LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court in Lahore sentenced four prominent leaders of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to 10-year prison terms on Saturday in two cases stemming from the violent riots that swept the country in 2023 after the arrest of the party’s founder, Imran Khan.
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Sons of Imran Khan accuse authorities of using ‘torture tactics’ in his imprisonment
ISLAMABAD: The sons of Imran Khan, the jailed founder of opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, have accused the authorities of subjecting their father to isolation and harsh conditions that they described as “clear torture tactics,” intensifying concerns over his treatment more than two years into his incarceration.
Updated-Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in Toshakhana graft case
RAWALPINDI: A special court in Rawalpindi on Saturday sentenced Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and the country’s former prime minister, along with his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 17 years in prison in a corruption case involving the purchase of an expensive state gift jewellery set at a steeply discounted price.
Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in Toshakhana graft case
RAWALPINDI: A special court in Rawalpindi on Saturday sentenced Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the country’s former prime minister, along with his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 17 years in prison in a corruption case involving the purchase of an expensive Bulgari jewellery set at a steeply discounted price.
Pakistan signals interest in Gaza stabilisation force, but no troop commitment yet
ISLAMABAD: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Pakistan had agreed to participate in discussions about a proposed international stabilisation force for Gaza, though he stopped short of confirming any firm commitment from Islamabad to deploy troops.
Pakistan warns of crop losses as India disrupts Jhelum flows days after Chenab manipulation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accused India on Friday of deliberately disrupting the flow of the Jhelum River by abruptly holding and releasing water from upstream hydroelectric projects, a move that officials said was exacerbating a water crisis already straining the country’s vast agricultural heartland after similar fluctuations in the Chenab River.
ATC frees ex-foreign minister Qureshi but jails four other PTI leaders over May 9 riots
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court acquitted Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a former foreign minister and prominent leader of opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, on Friday in a case tied to violent riots in 2023, even as it sentenced four other senior party figures to 10 years in prison each, deepening the legal entanglements that have sidelined much of the party’s leadership.
Four soldiers martyred in North Waziristan suicide attack, Pakistan demarches Afghan diplomat
ISLAMABAD: Four soldiers were martyred on Friday when militants rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the outer wall of a security forces camp in the restive North Waziristan district, collapsing part of the structure and injuring at least 15 civilians, including women and children, military said.
Pakistan's Rangers soldiers, in black, and Indian Border Security Forces soldiers, behind the gate, lower their flags during a daily closing ceremony at the Wagah, a joint post on the Pakistan and India border, near Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
UN says Indian attack on Pakistan after Pahalgam incident was unlawful
ISLAMABAD: United Nations experts have raised alarms that India’s military strikes on Pakistan in response to an attack in Kashmir this spring violated international law and human rights, including the rights to life and security, according to a report made public this week.
Pakistan arrests Islamic State Khorasan key propagandist, UN report says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities arrested Sultan Aziz Azzam, the longtime spokesperson for the Islamic State’s Khorasan branch, (IS-K), earlier this year, according to a recent United Nations report that highlighted both progress against the group and continuing terrorist activity across Afghanistan.