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Violent protests continue in South Asian country after former prime minister Imran Khans arrest on May 9

Economic downslide and growing frustration

A special anti-graft court in Pakistan on Wednesday remanded former Prime Minister Imran Khan in custody for eight days while another indicted him on separate corruption charges amid nationwide protests and deadly clashes between his supporters and riot police. Khan appeared before the two tribunals set up overnight inside the high-security police headquarters in Islamabad…

Imran Khan’s Tuesday arrest outside Islamabad High Court triggered chaos and violent protests by his supporters across Pakistan. Observers say that the former PM is not just a political leader for his followers but a ‘messiah-like figure’

The 70-year-old opposition leader was arrested as he prepared to attend a hearing on dozens of charges against him, ranging from alleged terrorism and corruption to treason

In response to the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan, the Pakistani military has been ordered to areas beset by deadly violence.

Khan's arrest in an Islamabad courtroom Tuesday is sparking violent nationwide protests that have left several people dead

Khan's release from custody is a victory for democracy, but the stakes in Pakistan's political crisis have reached dangerous levels

Delhis Patiala House Court has put up for consideration the chargesheet filed against two persons under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

Pakistan’s eruption into new political crisis this week elevates the risks — in South Asia and beyond — of instability in a nuclear-armed state that is also the world’s fifth most populous. The authorities’ arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan triggered a confrontation between his many supporters and Pakistan’s politically powerful military, which many Pakistanis say precipitated Khan’s detention. As U.S. policymakers monitor this still-unfolding crisis, a first useful step m...