POLITICSSLIDE

Supporters of Khan march to Islamabad accusing military of engineering his assassination and his removal from power last year

Listen to this article

Reuters) – Supporters of Imran Khan were planning to march to Islamabad on Wednesday where the former Pakistan prime minister is in custody in a corruption case, raising fears of more clashes with security forces.

Khan was arrested from the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday by Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency. Police said a court hearing would take place at the police guest house where he is being held.

The arrest came a day after the country’s powerful military rebuked Khan for repeatedly accusing a senior military officer of trying to engineer his assassination and the former armed forces chief of being behind his removal from power last year.

* Read more at:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/supporters-pakistan-ex-pm-khan-plan-march-capital-protest-arrest-2023-05-10/

aldiplomasy

Transparency, my 🌉 to all..

Related Articles

Back to top button