Sana Jamal

Islamabad: The World Bank has ranked Pakistan’s Ehsaas Emergency Cash programme among the top four global social protection initiatives based on the number of people covered.

The Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) hosted a Diwaniyya-style dialogue that brought together public leaders, scholars, and public policy experts for an open, tradition-inspired discussion on pressing global and regional issues.

The event featured Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, whose participation anchored a wide-ranging conversation on geopolitics, regional challenges, governance, and his vision for Pakistan’s future. The dialogue reflected the Diwaniyya tradition of fostering inclusive, candid exchanges on matters of public importance.

Pakistan’s election authorities have delayed the election for a crucial regional assembly after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government refused to provide the necessary funds and polling staff citing financial constraints.

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 Saadullah Mazari

When consciences are traded, principles are bid, and loyalties are valued in the marketplace, a voice is heard from somewhere, announcing that principles have no value, honor cannot be sold, and truth bids. Cannot be applied.The name of that voice is Imran Khan, the red of Shaukat Khanum, who saw the treasures of the world, all the doors of power and authority were opened, but he did not hesitate or bow down.

by Steve H, Hanke

August 5th marked another grim day for Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and one of the world’s greatest cricketers. It was the second anniversary of his incarceration in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on trumped-up charges.

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.

When a regime starts rationing a prisoner’s light, it is no longer governing — it is unravelling. If credible reports are accurate that Imran Khan’s eyesight has catastrophically deteriorated in custody, this is not bureaucratic failure, nor medical misfortune. It is escalation. It is the continuation — by more brutal means — of a four-year campaign of relentless state persecution against the most popular, electrifying, and historically singular political figure Pakistan has produced in its 78-year existence. The dimming of his vision is not incidental. It is terror by design.

By Bruno Maçães

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

Article by Christina Lamb

The Times: rare interview from behind bars – Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said he is being caged like a terrorist