![]() ![]() ![]() Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah told reporters Khan was arrested this week on the orders of the country's main anticorruption body, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Ironically, having been an ardent campaigner against corruption and bribery, Khan now faces a series of graft and corruption cases. But he has since fallen spectacularly out of favor with the army's leaders, and was voted out by parliament last year. A decade later, he was finally elected as prime minister in 2018, enjoying the backing of the country's all-powerful military. He remains the leader of the main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), which means Movement for Justice in English.įormer Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan injured in shooting 03:29ĭisillusioned by widespread corruption in Pakistani politics, he left the sporting world to set up his political party in 1998. Imran Khan, 70, is was the Prime Minister of Pakistan for four years, until his ouster in November 2022. He was to appear Friday at the lower Islamabad high court, which will now have to reconsider its decision from earlier in the week to have him held preliminarily for eight days on the corruption charges. Khan remained under Supreme Court custody Thursday and was moved to a police guesthouse nearby to spend the night. Aurangzeb noted the violence instigated by Khan's supporters this week and said a release order would be tantamount to a "license to kill to everyone." ![]() As he showed up in court, dozens of agents from the National Accountability Bureau, backed by paramilitary troops, stormed the courtroom, breaking windows after Khan's guards refused to open the door.Īmid speculation ahead of his appearance Thursday that the Supreme Court could order his release, national Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb told reporters in Islamabad that it would be "unfair" for the top court to intervene is such a manner. Khan was detained in a lower court Tuesday after appearing on corruption charges brought by Islamabad police. Here's what to know about the chaos, how Pakistan got here, and what may come next: A supporter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan throws a stone at police officers near a pile of burning tires during clashes in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 10, 2023. The nation's powerful army and current prime minister, who's backed by the military, warned protesters Wednesday that any further unrest would be dealt with harshly. But the nuclear-armed Asian nation remained on tenterhooks after most leaders of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) political party were taken into custody. The streets were quieter Thursday after two days of violence that left at least eight people dead. Khan remains hugely popular in the country of 230 million despite being forced out office last year with a no-confidence vote in Pakistan's parliament, and his arrest has infuriated his supporters. Major cities were paralyzed this week by violent protests and riots sparked by the arrest of Khan, a national cricket legend-turned political opposition leader, on corruption charges. Islamabad - There was a major turn of events in Pakistan Thursday as the country's highest court ordered the immediate release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and declared his Tuesday arrest illegal. ![]()
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