Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan arrested in Islamabad
by Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Pet from World news | The Guardian on (#6BK13)
Khan, ousted from power last year, was appearing in court to face charges in corruption case
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested as he appeared in court in Islamabad to face charges in a corruption case, with scores of security forces in riot gear dragging the high-profile politician into an armoured vehicle.
The arrest of Khan - who was ousted from power last year and has evaded arrest several times since - came hours after he released a video message reiterating his allegations that the country's powerful military establishment had tried to assassinate him twice.
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