Supporters carry placards displaying a portrait of Imran Khan throughout a protest in Karachi on March 19, 2023, demanding launch of arrested occasion employees in current police clashes.
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Supporters carry placards displaying a portrait of Imran Khan throughout a protest in Karachi on March 19, 2023, demanding launch of arrested occasion employees in current police clashes.
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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested in the capital Islamabad, a transfer that threatens to escalate political tensions at a time of financial misery in the nation.
A spokesman for the occasion led by Imran Khan confirmed that he was detained in an Islamabad courthouse. He was there to attend one of many many authorized circumstances filed towards him. Khan alleges the circumstances towards him are politically motivated
Khan’s detention got here after Pakistan’s army spokesman launched a sharply-worded assertion towards the former prime minister warning him to not malign serving officers.
That adopted current allegations made by Khan {that a} army intelligence officer was main efforts to crack down on him and his occasion.
Khan, a preferred former cricket star, was ousted from energy in April final 12 months. He has accused Pakistan’s military of orchestrating his removing, and of blocking his return to energy. Khan has since been campaigning for early elections.
Khan was injured in a gun assault on his convoy whereas holding a protest march final November.
