Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was arrested today inside a court in Islamabad on suspicion of corruption.
Fawad Chaudhry, a senior official in Khan's party, said he had been detained by agents of an anti-corruption government body.
The vehicle, in which Khan is surrounded by crowds, Photo: AP
Witnesses told Reuters that immediately after Khan, 72, entered the courthouse, the door behind him was blocked by armored vehicles, and at the end of the arrest he was smuggled out of the court under heavy security. Khan served as Prime Minister of Pakistan until last April
Khan. Claims of conspiracy against him, photo: AP
He then lost a vote of no confidence. He claimed his ouster was illegal and a Western conspiracy. He recently took action against his successor, Shahbaz Sharif, and demanded early elections.
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