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In a touching gesture, India's celebrated athlete Neeraj Chopra, often referred to as the 'Golden Boy,' invited his rival Arshad Nadeem to pose together for a photograph. Despite being defeated by Chopra in the pursuit of the gold medal, the Pakistani competitor displayed gracious sportsmanship and willingly joined Chopra for the snapshot. Neeraj, who emerged victorious with the gold medal at the prestigious World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, was captured holding the Indian tricolour with pride.

Khan's life is still in danger and he can be poisoned in Attock jail, his wife Bushra Bibi has said as she demanded better prison facilities for the incarcerated former Pakistan prime minister. In her letter to the Punjab home secretary on Saturday, the 49-year-old wife of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman wrote that the court had directed the authorities concerned to shift her husband from Attock jail in Punjab to Adiala prison in Rawalpindi. «My husband has been imprisoned in Attock jail without any justification.

AP. Police chief Rizwan Khan said this had angered the local Muslims. A mob gathered and began attacking multiple churches and several Christian homes, burning furniture and other household items.

Shehbaz Sharif has said that his brother and former premier Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan next month to face his pending court cases and lead the party's campaign for the general election. Nawaz Sharif, 73, has been living in self-imposed exile in the UK since November 2019. He was convicted in the Al-Azizia Mills and Avenfield corruption cases in 2018.

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's bid to get his conviction suspended in a corruption case did not succeed on Wednesday as the Islamabad High Court adjourned the hearing but assured him that his case would be decided in four to five days. Khan, 70, was sentenced to three years in prison by an Islamabad trial court on Saturday in the Toshakhana corruption case in which he is accused of profiting from selling expensive state gifts when he was in power.

ANI, citing Geo News of Pakistan. Panjotha added that the PTI chief was in high morale despite all such difficulties and vowed to spend his lifetime in jail but wouldn't bow to slavery, reported Geo News. However, the sources said that the PTI chairman, during the meeting with his lawyer, conveyed his concerns regarding the environment at the prison with flies taking over his cell during the day and insects at night.

Pakistan's top election body on Tuesday disqualified jailed former prime minister Imran Khan for five years following his conviction in a corruption case. An Islamabad trial court on Saturday sentenced 70-year-old Khan to three years in prison in the Toshakhana corruption case in which the embattled former prime minister is accused of profiting from selling expensive state gifts when he was in power.

Imran Khan's conviction on graft charges has led to a stark and unexpected contrast from his once-glamorous lifestyle. Khan, known for his charismatic persona both on the cricket field and in politics, finds himself detained in a remote and overcrowded prison, highlighting a significant fall from grace. Khan's legal team and political party have raised concerns about the conditions of his detention. After his conviction, Khan was designated for incarceration at Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, but he was subsequently transferred to District Jail Attock, a facility located approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Islamabad. The move has sparked debate over the appropriateness of his placement in a prison primarily housing hardened criminals, lacking the amenities typically afforded to political prisoners.

Khan's party on Monday petitioned the Islamabad High Court to shift the jailed former prime minister from the Attock jail in Punjab province to Rawalpindi's high-security Adiala prison, keeping in view his affluent family background, social and political status. In a petition, the lawyer of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party requested the Islamabad High Court to transfer the deposed premier where A-class facilities are available, adding that his family, lawyers and his physician Dr Faisal Sultan should be allowed to meet him.

Imran Khan, Pakistan's popular opposition leader, is now an inmate at a high-security prison after being convicted of corruption and sentenced to three years. It's the most dramatic twist yet in months of political and legal wrangling between Khan and his political rivals since he was toppled in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022.

Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party on Sunday accused authorities of denying his legal team access to the leader to get his signatures on essential documents for court purposes. Khan, 70, was arrested from his Zaman Park home in Lahore on Saturday shortly after an Islamabad trial court found him guilty of «corrupt practices» in the Toshakhana corruption case and sentenced him to three-year imprisonment. Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party, is lodged in the Attock Jail after being sentenced for concealing the sale of state gifts.

AFP reported. "When you lose your job, your life comes to a close," the 43-year-old from Lahore told AFP, adding, "We've been working in factories for years... the day you get sacked, the story ends there." Amidst the global economic slowdown triggered by the war in Ukraine and the increase in energy expenses, Pakistan's industrial manufacturing sector has also been adversely affected, mirroring the situation in other parts of the world.

Devi Sharan has revealed that he had made a secret plan to scare the Air Traffic Control at Lahore by pretending to crash land the aircraft on a highway. Till date, it was understood that Capt Saran, his co-pilot Rajinder Kumar and flight engineer AK Jaggia had decided to land the aircraft at the Lahore airport against the decision of the Pakistani authorities, and while doing so, they mistook a highway for the runway as lights on the runway were switched off.

Pakistan textile industry that has seen it lose ground to more nimble Asian competitors. «When you lose your job, your life comes to a close,» the 43-year-old from Lahore told AFP. «We've been working in factories for years… the day you get sacked, the story ends there.» Pakistan's industrial manufacturing sector — like elsewhere in the world — has suffered from the slowdown in global consumption and the rise in energy costs following the outbreak of war in Ukraine.

Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman was pronounced guilty in a case pertaining to the sale of a range of expensive state gifts when Imran Khan was in power. After the verdict, Imran Khan was arrested from his Zaman Park residence. Imran Khan was also sentenced to three years in jail.

Imran Khan as «abduction at gunpoint» by the Punjab police. Petitioner Umair Niazi, PTI additional secretary general, requested the court to take up his petition without any delay and direct the Punjab police and government to produce the former prime minister before it to ensure his safety.

Imran Khan's sentencing and quick arrest on Saturday in a corruption case, Pakistan has maintained its notoriety for jailing former prime ministers while shying away from taking any action against military dictators who repeatedly violated the Constitution. Khan, the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was arrested from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore after an Islamabad-based sessions court sentenced him to three years in prison on the charges of hiding the proceeds from the sale of state gifts from the Toshakhana. The Toshakhana is a department under the Cabinet Division that stores gifts given to rulers and government officials by heads of other governments and foreign dignitaries. Khan bought some gifts including a precious watch given to him by the Saudi crown prince and sold the same for profit. The 70-year-old leader was authorised to buy the gifts from Toshakhana and also carry out the sale but failed to inform the Election Commission of Pakistan about the money he made for which he was accused of concealment which is a crime under the law. In better times, Khan might have escaped with a warning or a fine by the court, but he had already run out of luck when he fell out with the powerful military establishment that led to his ouster from the government in April last year.

Imran Khan to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. Pakistan police have arrested Khan from Lahore, said his lawyer.

Pakistan cricket lost one of its most controversial, colourful and strong administrators when the indomitable Ijaz Butt passed away in his hometown, Lahore, due to health issues. The history of Pakistan cricket will remain incomplete without discussing the tenure of Butt, who passed away on Wednesday, aged 85. He played eight Tests for Pakistan and held several key administrative positions.

Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will be the next premier of the country if the party returns to power in the next general election. Speaking on the Geo News programme on Sunday, Shehbaz said the three-time former prime minister who has been living in self-imposed exile in London since 2019 will return to the country in the next few weeks.