between his supporters and police in several cities that left at least six people dead, and his continued detention on Wednesday raised the prospect of more unrest.
He is the seventh former prime minister to be arrested in the country, which has also seen interventions by its powerful military over the years.Khan has denounced the cases against him, which include corruption and terrorism charges, as a politically motivated plot by his successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, to keep him from returning to power in the next elections which are to be held later this year.
Amid heightened security, Khan appeared before a judge at a temporary court inside a police compound on Wednesday.Smoke erupts from burning objects set on fire by angry supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan as police fire tear gas to disperse them during a protest against the arrest of Khan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
Khan's legal team has challenged the arrest in an Islamabad court and is considering doing the same at the country's Supreme Court. When Khan was in power, his government arrested Shahbaz Sharif, then the opposition leader, through the bureau. Pakistani paramilitary troops walk in a court where former prime minister Imran Khan is appearing, in Islamabad.
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