By Bruno Maçães

The country’s former PM warns that its spiralling political crisis could end as a brutal military dictatorship.

Imran Khan, the former Pakistani prime minister, was removed in April last year – and since then, he has faced multiple criminal charges and even escaped an assassination attempt.

For months, hundreds of supporters have gathered outside his home in Lahore to protect him from arrest. But on Tuesday, May 9, the former cricket icon was dramatically arrested by paramilitary troops as he appeared in court to face corruption charges – prompting thousands of people to protest across the country.

PM Imran Khan calls on Western governments to treat insult against Islam’s prophet as it does the Holocaust.

by Asad Hashim

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for Muslim-majority countries to band together to lobby Western governments to criminalise the insulting of Islam’s prophet, as negotiations between his government and a far-right anti-blasphemy religious group continue.

by Osman Samiuddin

Just so we’re clear, the following is a fact. Not opinion, not a point of view, not a hot take. Fact. There is no Pakistani male, female, dead, alive, real, imagined – as famous as Imran Khan. Every turn in a multifarious public life has abounded in fame, first as a cricket legend, then as a beloved philanthropist who built a cancer hospital for the poor, latterly as a maverick politician who swept to power promising reform, and now, as the sole occupant of a cell in Pakistan’s most notorious jail. So famous he’s been the subject of two death hoaxes most recently in November, when he went unseen for so long that many concluded he had died.

by Tahir Azad

In April 2022, Imran Khan became the first prime minister in Pakistan’s history to be removed through a vote of no confidence. What followed was a campaign of institutional suppression without precedent in the country’s democratic experience. Party leaders were arrested en masse.

by Caroline Davies – BBC News Islamabad

It was a surreal moment. On Tuesday night during his live TV show, Pakistani anchor Kashif Abbasi was talking about a legal petition filed by a lawyer against former prime minister Imran Khan.

Mr Abbasi says his name, then stops himself: “He filed an application under article six against Imran Khan… I apologise, against the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf.”

We tried to speak to Mr Abbasi, but he did not get back to us.

by Von Robert Treichler

Interview mit Imran Khan, Sonntag, 2. 7. 2023, geführt von Robert Treichler, Nachrichtenmagazin profil. Interview with Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, on Sunday, 2nd of July 2023. Interviewer: Robert Treichler, newsmagazine profil (Austria)

Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan today warned that what is going to happen in Kashmir when the curfew is lifted “will be a bloodbath.”

Addressing the General Assembly today (27 Sep) in New York, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan said, “when a nuclear armed country fights to the end, it will have consequences far beyond the borders.” He added, “It will have consequences for the world, which is why I repeat I am here, because I’m warning you, it is not a threat, it’s a fair worry that where are we heading?”

by Aarna

Today, I stand before you to deliver a motivational speech that embodies the spirit and determination of a remarkable leader, Imran Khan, the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Imran Khan has ignited a spark of hope and has proven himself as a driving force behind the transformative change in our great nation. His leadership has been a beacon of inspiration, guiding us towards a prosperous and just Pakistan.

by Kelly Ng

Pakistan has sentenced to prison 108 members of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, for their involvement in protests against the military in 2023. Violent protests erupted nationwide in May 2023 after security forces arrested Khan during his court appearance on corruption charges.