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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan’s nephew, Shahrez Khan, to jail on judicial remand in connection with the attack on Jinnah House during the May 9 riots.

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday sent PTI founder Imran Khan’s nephew Shahrez Khan to jail on judicial remand in a case pertaining to the Jinnah House attack during the May 9, 2023 riots. Lahore Police picked up Shahrez, son of Imran’s sister Aleema Khan, from his mother’s Lahore residence on August 21. His brother Shershah Khan was also arrested the next day over similar allegations, and sent on physical remand and then to jail. Lahore police presented Shahrez before the court of ATC Judge Manzer Ali Gill today upon the completion of his eight-day physical remand. Advocate Rana Mudassar Umer and PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja appeared as Shahrez’s counsel, while Imtiaz Ahmad Sipra was present as the prosecutor. Sipra sought a further 30-day physical custody of Shahrez, while Umer urged the court to discharge his client from the case. Judge Gill denied the police’s request and ordered that Shahrez be sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand. “A cane has been recovered from the susp...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeem Panjotha has said that party founder Imran Khan has rejected the resignation of senior lawyer Salman Akram Raja as secretary general.

Posts from PTI supporters on multiple social media platforms since Sunday were sharing a video showing PTI founder Imran Khan with a beard. However, the video is doctored. Imran has remained incarcerated for over two years since August 2023 due to ongoing legal proceedings, despite several acquittals and suspended sentences. In January 2025, he was handed a 14-year prison sentence in a corruption case linked to the Al-Qadir University Project Trust. On Aug 23 this year, a TikTok user — who appeared to be a PTI supporter based on his past posts — shared a video showing Imran with a beard. The user did not provide any details about when or where the video was recorded. The video amassed over 21.3 million views and more than 2.3m likes. The same video was also shared by other PTI supporters on TikTok, here and here, where it gained 4.1m and 2.2m views, respectively. Other users also circulated the clip on various other platforms, which can be seen here, here, here, here, here and here. In addition, an image of I...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has filed an application with the City Police Officer (CPO) seeking the registration of a case against Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and several officials over the conditions of his imprisonment.

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday approved a five-day physical remand of Sher Shah, son of Aleema Khan and nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, in connection with the Jinnah House attack case.

Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has criticised what he termed “premature celebrations” after PTI founder Imran Khan was granted bail in the £190 million corruption case.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision in support of jailed party chairman Imran Khan, terming it a landmark ruling that exposes the May 9 case as politically motivated.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday approved bail for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in eight cases related to the May 9, 2023 incidents.

Incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan has nominated Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai for the post of Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, PTI Secretary-General Salman Akram Raja said on Wednesday. “Azam Khan Swati has been nominated as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate,” Raja added. He also said Imran has asked for five names to decide on his nominee for the opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly. The announcement comes after the Election Commission of Pakistan earlier this month disqualified PTI’s Omar Ayub Khan as the NA opposition leader and Shibli Faraz from the same role in the Senate, along with other opposition MNAs and MPAs, following their convictions in May 9 cases. Both PTI opposition leaders were formally removed from their posts on August 8. Speaking to reporters outside the Supreme Court, Raja said that Imran had nominated Achakzai, who currently leads the Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), to take Ayub’s place. “The PTI founder has entrusted the ...

Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has nominated opposition alliance chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai as the new Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of eight bail petitions filed by PTI founder Imran Khan in the May 9 cases until Wednesday (August 20).

Police have taken Aleema Khan and Noreen Khan, sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan, into custody near Adiala Jail during a protest demanding a meeting with their brother.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has urged the nation to take to the streets on August 14 to demand “true freedom,” denouncing what he called an unlawful and oppressive system.

Police intercepted the sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his cousin Qasim Khan on Chakri Road as they attempted to visit him at Adiala Jail.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan clarified on Tuesday that his sons, Qasim and Sulaiman, will not be coming to Pakistan, dismissing earlier reports suggesting their arrival to support efforts for his release.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday postponed the hearing on bail petitions filed by former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in connection with the May 9 cases.

The legal team of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) received eight signed power of attorney documents from party founder Imran Khan on Friday, authorizing legal representation in his ongoing cases.

A Lahore court on Friday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Senate opposition leader and PTI leader Shibli Faraz as well as summoned his party’s founder Imran Khan in connection with a case involving an alleged attack on the Islamabad Police outside Khan’s residence in 2023. In March 2023, the Islamabad police lodged a first information report (FIR) against PTI founder Imran, party leader Faraz, along with 150 other party workers, for harassing and hurling life threats at an Islamabad police team when it visited Zaman Park in Lahore to arrest the former premier for skipping proceedings in the Toshakhana case. The FIR was registered by the Race Course police on the complaint of Islamabad Secretariat Station House Officer (SHO) Nadeem Tahir, who alleged that Imran, with the connivance of Faraz and 150 charged party workers, committed a crime by dodging and barring the Islamabad police from discharging their duty. Today, Judicial Magistrate Sohail Rafique, presiding over the case, ordered a non-bailable ar...

Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry has reiterated that the future of Pakistani politics remains firmly tied to former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan.