Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan called off reconciliatory talks with the government on Thursday, a week after a court handed him a 14-year jail term on graft charges, his party's chairman said.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and founder Imran Khan has directed his party to terminate ongoing talks with the government, citing delays in the formation of judicial commissions to investigate key political events,

The government has said that the next meeting is expected to take place on January 28, when it will formally respond to the PTI demands.

A Trump ally has called on Pakistan to release the former prime minister from prison, inspiring fervent hope among his supporters.

Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over its decision to call off talks with the government. He that the government was deliberating on a “middle ground” by offering to constitute a committee instead of a judicial commission,

A case of mpox has been found in Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment in hospital.