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Imran Khan claims his remarks on Rushdie's stabbing taken out of context

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday claimed that his remarks in a British newspaper regarding the attempted murder of Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie were "taken out of context". Rushdie, 75, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, the US national of Lebanese origin, on stage last week while he was being introduced at a literary event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York. He suffered three stab wounds to his neck, four stab wounds to his stomach, puncture wounds to his right eye and chest, and a laceration on his right thigh, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during the suspect's arraignment. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Khan condemned the knife attack on Rushdie, claiming that the anger of Muslims against the author was understandable but didn't justify the attack. "I think it is terrible, sad," Imran told the publication in a comment on the violent attack that put Rushdie on a

Pakistan: Former PM Imran Khan faces arrest in foreign funding case

Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has decided to arrest former PM Imran Khan if he fails to appear before the investigation committee or respond to the notices

Pakistan poll body issues notice to Imran over 'contemptuous remarks'

Pakistan's top election body has issued a notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan for using "intemperate and contemptuous remarks" against the poll watchdog in recent political speeches

'Sad, terrible, unjustifiable': Former Pak PM Imran Khan on Rushdie attack

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has termed the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie as terrible and sad, indicating that while the anger in the Islamic world at the Mumbai-born author's controversial novel The Satanic Verses was understandable, the act was unjustifiable, a media report said on Friday. Rushdie, 75, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, a US national of Lebanese origin, on stage last week while he was being introduced at a literary event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York. He suffered three stab wounds to his neck, four stab wounds to his stomach, puncture wounds to his right eye and chest, and a laceration on his right thigh, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during the suspect's arraignment. I think it's terrible, sad, Khan said in an interview to the Guardian newspaper, when asked for his response on Rushdie's assault. Rushdie understood, because he came from a Muslim family. He knows

Imran all praise for India's foreign policy, plays EAM's clip at a rally

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again praised Indias foreign policy, which he said works for the people of the country

Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan to meet Punjab CM Elahi ahead of his Lahore rally

Ahead of "Haqeeqi Azadi Jalsa" rally in Lahore on August 13, former Pakistan PM Imran Khan will meet Punjab province Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi in Lahore, local media reported

Pakistan: Imran's arrest may trigger 'bloody politics', warns ex-Minister

Reacting to Pakistan governments move to file references against the PTI chairman, former Minister warned that attempts to arrest Imran Khan would trigger "bloody politics"

Pakistan politics based on element of vindictiveness; Imran latest victim

Politics in Pakistan is based on an element of vindictiveness which often tends to make the creator or supporter of a particular law, victim of his own doing

Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan faces threat of disqualification

Pakistan's ruling alliance on Thursday filed a petition with the election commission seeking lifetime disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for not disclosing information

Setback for Imran Khan, party loses case against foreign funding accusation

PTI received illegal finances and must explain itself, says Election Commission

Imran Khan's PTI received prohibited funding from foreign, rules ECP

Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was accused of receiving funds from Pakistani businessman Arif Naqvi's company, Wootton Cricket Ltd

Imran Khan's Instagram account hacked, hacker posts cryptocurrency link

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's official Instagram account was reportedly hacked on Monday.The hacker shared a promotional tweet regarding cryptocurrency from his Instagram account. A link to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's fake crypto account was also attached to his handle.Imran Khan has currently over 7.4 million followers.The former Pak PM is yet to issue any official response. His party members and followers are advising not to interact with any uncharacteristic posts.Back in December, the Twitter handle of the Pakistan Embassy in Serbia posted a message over the nonpayment of salaries to government officials.This incident caused a major embarrassment to the PTI government and Imran Khan. Later the government officials claimed that the account was hacked.

Imran Khan announces party reorganisation process for Pak general election

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday chaired a meeting of the Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) in Punjab and instructed them to make preparations for the next elections

Not Pak Army chief's job to reach out to US over IMF loan: Ex-PM Imran Khan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday criticised Army chief General Qamar Bajwa for seeking help from the US over a much-needed IMF bailout for the country

A charity cricket match in UK was used to fund Imran Khan's party: Report

At the centre of the saga is Wootton Cricket Ltd, a Cayman Islands-incorporated company, and the money from charity fundraisers, such as the 'Wootton T20 Cup', to bankroll PTI, reports FT

Imran Khan calls on supporters to celebrate Pak SC verdict on Punjab's CM

Imran Khan urged his supporters to take to the streets to celebrate the country's Supreme Court announcement of making Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Pervaiz Elahi the new CM of Punjab province

Former Pakistan federal minister blames establishment for political turmoil

Former Pakistan Information Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the country had been suffering from a political crisis

Imran Khan warns Pakistan could turn into Sri Lanka if vote theft continues

Former Pak PM Imran Khan has warned of serious and dire consequences if political horse-trading and theft of votes, aimed at stealing the mandate of his party's candidate

Coalition bribing provincial lawmakers ahead of Punjab election: Imran Khan

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged the ruling coalition alliance of bribing the provincial lawmakers ahead of the crucial Punjab chief minister's election. The election is scheduled to be held on July 22 and Khan, who is also chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, claimed that millions of rupees were being offered to PTI members of provincial assembly (MPAs) to switch loyalties. Today Lahore is seeing a repeat of the Sindh House horse-trading that happened in Islamabad with up to Rs 50 crores being offered to buy MPAs, Khan said in a tweet. He also claimed that the main brain in the buying of members was former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari, who he alleged was purchasing people with looted wealth and should be jailed. This is not only an attack on our democracy but also on moral fabric of our society. Had SC (Supreme Court) taken action & debarred these turncoats for life it would have acted as a deterrent. Don't ...

Imran urges Pak election commissioner to resign after Punjab by-polls win

At a public address following his triumph in the Punjab province, Imran Khan insisted that early general elections still were the only solution to the country's current woes, the Dawn newspaper report