imran khan arrest

Imran Khan arrest: Pakistan army’s grip on polity may be forever altered

The upshot of the turmoil in Pakistan is that the country’s army has been weakened. Whichever way things turn out now, its role in Pakistan’s polity is likely to be diminished—perhaps severely reduced, at least for a while. This diminishment has been very obvious since the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday. […]

Could a shadow cold war be at play in Pakistan’s turmoil?

A huge question mark hangs over whether another power may covertly be fanning these flames of rebellion

Police at Imran’s doorstep; PTI supporters launch massive resistance against arrest

Fierce clashes broke out between police and PTI supporters on Tuesday in Lahore, Pakistan after Islamabad police reached ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence at Zaman Park to arrest him. The Islamabad police team that arrived to arrest Imran Khan on Tuesday faced fierce resistance from PTI supporters, who assembled at Zaman Park to resist […]

Former PM Imran Khan Will Be Arrested: Pak Interior Minister

NEW DELHI: Signalling more troubles for embattled Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Interior Minister on Sunday said that the former Pakistan Prime Minister will be arrested for sloganeering against his successor Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the premises of Masjid-e-Nabawi (PBUH) on Thursday in Saudi Arabia. “They will not be forgiven at all for what they did. […]