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☆ Women are playing key roles in protests across South Asia. The backlash they face is often heavily gendered
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Jerome Taylor | Esha Mitra | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The event was part of a wave of increasing participation and leadership from women in protests across South Asia, activists and organizers say. But just as notable is a gendered backlash to that wave, involving tactics seemingly intended to subdue female dissent. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty ImagesBangladeshi women protesters hold candles during a protest against rape in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 17, 2024. Nazifa JannatIn Bangladesh, women deal with daily harassment, says Nazifa Jannat, a student and political activist. According to student-protester Jannat, while women have previously participated in protests in Bangladesh, this time many women, including her, played a leadership role.

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☆ Supporters of Pakistan’s Imran Khan call off protest, local media says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party suspended street protests demanding his release from jail after a sweeping midnight raid by security forces in the capital, Islamabad, in which hundreds of people were arrested, local media reported Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, city workers were cleaning up debris and clearing some of the shipping containers that had blocked roads around the capital. PTI had planned on staging a sit-in in the red zone until the release of Khan, who has been in jail since August last year. PTI’s president for the city of Peshawar in the party’s northern stronghold of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said the party had called off the protest. He said that Bushra Bibi as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, a key Khan ally, had returned “safely” to the province from the capital.

Persons: Imran Khan’s, Khan’s, Bushra Bibi, Khan, ” Mohammad Asim, Ali Amin Gandapur, “ Organizations: Former Pakistani, Geo, PTI, Geo News, Reuters Locations: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Islamabad, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

☆ Protesters Supporting Pakistani Ex-Leader Are Dispersed in Crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Salman Masood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Four civilians were reported to have been killed by gunfire in the unrest, according to local media reports. Thousands of protesters, led by Bushra Bibi, Mr. Khan’s wife, had gathered in the capital since Monday night. They vowed to stage a sit-in at a major town square near important government buildings, demanding Mr. Khan’s release. Since then, he has accused the powerful military of orchestrating his removal and has led a protest campaign to reclaim power through public rallies. Mr. Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, claimed victory in the elections and accuses the current civilian government of being a puppet of the military.

Persons: Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, Khan’s Locations: Pakistan, Islamabad

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Four members of Pakistan’s security services were killed as thousands of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's supporters broke through government barricades and clashed with law enforcement in the country's capital Islamabad Tuesday. It is extremism,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a separate statement issued by his office. The protests were sparked by demands for Khan’s release from jail and the resignation of the federal government over what they call rigged general elections this year. Interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said Khan’s party rejected a government offer to rally on the outskirts of the city. Authorities say that only the courts can order Khan's release, who was ousted from government in 2022 through a no-confidence vote in parliament.

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☆ Imran Khan supporter protests: Why Pakistan’s capital is on lockdown, with internet shutdowns and thousands marching
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan broke through barricades around the capital Tuesday and marched into Islamabad, clashing with security forces and demanding his release. The latest protests came as Islamabad bolstered security for an official visit by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, who arrived in the capital on Monday for three days of talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Policemen fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party during a protest to demand the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad on November 26. In recent days, thousands of Khan supporters have been arrested in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces as authorities tried to prevent the protest march. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's supporters shout slogans as they protest to demand the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, in Hasan Abdal, on November 25.

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☆ Pakistan violence: Imran Khan supporters march on Islamabad, clash with police after sectarian clashes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Mushtaq Yusufzai | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The capital of Pakistan was locked down Monday as supporters of jailed former leader Imran Khan marched on the city to demand his release. It is the latest upheaval to hit this nuclear-armed United States ally after days of deadly clashes between rival sectarian groups. Supporters of Imran Khan during a rally in Swabi on Sunday. “We will not return till our leader Imran Khan is released from prison,” senior PTI politician Shaukat Ali Yousafzai told NBC News, adding that police had been using tear gas, causing injuries to some PTI supporters. Aamir Qureshi / AFP - Getty ImagesSupporters of Khan also gathered to demand his release in Swabi, northwestern Pakistan on Sunday.

