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Friday, May 3, 2024
TopicImran Khan arrest

Topic: Imran Khan arrest

Pakistani court orders release of over 120 supporters of former PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers were taken into custody in Punjab province following violent protests that erupted after Imran Khan's arrest on 9 May.

Imran Khan not to join questioning for corruption probe in Pakistan, says PTI spokesperson

A day after SC declared Khan's arrest illegal, Islamabad HC ordered his release on bail last Friday, and another court on Wednesday extended his protective bail until 31 May.

Pakistan Army won’t bounce back easily this time. Imran Khan shattering its illusion of power

After last week’s attacks by Khan’s supporters on the homes of top Pakistani officials, many are beginning to wonder if the military can remain the hegemon that guides the nation.

‘First Kashmir Files, now The Kerala Story’: Films being used to fuel hate, writes Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Bail to Imran won’t stop Pakistan’s meltdown

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Imran Khan gets 2-week bail, day after Pakistan Supreme Court called his arrest illegal

Islamabad High Court sets Khan free in Al-Qadir Trust case for the time being; the PTI chief is also indicted in the Toshakhana case.

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 Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday.

Hullabaloo over Karnataka elections & Go-First’s bankruptcy commotion

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Pakistan Supreme Court calls ex-PM Imran Khan’s arrest illegal, orders immediate release

The top court asked Khan to be presented before it by the probing agency National Accountability Bureau.

After Imran Khan, former Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrested in Islamabad

Qureshi, PTI's vice-chairman, is wanted by the police in cases of riots & arsons. Before his arrest, he called upon PTI workers to keep up their struggle for true freedom in the country

On Camera

Two documents, Modi-Macron visits—India-France defence partnership is touching new heights

Horizon 2047 signed during Modi's visit to France in July 2023 and the defence industrial roadmap during Macron’s visit to India in January 2024 guide the strategic bonhomie between the two countries.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.