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Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party participate in a rally demanding his release from prison where he has been held for more than a year after being sentenced in multiple cases, on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/W. K. Yousufzai)

Supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned ex-PM Imran Khan rally to demand his release

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FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan gives a press conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. A Pakistani court on Saturday July 13, 2024 overturned the convictions and seven-year sentences of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, but officials quickly moved to prevent his release from prison. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Government says it will ban ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, deepening turmoil

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a news conference at his home, May 18, 2023, in Lahore, Pakistan. On Monday, July 1, 2024, a United Nations human rights working group called for the immediate release of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Khan, saying he had been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws.” (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan and wife in marriage case, paving the way for possible release

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FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, and Bushra Bibi, his wife, speak to the media before signing documents to submit surety bond over his bails in different cases, at an office of Lahore High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 17, 2023. An appeals court in Pakistan Thursday, June 27, 2024 upheld the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife for their 2018 marriage which was found to be unlawful, officials said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

An appeals court in Pakistan upholds conviction of Imran Khan and his wife for unlawful marriage

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, and Bushra Bibi, his wife, speak to the media before signing documents to submit surety bond over his bails in different cases, at an office of Lahore High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 17, 2023. A Pakistani court on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Khan and his wife in a corruption case in which the couple is accused of taking property in exchange for providing benefits to a property tycoon, his party and officials said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan’s Imran Khan and his wife appear in court and plead not guilty in another graft case

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Supporters of the Grand Democratic Alliance attend a rally to protest against what they call vote-rigging in some constituencies in the parliamentary elections, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)

Imprisoned former Pakistani premier Imran Khan appeals convictions and sentences in 3 legal cases

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Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari, left, Chairman of Pakistan People's Party speaks during a press conference regarding parliamentary elections, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The main political rival of ex-Pakistani premier Imran Khan challenged him Tuesday to form a government if he had the support of the majority of newly elected lawmakers. The challenge by Shehbaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League party, follows national elections that showed candidates backed by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party won the most parliamentary seats but not enough to form a government alone. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan’s former premier Sharif and allies agree to form a coalition

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Supporters of imprisoned Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party chant slogans during a protest against the delaying result of parliamentary election by Pakistan Election Commission, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Allies of ex-premier Imran Khan secure biggest share of seats in Pakistan’s final election tally

By Riazat Butt - Associated Press

Campaign posters from political parties are displayed on a street in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Independent candidates backed by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan were leading Pakistan's national election results Friday, a day after sporadic violence, allegations of a preordained outcome and a cell phone service shutdown overshadowed the vote. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif says he will seek a coalition government after trailing jailed rival Khan

By Riazat Butt and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, with his wife Bushra Bibi, center, arrive to appear in a court in Lahore, Pakistan, on June 26, 2023. A Pakistani court on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 convicted and sentenced imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to five years in prison each on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the legal requirement that a woman wait three months before remarriage, officials and a defense lawyer said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan and wife convicted of marriage law violation in a fourth case

By Munir Ahmd - Associated Press

FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan listens to a member of the media during a talk with reporters regarding the current political situation and the ongoing cases against him at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, on Aug. 3, 2023. A Pakistani court on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 sentenced Khan and one of his party deputy to 10 years in prison each, after finding them guilty of revealing official secrets. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gets another prison sentence ahead of elections

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan and political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) attend an election campaign rally in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Pakistani police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the southern city of Karachi on Sunday, less than two weeks before a national parliamentary election that Khan was blocked from running in because of a criminal conviction. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistani police use tear gas to disperse pre-election rally by supporters of former leader Khan

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Munizae Jahangir, the co-chairperson at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, speaks during a news conference, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Pakistan's rights body said Monday there is little chance of free and fair parliamentary elections next month because of "pre-poll rigging." It also expressed concerned about authorities rejecting most candidates from former premier Imran Khan's party, including Khan himself. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan human rights body says an upcoming election is unlikely to be free and fair

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, arrives to appear at a Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, July 24, 2023. Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 allowed military courts to resume the trials of more than 100 supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of attacking military installations during violent demonstrations that broke out following Khan’s arrest in May. The latest order by the Supreme Court came less than two months after five judges on the same court stopped the trial of 103 civilians who were arrested as part of a crackdown on Khan’s party. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousafzai, File)

Pakistan election officials reject former prime minister Khan’s candidacy in parliamentary election

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Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, arrives to appear at a Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, July 24, 2023. Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 allowed military courts to resume the trials of more than 100 supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of attacking military installations during violent demonstrations that broke out following Khan’s arrest in May. The latest order by the Supreme Court came less than two months after five judges on the same court stopped the trial of 103 civilians who were arrested as part of a crackdown on Khan’s party. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousafzai, File)

Military trials can resume for 103 supporters of Imran Khan, Pakistan court says

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FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures during talk with reporters regarding the current political situation and the ongoing cases against him at his residence, in Lahore, Pakistan, on Aug. 3, 2023. A Pakistani court Tuesday Nov. 28, 2023 ordered a public trial in prison of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing official secrets, his lawyer said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

A Pakistani court orders public trial for imprisoned ex-premier Khan on charge of revealing secrets

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan listens to a member of the media during a talk with reporters regarding the current political situation and the ongoing cases against him at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, on Aug. 3, 2023. A Pakistani court on Monday, Oct. 23, indicted Imran Khan on charges of revealing official secrets after his 2022 ouster from office in another slap to the former prime minister who will likely be unable to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections in late January. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan court rules the prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan is illegal

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan listens to a member of the media during a talk with reporters regarding the current political situation and the ongoing cases against him at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, on Aug. 3, 2023. A Pakistani court on Monday, Oct. 23, indicted Imran Khan on charges of revealing official secrets after his 2022 ouster from office in another slap to the former prime minister who will likely be unable to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections in late January. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistani court indicts former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing official secrets

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 8, 2018. Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country. Sharif is expected to return home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 from the United Arab Emirates, where he's been living in self-imposed exile. He is currently a fugitive from justice. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan’s thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Lawyers chant slogans during a rally against the recent increase in electricity and fuel prices and demanding the announcement of parliamentary election, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Pakistan's election oversight body announced on Thursday that it will hold the next parliamentary elections in the last week of January, delaying the vote which was to be held in November under the constitution. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections at the end of January, delaying a vote due in November

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press