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Imran Khan and the Century of Political Educators: 1900–2025

by Dr. Salman Ahmad

In the sweeping panorama of global history, from the dawn of the twentieth century to the disruptive present of 2025, the distinction between those who ruled and those who fundamentally educated their people about rights, freedom, and dignity is starkly drawn. While countless leaders have rallied movements or held the reins of government, a rare handful stand apart for transforming the very consciousness of their societies—redefining the political imagination, not just state policy.

Imran Khan wasn’t overthrown — Pakistan was

by Junaid S. Ahmad

From the barracks of Rawalpindi to the halls of Washington, a sordid alliance stalks the republic of Pakistan: a military caste addicted to power, a civilian class cowed into servitude, and a foreign patron ever ready to pull the leash. What unfolds is less a grand strategy than a tragicomedy: generals trading sovereignty for sinecures, soldiers harbouring contempt for their officers, and a once-promising democratic movement crushed under the twin weights of imperial ambition and martial tutelage.

Trump, Tel Aviv, and Rawalpindi: The Generals’ Desperate Gamble to Stop Imran Khan

by Orhan Khan

In Pakistan today, the country’s powerful generals have turned politics into a zero-sum game — a battle for survival in which the rise of Imran Khan would mark the end of the military’s 78-year-long dominance.

5 myths about Imran Khan that should have been busted years ago

By Husain Nadim.

Since a lie on-repeat becomes a given truth, let me correct the record on this:

The Money Doctor and ‘Captain Pakistan’: Steve Hanke on his last call with Imran Khan and the doom loop gripping Pakistan

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.

Authorities jail 108 members of Imran Khan’s party

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.

Imran Khan Writes From Prison: Why the World Must Pay Attention To Pakistan

by Imran Khan

As we settle into 2025, I reflect on what has been one of the most tumultuous and testing periods in Pakistan’s history. From my confinement in a solitary cell, I witness the heartbreaking reality of a nation gripped by authoritarian rule.

Imran Khan warns of plan to impose 10-year dictatorship in Pakistan

Lahore: Pakistan’s incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that economic progress can never happen as long as the current “fascist system” is in place and warned that there is a plan to impose a “10-year dictatorship” in Pakistan.

Imran Khan is a principled person

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.

Pakistan: Authorities Must Immediately Release Imran Khan From Arbitrary Detention

Amnesty International Public Statement

A year on from Imran Khan’s conviction and sentencing, Amnesty International has found several fair trial violations under international human rights standards which have resulted in his arbitrary detention, denying his right to liberty. Amnesty International has reviewed key documents in Imran Khan’s cases and spoken to lawyers involved in the trials. We have noted a pattern of weaponization of the legal system to keep Imran Khan under detention and away from all political activity. Amnesty International calls on the Pakistani authorities to immediately release Imran Khan from arbitrary pre-trial detention.

UN Group Demands Release of Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan; Says His Detention Violates International Law

A United Nations human rights working group on July 1 called for the immediate release of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he had been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws.”

Imran Khan: Former Pakistani prime minister speaks to ITV News from solitary confinement

by Rohit Kachroo

Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has urged Sir Keir Starmer to raise awareness of threats to democracy in Pakistan in a rare interview granted from solitary confinement

Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said he is being caged like a terrorist

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

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan arbitrarily detained, says UN working group

Geneva-based UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says Khan’s imprisonment violates international law and demands ‘immediate’ release.

EXCLUSIVE: Imran Khan Talks to Me From Prison

by Mehdi Hasan

The former Pakistani PM says he’s “confined to a death cell,” as he lambasts Pakistan’s political and military leaders.

Imran Khan: “I’m afraid Pakistan is headed towards martial law”

By Bruno Maçães

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

Imran Khan warns that Pakistan’s election could be a farce

By Imran Khan

TODAY PAKISTAN is being ruled by caretaker governments at both the federal level and provincial level. These administrations are constitutionally illegal because elections were not held within 90 days of parliamentary assemblies being dissolved.

Imran Khan’s Inspirational Leadership

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.

