Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested, violent protests
Protesters set fire to at least three buildings, while police said dozens of supporters were arrested.
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Protesters set fire to at least three buildings, while police said dozens of supporters were arrested.
The former prime minister's dramatic arrest has escalated political turmoil in crisis-hit Pakistan.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was ousted by a no-confidence vote in 2022, is making a major push to return to power. He wants the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to call early elections, which Khan thinks he would win comfortably. The former international cricket star has already won several by-elections, led big protest rallies
The former prime minister's dramatic arrest has escalated political turmoil in crisis-hit Pakistan.
Khan has faced dozens of charges, from corruption to sedition, since 2022.