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Pakistan's Imran Khan remains behind bars as cases pile up. Another court orders he stay in jail
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan remain in custody for two more weeks as authorities investigate charges that he had revealed state secrets after his 2022 ouster. The development is the latest in an unprecedented pileup of...
Pakistani journalist who supported jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is freed by his captors
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani television journalist who went missing after his arrest more than four months ago was freed Monday and returned home, police and his colleagues said. It was widely believed that security agencies had held Imran Riaz Khan, who is known for...
Pakistani authorities arrest journalist for allegedly spreading false news about state institutions
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security agents have arrested a senior Islamabad-based TV anchor known for his criticism of the authorities on charges of spreading false content about state institutions on social media, his news channel and family said Friday. Khalid Jamil was taken...
Pakistani court rejects ex-PM Imran Khan's bail plea in case related to leaking state secrets
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said. Khan is accused of exposing an official secret document, dubbed Cipher, when he waved a confidential diplomatic letter at...
3 family members sought in death of 10-year-old girl arrested in the UK after arriving from Pakistan
LONDON (AP) — Three family members of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her U.K. home were arrested in Pakistan on Wednesday on suspicion of murder and flown to Britain, where they were taken into police custody on arrival. Sara Sharif was found dead with extensive injuries...
Taliban reject Pakistani claims of unlawful structures, indiscriminate firing at key border crossing
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Tuesday rejected Pakistani government accusations that they're to blame for the closure of a key border crossing. Pakistan shut the vital commercial artery of Torkham in its northwest last Wednesday after guards from the two countries...
Pakistan court orders 5 siblings of girl found dead near London put into child protection center
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered the five siblings of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead with extensive injuries near London put into a children’s protection center after they were located by police. The police are continuing their search for the...
Pakistani premier claims US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan is now in militant hands
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's caretaker prime minister claimed on Monday that U.S. military equipment left behind during the American withdrawal from Afghanistan has fallen into militant hands and ultimately made its way to the Pakistani Taliban. The equipment — which includes a...
Pakistan's Imran Khan will be imprisoned for 2 more weeks despite getting bail
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will remain in a high-security prison for at least another two weeks despite being granted bail the previous day, as a court extended his detention Wednesday in a case involving the revealing of an official secret document, a defense...
Pakistani court suspends the corruption conviction and sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court on Tuesday suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of Imran Khan in a legal victory for the hugely popular but embattled former prime minister, his lawyers and court officials said. Hours after the announcement, the...
