Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking protests
Source: Associated Press
Pakistans ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking protests
By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZAT BUTT
May 9, 2023
ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistans former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday as he appeared in court to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions in the country that sparked demonstrations by his supporters in at least three cities.
Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022 but remains the leading opposition figure, was dragged from the Islamabad High Court by security agents from the National Accountability Bureau, said Fawad Chaudhry, a senior official with his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Khan was shoved into an armored car and whisked away.
Chaudhry denounced the arrest of the 71-year-old former cricket star as an abduction. Pakistans independent GEO TV broadcast video of Khan being hauled away.
Afterward, a scuffle broke out between Khans supporters and police outside the court. Some of Khans lawyers and supporters were injured in the melee, as were several police, Chaudhry said. Khans party complained to the court, which requested a police report explaining the charges for Khans arrest.
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