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Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi is a Pakistani former cricketer, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. As a cricketer, he captained the Pakistan national cricket team to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. After retiring from cricket, he founded the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Pakistan's first…
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politics · Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 · politician · cricketer · autobiographer · investor · head of government · also Imran Khan, Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, Imran Khan Niazi, Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi, Imran Ahmad Khan, Imran Ahmed Khan
Born 25 November 1952 · Q155164
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2026· 35 entries
“occasionally scratched the side of the ball and lifted the seam,”
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Hindustan Times: Will Imran Khan confront Pakistan military if released? Close aide answers | World News
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ThePrint: Why Asim Munir may be softening on Imran Khan
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Türkiye Today: Former PM Imran Khan would not confront Pakistan army chief if freed: Report
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WION: Pakistan Supreme Court returns government review petition against Imran Khan’s hospital transfer order
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The Express Tribune: Sharjeel Memon, Muhammad Zubair urge govt to implement SC order on Imran Khan’s hospital transfer
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The Express Tribune: PTI to file contempt petition over delay in Imran Khan's hospital transfer, says lawyer
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India Today: Pakistan Supreme Court returns plea on Imran Khan hospital transfer order
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MarketScreener España: El ex primer ministro Imran Khan no se enfrentaría al jefe del ejército de Pakistán si fuera liberado, según un estrecho colaborador
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Dawn: Bored Pakistanis turn Imran Khan's pending move to Shifa hospital into meme-fest
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The Telegraph: Imran Khan is paying the price for standing up for democracy and the rule of law
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ThePrint: Pakistanis are calling Imran Khan transfer reversal plea petty and shameful
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Business Standard: Will Imran Khan walk free? Why his hospital transfer is fuelling buzz
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NDTV Profit: Big Setback For Shehbaz Sharif Govt: Pakistan SC Returns Plea Against Imran Khan's Hospital Transfer
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Firstpost: Imran Khan hospital transfer: Pakistan Supreme Court returns Shehbaz govt’s review plea
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Independent en Español: Pakistán pide a tribunal revisar orden que permite a Khan ser llevado a hospital
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India Today: Secret deal behind Imran Khan's hospital transfer? Pak journalist's big theory
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Sky News: Pakistan to challenge order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to private hospital
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NDTV: Video | Imran Khan News | Pakistan Challenges Supreme Court Order To Move Imran Khan To Hospital
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Countercurrents: Pakistan Cannot Bury Democracy: The Ostrich Approach to Imran Khan is doomed
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Moneycontrol: Supreme Court returns Pakistan govt's plea against Imran Khan’s hospital transfer
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NDTV: Video | Imran Khan Latest News | Imran Khan Meets Wife, Sister For 1st Time This Year After Court Order
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Hindustan Times: Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan meets wife Bushra Bibi, sister Noreen for first time in 9 months | World News
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dw.com: Pakistan government to challenge ex-PM Khan hospital move
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Democracy Now!: La Corte Suprema de Pakistán dictamina que las autoridades deben trasladar al ex primer ministro encarcelado Imran Khan a un hospital privado
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Public attention spiked: 12,648 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.8× the usual 2,650, with 13 article edits. Coverage that week: “Pakistan government to challenge ex-PM Khan hospital move” (dw.com).
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo of Imran Khan receiving treatment at PIMS hospital” False.
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Public attention spiked: 14,862 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.6× the usual 2,650, with 20 article edits. Editors noted: Legal matters (2022–present) As agreed at talk
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Public attention spiked: 10,268 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.9× the usual 2,650, with 0 article edits.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Genuine photos of Imran Khan facing harsh conditions in prison.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Footage of Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan in his prison cell.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan in court.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Genuine visual shows Imran Khan leaving hospital after his eye treatment” AI-generated.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “PTI official beat up a mosque leader for not praying for Imran Khan's release.” False.
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2025· 6 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Imran Khan’s sister criticising Pakistan Army Chief over India” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video of Sohail Afridi responding to criticism of Imran Khan.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo showing Imran Khan was killed in custody.” False.
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Alt News rated the claim “Aleema Khanum, sister of Imran Khan, told Sky News presenter Yalda Hakim that Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir as a radical and Islamic fundamentalist, and that Asim Munir orchestrated the May 2025 conflict with India to strengthen his Islamic identity.” False.
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News Mobile rated the claim “India has requested Pakistan to transfer former Prime Minister Imran Khan as a political prisoner.” False.
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Was nominated by the Norwegian political party Partiet Sentrum and the advocacy organisation Pakistan World Alliance for his contributions to human rights and democratic values
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2024· 2 entries
Arab News wrote that Khan was widely believed to have risen to power in 2018 with military backing
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Campaign: 2024 Pakistani general election.
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2022· 2 entries
Career landmark: attempted assassination of Imran Khan.
