A PAKISTANI COURT has shielded former prime minister Imran Khan from arrest until at least next week.
The court order virtually prevents his arrest until 27 March over accusations he incited supporters from his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to violence when he failed to appear before a court in the capital Islamabad because of hours-long clashes between his party and the police. Khan’s standoff with the government of his successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, has turned increasingly violent in recent weeks.
Sharif has said the next parliamentary elections will be held on time later this year when the parliament completes its five-year term.
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