Tag: Imran Khan

  • No shower in washroom aur kamra bhe woh jahan Sazai-e-maut kay qaidiun ko rakha jata hai: Imran Khan’s lawyer reveals details of his cell

    No shower in washroom aur kamra bhe woh jahan Sazai-e-maut kay qaidiun ko rakha jata hai: Imran Khan’s lawyer reveals details of his cell

    Naeem Panjutha, former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s lawyer, has revealed on Monday details of the conditions in which his client is being incarcerated.

    After meeting Khan in Attock district jail, the lawyer said that the behaviour of the jail administration was not satisfactory. He said that Imran Khan is living in a very small jail cell, while the washroom has no shower.

    Naeem Panjutha stated that Imran Khan has been kept in a very unhygienic and suffocating environment. However, Imran Khan was happy with PTI’s victory in Peshawar against JUI-F, the lawyer narrated.

    “Imran Khan’s morale was high,” Panjutha told media personnel outside the jail.

    “If they keep me in more severe condition than this, I’m ready for this too,” Khan reportedly told his lawyer.

    Imran Khan gave a message to the nation from the Jail through his lawyer: “I will not bow down”.

    According to PTI, the police ransacked and tortured the staff in Bani Gala while attempting to arrest Imran Khan. It is also mentioned by the PTI that while arresting Imran Khan, the policeman said “Chal Saday Nal” and “Kapra Pao Aeday mun ty”.

  • PTI wants Imran Khan to be transferred to Adiala Jail for A-class facilities

    PTI wants Imran Khan to be transferred to Adiala Jail for A-class facilities

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed an appeal with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday, asking that party Chairman Imran Khan be transferred to Adiala Jail for A-class facilities.

    According to the petition, “Since childhood, the petitioner is from an affluent family, and later, due to his education, habits, and social and political status in the society, has got accustomed to a better mode of life. He is a graduate of Oxford University, UK, and the captain of Pakistan national Cricket”.

    After a district and sessions court found Imran guilty in the Tosha Khana case on August 5, he was arrested on the same day and taken to Attock Jail.

    Judge Humayun Dilawar sentenced Imran Khan to three years imprisonment and fined him one lac rupees. According to the judgement, “Charges of misdeclaration of assets have been proven against the PTI chairman”.

    Imran Khan’s lawyer, Naeem Haider Panjotha, filed a petition today to transfer Imran Khan to Adiala Jail. It was also mentioned in the appeal that Imran Khan is living in a “small cell of 9 x 11 feet” in Attock Jail.

    A-class prisoners get a 21-inch television, a table and two chairs, a mattress, personal bedding and clothing, while all meals are provided for. However , the prisoner needs to pay for all this. The government is only responsible for giving them security in a high-security ward.

    A-class inmates are kept separate from ordinary prisoners but it is not the same in the case of B-class prisoners.

    Attock district jail has multiple facilities for the prisoners. Prisoners can play Luddo and Carrom board. There is a rehabilitation center in the jail.
    One medical officer and a women medical officer are also available for medical treatment, if needed.

  • Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore.

    Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore.

    Police reached the residence of Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after he was sentenced to three years in prison in the Toshakhana case earlier in the day.

    Multiple media reports suggest that Khan will be shifted to Kot Lakh Pat jail in Lahore this afternoon.

    Judge Humayun Dilawar of a sessions court in Islamabad has found former Prime Minister Imran Khan guilty in the Toshakhana case.

    Khan has been disqualified for five years and given a prison sentence for three years.

    He has also been fined Rs100,000. The judgement has also said that if the fine is not paid, the imprisonment can be increased by six months.

    Khan’s lawyer Khwaja Haris was present in the court when the verdict was given out. Earlier, the Supreme Court (SC) rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s petition to pause trial court proceedings in the Toshakhana case.

    The former prime minister went to the apex court when he didn’t get relief from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the Toshakhana case.

    Last year, on October 21, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case for making “false statements and incorrect declarations.”

  • IHC rejects Chairman PTI’s request to transfer Tosha Khana case to another court

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has on Friday rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s request to transfer the Tosha Khana case to another court.
    On the other hand, the maintainability ruling in the Toshakhana case against Imran Khan issued by the session court was deemed “void” by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

    IHC also said, “The session court should hear the case and decide again”.

    According to the verdict, Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar will hear the case.

    Earlier, the Supreme Court (SC) rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s petition to pause trial court proceedings in the Tosha khana case.
    Last year, on October 21, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case for making “false statements and incorrect declarations.”

  • It’s “undeclared martial law” in Pakistan: Imran Khan

    It’s “undeclared martial law” in Pakistan: Imran Khan

    Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has said while talking to BBC HARDtalk that there is “undeclared martial law” in Pakistan, adding that “fascists” are leading the country and taking it into “dark ages”.

    Imran was elected in 2018 and ruled the country for four years. He was removed from office with a parliamentary no-confidence vote last year.

    According to Imran Khan, a free and fair election is the only solution for political stability in Pakistan.

    Stephen Sackur, the presenter, asked Imran Khan if it was true that there was the involvement of the army in the 2018 election.

    In response, Imran Khan said that it’s not true, asking that if there was involvement of the army establishment, then how did Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) clean sweep in by-elections.

