Pakistan court drops contempt of court case against ex-PM Imran Khan

High court accepted former prime minister's apology with ruling that ease threat of disqualification from politics

A Pakistani court has accepted an apology tendered by the former prime minister Imran Khan and dropped a contempt of court case against him, his defence lawyer said, a ruling that eases the threat of his disqualification from politics.

The Islamabad high court had deferred Khan's indictment over the contempt case after he apologised to the court in person late last month.