Imran Khan is the cricket star, turned prime minister, turned ex-prime minister, who’s at the centre of a political storm in Pakistan. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann looks at his life and career, to explain how he became so popular – and so divisive. 01:07 – Who is Imran Khan? 02:17 – Khan’s political beginnings 02:58 – Pakistan’s political history 03:46 – Khan and the military 05:00 – Khan’s time in office 08:01 – Khan’s ouster 08:20 – Khan fights back 09:12 – Legal cases against Khan 10:31 – Pakistan’s political future This episode features: Farzana Shaikh – Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House Uzair Younus – Director, Pakistan Initiative, Atlantic […]
Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been summoned to appear in a court in Islamabad on corruption charges. He faces corruption charges in connection to a university trust he and his wife run. A large number of police have now left the vicinity of his residence in Lahore. after spending most of Wednesday outside his house. A large number of police have now left the vicinity of his residence in Lahore – after spending most of Wednesday outside his house. The 70-year-old veteran politician had said police were preparing to detain him again. Khan was arrested last week in connection with a corruption case. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled […]
The Islamabad high court has granted former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan two weeks’ bail on corruption charges. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled his arrest this week was unlawful. Khan’s arrest led to mass protests, resulting in at least eight deaths. Imran Khan is blaming the head of Pakistan’s powerful army for his arrest, which sparked mass protests, violence and looting. The government says the judiciary’s preferential treatment of Khan means the death of justice in Pakistan. Jubilant Imran Khan supporters erupted into song and dance after the court order. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from the capital Islamabad. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter […]
There have been clashes in Pakistan between supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and police attempting to arrest him. Officers fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of protesters outside Khan’s home in Lahore. Khan was removed as leader last year and is facing charges including corruption, which he says are politically motivated. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Pakistan #PakistanProtests #ImranKhan #TehreekEInsaf #PTI #Lahore #ZamanPark #PakistaniPolice #ImranKhanArrest #PakistanRangers #PakistanArmy
A prominent Pakistani investigative journalist critical of the country’s powerful military has been killed in Kenya nearly two months after he left Pakistan. “I lost friend, husband and my favourite journalist today, as per police he was shot in Kenya,” Javeria Siddique tweeted about her husband Arshad Sharif’s death on Sunday night. The 49-year-old journalist fled the country in August to avoid arrest after he was slapped with multiple cases, including sedition charges over an interview with Shahbaz Gill – a close aide of former prime minister Imran Khan – during which Gill made comments deemed offensive to the military. Alleging harassment by state institutions as well threats to his […]
At least 21 people have died after heavy snow trapped them in their vehicles as tens of thousands of visitors thronged Pakistan’s resort town of Murree. Most of the victims died of hypothermia, officials said. Among them was an Islamabad police officer and seven members of his family, fellow police officer Atiq Ahmed said. More than 4 feet (122cm) of snow fell in the area of the Murree Hills resort overnight Friday and early on Saturday, trapping thousands of cars on roadways, said Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. The bodies of nine victims of the snowstorm in Pakistan have been brought to Islamabad for funerals. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports. […]
