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Pakistan braces for another tense day on Monday due to planned protest

After an eerie calm over the weekend, Pakistan was bracing for another tense day on Monday due to a planned protest by a key government ally, the Supreme Court taking up a plea against its order to hold election on May 14 and former prime minister Imran Khan appearing in a high court. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), headed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman and including about a dozen parties, announced on May 12 to hold a protest rally outside the apex court's building against its alleged partiality towards 70-year-old Khan who was set free by it after arrest in a corruption case. The protest by the largest coalition partner of the government comes as the authorities imposed a ban on political gatherings in the federal capital and also the military had been deployed to control any violence. The protest planned to be held in Islamabad's Red Zone would raise serious questions about government policy of stopping rivals like Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from political activity in the capital

Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan calls for nationwide 'freedom' protest

His remarks came in response to ISPR Director-General Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry's statement in which he called Mr. Khan a "hypocrite"

Pak's former PM Imran Khan likely to appear before Lahore HC on Monday

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan is likely to appear before the Lahore High Court on Monday in the cases registered against him for torching the house of the Corps Commander here and other incidents of violence erupted after his arrest last week. Khan returned to his Lahore home on Saturday after having locked himself in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) premises for hours for fear of re-arrest despite being granted bail on Friday. The IHC had granted 70-year-old Khan bail, barring the authorities from arresting him in all the cases registered beyond May 9 and asked him to approach the Lahore High Court for further relief on May 15. In the Al Qadir Trust case, in which National Accountability Bureau arrested the former cricketer-turned politician on May 9, the IHC granted him pre-arrest bail for two weeks. The Supreme Court had declared Khan's arrest from the IHC premises illegal and referred the matter to the IHC.

Pakistan police detains over 500 people for violence after Imran's arrest

Islamabad police said that 564 people have been detained for violence after PTI chairman Imran's arrest and more arrests are being made, Dawn reported

Imran expresses anger over Pak army's interference; asks to form own party

In his first address to the nation after his release, Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan has advised the powerful military to form its own political party for jumping into politics

Imran Khan blames Army chief for arrest, returns home after getting bail

Imran Khan has torn into Pakistan's Army chief General Asim Munir and blamed him for his "abduction" after a court here set the former prime minister free and barred his re-arrest in any case until Monday. A triumphant Khan returned to his Lahore home on Saturday after having locked himself in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) premises for hours for fear of re-arrest despite being granted bail on Friday.

Imran Khan pledges to maintain good relations with Pakistan Army Chief

PTI chief and former prime minister Imran Khan has pledged to maintain good relations with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, once he comes to power, ARY News reported

Pak Army's image takes beating as crowds ransack military property

The inability of the security agencies for whatever reason to protect the symbols of the military might such as the GHQ, the Lahore Corps Commander's residence has dented the Pakistan military's image

Imran Khan back at Lahore's Zaman Park residence after 2 days of detention

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan returned to his residence in Lahore's Zaman Park in the wee hours on Saturday after two days of detention, reported Geo News

Imran Khan left Islamabad HC premises after 11-hour long drama over bail

He said that the court has granted him the bail and there is no case against him still he is held back, adding that powerful persons are behaving in an unconstitutional way

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Pak govt alleges court favouring Imran Khan; to hold protest on Monday

Pakistan government's leading coalition partner on Friday announced plans to hold a sit-in before the Supreme Court on Monday to register its protest against the alleged judicial favouritism towards the ousted prime minister Imran Khan. The announcement was made by the chief of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazlur Rehman before the media following a meeting of leaders whose parties are part of the group headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. "Today we have decided that there will be a protest against the Supreme Court's behaviour. I while representing PDM leadership and appeal to the whole nation that the whole nation should head out for Islamabad on Monday. A big protest will be carried out in front of the Supreme Court," Rehman said.

Pakistan PM slams Opposition for pushing country towards 'destruction'

Describing former premier Imran Khan and his party as "liars", Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday slammed the Opposition for pushing the cash-strapped country towards "destruction". Addressing the federal Cabinet on a day when Khan appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking bail in a corruption case, Sharif questioned the courts' silence over the jailing of leaders of his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party during Khan's tenure. Did they [the courts] ever take notice when we were being sent to jail? he asked.

Islamabad HC grants two-week bail to Ex- PM Imran in corruption case

A special bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday granted bail to former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan for two weeks in a corruption case. A division bench comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz heard the Al-Qadir trust corruption case, a day after the Supreme Court termed Khan's arrest from the IHC premises on Tuesday as invalid and unlawful. Khan, 70, arrived at the court shortly after 11:30 am local time amid tight security and underwent the biometric identification process and other formalities. The hearing was delayed for nearly two hours due to security reasons. Earlier, the two judges left the courtroom amid pro-Khan slogan shouting by a lawyer. The upset judges later announced that the hearing will resume after Friday prayers. Dawn News reported that Khan's lawyers had filed four additional requests which urged the IHC to club all the cases against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and to direct authorities to provide details o

Lahore police leaves for Islamabad for Ex-PM Imran Khan's arrest

A team of Lahore police has left for Islamabad to arrest Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan in a number of cases registered against him in Punjab province, according to a media report on Friday. The police team is headed by the deputy inspector general (investigation), the Dawn newspaper reported. It was reported that the joint investigation team probing cases against Imran has informed the Islamabad High Court that it seeks the arrest of chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Khan faces 121 cases across the country, including for committing treason and blasphemy and inciting violence and terrorism. Twelve cases of terrorism have been registered against Khan in Lahore and 14 cases have been registered in Faisalabad. Khan, 70, appeared before a special bench of the Islamabad High Court for a hearing on his bail plea in a graft case amid tight security. The bench, comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, took up the ex-premi

Miffed Pakistan judges briefly adjourn hearing on Imran's bail plea

A special bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday briefly adjourned the hearing on Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan bail plea in a graft case amid slogan shouting by a lawyer in the courtroom, according to media reports. Khan, 70, arrived at the court shortly after 11:30 am local time amid tight security and underwent the biometric identification process and other formalities. A special division bench, comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, took up the ex-premier's bail plea. The hearing was delayed for nearly two hours due to security reasons, media reported. According to the Geo News, the two judges left the courtroom amid slogan shouting by a lawyer. The upset judges later announced that the hearing will resume after Friday prayers. Dawn News reported that Imran's lawyers had filed four additional requests which urged the IHC to club all the cases against Imran and to direct authorities to provide details of the .

Pakistan President Alvi holds hours-long meeting with PTI chief Imran Khan

The report said that Khan later called Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid

Pakistan authorities gear for Imran Khan's supporters at his court hearing

His arrest earlier this week, which sparked deadly unrest in the nuclear-armed nation, was ruled "invalid and unlawful" by the Supreme Court on Thursday

Pakistan faces another lost decade of recovery as army takes on Imran Khan

Pakistan's institutions were never that strong anyway; the military was, famously, the only thing in the country that worked

New audio leak surfaces allegedly of Imran asking PTI leader to approach SC

Imran could also be heard asking what "is the chief justice doing" and then said that "he doesn't give correct orders"