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23 August 2024 at 9:59:04 pm

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Women participate in the 'Sindoor Khela' ritual on the last day of the 'Durga Puja' festival in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. An 'acharya' writes 'Harishree Ganapathaya Namah' on a child's tongue during the 'Vidyarambham' ceremony on the occasion of 'Vijayadashami', at the Azhakodi Devi Temple in Kozhikode in Keralam on Wednesday. People stand during a prayer gathering organized for the long life of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj...

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Women participate in the 'Sindoor Khela' ritual on the last day of the 'Durga Puja' festival in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. An 'acharya' writes 'Harishree Ganapathaya Namah' on a child's tongue during the 'Vidyarambham' ceremony on the occasion of 'Vijayadashami', at the Azhakodi Devi Temple in Kozhikode in Keralam on Wednesday. People stand during a prayer gathering organized for the long life of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj near Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. A community Durga Puja pandal themed on the 'FIFA U-15 World Cup-2026'. Devotees carry a Taoist sedan chair over burning charcoal during celebrations of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Kuala Pilah in Malaysia on Wednesday.

Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

PTI
Mar 31, 2025
1 min read

Updated: Apr 1, 2025


Imran Khan

Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts for human rights and democracy.


Members of the Pakistan World Alliance (PWA) 'an advocacy group founded last December' who also belong to the Norwegian political party Partiet Sentrum, announced the nomination of Khan, 72.


"We are pleased to announce on behalf of Partiet Sentrum that in alliance with somebody with the right to nominate, have nominated Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, to the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with human rights and democracy in Pakistan," Partiet Sentrum said on X on Sunday.


In 2019, Khan was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote peace in South Asia.


Every year, the Norwegian Nobel Committee receives hundreds of nominations after which they select the winner through a lengthy eight-month process, The Express Tribune reported.


Khan, also the founder of Pakistan's main opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has been incarcerated since August 2023.


This January, Khan was sentenced to 14 years in prison in a case related to the misuse of authority and corruption.


It was the fourth major case in which the former premier has been convicted.


Three earlier convictions related to selling state gifts, leaking state secrets, and unlawful marriage were overturned or suspended by courts.


Khan lost power after a no-confidence vote in April 2022. He denies all charges against him, calling them politically motivated.

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