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Khan blamed army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and criticised the military leadership, including General Asim Munir and the ISPR
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2021· 2 entries
Khan penned a CNN op-ed advocating conservation and restoration of damaged natural ecosystems
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Khan called on Muslim countries to press the West to criminalise insults against Prophet Muhammad, likening it to laws against Holocaust denial
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2020· 2 entries
Said that Pakistan would scrap two coal projects (2,600 MW) and set a target of 60% renewable energy by 2030
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The ECP reported that he declared assets worth Rs80
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2019· 5 entries
For his endeavours to foster peace across South Asia
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Khan extended the tenure of General Qamar Javed Bajwa as Chief of Army Staff
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The Interior Ministry investigated individuals and groups, including journalists, who posted images of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on social media during Mohammad Bin Salman's visit to Pakistan
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Was named in the Time 100 list of most influential people
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“s proposed investigation was not the reason for his removal. Khan also appointed Zaheer Ahmad Babar as Chief of Air Staff. In 2019, Khan extended the tenure of General Qamar Javed Bajwa as Chief of Army Staff. At the time, he described Bajwa as a balanced personality who was fully committed to democracy, calling him the”
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2018· 6 entries
On 7 January 2018, the PTI central secretariat said Khan had proposed marriage to Bushra, but that she had not yet accepted.
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018–2022).
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Career landmark: Member of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan (2018–2022).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister for Interior (2018–2019).
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Campaign: 2018 elections election.
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Reuters described him as a Pakistani cricket icon and former London playboy who had "transformed himself into a pious, firebrand nationalist"
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2017· 2 entries
The ECP reported that Khan's 300-kanal Bani Gala residence in Islamabad was valued at Rs
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PTI member Ayesha Gulalai alleged that Khan, then the party chairman, had sexually harassed her
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2016· 2 entries
Leading protests and calling for his resignation over corruption allegations
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Media reports speculated about a possible third marriage involving Khan and his spiritual guide Bushra Bibi
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2014· 2 entries
When the Pakistani Taliban announced armed struggle against Ismailis and the Kalash people, Khan described "forced conversions as un-Islamic
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Canadian rock band Nickelback released the politically themed single "Edge of a Revolution", featuring a brief clip of a PTI rally with party flags and a poster of him
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2013· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan (2013–2018).
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Khan proposed secret talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue, saying open negotiations risk being subverted by vested interests on both sides
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2012· 2 entries
Author Fatima Bhutto criticised him for "incredible coziness not with the military but with dictatorship," accusing him of defending General Zia-ul-Haq's legacy and mentioning his support for Pervez Musharraf's 2002 refe
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Pankaj Mishra, writing for The New York Times, characterised him as a "cogent picture out of his—and Pakistan's—clashing identities," adding that "his identification with the suffering masses and his attacks on his afflu
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2011· 1 entry
Khan became the first Pakistani dignitary to demand an official apology from the Government of Pakistan to the people of Bangladesh for the Pakistan Army's atrocities during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971
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2009· 1 entry
Was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
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2007· 1 entry
Der Spiegel compared him to Franz Beckenbauer for his popularity and influence in Pakistan
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2006· 1 entry
While visiting his children in London, he also worked with the Lord's Taverners cricket charity
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: chancellor (2005–2014).
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2004· 2 entries
During the Indian cricket team's tour of Pakistan, he appeared as a commentator on TEN Sports' live show, Straight Drive
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Jemima, Khan's wife and a friend of White, was named Tyrian's legal guardian in White's will
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2002· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (2002–2007).
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1997· 2 entries
A California court ruled that Khan was Tyrian's father after White filed a paternity suit
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In 1997, a California court ruled that Khan was Tyrian's father after White filed a paternity suit.
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1996· 3 entries
Have swerved and skidded like a rickshaw in a rainshower
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Career landmark: party leader (1996–2023).
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The Wall Street Journal said he used populist rhetoric, blending anti-elite messages with religious appeals
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1995· 2 entries
With whom he had two sons, Reham Khan in 2015 and Bushra Bibi in 2018; his first two marriages ended in divorce
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Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, fearing a military coup that could make him Prime Minister, responded with punitive measures
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1994· 2 entries
Founded Pakistan's first cancer hospital, the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, named after his mother, who had died of cancer
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Requiring one neutral umpire and a 2002 rule requiring both umpires to be independent
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1993· 1 entry
Was appointed tourism ambassador in the caretaker government of Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi, serving for three months until the government was dissolved
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1992· 1 entry
“India is using troops in Kashmir. They are losing the battle of heart and minds. It's like treating cancer with dispirin.”
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1991· 1 entry
And gave birth to a daughter, Tyrian Jade, in June 1992
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1988· 1 entry
Led Pakistan on a successful West Indies tour, where he was named Man of the Series after taking 23 wickets in three Tests
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1987· 2 entries
President Zia-ul-Haq offered Khan a post in the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), which he declined
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Khan led Pakistan to its first Test series win in India, followed by its first series victory in England the same year
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1986· 2 entries
Invited Indian umpires VK Ramaswamy and Piloo Reporter to officiate a Test against West Indies
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Shortly after his relationship with Sergeant ended
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1983· 3 entries
Awarded Wisden Cricketer of the Year (1983).
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Was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year
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For £110,000 and sold it in 2003 to buy land in Islamabad
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1982· 1 entry
Khan became captain of the Pakistan national cricket team
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1972· 1 entry
After being turned down by Cambridge University, he was admitted to Keble College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy, politics and economics, graduating in 1975
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1971· 1 entry
Played for Pakistan national cricket team (1971–1992).
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-11-25.
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