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Khan: “They are determined to kill me”

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s ousted prime minister, expects to be arrested soon and says he will continue to fight for democracy and the rule of law By Robert Treichler

Imran Khan breaks silence: “We are standing on the edge of darkness”

Imran Khan interview with Mehdi Hasan

Ever since Imran Khan, the legendary Pakistani cricketer turned populist politician, was ejected from the Prime Minister’s Office last year in a very controversial parliamentary vote of no confidence, Pakistan has been in the midst of an historic political and economic crisis. Khan breaks his silence in an exclusive interview with MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan.

Pakistans Ex-Premier Khan: “Sie wollen mich unbedingt umbringen”

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)

Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Says Defying U.S. Policy Led to His Downfall

Today, Khan is largely confined to his residence in Lahore while on bail from successive court appearances on allegations ranging from corruption to terrorism and even murder.

Pakistan’s Imran Khan openly accuses military of trying to destroy his party

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam

LAHORE – Pakistan’s embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the powerful military and its intelligence agency of openly trying to destroy his political party, saying he had “no doubt” he would be tried in a military court and thrown in jail.

Imran Khan: Ex-Pakistan PM tells BBC crackdown on party is ‘untenable’

“You think it is a big crisis for me, I don’t,” Imran Khan.

Imran Khan speaks to Bruno Maçães for the New Statesman

Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, warns his country could be heading for a brutal military dictatorship.

How the world reacted to Imran Khan’s arrest in Pakistan

Leaders and world bodies call for restraint and raise alarm after Pakistani authorities suspend mobile internet.

5 Takeaways from TIME’s Exclusive Interview With Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

In the interim, Khan has survived an assassination attempt, been hit with a flurry of charges that he claims are concocted to disqualify him from reentering politics, and narrowly avoided arrest amid pitch battles between police and supporters outside his home in Lahore.

Imran Khan’s Fight Against Political Oppression in Pakistan

Imran Khan conversation with Isobel Yeung (VICE World News)

Pakistan is in the middle of political chaos — and one man is at the center of it all. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted last year in a no-confidence vote, but polls suggest he remains the country’s most popular political leader.

Imran Khan says ‘constitution violated’ as Punjab vote is delayed

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.

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg

Imran Khan interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson

Speaking from his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore, Khan said that he had information from within intelligence agencies that the shooting which injured him last week would take place.

Imran Khan: Pakistan Ex-Prime Minister wounded at protest march

Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has survived a gun attack on his convoy while holding a protest march in the eastern city of Wazirabad.

He was wounded in the leg when a burst of gunfire hit his vehicle. One person was killed and at least five others were injured.

Imran Khan wants rule of law and an Islamic welfare state in Pakistan

by Annie White

Pakistan’s ousted prime minister, Imran Khan says the people of Pakistan believe even a poor democracy would be better than a military government.

He spoke with ABC’s India Now! Host Marc Fennell as he continues to rally grassroots support to demand new elections.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan: US war on terror bred more terrorists

by Sana Jamal, Correspondent Gulf News

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said in an interview that the war on terror by the United States “actually bred terrorists” in different regions of the world, including Pakistan. The prime minister made the comments on Sunday during a CNN interview responding to a question on the surge in terrorism in the Middle East and Pakistan-Afghanistan region despite the withdrawal of US forces.

PM Imran launches universal healthcare scheme

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday launched the Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card scheme to provide health insurance to families across Punjab, Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Tharparkar.

‘A society becomes free when it gets justice’: PM Imran assures legal system of full govt support

Imran Khan at ground-breaking of the Islamabad District Courts’ building

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that society becomes free when it gets justice, since the latter was necessary to uplift the common person. He reassured that the government would fully support the judiciary.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan will “absolutely not” allow CIA to use bases for Afghanistan operations

by Jonathan Swan and Zachary Basu

Pakistan will “absolutely not” allow the CIA to use bases on its soil for cross-border counter terrorism missions after American forces withdraw from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan

Rich states haven’t done enough for the environment, Pakistan PM says

The world’s richest countries have not done enough to combat global warming, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday, adding his country had done more than any other in the world to combat rising emissions relative to its economic means.

Pakistan’s Ten Billion Tree Tsunami

As Pakistan prepares for World Environment Day, on June 5, the country has shown it is prepared to lead the way in ecosystem restoration with its Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project.

