AMRAN KHAN SHAB KA KATAAB
vah vah Imran Khan Sahab ne kya baat ki hai yah sach mein ek sacche musalman aur ek sacche leader Hain aur injection leader Maine aaj tak Nahin dekha yah kabhi jhooth Nahin bolate hamesha Sach bolate hain aur aap dekh Rahe Hain ki aaj bhi yah Sach hi bol rahe hainPakistan ex-PM Imran Khan returns home after arrest sagaThe PTI says Khan will depart for his Zaman Park residence in Lahore from the Islamabad High Court.
The party said in a tweet that Khan will be accompanied by supporters along his journey.
Lahore is the provincial capital of the eastern province of Punjab and is located 380km (236 miles) south of Islamabad, the federal capital.
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12 May 2023 - 14:00 (14:00 GMT)
Khan asks: ‘How can I be responsible’ for reaction in Pakistan?
Khan has asked how he could be held responsible for any “reaction” in the country to his arrest.
“I will be arrested again, and there will be a reaction, and then I will be held responsible,” he told reporters inside the courtroom after being granted bail. “How can I be responsible for this? When the army arrests me as if I am a terrorist, will I still be responsible for a reaction? I do not know what is happening in the country.”
He added that when a crowd has no leader, it has no control.
“We have had historic rallies, and we never had any such issues. There were sit-ins under my leadership and my control. I have always warned to not take the country to a point from where it gets out of our hands,” he said.
According to media reports, Khan is still waiting to receive written orders from the court, after which he is expected to return to Zaman Park, his Lahore residence.
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12 May 2023 - 13:55 (13:55 GMT)
Khan blames army chief for situation in country
After being granted bail, Khan has blamed the army chief, General Syed Asim Munir, for the situation in the country.
“It’s not the security institution; it is just one man, the army chief. There is no democracy in the army. The army is getting maligned by what is happening right now in the country,” Khan told reporters in the courtroom.
“That one man is afraid that when I come to power, I will remove him from his positions, but I will do no such thing.”
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12 May 2023 - 13:16 (13:16 GMT)
Khan granted bail by Islamabad court
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Imran Khan granted bail by Islamabad court
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12 May 2023 - 12:56 (12:56 GMT)
No arrest until May 15, court says
The Islamabad High Court has ordered that Khan cannot be arrested in any case which were registered against him in Lahore or Islamabad till at least May 15.
According to media reports, the ex-prime minister will depart once written orders are issued after today’s hearings.
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Rangers cordon off the Islamabad High Court [Farooq Naeem/AFP]
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No ‘precedent’ for such verdict: Minister
Reacting to the Islamabad High Court’s decision to grant bail to Khan, Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah says such a ruling had never been issued before.
“There is no precedent of such a verdict given to anybody. However, court orders will not be violated,” he said, while speaking to a private news channel.
Sanaullah said the government will appeal to cancel Khan’s bail will give him no concessions.
Moreover, he said on the issue of internet restrictions in the country, saying the government had planned to shut it off for two to three days – but will consult Prime Minister Sharif on future steps to potentially restore it.
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Imran Khan arrest: Politically motivated?
Thousands protested in a show of anger over the past few days after Khan’s arrest earlier this week in a corruption case – much of it directed at the military.
Pakistan is already dealing with multiple challenges – from an economic crisis to the aftermath of catastrophic floods.
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Protests not ‘constitutional’: PM Sharif
Prime Minister Sharif has said the protests over the past couple of days could not be called “constitutional and democratic”.
“This is terrorism and anti-nationalism which cannot be accepted under any circumstances,” Sharif said, according to a statement from his office.
During a cabinet meeting earlier today, Sharif criticised what it called an “extraordinary intervention” of the country’s Supreme Court chief justice in the matter of Khan’s arrest on Tuesday – which the court declared illegal on Thursday.
“This is a shameful stain on the forehead of justice,” Sharif said, calling the top court for its “double standards”.
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12 May 2023 - 11:40 (11:40 GMT)
Protests to continue: PTI
The PTI says peaceful protests will continue until its leader, Khan, reaches a safe place after he was granted bail.
“All party organisations will offer funeral prayers in absentia for the martyrs in their respective areas this evening,” the PTI posted on Twitter.
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12 May 2023 - 11:18 (11:18 GMT)
PTI has brought Pakistan to ‘brink of destruction’: PM Sharif
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the PTI leadership is trying to push the country, which is already facing a myriad of challenges, towards destruction.
“The horrible role PTI leadership has played in bringing Pakistan to the brink of destruction, it has become a big question mark for the country,” the prime minister remarked during a cabinet meeting.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attends a summit on climate resilience in Pakistan, months after deadly floods in the country, at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attends a summit on climate resilience in Pakistan, months after deadly floods in the country, at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 9, 2023 [Denis Balibouse/Reuters]
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