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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
UN Rights Body Concerned by ‘Pattern of Harassment’ of Imran Khan’s PTI
By Munir Ahmed and Jamey Keaten
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Pakistani authorities to ensure a fully free and fair voting process.
Imran Khan Casts a Long Shadow Over Polling Day in Pakistan
By Umair Javed
He may be banned and his party in disarray, but Imran Khan will be an influential figure in Pakistan’s election.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan Gets 14-year Prison Term
By Munir Ahmed
The conviction of the popular former prime minister -- the third since 2022 -- comes a week ahead of parliamentary elections.
In Pakistan, Hybrid Rule Is Further Institutionalized Through Dynastic Political Parties
By Ali Malik
Amid the power struggle between the PML-N, PPP, and PTI, the only winner has been the military establishment.
Michael Kugelman on Pakistani Politics After Nawaz Sharif’s Return
By Shannon Tiezzi
"One can't rule out anything in Pakistani politics, which are nothing if not unpredictable."
Pakistani Court Suspends Corruption Conviction and Sentence of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan
By Munir Ahmed
The ruling clears the way for Khan to participate in the next general elections – unless he is convicted in a retrial or any of the many other legal cases against him.
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 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.
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.
Is Pakistan’s Powerful Military on the Ropes?
By Kiyya Baloch
There is a powerful surge of public anger against the military's political interference. But Pakistan's civilian politicians are too caught up in their personal feuds to capitalize on the movement.
Imran Khan’s Arrest Sets Pakistan on an Uncertain Course
By Umair Jamal
His supporters’ attacks on army installations set a dangerous precedent and will further erode the military’s support for the former PM and his party.
Pakistan’s Electoral Limbo
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The last year has been been a microcosm of Pakistan’s seven decades of dysfunction, now culminating in ambiguity over the most fundamental of democratic exercises: holding an election.
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