Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan granted 2-week reprieve after arrest triggered violent protests

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted two weeks of bail by Islamabad's high court, one day after the Supreme Court ruled his arrest on corruption charges was unlawful.

At least six people have been killed and more than 150 were injured in protests across the country. Khan's party claims the figures are much higher.

"The military itself feels fairly divided as far as its political thinking is concerned," retired Lt. Gen. Talat Masood, a former three-star general in the Pakistani army and current political commentator, told ABC News.Khan, who led Pakistan from August 2018 to April 2022, is facing hundreds of charges, mostly related to corruption. He has accused current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of being behind the charges and Khan still carries strong support among many Pakistanis.

Police officers throw stones towards supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan during clashes, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.In response to the violent protests, the military said Wednesday it will exercise "patience and restraint" in the national interest, but added that all the "facilitators and planners" who were involved have been identified and will be punished according to the law.

 

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