    “How come, despite the establishment openly going against us, trying to dismantle us, how come after we are out of government, we won 30 out of 37 by-elections?”

    He also said that the establishment thinks that my removal from the government can weaken my party, “Normally, it happens when you’re out of power for quite a while. But instead, what happened was that the party’s popularity kept growing”.

    He also stated that PTI workers were not involved in the violent protests of May 9 and that there should be a fair investigation into this matter.

    Imran Khan also said, “They have tried everything. They have put 10,000 people in jail, including women and peaceful protesters.”

    He repeated that “The only solution to Pakistan is free and fair elections. That’s the only way we will get out of this mess.”

  • Central leader Iftikhar Durrani ‘abducted’, PTI claims

    Central leader Iftikhar Durrani ‘abducted’, PTI claims

    The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has said that a central leader of the party, Iftikhar Durrani, went “missing” from Islamabad on Thursday.
    PTI said in a statement that the core member of the party was “kidnapped” from the capital city of the country.

    Iftikhar Durrani, a former special assistant on media to former Prime Minister Imran Khan, was considered a close aide of the PTI chairman.

    Despite the passage of multiple hours, as yet there is still no information about the PTI leader’s whereabouts.

    PTI leader Zulfi Bukhari strongly condemned the “abduction” of Iftikhar Durrani.

  • PTI may be considered ineligible for election symbol, warns ECP

    PTI may be considered ineligible for election symbol, warns ECP

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has cautioned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that it may be found ineligible to receive an election symbol due to its failure to hold intra-party elections.

    ECP summoned PTI Chairman Imran Khan to appear before it on August 4 (Friday) at 10 am, “failing which the Commission under Section 215 (5) of the Elections Act, 2017, may declare your political party ineligible to obtain election symbol for future election(s)”.

    According to previous notices, the PTI’s intra-party elections were scheduled for June 13, 2021, according to the party’s constitution. PTI was informed/reminded to hold intra-party elections within the timeframe specified in sections 208, 209, and 215 of the Elections Act of 2017, but the party failed to “provide the requisite certificate to this effect.”

    The ECP had instructed parties to include a list of symbols they prioritize with their applications, as well as the signature of the party head.

    “Every application must include the address of the head office of the political party,” the election commission said.

  • Actor Imran Khan hints at Bollywood comeback

    Actor Imran Khan hints at Bollywood comeback

    We all remember Bollywood actor Imran Khan’s biggest hits like ‘Jaane Tu Jaane Na’, ‘I hate Luv Stories’, and how his bowing out of the big screen broke the hearts of millions of women around the world.

    But now, after decades, the actor has hinted that he might make a comeback. Under an Instagram post by actress Zeenat Aman, a fan Aditi tagged Imran Khan asking him when he would be making his return to the big screen. To which, Khan responded: “Chalo Aditi, let’s leave this to the internet… 1M likes, and I’ll make it happen.”

    Previously, speaking to NDTV, the actor spoke about his difficulty in dealing with the spotlight as well as the struggle to draw a balance between professional and personal affairs. As he revealed:

    “My main struggle is to balance the personal and professional. My issue is that I need to find time for myself, and take that step back from my stardom. I am a person first who has family and friends, and this personal side of my life is of utmost importance to me.”

  • “Usne meri qamar mai chaaku maara hai’, Khan says Bajwa betrayed him

    “Usne meri qamar mai chaaku maara hai’, Khan says Bajwa betrayed him

    Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa “stabbed” him in the back.

    Talking to Geo’s Haider Shirazi on camera at a court, Imran Khan said of the former army head, “I have been saying this, he stabbed me in the back.”

    “People say, ‘You must have done something.’ I did nothing. He [General Bajwa] was already planning to get an extension, he was thinking ahead,” the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said.

    “That conspiracy is obvious,” he stated.

    Since his removal from power through a Vote of No Confidence in April 2022, Khan has attacked the former Army Chief many times in public rallies and interviews. However, the current Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt. General Nadeem Anjum alleged in a press conference held last year that the PTI government offered Bajwa an extension in March 2022 for “an indefinite period of time” if he would save the government from being ousted.

    Khan has denied the allegations.

  • Shabbar Zaidi says Pakistan would have economically collapsed had Imran Khan govt continued

    Shabbar Zaidi says Pakistan would have economically collapsed had Imran Khan govt continued

    The economic performance of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has been criticised by Shabbar Zaidi, one of its own highest ranking officials.

    In an interview with Geo News’ Shahzeb Khanzada, Zaidi said that Pakistan would have economically collapsed had the PTI government continued.

    “Had this […] government continued, the party would not have even secured 5% votes as the country would have economically collapsed,” the former Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) head, appointed with much fanfare at the time by Imran Khan, said on the show.

    Accusing the then-Prime Minister of not “listening” to anyone who was offering advice to rectify the government’s shortcomings, Zaidi said that Imran Khan did remove Asad Umar as Finance Minister when told of the government’s poor performance.

    He narrated an incident where 40 parliamentarians, led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, barged into his office after he “mistakenly” sent a tax notice to a landlord in Multan.

    He also accused Asad Qaiser, the former Speaker of the National Assembly of preventing the tobacco industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from being brought into the tax net.

    “You cannot do this…you cannot enter our areas,” Qaiser told Zaidi.

    Shabbar Zaidi was the head of FBR from 2019 till 2020.