World News / 10 May 2023
Imran Khan seized by police
The former PM of Pakistan was arrested at the High Court in Islamabad, where he was appearing on corruption charges. It was drama-filled – he was dragged into a van after dozens of paramilitary forces surrounded him, and his current whereabouts is undisclosed. Khan was booted from office a little over a year ago and has campaigned heavily for early elections that he says would see him returned to office despite being banned from running again. And this week, supporters say his arrest comes after he was rebuked by the military for repeatedly accusing a senior officer of trying to engineer his assassination and the former armed forces chief of being behind his removal from power last year. That’s sparked clashes between Khan’s supporters and police – reports say at least one protester has been killed. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party told supporters on Twitter: “It’s your time, people of Pakistan. Khan has always stood for you, now it’s time to stand for him.”
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