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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan And Wife Get 7-Year Jail For Illegal Marriage

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife have been sentenced to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage broke the country’s laws, officials and their defence lawyers have said.   The verdict comes just days after Khan, who is also a cricket legend in the country, and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 years in prison. They were sentenced on Wednesday…

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Aamir Khan hosts daughter Ira Khan – Nupur Shikhare’s Mumbai Reception; Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Rekha arrive in style, watch videos

Bollywood luminary Aamir Khan's daughter, Ira Khan, recently formalized her relationship with longtime beau Nupur Shikhare. The duo, engaged since 2023, initially sealed their commitment with official documentation in Mumbai this January 2024. Subsequently, the couple orchestrated a lavish wedding celebration in Udaipur, culminating in a heartfelt Christian ceremony. Amidst traditional festivities and joyous nuptials, the families exuded love and elation. Now, the celebrations were brought to Mumbai with a grand reception. Ira Khan, and Nupur Shikhare arrived in style along with Aamir Khan, Reena Dutta, Junaid Khan, Azad Rao Khan, Imran Khan, and Zayn Marie and Nupur's mother among others. Kiran Rao was missing due to health issues.

According to an India Today report, over 2500 guests have been invited to the reception in Mumbai at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) venue. From nine different kinds of cuisines to a Gujarati-themed menu, the delicacies will be unlimited. A source told the publication, "The Khans have kept a plethora of menus for guests. A total of 9 different state cuisines are a part of the reception menu. The Gujarati menu apparently dominates the palate, with Lucknowi and Maharashtrian food also on the list."

A day ago, Bollywood Hungama reported that superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan would be in attendance at the reception. Bollywood's A-listers are set to dazzle at a star-studded event, with Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, and Suniel Shetty leading the charge alongside their families. Hrithik Roshan and power couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have confirmed their attendance, adding glamour to the festivities. The guest list also includes Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor Khan.

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Pakistan's powerful army chief has urged the country to leave "anarchy and polarisation" behind as two ex-prime ministers declared victory in an election that has defied expectations.

With most results in, independent candidates linked to jailed former PM Imran Khan have won most seats.

But Nawaz Sharif, another ex-PM widely seen as having the army's backing, has urged others to join him in coalition.

Officials have also rejected Western criticism of how the election was run.[...]

Mr Khan released an AI-generated video message rejecting his rival's claim and calling on supporters to celebrate. He has been jailed on charges of leaking state secrets, corruption and an unlawful marriage and his PTI party was banned from taking part in the polls.

About 100 of the winning candidates are independents and all but eight of them are backed by the PTI, the non-profit Free and Fair Election Network said.

On Saturday PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan said the party would try to form a government and would start protesting on Sunday if complete election results had not been released by then.

Mr Sharif's PML-N party won 73 seats and he acknowledged that he did not have the numbers to form a government alone, but insisted he could remove the country from difficult times at the head of a coalition.

The PPP of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of assassinated PM Benazir Bhutto, got 54 seats and the rest - the largest number of seats - were won by smaller parties and independents.

10 Feb 24

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PROTESTS AFTER INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FORMERLY OF PTI, PARTY OF IMRAN KHAN, DEFEAT WESTERN-BACKED OPPONENTS

Despite the jailing of Imran Khan and the banning of his PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf) Party, several independent candidates formerly of PTI won big in the 2024 Pakistan General Elections, held February 8th.

Pakistan has been in turmoil ever since Imran Khan, Prime Minister since August 2018, was ousted in a Lawfare coup by Western-backed opposition forces in the Pakistani government and military. Khan has since been detained on trumped-up charges, some of which include accusations of an illegal marriage to his third wife, whom he married in 2018 shortly before assuming office.

After Khan's ouster, PTI supporters protested en mass against the government, leading to several violent incidents which the government then used to strip the party of its symbols and prevent candidates from running under the party's banner. PTI candidates have since been forced to run as independents.

Several high-profile former members of PTI turned against Khan under pressure and were trounced in this week's elections, with several lesser-known ex-PTI members defeating the turncoats.

During the elections, which were held on Thursday February 8th, several reports of pressuring and ballot stuffing accusations emerged, with videos posted online showing interference at the polls.