Large scale restoration projects such as The Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project are central to Pakistan’s efforts to support the UN Decade and to increase ecosystem restoration.

Dechen Tsering, Director Asia and the Pacific, UNEP

Pakistan: World Bank lists Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme among top global social protection measures

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.

Pakistan PM calls for West to criminalise blasphemy against Islam

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.

PM Khan reaffirms Pakistan’s stand on not recognizing Israel

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan would never recognize Israel until Palestinian rights were guaranteed.

Iqbal Day: Imran Khan pays tribute to Pakistan’s National Poet

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday paying tribute to Pakistan’s national poet Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal on his 143rd birth anniversary said Iqbal’s thoughts continue to be a source of inspiration and guidance.

PM Imran in his tweet shared an article of Dr Ali Shariati, renowned Iranian revolutionary and sociologist, and wrote that Iqbal’s thoughts continue to be a source of inspiration and guidance.

“He is a great mystic, with a pure spirit, delivered of materiality and, at the same time, a man who respects and honours science, technological progress, and the advancement of human reason in our age,” the PM quoted Dr Shariati.

Pakistan’s Imran Khan urges Muslim unity against Islamophobia

By Asad Hashim

In letter to leaders of Muslim-majority countries, the Pakistani prime minister asks to ‘act collectively to counter growing Islamophobia’.

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has written to the leaders of Muslim-majority countries, asking them “to act collectively to counter growing Islamophobia in non-Muslim states”, his office has said.

The letter follows a rebuke by Khan to French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week, where he accused Macron of “encouraging Islamophobia” for moves made by his government to tackle what the French leader termed “Islamic separatism”.

Prime minister’s ‘smart lockdown’ lauded globally

ISLAMABAD:

The world is widely acknowledging Prime Minister Imran Khan’s smart lockdown strategy, mainly focusing balance between lives and livelihood, as the country witnessed a steep decline from around 6,800 Covid-19 patients a day in mid-June to 1,209 cases during the last 24 hours across the country.

Pakistan will not recognise Israel: PM Khan

Imran Khan’s comments come days after a US-brokered deal between UAE and Israel to normalise relations.

PM Imran declared Muslim world’s ‘Man of the year’ by Jordanian institute

Prime Minister Imran Khan has been declared “Man of the Year” from the Muslim world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, an independent research entity affiliated with an international Islamic non-governmental, independent institute headquartered in Jordan.

Prime Minister Imran Khan Addresses United Nations General Assembly, 74th Session

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?”

A Conversation With Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan

Speaker: Imran Khan Prime Minister of Pakistan

Presider: Richard N. Haass

Prime Minister Imran Khan discusses the current state of U.S.-Pakistan relations, recent developments in the disputed region of Kashmir, and Pakistan’s relationship with India, Afghanistan, and other neighboring countries.

Pakistan PM Khan: Kashmir issue ‘cannot keep boiling’

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has told the BBC that peace with India over the disputed territory of Kashmir would be “tremendous” for the wider region.

Pakistan believes in peace beyond borders: Imran Khan

by Pazir Gul

MIRAMSHAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Pakistan believes in peace beyond borders and will play its role in the Afghan peace process, as peace in the war-ravaged country is critical for achieving an enduring peace in Pakistan.

The Imran Khans I’ve known

Cricketer who turned prime minister? There’s more to him than just those two avatars.

Pakistan has planted over a billion trees

by Rosamond Hutt

Pakistan hit its billion tree goal in August 2017 – months ahead of schedule. Now, the hills of the country’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are alive with newly planted saplings.

The massive reforestation project – named the Billion Tree Tsunami – added 350,000 hectares of trees both by planting and natural regeneration, in an effort to restore the province’s depleted forests and fight the effects of climate change.

Never Give up on Your Dreams – Imran Khan

Imran Khan speaks at TEDxKarachi 2011 on Never Giving up on Your Dreams

Imran Khan in 1994: From Charity to Political Aspirations

A Rare old Interview of Imran Khan in 1994 With SSB TV Mary Kostakidis

Imran Khan’s rare interview on ’60 Minutes Australia’

Imran Khan interview with George Negus

A remarkably frank interview filmed at Imran Khan’s home in Lahore.