Protests across Pakistan following arrest of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan
The court has ruled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan can be held for eight days for questioning. After Khan’s arrest, the army was called to maintain law and order in Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid widespread protests in the country.
Khan’s detention could be extended, former prosecutor says
Imran Shafiq, a lawyer and former prosecutor of Pakistan’s National Accountability Board (NAB), said Khan could be detained for up to 14 days.”The court has ordered him (Khan) to remain in pre-trial detention for eight days and possibly six for him,” Shafiq told Al Jazeera.
Shafiq explained that former prime minister Khan has already been arrested, so he can apply for bail after his pretrial detention period expires. Shafique said there are few scenarios in which Khan could be arrested. The first person he was removed did not appear in court despite notices issued.
“The second scenario is if he is charged with tampering with evidence. This is not possible as all the evidence is in the NAB. The third scenario is that Khan threatens to flee the country.” is. “So it looks like his interrogation and arrest won’t take long.”
Khan is fine, his morale ‘higher than before’, party official says
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Khan is on track and that “his morale is higher than before.”
“He said morale was high and he told his followers not to lose hope,” Qureshi said in a video message Wednesday. An hour ago (15:10 GMT)