Still, independent, PTI-backed candidates won at least 92 seats, which though not enough to form a government on its own, could make it a major player during negotiations to form a coalition, if not suppressed.

Any coalition will need 169 seats to support its bid before forming a new government, with the Western-backed Muslim League winning the most seats and most likely to form a governing coalition.

Delays in results and fears of a stalemate and further political turmoil has brought thousands of PTI and Khan supporters out into the streets to protest the government's attempts to eliminate PTI and Khan as a threat to the current elite faction governing the country.

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bollywoodtan sonyeondan: bts in 2010s rom-coms

Listen, I’ve had a filmy weekend, okay? First my friends got engaged and threw a party, then my other friend and I had a sleepover and binged The Romantics, and on top of that, I think I’ve watched five other different Bollywood movies this weekend and I need to channel this energy somehow so please enjoy my explanations for casting BTS in these 2010s Bollywood rom-coms which I hope one day me (or anyone else) can turn into fics thank you very much

Ok, let’s begin:

Kim Namjoon - Baar Baar Dekho

Listen, I know this movie was critically panned? Do I fucking care? No. I love this movie, I would go to war for this movie because Sidharth and Katrina induce massive amounts of bi panic within me. I love Jai and Diya, I love their love, I love the time travel, I love Kala Chashma. So that’s why I’m choosing none other than Bangtan’s resident intellectual Mr. Namjoon to fill those shoes, okay? Namjoon’s expressed his own profound thoughts about marriage, just like Mr. Jai, and him as a genius mathematician who gets caught in a time loop. Drooling

Kim Seokjin - Hasee Toh Phasee

Again, I would d word for this movie bc it’s just so??!!! My crush on Sidharth Malhotra non-withstanding, this movie is chaotic and beautiful in the best way. It doesn’t try to be flashy or suave, and instead embraces its inner dork. Who does that remind you of, huh? Mr. Kim Seokjin, that’s fuckin who. Nikhil and Meeta just give major OTP vibes, him being a through and through himbo and her being a neurodivergent genius who he can’t help simping over!! Give me Seokjin and OC causing major chaos I beg! And put Zehnaseeb on in the background while you’re at it!

Min Yoongi - Khoobsurat

Am I biased bc I’m Pakistani? Am I biased bc it’s Fawad? Maybe, maybe not! But to quote Lizzie McGuire, this is what dreams are made of!! An off-beat physiotherapist meets a tsundere prince?? And he gradually warms up to her while they get into their own royal shenanigans? You can’t tell me this role wasn’t written for Yoongi, and long haired Yoongi specifically. The grumpy x sunshine trope is super strong with this one, and I love the brightness that Milli brings to the entire family, not just the prince. The Disney movie of everyone’s dreams <3

Jung Hoseok - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

Listen, this movie doesn’t get enough credit for just being fun the entire way through!! The comedy is top-tier and the characters are just so likeable and wholesome!! And just this big, amazing hare-brained matchmaking effort that is so Bollywood!! And Imran Khan’s Kush being in love with Katrina’s Dimple, who is definitely bisexual (Dhunki, anyone?!). It’s giving King Hobi vibes, not only because he would go out of his way to do anything for someone he loved, but also because Choomantar is definitely siblings with Daydream and I need to see him bust it down to Do Dhaari Talwar thank you for coming to my TED Talk

Park Jimin - Aisha

Let’s all agree that Gal Mitthi Mitthi Bol is a banger, and then let’s all swoon over Jimin in this adaptation which is based on Emma!! I literally can’t decide if I want Jimin in Aisha or Arjun’s role, but it’d be so fun either way!! I kinda like the idea of him trying to set up all his guy friends and them just being such a fun group who all have their own individual love stories sighhhh. And OC being Arjun who’s all no nonsense and the grounding presence in Jimin/Aisha’s life!! Also the style in this movie was inspired by Clueless, and our mans models for Dior so that’s enough for me to want to make it happen

Kim Taehyung - I Hate Luv Storys

Fun fact - I once watched this movie instead of studying for an exam that was happening at the end of the weekend and had so much fun I passed out on my friend’s couch until 3pm the next day!! This is another one of those nostalgic movies that pays homage to all the fun romantic Bollywood tropes!! And all the DDLJ references made me totally think Taehyung! Except he’s not Jay, he’s Simran, and OC will be Jay, and Taehyung has to convince her to believe in romance!! I think that’s a fitting task for the man I consider to be the most romantic member of Bangtan (he’s SRK’s Korean incarnation imo)

