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title: "IHC grants PTI interim chairman more time to respond to petition over Imran Khan’s X account"
description: "Most outlets reported that the Islamabad High Court extended the deadline for PTI interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan to submit a written response to a petition concerning Imran Khan’s X account. Associated Press of Pakistan mentioned the case seeks the closure of the account attributed to the party, while Dawn described the petition as seeking a ban on Imran Khan’s official X account. Both framed the development as procedural, focusing on the court’s directive and the party’s involvement."
url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14563-ihc-seeks-pti-response-in-case-about-imran-s-x-account
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# IHC grants PTI interim chairman more time to respond to petition over Imran Khan’s X account

pakistan · updated 16 Oct 2026, 11:07 AM PKT · 15–16 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that the Islamabad High Court extended the deadline for PTI interim chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan to submit a written response to a petition concerning Imran Khan’s X account. Associated Press of Pakistan mentioned the case seeks the closure of the account attributed to the party, while Dawn described the petition as seeking a ban on Imran Khan’s official X account. Both framed the development as procedural, focusing on the court’s directive and the party’s involvement.

## Same story from 4 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [IHC seeks PTI response on petition to ban Imran Kh...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/ihc-seeks-pti-response-on-petition-to-ban-imran-khans-x-account-645518/) · 16 Oct 2026, 11:07 AM PKT
  > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has given Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) interim chairman Barrister Gohar
- **Dawn** — [IHC seeks PTI response in case about Imran’s X account](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037494/ihc-seeks-pti-response-in-case-about-imrans-x-account) · 16 Oct 2026, 7:03 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: The Isla­mabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday granted PTI interim chairman Barris­ter Gohar Ali Khan additional time to submit a written response to a petition seeking a ban on party founder Imran Khan’s official X account, adjourning the hearing until Nov 23. Justice Arbab Muham­mad Tahir heard the petition, filed by Ghulam Mur­taza, while Barrister Gohar appeared in person. The court...
- **Pakistan Today** — [IHC gives PTI chief more time to reply to plea seeking closure of Imran’s X account](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/16/ihc-gives-pti-chief-more-time-to-reply-to-plea-seeking-closure-of-imrans-x-account) · 16 Oct 2026, 12:46 AM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Islamabad High Court has granted PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan more time to submit a written response to a petition seeking closure of Imran Khan’s X account. Gohar says the party does not claim ownership of the account. The court adjourned further proceedings until November 23.
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [IHC grants Barrister Gohar more time to submit reply in case seeking closure of Imran Khan’s X account](https://www.app.com.pk/national/ihc-grants-barrister-gohar-more-time-to-submit-reply-in-case-seeking-closure-of-imran-khans-x-account/) · 15 Oct 2026, 10:36 PM PKT · 72% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan more time to submit a written reply in a petition seeking the closure of the X account attributed to the party’s founder, Imran Khan.

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [IHC seeks arguments on Imran Khan's X account ban petition](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7824-ihc-seeks-arguments-on-plea-seeking-ban-on-imran-s-x-account) · 11 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 82% related
- [IHC handles legal proceedings over PTI's planned Sept 27 march](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7141-ihc-to-hear-plea-against-pti-s-september-27-prot) · 13 Sep 2026 · 14 outlets · 6 developments · 75% related
- [IHC reserves verdict on petition against PTI's Sept 27 march](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8381-ihc-reserves-verdict-on-plea-against-pti-s-september-27) · 14 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 71% related

4 articles from 4 outlets, 15–16 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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