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Who is Imran Khan?

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Who is Imran Khan?

Imran Khan is a former international cricketer and is the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Other than being the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team, he was chancellor of the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom from 2005 and 2014. In 1996, Khan founded the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and serves as its chairman. In memory of his mother, he launched a fundraising campaign to set up a cancer hospital in Lahore and raised $25 million.
 
Born in Lahore, his paternal family are of Pashtun ethnicity and belong to the Niazi tribe. Khan grew up with his four sisters in upper-middle-class
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PPP opposes resolution in Punjab Assembly seeking ban on Imran Khan's party

The PPP, which is an ally of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), expressed its opposition to the idea of proscribing PTI

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2024 | 1:38 PM IST

Pakistan forces raid Balochistan, over 50 individuals forcibly disappeared

The repeated abductions have raised concerns about the safety and well-being of individuals in Balochistan, particularly those who have been targeted by Pakistani forces in the past, as per The Baloch

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2024 | 11:40 AM IST

Pak govt registers cases against Bushra Bibi, KP CM Gandapur over PTI march

The government has labelled the PTI as a party of anarchists and saboteurs and plans to register cases against PTI leaders

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2024 | 10:40 AM IST

PTI supporters in Washington hold funeral prayers for Islamabad victims

Members of the Pakistani diaspora have taken to the streets globally to show support for the incarcerated former Prime Minister Khan

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2024 | 9:11 AM IST

1,000 detained, 10 dead: What's behind Pakistan's latest political chaos?

With the political standoff between the government and Imran Khan supporters showing no sign of abating, Pakistan finds itself once again teetering on the edge of instability

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Updated On : 28 Nov 2024 | 6:20 PM IST

From cricket hero to Pakistan's ousted PM: Imran Khan's tumultuous journey

From captaining Pakistan's national team to its first World Cup victory in 1992 to leading protests and facing legal battles, here's a look at Imran Khan's career

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2024 | 1:49 PM IST

Protests in Islamabad turn violent: All you need to know about the unrest

In response to the escalating violence in Pakistan's Islamabad, the government has banned public gatherings while schools remain closed, and intercity travel has been heavily restricted

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2024 | 1:04 PM IST

Who is Bushra Bibi? Imran Khan's third wife, leading protest in Pakistan

Once shy of public appearances, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's third wife, Bushra Bibi has now become the face of nationwide protests demanding his release from jail

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2024 | 12:50 PM IST

Imran Khan's PTI condemns violence against protestors by security forces

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party alleged that the government's security forces assaulted the peaceful protesters in Islamabad during their rally

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2024 | 11:51 AM IST

Imran Khan's supporters end protests after Pakistan govt's crackdown

There is a search operation ongoing and a large number of protesters who started a sit-in in Islamabad to demand Khan's release from jail have been arrested

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2024 | 11:01 AM IST

Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown in Islamabad, 6 killed in violence

The violence has prompted the federal government to deploy the army in Islamabad along with shoot-at-sight orders, state-run media said on Tuesday

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 5:55 PM IST

Islamabad PTI protest: Pak Army ordered to shoot on sight. What's going on?

PTI convoys, travelling across the country since Sunday, have converged in Islamabad for a high-profile power show, demanding the release of their founder, Imran Khan, among other things

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 1:41 PM IST

Protests turn deadly in Pak; army deployed, shoot-at-sight orders issued

Pakistan deployed the army amid a tense stand-off with Imran Khan's supporters

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 12:47 PM IST

Deadly violence erupts as Imran Khan's supporters march on Islamabad

Naqvi, the interior minister, told reporters Monday, after attending the funeral for the policeman, that dozens of officers were injured in Islamabad, two of them in critical condition, and that

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 9:37 AM IST

Imran Khan supporters protest across Pakistan despite ban, arrests

The jailed leader called on supporters to protest until Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government agreed to release jailed party leaders

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Updated On : 25 Nov 2024 | 8:14 AM IST

Imran Khan arrested in protest case hours after bail in corruption case

However, hours later, Rawalpindi police arrested him late at night in connection with a case registered at New Town Police Station on terrorism and other charges

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2024 | 12:29 PM IST

'Trump has no ties with Imran Khan; to keep eye on B'desh situation'

Trump will not interfere in the internal affairs of Pakistan or its judiciary to get Khan out of jail, Pakistani-American businessman and Trump backer, Sajid Tarar asserted

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Updated On : 18 Nov 2024 | 8:14 AM IST

Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi breaks down during court proceedings

The former first lady appeared before Islamabad District Magistrate Afzal Majoka's court to acquire bail for her husband in six cases and herself in another case, registered at Tarnol

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Updated On : 04 Nov 2024 | 5:57 PM IST

Imran Khan out of race for Oxford's Chancellor due to criminal background

The Oxford University has announced that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is not included in the list of candidates to run for the position of the varsity's chancellor, Geo News reported.

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Updated On : 17 Oct 2024 | 5:37 PM IST

Indian-origin candidates among 39 in race for Oxford University Chancellor

Under some of the declared university criteria, candidates for the unremunerated role had to demonstrate outstanding achievements in their field and the ability to command respect beyond it

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2024 | 5:32 PM IST