Jeon Jungkook - Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

If there’s one himbo I stan, it’s Humpty Sharma. If there’s another himbo I stan, it’s Jungkook. I literally have a severe emotional attachment to this movie and could probably quote most of the lines to you. What I love about this is how Humpty literally shatters all the stereotypes about toxic masculinity - he cries, he’s vulnerable, he believes in love. It just screams bby boi Jungkook vibes. Also pls him doing the most to get Kavya her wedding lehenga - that’s some of the cutest shit Bollywood has pulled in a while and I’m 10000% here for it (pls bring in Jimin and Tae as Shonty and Poplu too)

Anyways, thanks for listening to me ramble!! If anyone is interested, I’d love to do more of these, like maybe 2000s rom-coms or action movies!! I’m here for any discourse you guys have too, let’s be film nerds together 💜

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i had seen adah in heart attack and kannada film and but she is waste her role in the kerala story and she is not malayali

Since when is Adah Sharma a Telugammayi or Kannadiga?

Was Amala Akkineni a Telugite before marriage? Katrina Kaif by any chance a Hyderabadi? Casting Imran Khan for the role for a rough and tough man from Haryana.

Kids, gather around. Now I want to make something clear.

We all love representation. We all love branching out into casting diversity under the actual roles meant for them in stories about their communities.

But it's a slow progressive outreach into just filmmaking.

And it mostly shouldn't come at the cost of butchering acting in the process.

In Kerala Story, neither was the casting authentic nor was it for the sake of Adah Sharma's "amazing" skill.

Hence the authenticity of casting isn't the first gripe I have with the movie.

If you are the one filling my ask box with heated opinions about anyone related with kerala story, then I'm hoping you don't waste anymore of your breath.

If you are not, then good day hooman and I hope you understood why I'm generally not for discussing such opinions.

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Acquittal for Pakistan’s Khan and Wife in Illegal Marriage Case

But Imran Khan, the popular former prime minister, remains incarcerated for now, and the authorities have indicated that new charges are likely. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/world/asia/imran-khan-acquittal.html

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Pakistan court acquits former PM Imran Khan, wife in unlawful marriage case http://dlvr.it/T9XZYC

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🔴BREAKING NEWS: Big relief for Imran Khan! A United Nations group has demanded his release!! 🤔 What happened?

▪ The Geneva-based U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has declared Imran Khan's arrest a violation of international law!

▪ In its statement, the group asserted that Imran Khan's arrest had 'no legal basis' and was aimed at 'disqualifying him from running for political office'!

▪ Consequently, the group has called for his immediate release and the provision of compensation and other reparations!

🧐 What was the matter?

▪ Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, former captain of Pakistan’s cricket team, and leader of the PTI political party, has been in jail since August 2023!

▪ He was convicted in at least 150 criminal cases and subsequently disqualified from running in elections earlier this year, a move he claims is 'politically motivated'!

▪ While he was acquitted of the charge of leaking state secrets, he remains in jail on charges including unlawful marriage, illegally acquiring and selling state gifts, and violence against the military!

😲Reaction: ▪ The Pakistani government has slammed the statement. ▪ Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar said that the arrest of the former PM and the pending cases against Khan were an ‘internal matter’. ▪ He also added Imran Khan had all rights mentioned in the country’s constitution and was in jail as a ‘convicted prisoner’!! ❓Is Imran Khan’s arrest lawful? Or did the Pakistani army play kingmaker again?? Follow Jobaaj Stories (the media arm of Jobaaj.com Group for more)

About Jobaaj Stories Jobaaj Stories began as the storytelling branch of Jobaaj and has since expanded to cover news, inspiring stories, and informational resources. Our mission is to educate and inspire budding professionals and students through storytelling, enriching you with information and inspiration.

