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2024-07-12 19:20
Imran Khan's party wins reserved seats in Pakistan's parliament
Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party was eligible for over 20 extra reserved seats in parliament, ramping up pressure on the country's weak coalition government, Reuters reported.
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2024-02-27 21:26
Imran Khan pleads not guilty in another graft case
Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife appeared in a court near Islamabad on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty in a graft case alleging they accepted the gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for large sums of laundered money, officials said.
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2024-02-16 22:34
Imran Khan picks Omar Ayub as PM nominee
Jailed cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has named a man in hiding as his pick for Pakistan's prime minister, according to BBC.
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2024-02-11 22:24
Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead
Independent candidates linked to former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan won the most seats in the country's national election, a final tally by the election commission showed Sunday.
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2024-02-09 13:52
photo: AFA, EPA, Reuters
Supporters of Pakistan’s PTI protest for fair election results
Discrepancies with early election results in some districts are causing concern and confusion a day after the vote. Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party have protested in several parts of the country as vote counting continues a day after the polls.
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2024-01-31 19:08
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan hit with new 14-year jail sentence
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was hit with a fresh 14-year jail sentence on Wednesday after a state court found him guilty of graft, just one day after being handed a 10-year term on a conviction of leaking state secrets.
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2022-11-04 13:28
Iran condemns assassination attempt against Imran Khan
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Friday condemned assassination attempt against former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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2022-04-27 18:50
By Mohammad Mazhari
New Pakistan government consists of seasoned politicians: expert
TEHRAN – A Pakistani political analyst is of the opinion that the new government in Islamabad consists of experienced political figures and that Pakistan is not in an unstable situation.
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2022-04-26 22:00
New Pakistani PM approached by Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN – April has been a politically tumultuous month for Pakistan which is grappling with a growing list of socio-economic and foreign policy challenges.
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2022-04-26 13:27
By Mohammad Mazhari
US-Pakistan ties won’t come at cost of strategic engagement with China: expert
TEHRAN - Director of China Pakistan Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad says that Pakistan will not sacrifice its good ties with China for other powers.
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2022-04-25 12:12
By Mohammad Mazhari
Youth and middle class still support Imran Khan: researcher
TEHRAN - A research associate at the India Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) says that the recent gathering by PTI in Karachi and Lahore reflected the youth and middle class still support Imran Khan.
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2022-04-19 12:18
By Zahra Samimi
U.S. was said to be annoyed with Khan’s ‘independent foreign policy’: professor
“It is a fact that the U.S. administration was not happy with Pakistan under Imran Khan’s leadership.”
TEHRAN – Syed Qandil Abbas, assistant professor at School of Politics and International Relations in Quaid-i-Azam University, says that Washington is said to be unhappy with Imran Khan’s policies, especially his visit to Moscow.
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2022-04-13 18:35
By Mohammad Mazhari
Imran Khan’s ouster represents tenuousness of Pakistan’s democratic institutions: researcher
TEHRAN – A research associate at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) in New Delhi says that Imran Khan’s ousting showed the weakness of democratic institutions in face of military-backed figures.
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2022-04-12 18:03
By Mohammad Mazhari
Highly unlikely that Pakistan would go back to U.S. camp: professor
TEHRAN - A leading Indian academic says that Washington is happy over the development in Pakistan, however, it looks highly unlikely that Islamabad would go back to the U.S. camp.
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2022-04-10 21:22
Parliament ousts Imran Khan; he vows to fight back
TEHRAN — Early on Sunday, minutes after the clock hands passed 00:00, the Pakistani parliament held an extraordinary meeting for a no-confidence vote to oust Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister.
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2022-04-04 21:10
Khan reveals: U.S. going oldschool on Pakistan
TEHRAN — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was able to retain power after a no-confidence motion against him was rejected on Sunday, has revealed that U.S. diplomat Donald Lu was part of an alleged conspiracy to destabilize his government.
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2022-04-03 21:24
Imran Khan dissolves parliament amid reports of U.S.-parliament collusion
TEHRAN — On Sunday, Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, single-handedly stood against what he called “falsehood and treason,” and dissolved the parliament, as well as the cabinet, on the charges of colluding with the U.S. to overthrow him.
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2021-12-19 21:04
Amir Abdollahian holds bilateral talks in Pakistan
TEHRAN— On the sidelines of the 17th extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Iranian Foreign Minister held several meetings with the leaders and foreign ministers of Islamic countries.
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2021-12-11 21:38
Looming crisis in Afghanistan directly affecting Pakistan and Iran, PM Khan says
TEHRAN – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has criticized a continued freezing of Afghanistan's assets by the United States as the war-hit country is grappling with looming humanitarian crisis, warning that the deterioration of the situation will cause more problems for Pakistan and Iran as Afghanistan’s neighbors, IRNA reported on Thursday.
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2021-10-16 19:06
Iran, Pakistan to hold joint naval drill
TEHRAN — Expressing confidence over the results of his visit to Pakistan and emphasizing the common ground between the two neighbors on various issues, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that both sides agreed to expand intelligence sharing as well as holding a joint naval drill in the future.
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2021-10-13 18:33
Iran, Pakistan agree to expand security ties, help establish peace in Afghanistan
TEHRAN — Islamabad had a busy day on Tuesday, when two Iranian delegations arrived in Pakistan. A delegation representing the Iranian parliament, and a high-rank military delegation headed by Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Baqeri.
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2021-10-11 21:25
Baqeri to visit Pakistan on Tuesday
Iranian military chief will meet PM Imran Khan
TEHRAN — Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Chief of the Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, is scheduled to pay an official visit to Pakistan on Tuesday at the invitation of Pakistan’s Army Commander General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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2021-09-22 21:55
By Saeed Azimi
Ex-ambassador: From Pakistan’s view Taliban government is not inclusive
TEHRAN – In a live interview with the Tehran Times on Tuesday, former Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran says from viewpoint of his country the caretaker Taliban government is not inclusive.