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TopicImran Khan

Topic: Imran Khan

‘Spineless’— Pakistanis bash own cricket legends, praise Gavaskar, Kapil for Imran letter

Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, and 12 other ex-cricket captains earn praise from Pakistanis for letter demanding humane treatment for Imran Khan. Their Pakistani counterparts called ‘shameless’.

Pakistan court hands double life terms to exiled senior journalists, commentators in May 9 riots case

The seven were tried and convicted in absentia on charges of ‘digital terrorism’ over alleged role in 9 May 2023 violence that followed former PM Imran Khan’s arrest.

Spymaster to convict—Pakistan army court sentences ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed to 14 yrs in jail

Seen as a close aide of jailed former PM Imran Khan, Faiz Hameed has been in custody since 2024. He is also the first former ISI chief in Pakistan to be court-martialled.

Imran Khan went from laadla to ‘zehni mareez’ for Pakistan army. It’s a circus we know well

Nawaz Sharif’s lust for hanging a Pakistani general since Pervez Musharraf ousted him continues. What a relief that today’s top general has immunity for the future. Or does he?

Pakistanis panic over an interview that never happened—deepfake targets Imran’s sister

Aleema Khanum was finally permitted to visit his brother in jail after protests erupted amid global reports of Imran Khan’s death and multiple social media posts by his son.

Who is Pakistan’s information adviser Ahmad Hassan Al-Arabi? Even Pakistanis don’t know

Sky News on Tuesday shared a clip of a conversation between news anchor Yalda Hakim and Al-Arabi, where Hakim asked him if the ISI and the Pakistan military are scared of Imran Khan.

Aamir Khan just beat up Vir Das in new video

Aamir Khan-backed Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos is set to release on 16 January. The film is going to be directed by Vir Das, and Imran Khan is part of the cast.

Asim Munir’s power is undisputed in Pakistan. Social media stories are just gossip

Pakistan’s political system is now too dead for a prime minister or any political party to pose a threat to Munir.

Rumours of Imran Khan’s death in custody ignite violent clashes outside Pakistan’s Adiala jail

Thousands of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf workers clash with police. Rumours of Imran's death are fuelling the unrest as Imran's sisters demand answers after not being allowed to meet him for a year.

‘Spirituality, black magic, interference’—Economist report on Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi ignites row

Report claims Bushra Bibi exercised extraordinary influence over Khan during his tenure as Pakistan PM & also on govt decisions. PTI slams allegations, rivals say they're ‘accurate’.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.