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Pakistan overturns ex-PM’s treason conviction

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister Imran Khan protest in Karachi, March 2, 2024 ©  AP / Fareed Khan RT The Islamabad High Court on Monday overturned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conviction for leaking state secrets. He remains behind bars, however, for allegedly violating Islamic tradition with his marriage. Khan, 71, was ousted in April 2022. Since then, he has…

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Preliminary results from Thursday’s election in Pakistan seem to show that independent candidates affiliated with Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have a chance of securing a plurality of legislative seats despite myriad irregularities, which continued through polling day, designed to hobble such an outcome.

The PTI already had its famed cricket-bat logo banned, and a nationwide suspension of cellphone networks on Thursday hindered party officials from informing supporters of their preferred independent candidate for each constituency. (The government claimed the blackout was for security reasons despite such measures being deemed illegal by Pakistan’s High Court.) In addition, exit polls were banned and the PTI complained that their agents were barred from monitoring polling stations. “The amount of rigging going on is beyond ridiculous,” Zulfi Bukhari, a former Minister of State under Khan, tells TIME.

Still, when results finally started trickling in—over 10 hours later than customary, which in itself observers say is highly suspicious—the PTI was neck and neck with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of assassinated ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, in third place.

Sharif is the preferred candidate of Pakistan’s powerful military, which, despite backing his ouster thrice in the past, recently allowed the 74-year-old back from exile in the U.K., quashed his corruption conviction, and repealed his lifetime ban from politics. Sharif’s speedy rehabilitation stood in stark contrast to the generals’ Khan-and-PTI purge.[...]

Khan, 71, remains in prison and was unable to stand as a lawmaker himself. [...]

Still, the strength of PTI’s showing is a bloody nose for Pakistan’s military, which previously backed Khan before his 2018 election victory. However, the generals fell out spectacularly with the former national cricket captain and engineered his ouster in an April 2022 no-confidence vote. Since then, Khan has survived an assassination attempt and weathered a tsunami of over 180 legal challenges. In recent weeks alone, he received prison sentences totaling 31 years for corruption, leaking state secrets, and having an “un-Islamic” marriage.

Yet his popularity remained strong leading up to the vote, especially among young Pakistanis, with voters aged 18-35 comprising 45% of the nearly 130 million-strong electorate. “It's very clear that the military was nervous and then to see PTI exceed expectations is absolutely a big blow,” says Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center.[...]

On May 9, PTI supporters ransacked military premises in response to an earlier, fleeting arrest of Khan. He may remain behind bars, but Thursday’s election shows the sporting icon is far from done as a political force.

9 Feb 24

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan With His Wife Bushra Bibi Signs Bail Documents at Court in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 17, 2023. Photo: Arif Ali/AFP Via Getty Images

Imran Khan Remains Imprisoned Over His Wife’s Menstrual Cycles. State Department Says That’s “Something For The Pakistani Courts To Decide.”

The Charge of An Illegitimate Marriage Is All That’s Left After A Court Acquitted Khan Over His Handling of A Classified Cypher.

— Ryan Grim & Murtaza Hussain | June 4 2024

After An Arduous Legal Fight, a Pakistani Court on Monday Acquitted Former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Charges Related to his Handling of a Confidential Intelligence Cable, Known within the Pakistani Government as a Cypher.

Khan’s acquittal by the Islamabad High Court is a major victory for the former prime minister and his supporters, coming on the heels of a suspended sentence in a separate corruption case.

The ruling leaves Khan behind bars on precisely one charge: namely, that he and his third wife Bushra Bibi entered into an “un-Islamic marriage,” a crime for which Khan and Bibi are serving seven-year sentences.

The court, both during the hearing and in its ruling, dove into the details of Bibi’s menstrual cycle, ultimately rejecting her claim that three cycles had passed between her divorce and her marriage to Khan. Instead, the court relied on the word of her ex-husband.

Asked by The Intercept at a briefing, State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said the case and its merits were none of the United States’ business.

“We’ve addressed the question of Imran Khan many times,” Miller said. “The legal proceedings against him are something for the Pakistani courts to decide.”

Pressed on whether it was truly the case that Bibi’s menstrual cycles were a matter for the courts, Miller said that perhaps a Pakistani court will toss out this conviction just as they did the cypher case.

The Overturning Of The So-Called Cypher Case Was A Blow To The “Pakistani Corrupt Army General’s Selected and Election Losers’ Government’s Contention” That Khan Was a Traitor to His Country, and bolsters his supporters’ position that the charges against the imprisoned former prime minister are politically motivated.

