Former Prime Minister Khan Arrested in Court in Pakistan

2023-05-09 10:06:01

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was detained Tuesday as he appeared in court on corruption charges, members of his party said.

Khan, 72, was detained at the court compound on Tuesday by agents of Pakistan’s anti-corruption body, the National Accountability Office, said Fawad Chaudhry, a leading member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.

Khan was ousted in a vote of no confidence in April last year. He claims his removal from government was illegal and a Western conspiracy, and has campaigned once morest the government of his successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, demanding early elections.

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