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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicImran Khan arrest

Topic: Imran Khan arrest

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

Imran Khan’s arrest in Pakistan proof the Army has won. But silencing him won’t help govt

The Al-Qadir Trust case is just the beginning of the military’s plan to lock up Imran until he surrenders.

Pakistan cracks down on Imran Khan’s supporters after violence

Hundreds of Khan's supporters have been arrested for violence after his arrest on corruption charges, authorities said, deepening a political crisis in the nuclear-armed country.

Imran Khan’s party worker killed, 6 others injured in firing at protest rally in Pakistan’s Quetta

Angry protesters burnt two police vehicles parked near the rally & pelted stones as cop used tear gas to disperse the supporters of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, a media report said.

Imran Khan ‘granted favours for land & cash to his Al-Qadir Trust’ – what led to Pakistan ex-PM’s arrest

Khan was arrested by Pakistani Rangers outside the Islamabad High Court on charges of granting undue favours to a real estate firm in exchange of donations to his trust.

Protests break out in Pakistan over Imran Khan’s arrest

Hundreds of supporters blocked streets in Imran Khan's home town Lahore as well as northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Protesters also blocked a major road in Karachi.

Imran Khan’s fall due to blaming others, deflecting responsibility all the time: Ex-PTI worker

Imran Khan's constant act of shifting blame to the army, an institution that has had a significant role in Pakistan’s history, gradually alienated a significant portion of the populace.

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India’s 10-minute delivery model is under pressure

If regulatory diktats nudge consumers to be a little more patient — or force labour to be a little less desperate — the business model breaks down before it turns profitable.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

India’s defence sky gets a solar boost: Army orders iDEX solar-electric drone 

Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.