Persons: Imran Khan, Khan, That’s, Abdul Majeed, Khan’s, Bushra Bibi, ”, Shaukat Ali Yousafzai, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Uzma Bukhari, Alexander Lukashenko, Pakistan's, Aamir Qureshi, Jamal Khan, Mohammad Ali Saif, ” Saif Organizations: Getty, PTI, NBC News, AFP, Associated Press Locations: PESHAWAR, Pakistan, United States, Islamabad, Swabi, Punjab, Peshawar

☆ Pakistani police fire tear gas as thousands supporting Imran Khan arrive near capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The firing of tear gas came shortly after demonstrators — who traveled 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the restive northwest — began arriving and gathering near Islamabad. They defied a lockdown, previous tear gas and widespread arrests despite a ban on rallies in the city. The government was in talks with Khan’s party to avoid any further violence, officials said. Video on social media showed Khan supporters donning gas masks and protective goggles. Protesters on Sunday night burned trees as police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.

Persons: Imran Khan, —, Khan’s, Alexander Lukashenko, Shehbaz Sharif, Mohsin Naqvi, Khan, Aamir Qureshi, Kamran Bangash, “, Bangash, Bushra Bibi, Ali Amin Gandapur, Sharif, Attaullah Tarar, Naqvi Organizations: Islamabad AP, Pakistani, Authorities, Getty, Security, PTI, Associated Press, Protesters Locations: Islamabad, —, Pakistan, Punjab province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

☆ Some voters retain optimism for a woman president following Trump's win: 'Americans are ready, it just wasn't meant to be Harris'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

But the idea of electing the first female president didn't strongly motivate people to turn out. They don't expect that America will have to wait much longer for a female president. "I voted for Vice President Harris, but there was so much pause in that decision — I debated it for weeks," she says. Harris' loss has not diminished Amiwala's optimism that the U.S. could elect its first female president soon. "I think Americans are ready for a woman president, it just wasn't meant to be Harris," Amiwala says.

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I do think that seeing a woman on the ballot will, hopefully, encourage more women to vote, even if they don't vote for Harris. At the time, I thought it was going to be a landslide, like 'We're about to have our first woman president.' I don't think everybody in the U.S. will ever be ready for a woman president, but I don't think everybody in the U.S. was ready for a Black president either. Even if Kamala wins, I don't think everybody in the U.S. is ready for a woman president, just like they weren't ready for a Black president. I think Harris is just bringing a lot of new people into the process who haven't necessarily felt included before.

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☆ From Miami to Melbourne, a quiet revolution is underway to fend off a silent and invisible killer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Javier Torres | Afp | Getty ImagesA quiet revolution is underway to address a widely underestimated climate challenge: extreme heat. Myrivili said she believes that extreme heat is often overlooked because it lacks the visible drama of roofs being ripped from homes or streets being turned into rivers. Most people wouldn't know that in Australia, extreme heat kills more people than bushfires and floods and storms. Tiffany Crawford Co-chief heat officer of Melbourne, AustraliaThe CDC defines extreme heat as summertime temperatures that are significantly hotter and/or more humid than average. Melbourne, AustraliaTiffany Crawford, co-CHO of Melbourne, told CNBC that extreme heat kills more people in Australia than bushfires, floods and storms.

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☆ Pakistan court grants Imran Khan appeal of graft conviction, sentence suspended
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, gestures as he speaks to the members of the media at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan May 18, 2023. A Pakistani court on Monday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan an appeal of his conviction for graft and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, his party said. Just a week ahead of Feb. 8 elections, Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were both handed a 14-year sentence on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts. Khan remains in jail after multiple other sentences were imposed on the ex-cricket star ahead of the national polls, which also disqualified him from holding any public office for 10 years. Islamabad High Court said that the couple's sentence will remain suspended until a final decision on the conviction which will be taken up for arguments and evidence as a main petition after Eid holidays, the party said in a statement.

Persons: Imran Khan, Khan, Bushra Bibi Organizations: Court Locations: Lahore, Pakistan, Islamabad

☆ 26-year-old is one of first Gen Z women to hold public office in the U.S., works at Google and is getting her MBA—how she balances it all
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Amiwala, who grew up and attended school in Skokie, thought a local school board might be a better fit for her interests and experience after losing her first race. "It made me more determined to get involved in politics as a form of activism," Amiwala tells CNBC Make It. She won her second term on the school board in April 2023, a position she will hold until 2027. CNBC Make It: How do you balance your board of education work with your job at Google and attending business school? CNBC Make It: Have you had any unique experiences as one of the first Gen Z elected officials in the U.S.?

