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Imran Khan
![Imran Khan’s Many Missed Opportunities Imran Khan’s Many Missed Opportunities](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-22-140723.jpg)
Imran Khan’s Many Missed Opportunities
By Raja Qaiser Ahmed and Muhammad Shoaib
Khan missed the chance to make his support base democratic and republican – and thereby transform himself into a true political force to reckon with.
![Pakistan’s Parliament is Dissolved to Pave Way for Elections Pakistan’s Parliament is Dissolved to Pave Way for Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-10-065021.jpg)
Pakistan’s Parliament is Dissolved to Pave Way for Elections
By Munir Ahmed
There is uncertainty over the election date even as the legal and political drama surrounding jailed ex-PM Imran Khan deepens.
![Pakistan’s Former PM Imran Khan Appeals Conviction in Graft Case, Seeks Release Pakistan’s Former PM Imran Khan Appeals Conviction in Graft Case, Seeks Release](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-18-070347.jpg)
Pakistan’s Former PM Imran Khan Appeals Conviction in Graft Case, Seeks Release
By Munir Ahmed
Since his sentencing Saturday, Khan has renewed his call for mass protests, but has failed to gain traction among his supporters.
![Bill to Stifle Criticism of Pakistani Intelligence Figures Set to Become Law Bill to Stifle Criticism of Pakistani Intelligence Figures Set to Become Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-02-081611.jpg)
Bill to Stifle Criticism of Pakistani Intelligence Figures Set to Become Law
By Munir Ahmed
Former PM Imran Khan had publicly disclosed the names of senior intelligence officers, saying they were conspiring against him.
![Pakistan’s Economic Blindspot Pakistan’s Economic Blindspot](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-07-28-114027.jpg)
Pakistan’s Economic Blindspot
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
No number of IMF packages or foreign bailouts will suffice in keeping the Pakistani economy afloat without the country undergoing a multifaceted structural revamp.
![Treason, Contempt, Exposing Secrets. Legal Challenges Against Imran Khan Keep Growing Treason, Contempt, Exposing Secrets. Legal Challenges Against Imran Khan Keep Growing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-07-25-040121.jpg)
Treason, Contempt, Exposing Secrets. Legal Challenges Against Imran Khan Keep Growing
By Munir Ahmed
Since his ouster from power in a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April last year, the former Pakistani PM has been slapped with more than 150 legal cases.
![Is the Worst Yet to Come for Imran Khan? Is the Worst Yet to Come for Imran Khan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-13-050016.jpg)
Is the Worst Yet to Come for Imran Khan?
By Umair Jamal
As things stand, it seems neither Khan nor his political party will be permitted to contest elections.
![Frankenstein’s Monster: Pakistan’s Military and Imran Khan Frankenstein’s Monster: Pakistan’s Military and Imran Khan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-09-144508.jpg)
Frankenstein’s Monster: Pakistan’s Military and Imran Khan
By Muhammad A. Basit
The Pakistani military supported and nurtured Imran Khan, but later realized it was a failed experiment.
![The Battle for Supremacy in Pakistan: Asim Munir Vs Imran Khan The Battle for Supremacy in Pakistan: Asim Munir Vs Imran Khan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-26-134356.jpg)
The Battle for Supremacy in Pakistan: Asim Munir Vs Imran Khan
By Aditya Kumar Singh and Rahul Rawat
The tussle between Asim Munir and Imran Khan will only provoke politics of revenge, furthering polarization and deepening Pakistan’s poly-crisis.
![No, Imran Khan Is not Pakistan’s Ayatollah Khomeini No, Imran Khan Is not Pakistan’s Ayatollah Khomeini](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-23-055841.jpg)
No, Imran Khan Is not Pakistan’s Ayatollah Khomeini
By Umair Jamal
Unlike Iran’s Khomeini, the former Pakistani PM is neither a revolutionary nor is he seeking to overthrow established institutions as part of his so-called righteous struggle.
![The Wrath of Imran Khan The Wrath of Imran Khan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-02-115212.jpg)
The Wrath of Imran Khan
By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
The rise and fall of Pakistan's most controversial populist.
![A Requiem for Pakistan A Requiem for Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-02-111905.jpg)
A Requiem for Pakistan
By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
Unpacking Pakistan's economic and political meltdown.