Pakistan's election results show jailed cricket star and former PM Imran Khan's backers defying the odds to win seats, even as he sits in a prison cell.

Khan and his wife have denied accusations that they misrepresented the value of state gifts, including jewellery.

A military court has convicted 25 people for involvement in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, Pakistan's armed forces said.

PTI supporters are continuing their protest, seeking to know the whereabouts of Khan, who has been behind bars since August 2023. ... Imran Khan, a former Pakistani Prime Minister, has been in jail since August 2023, serving a 14-year sentence ...

Residents of Islamabad are tiring of regular demonstrations demanding the release of the former prime minister Imran Khan, with the marches leading to clashes with security forces.

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Imran Khan uses AI video to claim victory in Pakistan election - as army chief says nation needs 'stable hands'

4 days ago - There was even speculation that he is already dead - that is, until his sister, Uzma Khanum, was granted a rare visit recently and shed light on his condition. Pakistani cricket icon and ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan, 73, is jailed in squalid conditions

The country’s already-imprisoned ... of corruption. Khan has denied wrongdoing and insisted since his arrest in 2023 that all the charges against him are a plot by rivals to keep him from returning to office....

Candidates backed by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party had won 85 seats of the 200 National Assembly slots announced by the country's election oversight body by Friday evening. ... In our news wrap Saturday, South Carolina holds its Democratic presidential primary, Senate negotiators are closing in on a border deal, at least 19 people have died in forest fires in Chile, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his…

2 weeks ago - Speaking on The World with Yalda Hakim on Tuesday, Mosharraf Zaidi, a spokesperson for Pakistan's PM, denied allegations Imran Khan was being kept in solitary confinement. He told Sky News Imran Khan had been in prison for about 860 days and had 870 visits, despite the fact he is supposed to get one visit per week.

2 days ago - US diplomat Theodore Craig, in Pakistan and American Diplomacy, wrote that after the 2018 elections the United States avoided pushing for an "unblemished election" or rejecting "antidemocratic manipulations", saying that challenging "the military's Imran Khan project" would not have changed the government but could have jeopardised prospects for progress in Afghanistan. In 2024, The New York Times wrote that Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, a former ISI chief, was an ally of his. In 2024, Arab News wrote that Khan was widely believed to have risen to power in 2018 with military backing.

Multiple protesters said to have been killed and hundreds injured in Islamabad amid calls for Khans release from jail

1 week ago - ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court convicted and sentenced imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Saturday to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and selling state gifts, officials and ...

Concerns raised in court over Imran Khan’s possible military trial as a civilian, ruling expected on 16 September. ... Despite objections by Registrar’s Office, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will preside over the case on Thursday ... Decision follows restoration of NAB Amendment Ordinance, which removed the case from NAB’s jurisdiction ... Israeli newspaper has now confirmed the PTI founder’s actions regarding Israeli interests, says PML-N leader

1 week ago - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a fraud case involving state gifts.

May 10, 2025 - Several posts wrongly claimed the former Pakistani Prime Minister had been shot or beaten. While these viral messages were fake, Pakistans government has now officially confirmed Khans death in judicial custody.

1 day ago - The appeals follow a December 20 verdict by a special court that sentenced both Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi to 17 years' imprisonment in connection with the alleged purchase of a Bulgari jewellery set.