Persons: Bushra Amiwala, Amiwala, she's, hasn't, I've, that's Organizations: Skokie School, of Education, Muslim, U.S, House, DePaul University, CNBC, Assembly, Google, Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management Locations: U.S, Skokie, Skokie , Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois

☆ Analysis: At this general election in Pakistan, old dynasties vie for power and populist Imran Khan languishes in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Sophia Saifi | Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

That sets the stage for a difficult road to recovery for whoever wins in a nation where no democratically elected prime minister has ever completed a full term in office. Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a lawyers' convention in Lahore on September 21, 2022. Veteran Sharif will face a strong challenge, however, from first-time candidate for Prime Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, 35, son of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto. Manahil Ahmed, 23, called Pakistan’s political environment “particularly hostile” right now. For Pakistan’s military and police forces, the last year was the bloodiest in a decade.

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Islamabad, Pakistan CNN —Pakistan’s incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption, his Pakistan Tehreef-e-Insaaf (PTI) party said Wednesday, in the second legal blow to beset the beleaguered politician this week. Khan, who has been jailed since August on several charges, has also been barred from holding office for 10 years, the PTI said. Bibi was taken into police custody shortly after the sentencing, the party added. Wednesday’s sentencing comes almost one week away from a general election expected on February 8 and just a day after Khan was handed a 10-year sentence for leaking state secrets. That moment set the stage for a months-long showdown between Khan and the powerful military, who he accused of orchestrating his removal.

Persons: Pakistan CNN — Pakistan’s, Imran Khan, Khan, Bushra Bibi, Bibi, ” Khan Organizations: Pakistan CNN, National, Bureau, PTI Locations: Islamabad, Pakistan

☆ In His Second Sentencing in Two Days, Imran Khan Gets 14 Years
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Salman Masood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just a day after he was sentenced to a decade in prison, former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan on Wednesday was ordered jailed for 14 years in a separate case, dealing him another heavy blow in his bitter feud with the country’s powerful military. The new sentence, handed down eight days before a scheduled national election in which Mr. Khan’s party has been battered by a widening crackdown, came in a case involving state gifts. Mr. Khan questioned the fairness and impartiality of the trial during the hearing on Wednesday. He asked the judge: “Why are you in a hurry to announce the verdict? I have not even recorded my final statement.” Mr. Khan then exited the courtroom, and the judge announced the sentence in his absence.

Persons: Imran Khan of, Bushra Bibi, Khan, ” Mr Locations: Imran Khan of Pakistan

☆ Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan hit with new 14-year jail sentence, a day after receiving 10-year term
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Pakistan's embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan was hit with a fresh 14-year jail sentence on Wednesday after a state court found him guilty of graft, just one day after being handed a 10-year term on a conviction of leaking state secrets. His wife Bushra Bibi was also sentenced to a 14-year jail term for graft; the case implicating the couple involved the illegal sale of state gifts for profit while Khan was in office. Previously, many political analysts saw him as the likely winner of Pakistan's upcoming general election on Feb. 8. A towering figure in Pakistani politics for decades, Khan — along with his supporters — says the charges and arrests are politically motivated. It is not clear whether the 10 and 14-year-sentences will be served consecutively or concurrently, though some media reports say the terms will be concurrent.

Persons: Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, Khan, Khan —, — Organizations: Pakistan, Bureau

☆ Israel-Hamas War Israel Says Its Troops Are in the Heart of Gaza City
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | Victoria Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The Shati refugee camp in Gaza City was one of the neighborhoods hit by Israeli airstrikes on Monday. Hundreds of thousands of people have remained in northern Gaza despite warnings to move south. David Satterfield, U.S. special envoy for Mideast humanitarian issues, estimated on Saturday that at least 350,000 to 400,000 people remained in northern Gaza. Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam International’s policy lead for the Palestinian territories, said that her in-laws were among the many people who had abandoned their homes in Gaza City, only to return. In their case, the place where they had sought refuge, in central Gaza, received an evacuation order from the Israeli military.

