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Imran Khan, chairman of the PTI gestures while addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 21, 2018. — Reuters IHRF comes to former premier Imran Khan's defence. Says govt doesn't want Pakistan to see Imran Khan "exposing" PML-N leaders. Says it has no view on political statements made by Imran Khan. The International Human Rights Foundation defended PTI Chairman Imran Khan in reaction to a recent ban on airing the PTI chair's live speeches. In a statement issued on Twitter, the IHRF said that the government doesn't want the people of Pakistan to see Imran Khan "exposing" PML-N leaders. The human rights body attached a link to Imran Khan's speech from his latest Peshawar rally, broadcast live on Twitter, in which the former premier talked about the assets of the PML-N leaders. During Imran's speech, clips from the past where Maryam Nawaz and Suleman Shahbaz Sharif cla

Former Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) Imran Khan, speaks during an anti-government protest rally in Islamabad on August 20, 2022. — AFP ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court on Wednesday extended the interim bail of former prime minister Imran Khan and other PTI leaders till September 27 in a case pertaining to the alleged violation of Section 144 (ban on public gatherings exceeding four persons) in the capital on August 20 — the day the party staged a protest demonstration against the arrest of its leader Shahbaz Gill. On August 25, the Islamabad court granted interim bail to Imran Khan in the case till September 7 against a surety bond worth Rs5000.  The court also sought the police along with the case record at the next hearing. During the course of the proceedings, Babar Awan, Khan’s counsel, pleaded with the court to extend his client’s interim bail. He also requested the court to exempt his client from personal appearance in t

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures as he travels on a vehicle to lead a protest march in Islamabad, Pakistan May 26, 2022. — Reuters Co-accused PTI leaders also get extension in bail till September 27. Accused PTI leaders Saifullah Niazi, Faisal Javed Khan appear in court. Imran Khan, PTI leaders face charges of violating Section 144 in Islamabad. A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Wednesday extended the bails of PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other party leaders in a case pertaining to the violation of Section 144 in Islamabad. Imran Khan's lawyer Babar Awan appeared before the court at the outset of the hearing. He was joined by co-accused PTI leaders Saifullah Niazi, Sadaqat Abbasi, Shehzad Waseem and Faisal Javed Khan. Additional sessions judge Zafar Iqbal accepted the plea seeking exemption from the court for Imran Khan, Asad Umar, Asad Qaiser and Faisal Vawda and granted extension in their bails till September 27. The case An FIR was lodged

PTI Chairman Imran Khan visiting the construction site of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) Hospital in Karachi on April 18, 2021. — Photo courtesy Twitter/@ImranKhanPTI Islamabad IG Dr Akbar Nasir admits there are reports of threats to Imran Khan’s life. Says 266 security personnel had been deputed for security of PTI chairman. Stresses Imran Khan's security issue should not be made political issue. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Wednesday admitted that there were reports of threats to ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s life and informed the Senate Committee on Interior that 266 security personnel had been deputed for security of the PTI chairman, which costs the government Rs20 million per month. The IGP told the committee that the Frontier Constabulary, Rangers, Islamabad Police, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police and Gilgit-Baltistan police, personnel from two private security companies were also performing security responsibilities of the former

Former prime minister Imran Khan meets Chief Minister Pervez Elahi and Moonis Elahi at the CM Office. Courtesy CM Media  LAHORE: A photo of former prime minister Imran Khan from his Lahore visit on Sunday has gone viral and drew criticism from netizens. The PTI chairman was in the provincial capital on a day-long visit during which he chaired several meetings including one with Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and former federal minister Moonis Elahi at the CM Office. The picture of the meeting in which the PTI chairman was sitting on the chief minister's seat went viral, triggering a storm on social media with many questioning his authority to sit on the provincial chief executive's seat. The inside story Giving inside information about the meeting, senior anchorperson Hamid Mir said, “a lot of people are criticising Imran Khan for sitting on the chief minister's seat but they are unaware of the details as to what had happened there.” Mir said that i