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Diaa Hadid

A Pakistani court orders former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be released on bail

Policemen escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrives at the high court in Islamabad on Friday. (Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images)

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court has granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail in multiple cases against him, allowing for his release following his dramatic arrest earlier this week.

In one session on Friday, a two-judge bench of the Islamabad High Court granted two weeks' bail to Khan in a corruption case. It was that same case which led to Khan's arrest by paramilitary forces from the court itself. They smashed open an office to extricate him.

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