Can Imran Khan deliver a Pakistani election upset from a prison cell?

Pakistan's election results show jailed cricket star and former PM Imran Khan's backers defying the odds to win seats, even as he sits in a prison cell.

• Feb 9, 2024

Violence, claims of misconduct as Pakistan holds national elections

Almost 40 people were killed in violence across the country as Pakistan holds national elections marred by claims of misconduct.

• Feb 8, 2024

Twin bombings kill at least 24 people day before elections in Pakistan

Bomb blasts targeting candidates' offices killed at least two dozen people a day before Pakistan's national elections.

• Feb 7, 2024

Ex-Pakistan leader Imran Khan gets 10 years for revealing state secrets

The ex-Pakistan leader's sentence comes in the latest in a slew of legal cases backers say are meant to sideline the popular politician ahead of parliamentary elections.

• Jan 30, 2024

Lawyers for jailed ex-Pakistan leader Imran Khan mount legal challenge

The cricket star-turned prime minister was convicted on charges he's always insisted are politically motivated, and which bar him from seeking a new term.

• Aug 7, 2023

Pakistan court orders ex-PM Imran Khan's release on bail for 2 weeks

Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is free for now thanks to Pakistan's courts, but the government has vowed to lock him up again as soon as it can.

• May 12, 2023

Pakistan court orders release of Imran Khan

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday. Deadly riots and disorder hit cities after Khan was held in custody. Madiha Afzal, fellow at the Brookings Institution foreign policy program, discusses what's next for the country.

• May 11, 2023

Top Pakistan court orders ex-PM Imran Khan's release after deadly riots

Imran Khan is a national sports hero-turned political opposition powerhouse. Here's what you need to know about the political turmoil gripping Pakistan.

• May 11, 2023

Protests in Pakistan as former PM is arrested

Following the dramatic arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges, protestors and police have clashed across the country. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

• May 10, 2023

8 killed, army deployed amid riots over Imran Khan's arrest in Pakistan

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's supporters besieged military and government offices as a court ordered him to be held on corruption charges.

• May 10, 2023

Arrest of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan sparks deadly clashes

The political party led by Khan, a former cricket legend-turned political opposition powerhouse, urged supporters to take to the streets to "shut down Pakistan."

• May 9, 2023