Tag: Imran Khan

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan wounded in gun attack

- Associated Press -

A gunman opened fire at a container truck carrying Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters, a senior leader from his party and police said. Party official Asad Umar says Khan was wounded in the foot and was not seriously hurt.

Politics in Pakistan: The Captain’s Crisis!

- Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury -

 “O, Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring….” Walt Whitman These days there is nary a dull moment in

Naya Pakistan’s ‘Kaaptan’ back to ‘Purana’ Pakistan

- Saleem Samad -

Despite nationwide unflinching support among millions of young citizens, expatriate Pakistanis and albeit the blessing of the military hawks of Rawalpindi, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan had to bow down to a decision of the National Assembly ‘no-trust’ vote had to return to the pavilion. Following the parliament’s no-confidence vote, the

Pakistan’s top court rules against PM, restores Parliament

- Associated Press -

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored.   The decision came after four days of hearings by the top court over the major political crisis. Khan will now

Time’s up for Imran Khan

- Saleem Samad -

When Imran Khan was in the opposition, he told journalist Hamid Mir on a live talkshow on Pakistan’s popular channel Geo TV that Pakistan should seek an apology for war crimes during the bloody war of independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Since he came to power back my military hawks in

Why is Pakistan keen about peace in Afghanistan?

- Afsan Chowdhury -

Pakistan’s Imran Khan has said that the US "really messed it up in Afghanistan" and the only solution to the situation is through a political settlement that was “inclusive” and involved all factions, including the Taliban.” Khan was talking on the PBS NewHour.  He added that there was “no military

Pakistan PM Imran Khan tests positive for coronavirus

- Associated Press -

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the country's health minister. Faisal Sultan announced over Twitter that the prime minister "has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home." He gave no more details about Khan's condition. Khan had on Thursday received the first