Khan and his Ex-Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had previously been sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly mishandling the secret document, including Khan’s alleged brandishing a paper copy of it at a political rally.

The cypher has long since been a central piece of drama in Pakistan’s political wrangling. Khan had claimed in several instances, even when still prime minister, that the cypher revealed U.S. involvement in his removal from power in a no-confidence vote in 2022.

Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure To Remove Imran Khan! “All Will Be Forgiven,” said a U.S. Diplomat, If the No-Confidence Vote Against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Succeeds

In 2023, the cypher was provided to The Intercept by a source in the Pakistani military. The document showed that during Khan’s time in office, U.S. State Department officials had threatened the then-Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. about damaged ties between the two countries if Khan remained in power. Shortly after the meeting, a vote of no-confidence in Parliament advanced, a move orchestrated by the powerful Pakistani military that succeeded in removing Khan from office.

Since then, Khan and his supporters have been in an escalating conflict with the military, which has led to widespread crackdowns, killings, and torture, as well as a ban on Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI. Khan himself was imprisoned on an array of charges.

The State Department has remained muted on the crackdown on democracy in Pakistan, including after February elections marred by extensive and brazen fraud.

Despite Khan’s imprisonment and a general ban on his party, candidates associated with PTI did resoundingly well in the vote. Following exit polls that seemed to show PTI-affiliated politicians sailing to victory, official announcements began to pour in that the candidates were losing. Amid allegations of election rigging by the military at the regional level, a coalition of opposition parties took power and was quickly recognized by the U.S.

The charges against Khan have now almost all fallen apart, save for an allegation of legal impropriety in Khan’s marriage to Bibi.

U.S. Endorses Pakistan’s Sham Election! Allegations of widespread electoral fraud, rigging, and violence mar Pakistan’s election.

The court, in its ruling, writes that her ex-husband tried to prevent his then-wife from visiting Khan, saying he “tried to stop her by force and during which hard words and even abuses were also exchanged but of no avail.”

The court, in its ruling, also approvingly reproduced her ex-husband’s antisemitic conspiracy theories, noting that “complainant believes that sister of respondent No.02” — Khan’s wife — “who resides in UAE has strong connection with Jewish Lobby.”

Bibi’s ex-husband, according to the ruling, also complained he was denied his right of “rujuh” — which refers to a husband getting their wife back in the initial period after a divorce. “He pointed out that under the law and ‘Shariah,’ the complainant has a right to have ‘Rujuh’ to his wife,” the ruling says, “but he was deprived of such right by the respondents.”

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Imran Khan Confirms Relationship with Lekha Washington: Dispelling Homewrecker Narrative

In a recent revelation, actor Imran Khan has confirmed his romantic involvement with Lekha Washington, dispelling rumors that painted her as a "homewrecker" in his previous marriage with Avantika Malik. The actor, who has been on a hiatus from acting since 2015's Katti Batti, shared insights into his personal life and addressed misconceptions in a candid interview with Vogue India.

Imran Khan's separation from Avantika Malik in 2019 sparked speculation about his relationship status. However, it wasn't until now that he officially acknowledged his connection with Lekha Washington. Contrary to rumors, Khan clarified that their relationship blossomed a year and a half after his separation from Avantika, during the lockdown period.

Regarding the unfair portrayal of Lekha as a "homewrecker," Imran expressed his frustration with such misogynistic narratives. He emphasized the importance of acknowledging individual agency and criticized the tendency to diminish women's roles in relationships.

Lekha Washington, known for her work as an artist and actor in Telugu films, stands as a respected figure in Mumbai's artistic community. Imran's public acknowledgment of their relationship marks a significant departure from his previous stance of maintaining privacy about his personal life.

While Imran Khan's return to the big screen remains speculative, rumors suggest a potential collaboration with Abbas Tyrewala, his director from the hit film Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na. As the actor steps back into the limelight, his openness about his personal journey adds depth to his public persona.

Imran's decision to address the rumors and misconceptions surrounding his personal life reflects a broader conversation about privacy, agency, and the portrayal of relationships in the public eye. In a society prone to gossip and speculation, his candidness serves as a reminder of the importance of respecting individuals' personal narratives.