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Saturday, August 30, 2025
TopicImran Khan

Topic: Imran Khan

National hero, army’s favourite, Pakistan’s PM — Imran Khan had it all. Then came the fall

Given Pakistan's history, it's not alarming for the PM to be removed from office. But it's Imran Khan's self-assured hubris that separates him from his predecessors.

Imran Khan to address Pakistan after SC scraps election plan, tells Parliament to take call

In unanimous verdict Thursday, Pakistan's apex court voided decision by deputy speaker that had cancelled a no-confidence vote against Khan & prompted the PM to call for an election.

Why even Imran Khan couldn’t become the first PM of Pakistan to complete full term

The army realises its very existence will be in danger if the political dispensations mend the fence with India and turn Pakistan into a truly functional democracy.

Setback for Pakistan PM Imran Khan in SC, to face no-trust vote Saturday

The Opposition wants the dissolved Parliament to be restored, and has assured the court it has the numbers to protect the Constitution.

Off The Cuff with Husain Haqqani

In this episode of ThePrint Off The Cuff, Director (South & Central Asia) at Hudson Institute and former Pakistan ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani...

For the first time in Pakistan’s history, I’m not the puppeteer of the puppet I built in 2018

I am now internationally significant but nationally insignificant. But don't worry Pakistanis, your General will take care of you.

Pakistan not a normal country, it’s unpredictable, says its former ambassador Husain Haqqani

In an 'Off The Cuff' conversation with ThePrint's Shekhar Gupta, Haqqani talks about Pakistan’s constitutional chaos amid the no-trust vote and control of its army over politics.

PTI rebel accuses Imran Khan of attempting to sack Bajwa. Pakistanis say ‘go away’, Liaquat

Former PTI leader Aamir Liaquat Husain said he did not participate in the no-trust motion because he was in the hospital tending to a heart condition.

Pakistan court to rule on PM Imran Khan’s no-confidence motion

Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice told Khan’s lawyers and those for the Opposition to conclude arguments by Wednesday.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.