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islamabad. he was there for an unrelated hearing on corruption charges one of several court cases mr khan is facing. mr khan was ousted as prime minister in april last year and has been campaigning for early elections since then. bbc pakistan correspondent carrie davis has more. the moment of arrest. imran khan are waiting to appear in court. the glass in front of him smashes, paramilitary troops sent to arrest him pile through into furniture and his supporters. surrounded by officers in riot helmets and shields, mr khan is marched from the court to a waiting car. where he was being taken, officers didn t say. the police say he was arrested on corruption charges. it has been over a year since corruption charges. it has been over a yearsince imran corruption charges. it has been over a year since imran khan was ousted from power any vote of no confidence. court cases against him have been mounting. the former prime minister has continued campaigning, criticising the go ....
minister imran khan has been arrested in connection with a corruption case. these are the pictures, showing para military troops whisking him away from the islamabad court complex in a van. mr khan had arrived in the court to seek bail in other cases registered against him. his party leaders say the premises were attacked by security forces who arrested mr khan. these images have just these images havejust come these images have just come to us, they appear to show mr khan s lawyer, apparently injured during the arrest. members of the paramilitary appear to break through the court windows. let s get more on this with our south asian regional editor anbarasan ethirajan. there is a lot of confusion. bring us up to date if you would on what we know so far. in us up to date if you would on what we know so far. we know so far. in a dramatic development, we know so far. in a dramatic development, pakistani - we know so far. in a dramatic i development, pakistani rangers we ....
a russian court has sentenced one of president putin s most prominent critics to 25 years in prison for treason. vladimir kara murza has also been convicted of spreading false information about the russian armed forces and co operation with an undesirable organisation . he played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the russian british former journalist and politician is the latest of a number of putin opponents to have been arrested or forced to flee russia. he had denied the charges and been vocally critical of his trial. let s get more on this story now with sergei goryashko from the bbc russian sevice. could you start by telling us what happened, what we know about what happened, what we know about what happened in court today? todd? happened, what we know about what happened in court today? happened in court today? today in court, in happened in court today? today in court. in a happe ....
our correspondent sharon barbour spent the day at aintree racecourse. it has been really tense day at aintree, a day of high drama. it began with the protesters which threatened to disrupt the most important race in the calendar, due to start at 5:15pm. everybody said they could not possibly, there were so many police surrounding the race and inside as well. protesters arrived, they sat down on the ground, we spoke to them, they said they were determined to disrupt the race, but still it was not believed it was possible. well, they did, the race was stopped for around 15 minutes as they go onto the track, nine protesters were arrested. a little bit about that organisation, it was until a few days ago animal extinction, we don t know how many were here, but certainly they got onto the track and managed somehow to get through security and disrupted the race that is so important, not only here in liverpool, where the income is about £60 million, but right around the world ....