court in Islamabad. He is accused of illegally buying land from a business tycoon. The former prime minister has called for protests in response to his arrest.
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Imran Khan is accused of keeping gifts from foreigners while he was prime minister. Police tried to arrest him on Tuesday, but his supporters formed a protective ring around his house. The brawl quickly escalated into riots across Pakistan.
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Police fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse supporters of Imran Khan. Clashes erupted between police and PTI workers when the former approached Khan's residence. Officers arrived to serve a warrant for the 71-year-old opposition leader to appear in court later this week.