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ISLAMABAD, May 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful anti-corruption agency has summoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan for questioning on Thursday into the graft charges that led to his arrest on May 9. It was not clear if Khan, who denies the charges, would heed the summons. A spokesman for Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, was not immediately available for a comment. The Supreme Court ordered Khan's release on bail last Friday, and another court on Wednesday extended his protective bail until May 31. Punjab's information minister Amir Mir said the government did not have any plans to arrest Khan as he had been given bail by court.

He said Khan had 24 hours to surrender the suspects, and that a police operation would be launched if he did not comply. The arrest of the former prime minister, who was ousted in a parliamentary confidence vote in April last year, has deepened political instability in the South Asian nation of 220 million. Thousands of Khan supporters had attacked and set on fire scores of government and public buildings, including the army's headquarters, following his arrest. Khan has previously disowned those involved in arson and attacks against the army, demanding an impartial inquiry. The military has said the May 9 attacks against the army were "pre-planned" and ordered by Khan party's leaders, which he and his party deny.

[1/2] Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi are covered with a white sheet as they arrive to appear at the High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaISLAMABAD, May 16 (Reuters) - Bushra Khan, the wife of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, is facing corruption charges in the same case that led to his arrest on May 9. It was not clear when or how Khan met Bushra, but former aide Aun Chaudhry said Khan was very impressed with her spirituality. Khan and Bushra married in 2018, seven months before he was elected prime minister, in a secret ceremony. While prime minister, Khan promoted the trust at official events, and the couple are the sole trustees, according to Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar.

☆ Pakistan court grants bail to former PM Imran Khan's wife in graft case - lawyer
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Mubasher Bukhari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LAHORE, Pakistan, May 15 (Reuters) - A Pakistani court in the eastern city of Lahore on Monday granted bail until May 23 to former Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife in a graft case, a lawyer in their legal team said. He was later released and received bail from a court in Islamabad for two weeks. Khan's wife, Bushra Bibi, was co-accused along with Khan in the case, which pertained to the alleged receiving of financial help from a land developer in the setting-up of Al Qadir University of which the former premier and his spouse are trustees. "We had requested for a protective bail for Bushra Bibi in Al Qadir Trust Case and a two-judge bench of LHC has granted the bail till May 23," Bibi's lawyer, Intizar Hussain Panjutha, told Reuters. The government denies being behind the case and says the anti-graft agency, the National Accountability Bureau, is working independently.

☆ Factbox: What is the corruption case against Pakistan's Khan?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday on corruption charges. Al-Qadir Trust is a non-governmental welfare organization set up by Bushra Watto, Khan's third wife, and Khan in 2018 when he was still in office. While prime minister, Khan promoted the trust at official events. Khan has publicly described her as his spiritual leader and said she helped guide him towards a spiritual path. The interior minister alleged Hussain gave the land to Khan through the Al-Qadir Trust in exchange for that favour.

ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday by an anti-graft agency on corruption charges. While prime minister, Khan promoted the trust at official events. Khan has publicly described her as his spiritual leader and said she helped guide him towards a spiritual path. The anti-graft agency that arrested Khan had summoned Hussain late last year to submit answers on the land donated to the trust. The interior minister alleged Hussain gave the land in Jhelum and Islamabad to Al-Qadir Trust in exchange for that favour.

☆ Imran Khan, the cricket star who ditched playboy image to rule Pakistan
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Pakistan security forces guard a vehicle carrying former Prime Minister Imran Khan after his arrest at a court in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 9, 2023. REUTERS/StringerMay 9 (Reuters) - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, a cricketing hero-turned-politician who was arrested on Tuesday, whipped up popular support amid decades-high inflation and a crippling economic slowdown before his ouster last year. Khan had for months averted arrest in a number of cases registered against him that include charges of instigating crowds to violence. His rise to power in 2018 came over two decades after he first launched his political party, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), or Pakistan Movement for Justice party, in 1996. Once in power, Khan embarked on his plan of building a "welfare" state modelled on what he said was an ideal system dating back to the Islamic world some 14 centuries earlier.

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