Imran Khan and Lahore police remain in tense standoff
by Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Pet from World news | The Guardian on (#6BSKR)
Since ex-PM was released from custody he has only left his residence once, citing fear of being re-arrested
Imran Khan and the police have been locked in a tense standoff in Lahore, with Pakistan's former prime minister holed up in his residence claiming he was about to be arrested and officers barricading the surrounding roads and accusing him of harbouring terrorists".
Since Khan was released from police custody on Friday, after his arrest in a corruption case was declared illegal, he has repeatedly expressed his fear of being re-arrested and has only left his residence once, to attend court with his wife on Monday.
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